Finance

Markets

Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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Indicators

US Households Get More and More Comfortable with the Stock Market

Almost half of all US households’ financial assets are tied to public stocks, a near-record high, according to recent Federal Reserve data.

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Banking

Big Banks are Falling in Love with Mid-Sized Companies

Wall Street’s biggest banks are increasingly working with mid-sized companies — much to the chagrin of mid-sized and boutique banks.

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Banking

Chase, PayPal Digital Ad Gambits Bring New Privacy Worries

Unlike making a purchase on Amazon or eBay, financial transaction data gives a more complete profile picture.

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Finance

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Has Some Tips for SEC

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Top of the list is a warning over the rise of 24-hour trading, just as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange pursue it.

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Advisor Upside

Fidelity Wins Latest Battle in ETF Fee War

Fidelity is making good on a promise to impose a new fee for companies looking to feature ETFs on its platform. Issuers are not impressed.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Wait and See

Stocks are mostly stuck in neutral as investors await two key pieces of data on Wednesday.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Eurovision

Far-right gains in the European Parliament elections put investors globally in a tentative mood, though the dollar got a big boost.

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Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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Advisor Upside

Financial Advisors Are On the Fence About Bitcoin ETFs

As cryptocurrency flirts with record highs, the new ETF products may help advisors gain exposure to a highly volatile asset class.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Catch Your Breath

After a runup of nearly 8% in the past six weeks, the market and its Big Tech drivers appear to be taking a break.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Big Tech Takes Over

Nvidia is back to its winning ways, lifting tech stocks and pushing the broader S&P 500 index to another all-time high.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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