Investments

ETF

Spooked by Bitcoin? Here Are the 6 Biggest Ethereum and Solana ETFs

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As bitcoin struggles to recoup some of this year’s dramatic losses, ETFs based on Ethereum and Solana are gaining ground.

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Struggles to Regain Lost Ground after Rapid Slide

Slumping Bitcoin has held above the key $80,000 threshold that would put many investors underwater, but the test of its resilience isn’t over.

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Finance

The ‘Everything App’: How Robinhood Grew From Trading Platform to Financial Ecosystem

Still in the “early innings of its growth story,” Robinhood has morphed from an app with crowdsourced stock advice to a financial ecosystem.

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Investments

Payments Giant Swift Guards Speed Record With a Bet on Blockchain

Payments firm Swift is building a blockchain to enable instant global transactions, with more than two dozen financial institutions helping create the digital ledger.

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Markets

Relaxed Rules Poised to Expand Day Trading for Retail Investors

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A US regulator last week cleared the path for more retail investors to participate in day trading by dropping barriers put up in 2001.

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Real Estate

US Housing Market Mired in the Mud

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While June typically marks the hottest point of the year for home sales, last month instead saw a decline as prices rose to a record high.

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Markets

Berkshire Slips Amid Concern Retiring CEO May Take “Buffett Premium” With Him

The ‘Warren Buffett premium’ at Berkshire Hathaway is melting faster than a forgotten Dilly Bar in the wake of its CEO’s retirement plans.

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Finance

BlackRock’s Virtual Investment Analyst ‘Asimov’ Ushers in AI Era on Wall Street

BlackRock rolled out an AI research platform called Asimov, escalating the intelligence and analysis arms race on Wall Street.

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Cryptocurrency

Act of GENIUS or Blockheaded Bill? Congress Considers Stablecoins

The Senate is set to vote this week on a bill that would introduce the first-ever regulatory framework for stablecoins.

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Advisor Upside

ETFs Unfazed by Market Volatility

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The vehicles have seen $427 billion in inflows, outpacing the roughly $301 billion from last year, per Morningstar.

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Investments

Glass Lewis, ISS Grapple With Renewed Risk to Influencer Status

ISS, Glass Lewis face criticism from an oil giant engaged in a bitter proxy fight just as Congress renews scrutiny of advisory firms.

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Investments

Retirement-Platform Giant Turns On Private Markets Tap

Retirement plan provider Empower is making private market investments available to participants with help from some Wall Street titans.

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ETF Upside

Alt-Rock Generation Vibes With Alternative ETFs

Millennials and advisors are leaning into nontraditional investments that help diversify their portfolios.

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