Investments

Real Estate

Wall Street Bonus Bonanza Flows Into US Real Estate Markets

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A record year for Wall Street bonuses is driving real estate investment, from luxury coastal property to workforce housing in the heartland.

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Cryptocurrency

Crude Crypto Costs Could Keep Strait of Hormuz Clogged

Next up in the saga at the Strait of Hormuz: crypto fees. Iran will demand $1 per barrel of oil paid in crypto that passes the Strait.

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Investing Strategies

How the ‘Domino Effect’ from a Wonky SEC Policy Shift May Ease Capital Gains Pain

An ETF makeover for mutual funds, enabled by the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cut taxes for millions and upend the funds biz.

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Investments

Commodity Bulls Have a Strong Case to Make in 2026

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Alternatives

From Crypto to Private Credit, Alts Attract Millennials Flush with Inherited Wealth

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Rather than sticking with stocks and bonds, millennials are seeking higher returns from alternatives like crypto and private credit.

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Technology

Can Big Tech Earnings Soothe Investors’ AI Bubble Worries?

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As major tech companies tee up earnings reports this weeks, shareholders are hoping their massive AI investments start generating returns.

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Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Struggles to Regain Lost Ground after Rapid Slide

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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

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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