Morgan Stanley

Energy

Clean Energy Regains Its Swagger as Hedge Against Wartime Oil Crisis

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The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF jumped more than 5% last week, exceeding the oil-and-gas-focused Vanguard Energy ETF’s 1.3% gain.

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Advisor Upside

Thrivent to Hire 600 Advisors for Second Straight Year

The hiring push comes amid rapid expansion of the independent RIA channel and an approaching advisor shortage driven by retirements.

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Advisor Upside

Ready to Mingle: What Advisors Need to Know About Advising Single Women

Talk to single women about childcare and marriage, even if they’re not thinking about it right now.

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Advisor Upside

After Selloff, Wall Street Execs Double Down on AI

Industry stalwarts are rolling with the punches and continuing to embrace the future tech.

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Consumer

Marriott’s Earnings and Growth in Luxury Travel Highlight K-Shaped Economy

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Marriott’s fourth-quarter earnings report shows that well-heeled travellers are still shelling out for top-tier accommodations.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic’s Claude Code Platform Looks Like a Software Killer

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Claude Code promises to create any type of software — from analyzing specific data sets to building websites and editing photos.

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ETF Upside

Morgan Stanley Wades Into Crowded Bitcoin Market

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The company’s crypto exchange-traded product push might be more about the tech than the individual products, one observer said.

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Banking

Morgan Stanley Pushes Past Crypto Blues to Build its First Bitcoin ETF

Bitcoin ETFs just notched $697 million worth of inflows on Monday, their biggest gain since early October.

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M&A

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Lead Wall Street’s M&A League Tables

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs proved they’re still the go-to middlemen for Wall Street deals amid a near-record $4.8 trillion global M&A bonanza

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ETF

Bubble Worries Fail to Break Wall Street’s Gold Dust Fever

Forecasters predict gold’s rally will stretch through December 2026, although one analysis says there’s reason for caution.

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