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The Texas Capital Texas Oil Index ETF (OILT) climbed 12.5% in July, outpacing both broad market equities and energy sector peers. During the month, the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) held s…
Investors are looking to balance concentration risk and returns amid brewing anxiety about U.S. stocks. While the push and pull of Middle East diplomacy continues, A.I. concerns remain as many investo…
The top five performing iShares ETFs in July highlight strong returns in specialized market segments. Driven by gains in China large-caps, positive Ethereum momentum, and renewed geopolitical tensions…
The July flash PMI came in at 53.6, beating the 52.2 estimate, marking the composite index's strongest reading in eight months, and pointing to annualized GDP growth of roughly 2%. But the number that…
In our latest weekend video, Inflation – Back in Focus?, Chief Investment Strategist Fritz Folts and CEO/CIO Steve Cucchiaro revisit inflation, a topic many investors thought was fading into the backg…
Trump Accounts are among the newest additions to the savings landscape, and while the name has generated headlines, advisors may find that the greater opportunity lies in how these accounts fit into l…
The value of construction put in place unexpectedly fell 0.3% m/m in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,190.4 billion, the first m/m fall since October, after upwardly revised gains of…
Project Prometheus has been announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The project is a three-year, $60 million nuclear energy-focused initiative led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The pro…
Of late, some air has come out of the semiconductor bubble, but that’s been to the benefit of the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS). Entering July 27, the leveraged bearish ETF boaste…
Mega-cap tech stocks have helped large caps dominate small-cap ETF flows and performance for years. However, this year a shift is taking place. In 2026, small-cap index ETFs are outperforming their la…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On 27 July, JustMarkets released a comprehensive market analysis detailing the resurgence of inflation as a central theme in global financial market…
India’s manufacturing sector lost momentum in March, with the HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) falling to 53.9 from 56.9 in February, its weakest reading since June 2022, as t…
New Orders and Backlogs Contracting; Production Growing and Employment Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Faster; Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing…
WARSAW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Poland's manufacturing downturn eased sharply in July as declines in output and new orders slowed and employment rose for the first time since April 2025, a business survey s…
LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's economy is likely to shrink in 2027 if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen to shipping before the middle of next year, forecasters at accountants EY warned on Mond…
China's manufacturing section recorded its strongest quarterly performance since late 2020, although growth eases marginally in June, indicating that factory activity remains resilient even as broader…
SYDNEY, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Australian home prices suffered a second month of steep falls in July as higher borrowing costs and unease over tax changes accelerated a downturn in the market that has grab…
I was sitting at Mackenzies Bar & Kitchen on the canal in Bristol, UK, with a friend. Just before 7pm, she got a text from her boyfriend Steve: “the power is flickering here.”
"We must âand will adapt," Sandor Scheer, â founder and â chief executive of Market Epito, one of Hungary's biggest construction companies, told Reuters. The firm, linked to Orban ally and magnate…
The yield on the 10-year note finished July 31, 2026 at 4.75% while the 2-year note ended at 4.28%.
On Thursday, July 30, Amazon Inc.(AMZN) released its Q2 2026 earnings report. Given its crucial position as a Mag 7 mega-cap straddling both tech and e-commerce, Amazon’s earnings reports are usually …
Chip stocks rallied this week on a wave of strong tech earnings, and investors rewarded semiconductor ETFs with a rush of new cash. Three funds tracking the chip sector ranked among those pulling in t…
Advanced nuclear fission developer Oklo (OKLO) reached a major regulatory milestone after receiving official startup authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Groves Isotope Test …
LIMA, July 31 (Reuters) - Peru will deepen its relations with the United States, which it sees as a “strategic partner,” newly-appointed Foreign Minister Carlos Espá said on Friday.