The launch of the first index fund available to individual investors, fifty years ago this month, did not go smoothly. Its founder had hoped to raise between $50 million and $150 million but collected only a little over $11 million, describing the launch at …
Consumers and the broader economy may have gotten a modest break on prices this summer, according to forecasts ahead of Wednesday's inflation report. Economists expect the Consumer Price Index to show inflation rose 3.4% over the year in July, a deceleration from 3.5% in …
TheBull Marketthat began in late 2022 appeared to many investors to have run its course in recent months, but analysts say that may be the opposite of what is actually happening.Equitymarket strategists describe the shift as a transition from an early- to mid-cycle regime, …
Global investor positioning continues to rebuild, with flows becoming increasingly constructive across developed markets, according to data from Citi. The dominant theme over the past week has been new risk-taking rather than short covering, particularly in the US and Europe, suggesting investors are actively …
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced strategic partnerships with six major financial institutions to establish independent compute financing platforms aimed at mobilizing more than $500 billion in third-party capital for the buildout of AI infrastructure. The agreements, structured as memorandums of understanding, are designed to let outside …
The broadening earnings growth that investors have sought for years appears to have finally arrived. The S&P 500 is on track to report earnings growth exceeding 50% year-over-year for the second quarter, the index's fastest growth rate in five years, according to data fromFactSetResearch. …
S&P 500 companies are on course for 32% year-over-year earnings-per-share growth in the second quarter of 2026, following a 30% increase in the first quarter. Sustained streaks of 30%-plus earnings growth have occurred only 10 times since 1936, and the most recent examples were …
The US unemployment rate has remained historically low for longer than at any point on record, even as the broader labor market shows signs of softening. The rate ticked down to 4.1% in July from 4.2% the prior month, its lowest level in more …
This summer's extreme heat, wildfires, and storms are taking a measurable financial toll on businesses, as this July became the hottest month on record in the contiguous United States and Western Europe recorded its hottest June-to-July average on record. SmallBusinessowners across multiple US cities …
The AI infrastructure buildout is prompting a sharp divide across data center operators, as investors seeking exposure to the sector confront the execution risk embedded in the popular pivot from cryptocurrency mining to high-performance computing. Retrofitting a basic air-cooledFacilityto support advanced graphics processing units …