U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows totaled $1 trillion in the first half of 2026 alone, marking the first time the industry has achieved such a feat. By June 30, U.S.-listed ETF assets had reached a record $15.8 trillion.
While those statistics are impressive, what do they mean for you?
Dearbail Jordan
Reporting from the Bank of England
Bond markets, however, were on edge, with the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond surging to its highest level in 19 years,
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI has plunged more than 33% in July, its worst month in history. The collapse surpasses the October 1997 IMF crisis, when the index lost 27%, and the October 2008 global financial crisis at 23%.
The index closed at 5,593.56 on Thursday, down another 1.23%,
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BNY Mellon Investment Management, one of the world’s largest investment managers, is headquartered in Manhattan, NY, and serves as the asset management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY). The company was established on July 1, 2007, following the merger of The Bank of New York Company Inc.
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The world’s largest economy unexpectedly lost steam heading into the summer as the destabilizing conflict in the Middle East upended energy markets.
US gross domestic product, which captures all the goods and services produced in the economy, expanded at an annualized rate of 1.5% from April through June.
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By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth. But consumer spending rose. And the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of inflation grew more slowly last month, but remained above the central bank’s 2% target.
It’s been a rough year so far for Tesla (TSLA -2.97%), and it got worse after it reported its second-quarter earnings on July 22. Although the company had record Q2 vehicle deliveries, produced record revenue, and achieved $100 billion in revenue over the past 12 months,
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The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) yields about 3.3%, charges just 0.06% annually, and has become the dividend exchange-traded fund (ETF) of choice for many investors. But there is another dividend ETF that uses a similar stock-selection strategy and has outperformed SCHD over the past decade — by a lot!
Wall Street is set to open higher on Thursday as strong Microsoft results helped technology stocks recover from their sharp post-Federal Reserve sell-off.
Dow Jones futures were up 225 points, or 0.4%, while S&P 500 futures pointed to a 0.6% gain and the Nasdaq was called 1.3% higher.
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