John Bogle, who founded Vanguard Group, had a major influence on the index funds people own today. Indeed, Vanguard’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) — and less directly, all ETFs — continue to bear his enduring imprint.
His fans, known as “Bogle-heads,” will often study Bogle’s principles on investing in general and funds in particular.
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The Bank of England has held interest rates at 3.75% as widely expected by economists.
It was a narrow margin, as five out of the nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted in favour of keeping the base rate the same. Four members wanted to reduce it to 3.5%.
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Last week, Anthropic released a new AI tool for automating legal work, precipitating a mass stock market selloff over fears that the tech could upend huge software customers in industries ranging from law to finance,
US stock futures turned lower on Thursday in an apparently fruitless search for a reprieve from a two-day tech sell-off as investors waited for Amazon earnings and assessed Alphabet’s big AI spending plans and jobs data that signaled fresh weakness in the labor market.
S&P 500 futures (ES=F) moved roughly 0.6% lower,
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With the spring homebuying season just weeks away, prospective buyers may want to start exploring their mortgage rate options now.
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Nearly 70 million Americans received a Social Security check in 2025, and for many people, those benefits are a lifeline. A whopping 86% of current retirees say they depend on their monthly payments, according to a 2025 Gallup poll, with 62% of that group saying their benefits are a “major” source of income.
Dow Jones futures slip 0.05% to around 49,560 during Thursday’s European session ahead of the US regular opening as investors rotated out of technology and into more reasonably valued sectors. The Dow Jones index gained 0.67% on Wednesday’s regular hours.
However, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures rise 0.14% and 0.37%,
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(Bloomberg) — Stocks and Treasury yields fell as a batch of employment data revived worries about an economic slowdown and technology shares extended loses. Bitcoin and silver tumbled.
Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.6% following an earlier advance of 0.7%,
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S&P 500 futures were flat-to-up this morning before the markets opened in New York, a sign that traders may be temporarily sated after the carnage they wreaked in the stock markets over the last few days.
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