Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) holds 1,300 US small-cap stocks with a 0.05% expense ratio and has returned 156% over the past decade by using a buffer methodology that reduces forced selling compared to the Russell 2000. iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is up 35% over one year versus VB’s 10%,
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Kevin Warsh will be sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve on Friday during a ceremony at which President Donald Trump will administer the oath, according to CNBC.
At 56, Warsh will take his place as the 11th person to chair the Fed in its modern era,
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Investors in Nucor Corporation NUE need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the June 18, 2026 $120.00 Call had some of …
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In this episode of Behind the Ticker, host Brad Roth, CIO of Thor Financial Technologies, sits down with Yuri Khodjamirian, CIO of Tema ETFs, to talk thematic investing and the Tema Space Innovators ETF (NASA).
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By Jamie Chisholm
A pullback in big tech capex may rattle markets
The AI trade has powered stocks to record highs.
Stocks are seeing a little wobble. Early futures action on Monday showed the S&P 500 may struggle to recover much of Friday’s 1.2% drop.
But that still leaves Wall Street’s main equity barometer just a fraction below this month’s fresh record high.
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How quickly the investing environment can change.
Just a few months ago, markets were expecting the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate two or even three times by the end of 2026.
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The move: Dominion Energy stock opened Monday’s trading session up double digits. The stock was up as much as 15.75% in premarket trading before paring the gain to about 12% after the opening bell.
Monday’s moves put the stock up 17% year to date.
Palantir (PLTR +0.02%) has been one of the best-performing stocks of the AI investing era. If you had the foresight to invest $10,000 in Palantir at the start of 2023 and hold on, your stake would now be worth more than $200,000. However, Palantir’s stock has shown a lot of weakness lately and is down more than 30% from the all-time high it set in October.
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