We write about Cathie Wood a lot, and for good reason.
She has been one of Wall Street’s earliest and most consistent believers in crypto. Long before Bitcoin and Ethereum became institutional assets, Wood was building exposure through companies like Coinbase, Tesla and a growing list of crypto-linked firms.
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Gold prices climbed more than 2% on Wednesday, as falling oil prices eased some inflation concerns and dampened interest-rate hike bets, even as investors weighed conflicting developments in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Spot gold rose 2.4% to $4,582.18 per ounce, as of 1141 GMT. The metal had hit a four-month low of $4,097.99 on Monday.
Nifty 50, Sensex | Stock Market Highlights: After a steep sell-off earlier in the week that erased nearly ₹15 lakh crore in market capitalization, Indian equities staged a strong rebound on weekly expiry. The Sensex closed 1,205 points higher while Nifty was above 23,300.
The recovery was led by financial stocks,
Meta Platforms (META 1.91%) fell below $600 last Friday, marking a significant decline for a company trading near $800 just six months ago. Part of that is likely due to the macroeconomic environment, but Meta has also worried Wall Street with its artificial intelligence (AI) spending.
One of the best ways to safeguard investments is by parking money in the healthcare sector. This is because demand for healthcare services does not change with market conditions. Many pharmaceutical companies also pay out regular dividends.
Companies that consistently offer dividends are financially stable and generate a steady cash flow,
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Tech giants are building out AI infrastructure to serve enormous levels of demand.
The following two stocks are already seeing tremendous growth.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a key investing theme over the past few years.
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF (FTEC) has the lowest expense ratio at 0.08% and $16.67B in assets with 283-292 holdings, though its returns are heavily driven by Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft which comprise 44% of the fund. iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) dropped 20.11% year-to-date and is down 9.31% over the past year as AI disruption fears hit software stocks,
» Read more about: 3 Tech ETFs for 2026: FTEC, IGV, and XNTK Tell Very Different Stories »
Bitcoin is sitting near $71,000 after a rough start to 2026, down roughly 19% year to date. For investors who want exposure to that price action without holding crypto directly, three ETFs dominate the conversation: a spot fund, a futures fund, and a leveraged futures fund. They all track Bitcoin in some form,
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It’s hard to argue with the results of the S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) study. For those unfamiliar, it compares active fund managers against their benchmark indices, and more often than not, the index comes out ahead.
Over the past 15 years, 89.93% of large-cap funds underperformed the S&P 500. Shorten the time horizon,
