New ETFs Will Now Let You Bet on Who Wins the White House in 2028
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Wall Street is about to let you put your money where your political predictions are. Roundhill Investments has filed prospectuses for ETFs tied directly to prediction markets on who wins the 2028 presidential election, plus the House and Senate. It’s a groundbreaking development that blurs the line between investing and political betting.
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Read MoreStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as AI worries recede, with Fed minutes ahead
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as traders priced in continued geopolitical risk and stringent sanctions after peace talks between Russia and Ukraine appeared to collapse after only two hours.
Futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international pricing benchmark, rose over 2% to trade around $69,
Read MoreWhy Mutual Funds are emerging as the default investment choice
At the Mint Money Festival, held on 14 February in Mumbai, Madhu Nair, CEO of Union Mutual Fund, and Kailash Kulkarni, CEO of HSBC Mutual Fund, argued that the industry’s rapid growth reflects a structural transformation in Indian savings behaviour rather than short-term market enthusiasm.
Structural shift
Nair described the mutual fund licence as “a very powerful licence”
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Read MoreHere’s Why Jacob Funds Established a Position in Cabaletta Bio (CABA)
Jacob Funds, a mutual fund company, released its fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. After an optimistic quarter, equity markets corrected slightly in November. Although overall economic growth has been robust throughout the year, recent divergent data on consumer spending and the labor market have put doubt on future projections.
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Read MoreHere's Why Oracle Stock Slumped Today (Hint: It's Nvidia Related, But Not How You Might Think)
Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) stock was down by more than 5% today at around 1 p.m. The move comes after some seemingly contradictory newsflow that highlighted the company’s challenges and its exposure to the loss-making, cash-burning OpenAI.
As readers already know,
Read MoreThe Burst
Will NVIDIA Be Knocked Off Its Perch By Quantum?
Earlier this month, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang seemingly dashed the hopes of speculative tech investors banking on quantum computing to become the next big thing in the ever-advancing race for faster and faster computer processing. Huang, speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show, stated his view that practical quantum computers were still about two decades away,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Ford’s Fat Dividend Yield Looks Tempting, What’s The Catch?
At first glance, Ford’s dividend might look like a smooth ride. The company is handing out $0.75 annually and has sweetened the pot with special payouts in recent years. These bonuses are part of Ford’s plan to return 40% to 50% of its adjusted free cash flow to shareholders.
But don’t let the recent payouts lull you into a false sense of security.
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Spotlight: Turn $15k Into $1,000 Every Year
When we first spotlighted Verizon, it had a yield that approached 8% but after its recent move higher, it still offers a handsome yield of over 6.4%.
That’s more than enough to turn a $15,000 investment into an annual payout of $1,000+, assuming the dividend stays in place, but will it?
Here’s what you need to know about Verizon and its potential to pay a steady income stream for the foreseeable future.
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