AI fever ignites a boom in thematic ETFs as fund managers hunt for their next big hit
The runaway success of the artificialintelligence trade has left investors hungry for the next big market theme. Wall Street fund managers are happily obliging…
My husband wants to sell our $1.5 million home and invest the proceeds. But this is where we raised our kids — and I can’t bear to leave.
“He wants to buy something for $600,000 now that we are emptynesters.” Source:MarketWatch
‘Non-answers’ aren’t working. This is what investors really need from the Fed.
What really matters to investors, economists say, is for Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh to prove he can successfully communicate the central bank’s strategy.…
Do machines have feelings? AI has philosophers and tech leaders rethinking consciousness.
As AI models become more advanced, tech leaders and philosophers are mulling the relationship between humanity and technology. Source:MarketWatch
Will Anthropic pull off a November IPO? Time is running out to file key paperwork.
If market pressures keep building, Anthropic “could reasonably decide it is better to stay private and wait for a better opportunity,” one portfolio manager…
Investors piled a record sum into a leveraged semiconductor ETF last week. Things didn’t work out.
Traders making bullish bets on chip stocks are getting walloped this month, as renewed fears emerged about investment returns on the buildout of artificial…
Some Republicans are opposing Trump on tariffs. Maine’s Susan Collins just got him to back down on Canadian levies.
As she faces a tough midterm race, the fiveterm GOP senator is touting her successful lobbying effort against certain tariffs on Canada Source:MarketWatch
The U.S. economy is great by this measure, and the good times aren’t over. So why are Americans so sour?
A onceinageneration investment boom has created lots of winners — but many Americans are feeling left out. Source:MarketWatch
I want to pay off $4,500 in credit-card debt in 2 months. Is this possible?
“I’m 32 years old and feel like I should know how to do this stuff by now.” Source:MarketWatch
Even the wealthy increasingly want all-inclusive resorts
Nearly 80% of allinclusive resorts have become ‘luxury or upper upscale,’ Bernstein analysts say, as the industry seeks higherincome travelers able to weather…
The real test for Moderna’s cancer vaccine isn’t about beating Keytruda. It’s keeping cancer from coming back in the long term.
The first Phase 3 data for a cancer vaccine has raised questions about whether the potential new treatment is needed. Source:MarketWatch
Think annuities are a rip-off? Now might be the perfect time to reconsider.
Also in Weekend Reads: How to change your approach as the stockmarket seesaws, some good news for home buyers, and advice from The Moneyist. Source:MarketWatch