Claire Ballentine
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'Metaverse' ETF rakes in big money on mistaken Facebook identity
The confusion around Facebook’s new name has been good news for one exchange-traded fund with a fortunate ticker. → Read More
Cathie Wood’s new ETF shuts out banking, fossil fuels
Cathie Wood is getting ready to debut a new exchange-traded fund focused on transparency. → Read More
How ‘Active ETFs’ Are Shaking Up Passive Investing
Exchange-traded funds are simple, cheap and hugely popular. Their goal is to invest in or replicate the performance of a basket of assets or index. Rather than pay a money manager hefty fees to actively pick and choose what the fund holds, ETFs traditionally have been “passive” investments, automatically buying and selling based on the benchmark being tracked. Now a hybrid approach known as… → Read More
Cathie Wood dumps Chinese stocks as Beijing cracks down
Cathie Wood is exiting Chinese stocks as Beijing’s crackdown on private businesses sends markets tumbling. → Read More
Stocks hit record as blowout profits hearten bulls
Another raft of blockbuster corporate profits pushed stocks to a record at the end of a week that started with concern about a peak in earnings and a coronavirus resurgence. → Read More
Stocks Climb Toward Record After Blowout Earnings: Markets Wrap
Track the global equity, currency & commodity markets here. → Read More
Tech stocks lead S&P 500 gains; U.S. Treasuries climb
Stocks approached their all-time highs, led by technology companies. Treasuries climbed, while the dollar barely moved. → Read More
Musk says SpaceX owns Bitcoin, Wood touts balance-sheet benefits
Elon Musk’s love affair with Bitcoin runs deeper than previously known. → Read More
Bitcoin slides toward US$30,000 as crypto confidence ebbs
Bitcoin’s selloff accelerated Monday, pushing it closer to US$30,000 once again. → Read More
Record U.S. stock rally stalls with inflation rising
U.S. stocks fell on the week for the first time in a month as accelerating inflation raises concern about the sustainability of the economic expansion. Treasury yields fell for a three consecutive week. → Read More
U.S. stocks fall amid growth anxiety; Yields decline
U.S. stocks declined and Treasury yields turned lower again as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s persistent dovishness raises concern about the sustainability of the economic recovery. → Read More
U.S. stocks edge higher; Treasury yields decline
Megacap tech stocks led the S&P 500 marginally higher and bond yields fell as investors turned to defensive favorites with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell making the case for maintaining economic stimulus. → Read More
U.S. stocks hit records ahead of earnings; oil falls
U.S. stocks registered more all-time highs as investors await second-quarter earnings starting this week to gauge whether corporate profits can support equity valuations. Treasury yields edged slightly higher as the U.S. sold debt. → Read More
Billions flood into real estate ETFs with property boom raging
Raging real estate prices have sent investors pouring into exchange-traded funds tracking the industry’s gains. → Read More
SEC delays ruling on Bitcoin ETF in blow to crypto traders
U.S. regulators have once again punted their decision on whether to approve a Bitcoin ETF. → Read More
The U.S. Fed probably just got a piece of those Bitcoin junk bonds
While the Federal Reserve’s top brass has cast a skeptical eye on cryptocurrencies, the central bank may be a surprisingly early adopter of the first Bitcoin-linked junk bond. → Read More
Investment firms bet against Cathie Wood’s top ETF as tech faltered
Cathie Wood’s recent travails have been a boon for some of her peers in money management.About two dozen investment advisers including Balyasny Asset Management and a unit of Blackstone Group Inc. bought bearish put options during the first quarter on the Ark Innovation exchange traded fund, her firm’s main investment vehicle, regulatory filings show. → Read More
Bitcoin marches away from crypto pack in show of resiliency
Bitcoin’s rebound is making another rebuttal to those who expect the largest cryptocurrency will be overtaken by the meme-worthy heirs cropping up in droves. → Read More
Cathie Wood, still a Bitcoin believer, sees it going to US$500,000
Cathie Wood is keeping the faith, even in the face of Bitcoin’s massive plunge that had wiped US$500 billion from the coin’s peak market value at one point. → Read More
Cathie Wood buys more Tesla amid Musk Bitcoin spat, Burry shorts
Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management is buying the dip in Tesla Inc., sticking with high-conviction names and setting aside a big disagreement with Elon Musk over Bitcoin. → Read More