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S&P 500 Snapshot: Stocks Slide Nearly 2% for the Week

Kirsten Chang — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:01:02 +0000

The S&P 500 slid 1.95%, capping off its worst weekly showing since late June. Key Takeaways The S&P 500 fell nearly 2% for the week, its worst since the week of June 26. The index is currently sitting roughly 2% below its record close. The S&P 500 is currently up 11.89% year-to-date, while the S&P [...]

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Thematic AI ETFs: What Separates CHAT & THNQ

Nick Peters-Golden — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:05:10 +0000

Markets today are defined by AI. From yields to the movements of the S&P 500 — the story is, like it or not, a story of data centers, chips, and models. For investors, then, what are the best ways to get exposure to AI when it already dominates the S&P 500? Thematic AI ETFs provide [...]

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Will More Stocks Join the Party?

Horizon — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:55:59 +0000

Looking for a broader base of market support As third-quarter earnings season begins, the S&P 500 Index sits just below last week’s all-time closing high. But how strong is the foundation under stocks’ latest push? One measure has some investors concerned. Currently, 50.2% of S&P 500 stocks are trading above their 200-day moving average. That’s [...]

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Defiance CEO on Motivation Behind First Autism ETF

Zandile Chiwanza — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:37:36 +0000

Matthew Bielski, founder and CEO of Defiance ETFs, recently joined Scarlet Fu and Eric Balchunas on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ to discuss the Defiance Autism Impact ETF (ASD) and the personal family experience that helped inspire its development. Key Takeaways Personal experience inspired ASD. Bielski’s family experience helped drive the development of an ETF focused on [...]

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GAMR Video Game ETF Momentum Continues Into Q4

Elle Caruso Fitzgerald — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:25:30 +0000

The global video gaming ecosystem is gaining upward momentum in the fourth quarter, fueled by strong enterprise demand for artificial intelligence (AI) tools, cloud infrastructure expansion, and direct-to-consumer mobile monetization strategies. The index underlying the Amplify Video Game Leaders ETF (GAMR) has risen nearly 1% in October to date. This carries forward robust market performance, [...]

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Corporate Bonds Are More Alluring Than Meets the Eye

Todd Shriber — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:48:40 +0000

When it comes to surging bond yields, Treasuries aren’t the only game in town. That ominous scenario, which means bond prices are declining, is permeating the fixed income space, including corporate debt and the related ETFs. However, now may be an ideal time for advisors and fixed income investors to consider high-quality corporate bond ETFs [...]

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Market Dislocation Creates Buying Opportunity in Nuclear ETFs

Elle Caruso Fitzgerald — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:57:37 +0000

Recent weakness across nuclear energy ETFs represents a market dislocation in the industry. While public equities have pulled back year to date, strong regulatory tailwinds and massive private sector funding suggest that short-term price pressure has created a compelling entry point for long-term investors. Key Takeaways Nuclear energy ETFs are underperforming broader equities year to [...]

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Bond Market Tumult Heightens Appeal of This Income ETF

Todd Shriber — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:19:42 +0000

These days, the fixed income market is fraught with risk due in large part to surging Treasury yields. But investors who can stomach that risk today may be rewarded over the long term. That’s because they’re embracing higher yields. However, potentially highlighting the allure of the NEOS Enhanced Income Aggregate Bond ETF (BNDI) is the [...]

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A hawkish repricing puts bitcoin’s rate sensitivity back on display

CoinShares — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:49 +0000

Inflation came in hotter than the consensus expected September CPI rose 0.6% month-on-month and 3.7% year-on-year, above the 3.6% consensus.1 Energy did much of the work, with gasoline prices up 9.1% over the month and accounting for roughly half the headline increase. Core CPI rose 0.3% on the month to 2.6% year-on-year.1 That is firm [...]

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What the Inflation Swap Market Sees Ahead

Sage Advisory — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:35 +0000

Recent data has fueled concerns that inflation is becoming entrenched. However, the market’s pricing of future inflation is sending a different message. A 1-year inflation swap is a derivative contract that allows investors to exchange a fixed inflation rate for actual inflation over the next twelve months, making it a useful real-time measure of inflation [...]

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Bright Commodities Outlook Could Spark This ETF

Todd Shriber — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:15:40 +0000

Amid two ongoing hot wars involving major energy-producing countries — the war in Iran and the Russia/Ukraine conflict — the commodities arena may appear to be a hazardous place for investors to allocate capital. But recent pullbacks by some commodities-linked equities could prove to be buying opportunities. That may be one reason to consider the [...]

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Now’s the Time to Invest in Japan’s Defense Spending Boom

Todd Shriber — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:13 +0000

For decades, Japan’s military spending was tame compared to other developed nations with comparably sized economies. But in recent years, the Land of the Rising Sun kicked defense spending into high gear. Those changes, which are proving to be durable, open the door to opportunities with select ETFs. But advisors and investors need to be [...]

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How TCAF’s Research-Based Active ETF Approach Stands Out

Nick Peters-Golden — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:30:41 +0000

The active ETF ecosystem has exploded in recent years. In fact, active ETFs have contributed over 80% of the new launches this year alone, and are picking up major flows relative to their AUM. It suggests that investor interest is piqued, but which active ETFs are best poised to boost portfolios? T. Rowe Price’s research-based [...]

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Preference vs. Performance: Investing in ESG With RAFI Indices

Ben Hernandez — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:00:46 +0000

In a wide-ranging conversation on Treussard Talks, host Jonathan Treussard sat down with Ari Polychronopoulos, head of RAFI™ Indices at TMX VettaFi, to dissect the evolution of index strategies. Among the topics discussed was environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. It’s an investment theme that surged in popularity before facing widespread investor skepticism and political [...]

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How International ETF FENI Blends Quant & Active Approaches

Nick Peters-Golden — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:46:05 +0000

With elevated U.S. stock valuations, rising interest rates, and overall market uncertainty, investors may want to consider diversifying abroad – one reason being to help mitigate concentration risk from the handful of names dominating the market. Of course, finding the right international ETF is the next and most important step. The Fidelity Enhanced International ETF [...]

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September Retail Sales Better Than Expectations

Jennifer Nash — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:56:21 +0000

U.S. headline retail sales grew 0.8% in September to $745.0 billion, while core retail sales increased by 0.9% to $605.2 billion. Key Takeaways Headline retail sales increased in September, up 0.8% to $745.0 billion. Core retail sales were up 0.9% in September, up for the second consecutive month. Control purchases increased 0.1% in September, up [...]

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Fund Overview: NEOS Enhanced Income ETFs

Special To VettaFi — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:42:43 +0000

Learn how NEOS has given fixed income a makeover by using options to help boost income and hedge against downturns, while maintaining a similar level of risk to traditional fixed income exposures. For more news, information, and analysis visit the Tax Efficient Income Content Hub.

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Bitcoin, ETFs & Stablecoins: A Hedge Fund Founder’s View

DJ Shaw — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:34:41 +0000

Buying bitcoin once meant handing over cash or wiring money to Tokyo, said Henri Arslanian, co-founder of Nine Blocks Capital Management. He described how access has changed, from bank closures to ETFs, stablecoins, and tokenization. Key Takeaways: ETFs give nontechnical investors a way into bitcoin, while crypto natives may still hold their own coins. Dubai [...]

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How Utilities Exposure Impacts Energy Infrastructure ETFs

Elle Caruso Fitzgerald — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:15:54 +0000

Energy infrastructure ETFs delivered varying returns for investors in the third quarter of 2026, driven largely by underlying exposure to the utilities sector. Utilities was the worst-performing S&P 500 sector in the third quarter, falling 12.4%. Consequently, energy infrastructure ETFs with notable weightings in utilities faced headwinds compared to peers focused primarily on midstream energy [...]

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IBUY ETF Rebounds in October as Core Holdings Rally

Elle Caruso Fitzgerald — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:03:17 +0000

The Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY) is seeing an early fourth-quarter rebound across digital commerce following a choppy September. The index underpinning the IBUY ETF — the EQM Online Retail Index — has climbed 3.14% in October as of October 14. Key Takeaways The EQM Online Retail Index gained 3.14% month-to-date through October 14 on [...]

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BlackRock, WisdomTree, Fidelity Leaders Talk Fixed Income ETFs

Nick Peters-Golden — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:43:17 +0000

The Nasdaq-VettaFi Asset Allocation Summit this week included insights from leaders at key asset managers discussing the major decisions that advisors are facing. With costs rising and many investors at or near retirement, fixed income and income ETFs, specifically, took up a big part of the conversation. Leaders from BlackRock, WisdomTree, and Fidelity Investments all [...]

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U.S. vs. Canadian ETFs: What Each Market Can Learn From the Other

Zandile Chiwanza — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:06:28 +0000

Canada’s ETF industry has spent years expanding investor choice, pioneering all-in-one portfolios and building a strong market for covered-call and income-oriented strategies. Now, as ETFs become more accessible and sophisticated, the industry faces a new challenge: ensuring investor education, liquidity, and market infrastructure keep pace. That was a central theme at the 15th TSX ETF [...]

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Record $205 Billion Inflows, iShares Momentum Define BlackRock’s Q3 Results

Yasin Mohamud — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:39:48 +0000

The third quarter of 2026 emphasized an increasingly divided macro regime for financial advisors and institutional allocators alike. On one end, broad market hopefulness drove steady capital deployment into broad-market beta, while on the other end, raised rate volatility and geopolitical tension forced strategic pivots across fixed income, real assets, and systematic strategies, according to [...]

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AAPL & MSFT Outside the Top 10: How Tech ETF TTEQ Wins

Nick Peters-Golden — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:45 +0000

At a time when the top 10 stocks in the S&P 500 make up 35 to 40% of the index by weight, and many of those names are in tech, it’s fair for investors to ask how much more tech their portfolios can hold. Still, tech stocks include key innovators that offer major upside and [...]

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Under the Hood: Strong Demand, Higher Real Rates, and What It Means for Portfolios

Gary Stringer, Kim Escue, Chad Keller, Shelton Capital Management — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:30:05 +0000

Jobs Growth: Slower but Steady Over time, growth in real GDP roughly equals the combination of productivity growth and labor force growth, and employment growth tracks the labor force (exhibit 1). When the business cycle rolls over, recessions push unemployment higher, and then recoveries bring it back down. In more normal periods like today, hiring [...]

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The AI Boom Accelerates

RiverFront Investment Group — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:20:50 +0000

SUMMARY Shortage of supply. The four largest hyperscalers and the companies selling the chips and packaging say they still cannot keep up with demand. AI adoption is much faster than the PC or the internet. AI has reached 53% population adoption within three years, much faster than the personal computer or the internet. The AI [...]

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New Earnings Show the Healthcare Sector Has a Pulse

Nick Wodeshick — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:15:25 +0000

Tuesday, October 13, turned out to be a very interesting day for the healthcare sector. This is because UnitedHealth Group and Johnson & Johnson reported their Q3 2026 earnings results. Key Takeaways: Two key healthcare giants reported earnings this Tuesday — UnitedHealth Group and Johnson & Johnson. UnitedHealth posted stellar results and raised its fiscal [...]

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CoinShares Report: The significant growth of equities issued on blockchain

CoinShares — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:21 +0000

Tokenized equities are the fastest-growing category of on-chain real-world assets by holder count, and the smallest by value. Both facts matter. Roughly $2.2B of equity exposure has been tokenized on-chain. The global equity market is above $100T. Anyone using the first number to argue that tokenization has arrived is overreaching, and anyone using it to [...]

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Novel ETFs: New Milestones for Crypto, Leverage & Sports

Roxanna Islam, CFA, CAIA — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:37 +0000

ETF issuers continue to push the boundaries of product innovation and unconventional strategies attract greater attention, as regulators consider the next wave of novel ETFs outlined in my previous research note. Recent rule changes for listing 3x leveraged commodity-based products and a wave of CFTC-regulated sports futures are recent milestones since I last covered the [...]

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Inside the Consumer Price Index: September 2026

Kirsten Chang — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:29:52 +0000

Inflation affects everything from grocery bills to rent, making the Consumer Price Index one of the most closely watched economic indicators. What does inflation mean at the micro level — specifically to your household? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) divides all expenditures into eight categories and assigns a relative size to each. The pie [...]

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Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin Down 3% Again This Week

Jennifer Nash — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:52:17 +0000

This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: Bitcoin and Ether. While both are considered high-risk assets, they possess foundational differences that investors should understand. We have also included XRP, as it was one of the largest cryptocurrencies when this series began. By definition, a cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed [...]

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New State Street Sector ETFs Give Biggest Stocks Full Weight

DJ Shaw — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:31:34 +0000

State Street Investment Management launched four sector ETFs on Wednesday, built to give each sector’s largest companies their full weight. Key Takeaways: XLKM aims to give Nvidia 20.93%, compared with 15.41% in its Select Sector counterpart, XLK. Each Market Sector fund holds its Select Sector counterpart, then buys extra shares of the biggest companies. Amazon [...]

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Gold Miners: Strong Fundamentals Meet Underrated Valuations

Nick Wodeshick — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:16:23 +0000

Advisors and investors have certainly been keeping an eye on gold prices as of late, but what’s going on with the gold miners themselves may be equally as interesting. Key Takeaways: Gold miners performed well in August, given that the precious metal offered a potent use case during the debasement trade and a weakening dollar. [...]

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What’s Driving Rates Up and Bonds Down?

Integrated Capital Management — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:15:12 +0000

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” — Mark Twain As we round the three-quarter pole and head into the final stretch of 2026, the prevailing investment narrative has, of course, been AI, along with its pros and cons. Since March, [...]

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ETF Prime: SEC’s Brian Daly on the Path for Novel ETFs

DJ Shaw — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:49:38 +0000

Novel ETFs are headed toward a clearer review process, according to Brian Daly, who directs the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Key Takeaways: Daly says the SEC is reasonably close to a proposal for reviewing novel ETFs after industry feedback. About 85 comment letters stressed a predictable process, staff [...]

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QQQI Hits $15 Billion Mark Aided by Tax-Efficient Approach

Todd Rosenbluth — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:09:10 +0000

Last week, the NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF (QQQI) crossed $15 billion in assets under management. This major milestone was the result of investor demand. In the first nine months of 2026, the tax-efficient options-based ETF had $7.0 billion in net inflows. With the help of the $13 billion NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF [...]

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This Marvell ETF May Be Ready for Big Things

Todd Shriber — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:30:46 +0000

Shares of Marvell Technology (MRVL), a rising player on the AI semiconductor stage, are higher by more than 21% for the month ending Oct. 9. It’s easy to understand why. Indicating that risk-aware, short-term traders may want to evaluate the Direxion Daily MRVL Bull 2X ETF (MRVU), Marvell updated its financial guidance. Management indicates it [...]

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Internet Advertising Momentum Could Propel This ETF

Todd Shriber — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:15:19 +0000

With the help of the World Cup and 2026 being a midterm election year, internet advertising trends appear sturdy. That’s the case even when excluding those one-off catalysts. That could be good news for select internet equities and the ALPS O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF (OGIG). In a report out last week, Deutsche Bank analyst [...]

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This Duo Livens Up the Long/Short ETF Proposition

Todd Shriber — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:58 +0000

Long/short investing was long the territory of hedge funds and institutional investors. But the ETF industry democratized that access, bringing long/short strategies to the masses. One of the pioneers in terms of bringing alternative strategies to the ETF wrapper, WisdomTree is a rising player in the long/short ETF space. The firm introduced the the WisdomTree [...]

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New Peptide ETF From REX Looks Beyond GLP-1 Drugs

DJ Shaw — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:55:28 +0000

A new peptide ETF launched today, holding the drugmakers behind GLP-1 weight-loss treatments along with the companies that make and deliver them. Key Takeaways: REX’s new fund follows 36 peptide-linked companies, ranging from GLP-1 drugmakers to device and supplement makers. Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Ascendis Pharma each carry index weights near or above 10%. [...]

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Combining Growth Optimism With Fundamental Discipline

Ben Hernandez — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:30:38 +0000

In a recent webcast, Ari Polychronopoulos, TMX VettaFi’s head of RAFI Indices™, and Brent Leadbetter, TMX VettaFi’s head of RAFI Distribution, discussed growing market concentration risk. When asked for attendees’ current view on growth versus value, a majority of respondents (51%) expressed cautious optimism, stating that while valuations are becoming stretched, they still believe growth [...]

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How to Invest in AI Drug Discovery

Rafael Silva — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:00:21 +0000

Danaher (DHR), one of the world’s largest providers of medical diagnostics and laboratory equipment, recently announced plans to launch its first AI-powered autonomous laboratory, scheduled to operate at commercial scale in early 2027. While market trading barely moved the stock on the announcement date, the news marks a quiet turning point for life science automation. [...]

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SKOR Hits $1 Billion AUM Milestone Amid Corporate Bond Yield Surge

Yasin Mohamud — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:05:20 +0000

The Northern Trust Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond ETF (SKOR) has joined the billion-dollar club for assets under management. Key Takeaways: SKOR attracted $247 million in recent inflows, pushing its assets under management past the $1 billion threshold after more than a decade on the market. Investment-grade corporate bond yields have climbed past 5.9% (briefly topping [...]

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How Thematic ETFs Help Investors Meet the AI Moment

Nick Peters-Golden — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:36:54 +0000

The ETF ecosystem grows almost every day, with hundreds of new strategies and massive flows coming with each year that goes by. Thanks to the ETF wrapper’s flexibility, issuers can craft and release targeted, transparent, and tax-efficient solutions for portfolios. The recent Nasdaq VettaFi Asset Allocation Summit explored how issuers like Direxion, VanEck, and Roundhill [...]

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How to Diversify Your Portfolio With Real Assets

Zandile Chiwanza — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:35:13 +0000

With megacap tech driving extreme market concentration, traditional equity and fixed income portfolios face growing structural challenges. A recent SS&C ALPS Advisors webcast, “Building Resilient Portfolios With Real Assets” — moderated by TMX VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam alongside experts Carl Zeller and Richard Baker — demonstrated how incorporating real assets can help diversify your portfolio. Key [...]

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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 10/11/2026

Sneha Shah — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:41:09 +0000

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework. Ticker Name 1 Week Return (UBR B-) ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped 28.10% (BRZU B) Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X ETF 27.95% [...]

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Big Bank Earnings Week Puts a Third of TFNS in Focus

DJ Shaw — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:58:07 +0000

Big bank earnings season starts Tuesday, and the T. Rowe Price Financials ETF (TFNS) has a lot riding on it. Thirteen of its holdings report from Tuesday through Friday, spanning big banks, asset managers, and insurers. Key Takeaways: JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup lead off the fund’s earnings week on Tuesday. September’s weak [...]

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The Job Market: Healthier Than You Think

Horizon — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:50:05 +0000

The Fed can stay focused on inflation Despite its recent weak showing, we believe the U.S. labor market remains healthy. Last week’s jobs report caught investors by surprise, with the U.S. economy adding just 29,000 new jobs in September versus an expected 90,000. Job growth numbers for July and August were also revised lower. But [...]

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From Laggard to Leader: The Surprising Comeback of Healthcare

Kirsten Chang — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:35:27 +0000

Healthcare stocks have finally stepped back into the spotlight. After spending much of the past several years in the shadow of technology and AI, the sector has quietly emerged as one of the year’s more compelling comeback stories. Key Takeaways Market Leader: Healthcare stocks rose 10% through September 30, driving more than $8 billion into [...]

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3 Reasons to Watch Quality International ETF QINT Now

Nick Peters-Golden — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:55 +0000

Markets are facing a lot right now, from geopolitical risks to inflationary and monetary pressures. A huge bet on AI, meanwhile, looms over the global economy, with countless portfolios massively exposed. For advisors and investors navigating this landscape, what options are out there? Diversifying into international equities via a quality international ETF like the American [...]

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