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Veteran manager buys 2 ETFs as market shifts

The S&P 500 has had a strong 2026. Most of the gains have come from the same group of technology and AI stocks that have been driving the market for two years. One portfolio manager just decided to look somewhere else.

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Stocks Settle Lower as Middle East Tensions Rise

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down -0.18% on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.39%. September E-mini S&P futures (…

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Oil Faces a Sharp Repricing Risk if US-Iran Talks Fail

Options Blueprint [Adv]: Financing a Convex Asymmetric HedgeMarket Context The setup on the chart is not just about momentum. It is about what happens when a market clears an important prior high through a gap and then …

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Stocks Waver on Mixed Earnings and Chipmaker Strength

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.07%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.13%, …

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New Zealand Dollar drops amid a firmer US Dollar

NZD/USD trades lower near the 0.5900 level at the time of writing, with no New Zealand catalyst behind the move. The US Dollar Index (DXY) is up 0.26% near the 100.00 level, and the Kiwi is simply on the wrong side of i…

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Dollar Gains on Favorable US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.17% today. The dollar is moving higher today on some favorable US economic news. Weekly jobless claims rose less than expected, Q2 nonfarm productivity rose more than expected, and Q…

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