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XLG Cuts the S&P 500 Down to 50 Stocks. The Result Is an Index Fund Built Entirely Around Mega-Caps
Trimming the S&P 500 to just 50 stocks sounds like a shortcut to blue-chip stability, but the sector concentration hiding inside XLG tells a very different story about what investors actually own.
Ripple Becomes Prime Broker for $35 Billion Hedge Fund: What This Means for XRP
Ripple just landed a $35 billion hedge fund as a prime brokerage client, a deal that signals growing Wall Street credibility. But XRP is down nearly 10% on the week, and the reason why tells you something important about how Ripple actually works.
Amaero Inc.AMRO · Nasdaq
Amaero sets $20 million Nasdaq IPO in third S-1 amendment
A third amendment pins Amaero's Nasdaq debut at roughly $20 million across 3.88 million shares, with Baird and Lake Street running the books. The US titanium powder maker is inching toward pricing, so the trading window is close.
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Losers
Optical and data center names filled four of the five worst spots at this close, led by Applied Optoelectronics at -14%. Accenture's 6.2% gain was the best of a far tamer upside.
Cardano’s Social Buzz Is the Loudest of the Year and Whale Transactions Just Spiked. Is the Crowd Arriving Late?
Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) is generating more social media buzz than ever before in 2026, with a notable increase in large transactions. Yet despite this heightened interest, Cardano’s price is declining. Santiment, a crypto analytics firm specializing in social media and blockchain a…
Laid Off at 61 With Four Years Until You Planned to Retire? Selling Into a Down Market Locks the Loss In. These 3 ETFs Buy You Time
Being laid off at 61 means every stock you sell in a down market locks in a loss you may never recover from. Three ETFs can bridge the gap between today and retirement without forcing you to sell at the worst possible moment.
Dave Ramsey Tells People to Stop Their 401(k) to Kill Debt. Here’s What You Give Up
Pausing a 401(k) to wipe out debt sounds like a clean, temporary fix, but for workers over 50 the costs are permanent and the math depends on three numbers most people never check.
CLOSING BELL
U.S. Markets
- S&P 500-0.51%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average-0.00%
- Nasdaq Composite-1.31%
Tech took the hit alone: the Nasdaq shed 1.3% while the Dow finished essentially unchanged. If you own growth names, today was a rotation day rather than a market-wide selloff.
Regular session
$241.19
+4.00%open $231.90
A 4% intraday climb to $241.19 adds roughly $2.2 billion to Cardinal Health's $55.8 billion market value, a sizable single session for a low-drama drug distributor. Whether it holds into the close is the thing to watch.
The Trade Desk Is Down 68% This Year: Is TTD Stock Dead Money or Due for a Bounce?
The Trade Desk’s CEO just named his own company’s execution as part of the problem, even as peers like Magnite surge and the broader tech market climbs. Whether that admission marks the bottom or the beginning of deeper trouble is what investors are now trying to figure out.
Trump Made His Biggest August Buy a Tech Giant That Jumped Over 30% in Seven Weeks
President Trump’s largest August stock purchase landed in a tech company already moving fast, and the trade raises questions about what investors betting on AI and advertising growth are actually pricing in.
Three Numbers That Will Decide if Annaly’s Huge Dividend Survives
Annaly Capital’s 16.9% yield has drawn income investors for years, but three specific metrics will determine whether that $3 annual payout holds or follows the same path as every previous cut in its history.