Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are mainly trading higher as we start the first full week of trading in 2026. Investors and traders who were missing in action due to the Christmas and New Year’s…
Invesco DB Oil Fund (NYSE:DBO) advertises a yield that attracts income-seeking investors looking to capitalize on oil market exposure. However, the sustainability of this ETF’s distributions requires careful examination, as DBO generates income through…
When the yen weakens, Japanese stocks can deliver strong returns in their home market but disappointing results for U.S. investors. Currency moves can erase gains. That’s the problem WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ)…
Emerging markets have spent years in the shadow of U.S. large caps, but the tide turned in 2025. The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (NYSEARCA:DVYE) combines dividend income with capital appreciation potential, and BlackRock’s…
The Cold War ended more than three decades ago, but many of the weapons built for it never left U.S. service. Designed for a superpower conflict that never happened, these systems instead adapted to…
The Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAC) has delivered a 15% gain over the past year, essentially matching the S&P 500’s return. Investors paid for Dimensional’s factor-based approach and got market performance. DFAC’s…
The Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:DFEN) is a leveraged ETF designed to amplify daily moves in the aerospace and defense sector by 3x. These products typically suffer from volatility drag…
Among the top-performing (and most closely-watched) stocks in the market, Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) has to be on every investor’s radar. That’s mostly because this is the largest company in the world. As such,…
Total market equity funds promise broad diversification at rock-bottom fees. Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAU) delivers that while adding subtle factor tilts designed to capture higher expected returns without straying from market…
Though it certainly doesn’t feel like it, Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL | ORCL Price Prediction) shares finished 2025 with respectable, market-beating gains intact, up around 17%, topping the S&P 500 by close to a full percentage…
It’s been a difficult past year for the broad basket of restaurant stocks, thanks to swift shifts in consumer tastes and higher operating costs. Undoubtedly, it feels like there’s no reason to believe that…
Across decades of warfare, only a handful of weapons earned the kind of trust that keeps them in service long after their expected lifespans. Tested repeatedly in combat, these systems adapted to new enemies,…
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has expanded rapidly since 2023, powering applications from chatbots to autonomous systems and driving trillions in market value. Tech giants have invested heavily in data centers and specialized hardware…
The First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF (NYSEARCA:CRPT) faced significant headwinds in 2025, disappointing investors who anticipated a crypto renaissance following President Trump’s election victory and promises to make America the…
The Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF (NYSEARCA:CHAT) soared just over 45% in 2025, outpacing the S&P 500’s 17% gain and the Nasdaq-100’s 21% advance. The fund’s 2026 performance trajectory depends on hyperscaler spending…
