Renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, including attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and reinstated U.S. sanctions on Iran, caused crude oil prices to rise sharply. This increase pressured economically sensitive sectors such as transportation, housing, and materials. Meanwhile, semiconductor stocks saw volatility but major investments from companies like SK Hynix, Apple, Broadcom, Nvidia, AMD, and Meta reinforced confidence in the long-term AI infrastructure cycle. Economic data showed firm services activity and labor markets, but high interest rates continued to restrain housing and consumer credit sectors.
Dividend ETFs FDVV, DGRW, and BALI each include major AI-driven tech stocks like NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet but differ in how they generate income. FDVV uses a yield and dividend growth index with sector caps, balancing tech with traditio...
Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO, handing over leadership to John Ternus while becoming executive chairman. Under Cook, Apple transformed into a company whose products are seen as personal companions, driving a valuation premium akin to softwar...
In Q2 2026, Berkshire Hathaway boosted its Alphabet shares by 83%, making it its third-largest holding worth $37.8 billion, while billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller initiated a new Alphabet position. Both investors, known for very different s...
The YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (MSTY) saw its headline yield plummet from over 200% to a fraction due to MicroStrategy's 75% stock drop, causing distributions and share price to fall sharply. MSTY's concentrated exposure to one volatile...
Three major large-cap growth ETFs—Schwab SCHG, Vanguard VUG, and Invesco QQQ—offer different approaches to capturing growth, especially in AI and tech sectors. QQQ, tracking the Nasdaq-100, outperformed with a 10-year return of about 513%, benefiting...
