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Cathie Wood, chief of Ark Investment Management, is known for making quick moves in her favorite tech stocks. This week, she reversed course on CoreWeave (CRWV), buying $19.2 million of the AI stock just days after selling shares. Last year, the flagship Ark Innovation ETF gained 35.49%, far outpacing the S&P 500’s return of 17.88%…

Paradex options open interest surged 2.6x to $202M after integrating Paradigm’s RFQ engine, enabling multi-leg strategies and block trades …

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have quietly locked up a growing slice of every coin in existence, and the path to 10% raises serious questions about what a shrinking tradable float does to price volatility and who actually controls the market. This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation…

The future of America’s social safety net is hanging in limbo as the underlying trust fund reserves for Social Security benefits will be depleted in just six years. And not only is the U.S. government not offering solutions for the funding crisis, it’s actually making the problem worse — even if there’s money on the…

The Fed’s interest rate hike is bound to raise borrowing costs across the economy — but it’s intended to help bring down inflation. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP It may be the most important tool in the Federal Reserve’s toolkit: the interest rate. And on Wednesday, the Fed wielded it for the…

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series about the intersection of baseball and investing. Part two will focus on the evolution of the game. Many of the families I advise are first-generation…

Spousal Social Security benefits come with a timing trap that can permanently shrink your monthly checks, and most people walk right into it without realizing there is a point of no return. This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Most people…

[This morning’s conclusion]Connecting this morning’s market in a single line:BOJ raises rates from 1.00% to 1.25%↓However, 2 members dissented, and no future rate hike pace was specified↓Market judges it is not as hawkish as expected↓Yen selling, Dollar buying↓Dollar-Yen moves to the high 157 range↓Meanwhile, US 10-year Treasury yield is back in the 5% range↓Even so,…

When choosing high-dividend stocks, it’s easy to think, “If a company is profitable, its dividends are safe,” but in reality, profit alone doesn’t tell you the state of a company’s finances. In this article, we will explain for beginners what cash flow is, the differences between operating, investing, and financing cash flows, and why cash…

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market was mixed, with the 10-year Treasury yield at 5%. The Nasdaq rose modestly, amid continued sector rotations among growth stocks. The S&P 500 largely held its ground but the Dow Jones and small-cap Russell 2000 fell solidly…