As the name says, the fund invests only in the Magnificent Seven tech stocks.
Retirees building income portfolios in 2026 face a genuine tension: bond yields have pulled back from recent highs, dividend stocks feel crowded, and the funds marketed as “rate-resilient” often look nothing like their names suggest once you open the hood. Fidelity Dividend ETF for Rising Rates (NYSEARCA:FDRR) is one of those funds worth examining closely ... FDRR Is Up 23% but Retirees Probably Don’t Know What They’re Actually Buying
Cap-weighted index funds have a structural quirk that most investors overlook: the more a stock’s price rises, the more of your money gets automatically funneled into it. With NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft now representing roughly 28% of the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF), owning a cap-weighted large-cap fund today means roughly one dollar in three ... Forget Cap-Weighted Indexes: Why This Equal Weight Large-Cap ETF Belongs in Every Retirement Portfolio Instead
For years, the knock on ESG investing was simple: you sacrifice returns to feel good about your portfolio. The data from ESGU tells a different story. What ESGU Is Actually Built to Do iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NYSEARCA:ESGU) is designed to give investors broad U.S. equity exposure while tilting toward companies with stronger ... The ESG US Equity ETF That’s Proving Responsible Investing Doesn’t Mean Lower Returns
Chip giant rides continued global AI spending wave
The Nasdaq 100 Index advanced 0.5%, building on Monday’s 1.3% gain, as tech stocks — including Nvidia Corp., Western Digital Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. — gained at least 1.6% amid a risk-on mood. “Risk mood is improving,” said Dec Mullarkey, managing director at SLC Management.
India emerges as a growing production base
Sony is fighting a London lawsuit worth almost 2 billion pounds ($2.7 billion) that alleges the PlayStation maker's "monopoly position" inflated prices for digital games, in the latest mass consumer case to go to trial in Britain. The Japanese conglomerate is accused of abusing its dominant position by requiring digital games and add-ons for its console to be bought and sold only via its PlayStation Store, making prices higher than for physical games. Sony says it has "invested years and billions" in an integrated gaming platform that benefits consumers in a competitive market, where rivals Nintendo and Microsoft's Xbox use similar models.
Worldwide, Apple manufactures between 220 million and 230 million iPhones annually.
Wall Street is recalibrating its view across three very different technology names this week. Bank of America reinstated Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) at Underperform with a $145 price target, while maintaining a cautious stance on the chipmaker’s near-term outlook. Truist kept its Buy rating and $283 price target on Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) ahead of the GPU Technology Conference. ... What Wall Street Is Saying About Semiconductor Names Qualcomm (QCOM), Nvidia (NVDA) and SolarEdge (SEDG) Today
Qualcomm faces mounting pressure as Apple moves away from its modems and BofA warns that losses at major smartphone customers could outweigh growth in new businesses.
In early March 2026, Apple rolled out a wave of lower-priced hardware, including the US$599 MacBook Neo, US$599 iPhone 17e, and refreshed iPad Air with M4, while also extending its ecosystem into areas like medical imaging and preparing a healthcare-focused presence at the HIMSS 2026 Global Health Conference. By pairing these budget-friendly devices and new professional tools with deeper Apple Intelligence integration and expanding production into India and the U.S., Apple is working to...
Today, Ruder Finn, one of the world's largest independent global communications and integrated marketing agencies, announced the launch of What's Next: The Ruder Finn Podcast, a new platform hosted by CEO Dr. Kathy Bloomgarden examining how AI, leadership, and innovation are reshaping the communication and marketing industry at a moment of unprecedented change.
STORY: Elon Musk's rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is reportedly leaning toward listing its shares on the Nasdaq...in what could rank as the biggest initial public offering of all time.That's according to four people familiar with the company's thinking.Two of the sources said SpaceX wants early inclusion on the Nasdaq 100 index as a condition for listing on the exchange.Reuters has previously reported that SpaceX is planning an IPO, as early as June.Multiple sources said the New York Stock Exchange is also competing for the listing.And neither exchange has been informed of a decision either way.The Nasdaq 100, owned by Nasdaq Inc., is seen as a premier blue-chip index by large institutional investors.And serves as a barometer for the health of most of the world's biggest publicly traded names.These include megacap technology stocks like Nvidia, Apple and Amazon.com. The Nasdaq 100 gained about 21% last year and is slightly lower so far this year.Nasdaq proposed a new rule last month that could potentially speed up the addition of newly listed megacap companies to the Nasdaq 100 index.But the change could take several months to take effect.
Qualcomm downgraded, Rivian upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
A leading supplier of materials that are essential for the manufacturing of semiconductor chips and related electronics, Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has shed about 11% over the past week, pulling back from a recent high near $372 to around $328 as of Monday morning. Retail sentiment, measured on a 0-to-100 scale from Reddit activity, sits at ... Applied Materials Q1 2026 Free Cash Flow Hit $1.04 Billion, So Why Is the Stock Sliding
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Apple (AAPL). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
LONDON, March 10, 2026--Companies have a limited window between April and August 2026 to secure their own brand name at the top level of the internet, according to global ICANN-accredited domain registrar, Com Laude.
Investing.com -- Bank of America has reinstated coverage of Qualcomm with an Underperform rating, saying the semiconductor company faces limited upside due to muted growth prospects and growing competitive pressures across its core markets.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Tuesday said its sales rose 22% year over year last month.