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Why AI Stocks Rose This Week Even as Industry Leaders Warned About Safety

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Why AI Stocks Rose This Week Even as Industry Leaders Warned About Safety

Matt Hardy October 17, 2026

AI stocks gained this week even as OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei discussed slowing AI...

Ethereum’s Eventful Week: A Blocked Senate Bill, a Fed Hike, and an SEC Showdown With Solana

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Ethereum’s Eventful Week: A Blocked Senate Bill, a Fed Hike, and an SEC Showdown With Solana

Matt Hardy October 17, 2026

A blocked Senate crypto bill, the Fed's first rate hike since 2023, and an SEC roundtable pitting...

Leveraged Single-Stock ETFs Are Getting Wiped Out: 63 Closures in 2026 Alone

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Leveraged Single-Stock ETFs Are Getting Wiped Out: 63 Closures in 2026 Alone

Matt Hardy October 16, 2026

63 leveraged single-stock ETFs have closed in 2026 versus just 3 in 2025, even as the category's...

Stocks Slide as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2007

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Stocks Slide as 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2007

Matt Hardy October 16, 2026

Stocks slid and the 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007 as the Fed's meeting...

VIX at a 2026 Low: Why Wall Street’s “Fear Gauge” Has Strategists Worried

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VIX at a 2026 Low: Why Wall Street’s “Fear Gauge” Has Strategists Worried

Matt Hardy October 15, 2026

The VIX hit a 2026 low of 14.2 even as stocks sat near record highs, sparking complacency...

Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins to Fund a $70 Billion AI Bet

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Bitcoin Miners Are Selling Coins to Fund a $70 Billion AI Bet

Matt Hardy October 15, 2026

Bitcoin miners sold up to $1.78B in BTC in H1 2026, funneling proceeds into a $70B bet...

The Russell 2000’s Best Year Since 2003: Inside Small-Cap’s “Great Rotation”

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The Russell 2000’s Best Year Since 2003: Inside Small-Cap’s “Great Rotation”

Matt Hardy October 14, 2026

The Russell 2000 is having its best year since 2003, but unprofitable companies are outpacing profitable ones...

S&P 500 Q2 2026 Earnings: Strongest Growth Since 2021, and It’s Not Just Two Companies

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S&P 500 Q2 2026 Earnings: Strongest Growth Since 2021, and It’s Not Just Two Companies

Matt Hardy October 14, 2026

S&P 500 Q2 2026 earnings grew roughly 50%, the strongest since 2021, with all 11 sectors posting...

Active ETFs Hit a Record $2.59 Trillion: Why Investors Are Ditching the Index-Only Playbook

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Active ETFs Hit a Record $2.59 Trillion: Why Investors Are Ditching the Index-Only Playbook

Matt Hardy October 13, 2026

Active ETF assets hit a record $2.59 trillion in 2026, with inflows nearly doubling 2025's record pace...

Dow Crosses 53,000: Inside 2026’s Record-Breaking Index Milestones

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Dow Crosses 53,000: Inside 2026’s Record-Breaking Index Milestones

Matt Hardy October 13, 2026

The Dow closed above 53,600 on September 3, 2026, before pulling back on rising oil prices and...