Author : Stewart Kerr

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF recently made stock market history, becoming the first ETF to reach $1 trillion in assets. And there’s good reason why it’s the most popular ETF among investors. Not only does this fund offer diversified exposure to 500 of the largest U.S. companies, but it also......

In a move to capture the dual market forces of live broadcast television and digital streaming, Fox Corporation on Monday announced it is acquiring Roku, Inc. for $160.00 per share in a deal valued at an enterprise value of $22 billion.  The combination pairs FOX’s live entertainment, news and sports......

Ford announced a recall covering more than a quarter million Ford Focus vehicles over an issue that may cause the engine to stall unexpectedly. The recall affects 255,404 Focus vehicles from the 2012-18 model years due to an issue with the canister purge valve (CPV). These vehicles were covered by......

Elon Musk’s SpaceX debuted on the public market on Friday, raising $75 billion in what was the largest IPO in history. SpaceX’s IPO more than doubled the previous IPO record and provides the company with capital to help finance what Musk explained on a pre-IPO livestream with JPMorgan Chase will......

Elon Musk’s SpaceX began trading at $150 a share on Friday, above its listing price of $135 a share, making him the world’s first-ever trillionaire following the IPO. The rocket and satellite company raised a record $75 billion, valuing the company at about $1.8 trillion, pushing the value of Musk’s......

When most people think of major stock market indexes, their minds go to the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, or Dow Jones because they’re the “Big 3.” One index that often flies under the radar is the Russell 2000, which tracks the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 index. The......

Investors have a growing list of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds that they can choose from as they consider ways to structure their investment portfolios, though there are important differences between the two types of funds. ETFs have grown rapidly as an investment category in recent years since they......

Over the past 30 years, the S&P 500 index has generated a total return of 1,770% (as of June 5). That performance supports the view that the stock market is one of the best asset classes for growing your wealth. A starting sum of $10,000 in this benchmark in June......

OpenAI said Monday it has taken a formal step toward a potential stock market debut, signaling that the artificial intelligence company is preparing for the possibility of becoming a publicly traded firm. The move gives OpenAI flexibility to pursue an initial public offering in the future, though the company indicated......

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former cryptocurrency billionaire serving a 25-year sentence for fraud tied to the 2022 collapse of his FTX exchange, says he would welcome a pardon from President Donald Trump — but insists he has not lobbied the White House for one. “It would be obviously, you know, ultimately......