Morningstar

What Today’s Index ETFs Get Right, and Wrong, for Investors

When index funds first launched in the 1970s, they faced a chilly reception. Critics derided them as “unAmerican” and “settling for average.” When Vanguard launched the first index fund available to ...
CoinTelegraph

Nasdaq, CME Group join forces to launch Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index

The Nasdaq Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group joined forces to unify their crypto indexes, rebranding the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) as the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index. “We see ...
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Java Holds No 3 in Tiobe Index as C# Wins 2025 Programming Language of the Year

Java ranked third in the Tiobe Index for January 2026 at 8.71%, holding steady behind Python and C and just ahead of C++. Tiobe named C# its Programming Language of the Year for 2025 after the largest ...
The New York Times

The First Meme of 2026 Is About Not Explaining Yourself. And Buttons.

A TikTok user’s esoteric comment created a confusing viral moment. By Madison Malone Kircher There’s a TikTok user who goes by Tamara who is marking 2026 using 365 buttons. How is Tamara doing that ...
Reuters

Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes

PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Michael Saylor's Strategy (MSTR.O), opens new tab could soon be dropped from MSCI and potentially other major stock indexes, which analysts say could cost the ...
CoinDesk

Fear and Greed Index in Fear 30% of the Past Year, Bitcoin Back in Extreme Fear

As bitcoin BTC $88,675.39 struggles to hold above $90,000, market sentiment has once again slipped into extreme fear. Over the past year, fear or extreme fear has accounted for more than 30% of all ...
The Motley Fool

Here's the Average Stock Market Return in the Last 10 Years, and What Wall Street Expects in the Future

The S&P 500 returned 216% over the last decade, compounding at 12.1% annually. The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned 159% over the last decade, compounding at 10% annually. The Nasdaq Composite ...
TechRepublic

TIOBE Programming Index News – November 2025: C# Closes In on Java

TIOBE Programming Index News – November 2025: C# Closes In on Java Your email has been sent The November 2025 TIOBE Index brings another twist below Python’s familiar lead. C solidifies its position ...
Nasdaq

The Short Story on Index Inclusion

We’ve talked in the past about how the mechanics of short selling work, and how the rules around trading, holding, and reporting do, too. However, there remain a lot of misconceptions out there about ...
Wall Street Journal

A Tech Rebound Lifts U.S. Stocks, and the March to Record Highs Resumes

A rebound in tech stocks helped lift major indexes Wednesday, with investors quickly casting aside concerns about the profitability of artificial-intelligence investments. The S&P 500 index and the ...
The New York Times

Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown

Republicans have been falsely asserting that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund free health care for unauthorized immigrants. By Linda Qiu Reporting from Washington With Congress at an ...