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Apple has removed Meta's WhatsApp and Threads, as well as Telegram and Signal, from its App Store in China. The company was ordered to do so by the Cyberspace Administration of China, which cited national security concerns, Apple told Reuters in a report posted Friday (April 19).

The gap between some spot gold exchange traded funds and S&P 500-tracking funds is as wide as 1,000 basis points on a year-to-date basis. In favor of the precious metal, that is.

Interpreting flows into ETFs and mutual funds sometimes feels an awful lot like reading tea leaves, but I love it. As an ETF nerd, I find it deeply thrilling to parse where investors are putting their money and why.

Perhaps no macroeconomic storyline looms over U.S. investors this year as much as the rate cut drama does. The Fed's “will they, won't they” narrative about cuts is a very different story than investors saw entering 2024 when several cuts looked almost baked in.

One of the more appealing elements in the AI investment thesis is how AI has the potential to positively alter a variety of industries. Healthcare, which is an innovative space in its own right, is ripe for disruption and the benefits afforded by AI.

Exchange traded funds tracking collateralized loan obligations (CLO) might be on the receiving end of more attention and assets as market participants scour the fixed income universe for lower-risk, high-yield opportunities. That could be a positive for the VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI).

Bullish bond investors are having to hear the higher-for-longer interest rates narrative longer than they initially expected heading into 2024. Rising Treasury yields are keeping bond prices down, but in turn, pushing inverse exchange traded funds (ETFs) higher.

Boston Beer's (SAM) Q1 results are expected to reflect gains from its focus on pricing, product innovation, growth of non-beer categories and brand development.

Procter & Gamble's (PG) Q3 results gain from sales growth across operating segments, improved organic sales and margin expansion, offset by higher SG&A expenses.

Huntington's (HBAN) Q1 earnings beat estimates on improvements in average loans and deposits. However, lower NII and a y/y rise in expenses are concerning.