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Factor investing remains one of the most popular investing strategies this decade. Fidelity offers several factor-based equity ETFs that rely on its “three S” approach.

Much of the global electrification is focusing on electric vehicles (EVs). However, another catalyst for lithium demand comes from grid-scale storage batteries.

Bitcoin's much anticipated quadrennial halving occurred last weekend. And one of the byproducts of that event is the rewards earned by bitcoin miners will be, well, halved.

A steady stream of gains to new S&P 500 highs has turned into choppy waters of volatility to start the second quarter. It's a reminder that investors should consider getting agriculture exposure as a means of diversification to counter volatile markets.

Even if higher-for-longer interest rates are applying downward pressure on bond prices — and conversely, upward pressure on yields — bonds still look enticing. Vanguard has a few bond-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that are worth considering.

First-quarter earnings season ramps up in earnest this week. On the back of Tuesday's reports from Google parent Alphabet (GOOG) and Tesla (TSLA), some large-cap growth ETFs are likely to be under the earnings microscope in the days ahead.

The March release for new home sales from the Census Bureau came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000 units, its fastest pace in six months and higher than the 668,000 forecast. New home sales were up 8.8% month-over-month from a revised rate of 637,000 in February and are up 8.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Xerox Holdings presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.

Analysts expect first-quarter results to show a decline in profits, fueling worries that competitors will grab a bigger slice of slowing electric car sales.

(Kitco News) –Gold's current pullback is driving one kind of buyer from the market, but the high-quality purchasers are going nowhere, according to Metals Daily CEO Ross Norman.