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Hello! This week’s ETF wrap looks at real estate funds with exposure to commercial properties, an area of the market under pressure as investors worry lending is tightening after this month’s stress in the banking sector. Please send feedback and tips to [email protected]. You can also follow me on Twitter at @cidzelis and find me on LinkedIn. Sign up here for our weekly ETF Wrap. Exchange-traded funds with exposure to commercial real estate have slid this month, with the recent volatility in bank stocks exacerbating concerns over the property market. The Vanguard Real Estate ETF VNQ, +0.68%, Schwab U.S. REIT ETF SCHH, +0.62% and Real…

First-quarter earnings season kicks off this week. Results from big U.S. banks later in the week will be heavily scrutinized for the impact of the past month’s turmoil in the sector. Economic-data highlights will include the latest inflation data and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s late-March meeting. Albertsons and CarMax will report on Tuesday, followed by Delta Air Lines and Fastenal on Thursday. Things pick up on Friday: Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, and UnitedHealth Group are all scheduled to release their first-quarter results. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the consumer price index for March…

Bill Barr: I think Trump was jerking the government around Bill Barr, the attorney general for former President Donald Trump, spoke out about the investigation into Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Read the full article here

Shares in Hong Kong’s four biggest family-owned developers have dropped more than a third in the past four years, with nearly $50bn wiped off their market capitalisation as Covid-19 restrictions and interest rate rises took a toll on the property market.Four families dominate the Hong Kong property market: the Lis of CK Asset, the Kwoks of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the Lees of Henderson Land and the Chengs of New World Development.The share prices of their Hong Kong-listed stocks have fallen by an average of about 35 per cent since April 2019, with their combined market value falling from about…

ETF introduction Vintage 2022 has not been one of the most memorable “crus” for German equities. The economic powerhouse behind Europe’s sprawling economy has found itself thrust into a range of economic headwinds, from a Ukraine war-induced inflationary spike, to domestic corporate scandals such as Wirecard, and even widespread EU arbitering between wealthier Northern European states and the poorer South. Spreadsheet by ZMK Capital ETF overview (EWG) You must feel sorry for Germany traditionally renown for using cheap Russian energy to industrialize high quality capital equipment and luxury goods to sell to the likes of China and the United States.…

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Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are two of the most well-known joke crypto assets in the emerging crypto industry. However, both have largely underperformed due to their lack of real-world utility.In a fast-growing world where technology is changing how we connect with the world around us, having a voice is becoming even more important by the day. A new meme coin is facilitating a sanction-free voting mechanism for the future. Called Love Hate Inu, the vote-to-earn (V2E) project allows users to vote on any trending public issues and earn cryptocurrencies for letting their opinions known.Shiba Inu Mascot New Face of TwitterThe whole world…

NPR sharply criticized Twitter on Wednesday after the social media platform, in an apparent violation of its own policies, labeled the radio broadcaster as a “state-affiliated media” organization akin to foreign propaganda outlets such as Russia’s RT and Sputnik. In a statement, NPR CEO John Lansing called the decision to lump NPR in with other outlets that Twitter identifies as being under government control as “unacceptable.” “We were disturbed to see last night that Twitter has labeled NPR as ‘state-affiliated media,’ a description that, per Twitter’s own guidelines, does not apply to NPR,” Lansing said. “NPR and our member stations…

Jeep is updating its flagship Wrangler SUV with more capability, technology and features as it battles for off-road buyers against Ford’s newer Bronco.The 2024 Jeep Wrangler features an evolutionary exterior design, which is typical for the quintessential SUV, and a redesigned interior that includes additional safety, convenience and tech features such as a 12.3-inch center control screen.”Today, we are raising the bar once again by combining the most capable Wrangler to date, with more technology, comfort and safety features,” Jeep CEO Christian Meunier, said in a release pegged to the vehicle’s reveal Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show.In…