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Are your holdings on the move? See my updated ratings for 117 stocks. Source: iQoncept/Shutterstock.com Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). During these busy times, it pays to stay on top of the latest profit opportunities. And today’s blog post should be a great place to start. After taking a close look at the latest data on institutional buying pressure and each company’s fundamental health, I decided to revise my Stock Grader recommendations for 117 big blue chips. Chances are that you have at least one of these stocks in your portfolio, so you may…

USD/CAD extends its losses for the second consecutive day, trading around 1.4090 during the European hours on Wednesday. The pair loses ground as the Canadian Dollar (CAD) gains on higher oil prices, which have rebounded as renewed hostilities in the Middle East reignite geopolitical tensions after several days of relative calm, fueling fresh concerns over potential disruptions to global energy supplies. The escalation began as the US military reported intercepting what it described as a surprise Iranian attack targeting American troops stationed across the Middle East.Meanwhile, Iran-backed militias in Iraq launched drone strikes against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern…

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox In 2025, the number of fraudulent messages continued to rise, with North America and Europe experiencing the most significant increases. Phishing remained the most prevalent fraud category, while gambling and regulatory content also posed significant threats. SMS continued to be the dominant channel for fraudulent activity. These are among the key findings of a new report by Infobip, an IT and telecommunications company based in Croatia. The report analyzed billions of interactions globally, highlighting a year of record volumes of blocked fraudulent traffic, the rapid scaling of intelligent,…

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Trulioo has launched an AI agent designed to automate the discovery of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) for businesses. The UBO Discovery Agent aims to address gaps left by inconsistent corporate registries, allowing compliance teams to reconstruct cross-border ownership chains. Finding the true owners of a business remains a persistent challenge for companies. Registries across different countries vary in quality and often record shareholders and directors of record rather than the individuals who ultimately control a business. Ownership data can also become outdated due to filing delays.…

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Cognizant has launched its EMEA AI Unit to help companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa build, deploy and operate agentic AI solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes. The technology services company is targeting enterprises that are struggling to move AI initiatives beyond experimentation and into production. Operating under Cognizant’s Frontier Deployed Engineering model, the unit provides a platform-, model- and cloud-neutral approach to AI deployment. A vendor-neutral approach enables clients to select technologies that match their operational requirements without committing to a single ecosystem.…

Key PointsThe AI sector has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years, lifting the rest of the stock market with it. The catch, though, is that these stocks can also drag the market down if they falter.The top 10 largest AI-related stocks now make up over 40% of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), according to research from Bank of America, which is similar to the levels of tech stock concentration during the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when…

Derivative-based ETFs are pushing half a trillion in AUM right now, as investors have flocked to the growing category. Amid that rising interest in recent years, however, other investors may have questions. What is included in the derivative ETF landscape? A recent VettaFi webinar focusing on derivative ETFs included insight from T. Rowe Price leaders on the kind of ETFs available in that space. Key Takeaways: Active ETFs have helped asset managers innovate in the growing derivative ETFs space. Derivative-based ETFs have added some $50 billion in net flows in the first half. T. Rowe Price offers two derivative-based strategies,…

Three dividend-paying regional bank investments to buy offer paths to profitability from traditional financial services. With a normalized yield curve now in play, Citi Research recently wrote that it sees the next two years as ripe for regional banks to profit, especially with elevated capital ratios that support both outsized loan growth trends and buyback opportunities. Pre-provision net revenue (PPNR) outlooks for regional bank coverage suggest a return to growth, driven by improved net interest margins (NIM), fee income and disciplined expense management, Citi Research continued. “While this setup is universal for all banks, given the discounted comparative valuation starting…

VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg ETF IQ to discuss ETF market growth, equal-weight strategies, and AI bottlenecks. Key Takeaways The ETF market is seeing a record-breaking year in 2026, with significant year-over-year gains in flows, volume, and new product launches. As forward earnings growth broadens beyond the Mag 7 to the rest of the S&P 500 constituents, equal-weighted strategies have begun to outperform, offering a compelling alternative to concentrated portfolios. Investors are increasingly targeting specific bottleneck constraints within the AI sector, such as memory components. Photonics technology is also emerging as the next potential bottleneck and…

Investing in REITs: Pros and Cons offers important information for investors.  It is crucial to be aware of the advantages, as well as potential risks, associated with an investment. The following analysis provides the pros and cons of investing in real estate investment trusts (REITS).   What is a REIT? First, it is important to understand what distinguishes a REIT from other investments. A REIT owns, operates, or finances real estate that produces income.There are a wide range of property types that REITs invest in, including apartment buildings, warehouses, offices, retail centers, medical facilities, data centers, hotels, cell towers, timber…