Leveraged ETFs are booming in 2026. But they’re also being shut down at a record pace.
Exchangetraded funds designed to make magnified bullish and bearish bets on swings in stocks and other areas of financial markets are closing down at a record…
‘Picks and shovels’ trade comes unstuck as AI hardware stocks plunge on competitive threat from China
Asian stocks sold off sharply on Tuesday amid reports that China is now capable of manufacturing DUV lithography machines. Source：MarketWatch
Micron and other chip stocks fall as China steals the spotlight
CXMT had a strong public debut in Shanghai, and now investors are weighing the prospect of a manufacturing breakthrough that could make China’s chip industry…
Bitcoin price eyes $66K as US stocks rise on Iran-strike pause
Bitcoin copied US stocks as relief over end of USIran strikes spread to risk assets at the start of the US trading session. Source：Cointelegraph
The S&P 500 is echoing its 2021 setup, according to Morgan Stanley
Investors have been pivoting toward highquality megacap stocks as more companies adopt artificialintelligence tools. Source：MarketWatch
Is your AI data-center stock vulnerable to voter backlash? Use this 5-part test to find out.
Anger over soaring electricity bills is separating winning utility stocks from the losers. Source：MarketWatch
There’s a technical ‘triple threat’ for stocks, but also places investors can hide
Treasury yields and oil prices surged, and the dollar confirmed the breakout toward a longerterm uptrend, to push the S&P 500 below key chart support.…
Robinhood Chain's real-world assets jump fivefold as tokenized stocks start trading in bigger size
The chain built to put equities onchain has tripled in size since midJuly, and a dozen tokenized stocks are now each clearing $500,000 a day. Realworld assets…
Why Intel, Micron and other major chip stocks are falling — even as the rest of tech holds up
There isn’t one “smoking gun” catalyst — but investors could be reacting to Chinese memory developments, Korean stockmarket weakness and Intel’s inability to…
SpaceX is banking on a successful Starship launch to stem the stock’s bleeding
The newest timeline has Starship due to take flight on Friday. Source：MarketWatch
How you can get financial advice from MarketWatch tailored to your needs
Also in Weekend Reads: Rough waters signaled by the bond market, hope for stocks amid earnings season and advice from the Moneyist. Source：MarketWatch
The 30-year Treasury yield is closing in on 5.2%. A surge to 6% could slam stocks.
Longbond yield spike is increasingly possible — threatening to deepen losses for popular longterm Treasury and TIPS ETFs. Source：MarketWatch