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A BlackRock Inc. fund has bought municipal debt issued earlier this year in a first-of-its-kind deal that relies exclusively on blockchain technology.

First it was a collapse in the currency. Now the rest of Brazil’s financial markets are in the cross-hairs as investors lose faith in the government’s ability to contain a deepening fiscal crisis.

Stocks in Asia are set to diverge after Wall Street edged lower, as traders brace for the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year.

Only a year after having their size clipped in the Nasdaq 100 because they got too big, the world’s largest technology companies may face another pruning when the marquee benchmark rebalances this week.

In what’s been a record-breaking year for Bitcoin, the originators of the world’s first exchange-traded funds to hold the cryptocurrency appear to be at risk of being left behind.

Home builders’ outlook for the next six months rose to the highest in more than 2 1/2 years on optimism that the upcoming Trump administration will help remove construction regulatory hurdles and boost sales.

MicroStrategy Inc.’s entry into the Nasdaq 100 opens up the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin to a new — and untapped – investor: the index-tracking juggernauts.

New exchange-traded funds riding buzzy investment themes are helping fuel record industry growth this year. Yet, it’s also shaping up to be a banner era for money managers revamping their tried-and-tested mutual funds into the tax-efficient product.

Wall Street’s printing press for complex investment products is having a blockbuster year, minting fees for bankers, hedge fund managers and ETF issuers.

Equities in Asia were poised to open Tuesday lower ahead of interest-rate decisions by major central banks across the globe due later this week, including the Federal Reserve.

An exchange-traded fund tracking Mexican stocks posted its biggest outflow of money last week since July, the latest stage in a long-term selloff as threats to trade with its North American neighbor mounted.

Jeremy Grantham’s valuation-oriented investment firm is famous on Wall Street for trumpeting the contrarian, and decidedly bearish, views of its co-founder, seemingly every passing year.

The University of Connecticut’s endowment is turning away from hedge funds and embracing a cheaper way to mitigate risk in its $634 million investment portfolio.

Nonbank lenders are making it easy for ordinary people to buy their products, as interest from institutions flatlines.

Investors anticipating another calm year in 2025 should be on guard for more shocks like the one seen in August as uncertainty around Donald Trump’s tax and tariff policies threaten to roil markets.