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Key Takeaways Index ETFs and dividend ETFs differ in focus. Index ETFs track broad market indices for wide exposure, while dividend ETFs hold stocks with steady cash payouts. Index funds typically have lower fees, a wider sector mix, and tighter benchmark tracking, which can translate to steadier growth over long horizons. Dividend funds typically offer … Read more
Serbia has officially inaugurated its first high-speed railway line, marking a milestone in the country’s modernization and a new chapter in China’s Investment in European Railways. The project, built by China Railway International and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), now links Belgrade with Subotica, near the Hungarian border. The new trains, supplied under China’s Belt … Read more
Key Takeaways ETF fees explained: These are the costs you pay to own and trade an exchange-traded fund. It represents fund expenses and appears as an annual percentage. Trading adds the bid-ask spread and any broker commission. Tracking difference indicates how closely the fund’s performance tracks its index once costs are accounted for. Taxes and … Read more
While Wall Street breaks records with nearly $5 trillion held in hedge funds, Europe remains on the sidelines — wealthy but paralyzed. The continent, home to some of the highest savings rates in the world, continues to be one of the poorest investors. European capital market reform needs to happen because over €10 trillion are … Read more
Key Takeaways The end of a bull market marks the shift from rising asset prices to a sustained downturn, often after peaks in valuation and optimism. Typical indicators are weaker market breadth, decelerating earnings growth, tighter credit, increasing real rates, and escalating volatility. Valuations compress as cash flow outlooks cool and liquidity thins. Previous ones … Read more
Turkey is actively working to boost foreign investment in its technology sector, aiming to attract leading global tech giants to establish operations in the country. Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek announced that Ankara has launched a new strategy to strengthen its technological ecosystem and increase productivity. The plan focuses on positioning Turkey as a hub for … Read more
Key Takeaways Investing in a bull market is the practice of purchasing securities as prices are increasing sector by sector and index by index. Trends have stronger earnings and strong cash flows and broader risk appetite. Swings and steep pullbacks persist. Smart habits help: set clear goals, spread risk across stocks, bonds, and cash, use … Read more
After his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that China’s economy is “like an ocean”—vast, resilient, and capable of withstanding any storm. This is part of the latest developments regarding the China–U.S. Trade War. His statement, reported by the state agency Xinhua, came amid renewed efforts to stabilize relations between … Read more
China’s ambition to compete head-to-head with Boeing and Airbus through its first domestically developed passenger jet, the COMAC C919, is hitting fresh turbulence. Despite years of state support and engineering progress, the country’s flagship aviation program now faces major supply chain and political challenges that could slow its global rollout. A Promising Challenger to the … Read more
In what both sides called the start of a “new golden era,” U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed a new landmark U.S.–Japan trade agreement in Tokyo aimed at strengthening cooperation in mining and critical mineral supply chains. The agreement, signed at the Akasaka Palace, marks a new phase in the … Read more