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There are many factors to consider for choosing how to weigh stocks and bonds in an investment portfolio, and relative yield is on the shortlist. By that standard, the recent surge in the 10-Year Treasury yield vs. the dividend payout rate for US equities (S&P 500) looks attractive, at least…

There was a huge kerfuffle surrounding the news earlier this month that Edward Enninful was stepping away from his role as editor-in-chief of British Vogue. Meanwhile, the communications team at Condé Nast (Vogue’s publisher) decided to postpone the announcement that Venya Brykalin had just been appointed to the same position…

Some climate-related exchange-traded funds rose Wednesday while the broader U.S. stock market mostly fell.  The Touchstone Climate Transition ETF HEAT, -0.54%, an actively managed fund that began trading in early May, closed 0.2% higher, according to FactSet data. The fund’s factsheet says that it invests in companies that are “leading the…

Gold futures finished higher Monday, recouping a portion of their losses from the end of last week, as a drop in the ISM services index reading helped ease expectations for a June Federal Reserve rate hike. Price action Gold for August delivery GC00, GCQ23, rose $4.70, or 0.2%, to settle…

Treasury yields finished mixed on Monday as investors awaited a major U.S. inflation update and a Federal Reserve policy decision over the next two days.What happened The yield on the 2-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD02Y, 4.728% declined 1.4 basis points to 4.590% from 4.604% on Friday. The yield is down two…

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