These twists on the S&P 500 have been standout investments in 2026
So far in 2026, a number of index funds that follow alternative strategies to track subsets of the S&P 500 or change the index’s weighting have performed quite well.
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So far in 2026, a number of index funds that follow alternative strategies to track subsets of the S&P 500 or change the index’s weighting have performed quite well.

Tourette syndrome remains a deeply misunderstood condition, especially when it comes to obscene language tics, called coprolalia.

Shares of enterprise artificial intelligence company C3 AI sunk after widely missing earnings and announcing layoffs under new CEO Ehikian's restructuring plan.
Blockbuster earnings were perhaps anticipated as Nvidia’s big customers have already indicated how much they’ve hiked their spending on hardware.
With Warner Bros. Discovery deep in negotiations to be acquired, its earnings show it is a company struggling in a fast-changing industry.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both chambers is working to limit advanced chip exports to China.

"This is not business as usual. This is risk," Burry said of Nvidia's surge in purchase obligations.

The job cuts are occurring across the company, and are a result of its push to focus on "strategic priorities," eBay said.
Valuation arguments and earnings momentum favor the rest of the world and emerging markets over the U.S.

Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund is reviewing its ethical framework after decisions on U.S. and Israeli companies drew ire from the Trump administration.


Think technology shares are overvalued? Right now, they're nearly as cheap as one of the most boring, slowest growing parts of the stock market.
Krispy Kreme’s stock was soaring Thursday as fourth-quarter results provide signs that a turnaround may be starting to take hold.
In a dramatic step, the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it’s proposing to sever a Swiss bank from the U.S. financial system over its alleged illicit ties to Russia and Iran.

MP Materials has chosen Northlake, Texas, for its $1.25 billion rare earth magnet factory as the U.S. rushes to secure domestic supplies of critical minerals.

“Several individuals and news outlets have recently flagged files ... that they claim appear to be missing,” the Justice Department said in a post on X.

Harvard, Brown, and UCLA researchers found workers would be willing to take a massive pay cut to work from home.

The violence that erupted in Mexico after the death of a powerful drug lord has left many questioning whether the country will be able to co-host the World Cup in just over three months. FIFA President Gianni Infantino thinks it can. “Of course, we are monitoring the situation in Mexico these days,

As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel Djellouli's ear.

The closed-door depositions in the Clintons' hometown of Chappaqua, a typically quiet hamlet north of New York, come after months of tense back-and-forth.

Børge Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister, said that he had decided “after careful consideration” to step down as president and CEO of the forum.

Safety campaigners say Meta is "passing the buck" with its new feature for parents using Instagram's teen supervision tools.

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way.
