Optimism over artificial intelligence powered the stock market in 2023. It also helped some sustainable funds turn in a surprisingly strong performance. Based on data from Morningstar Direct, the top five sustainable U.S. equity mutual funds in Barron’s annual survey outperformed the S&P 500 index, returning an average 35% against a gain of 26%, including
Investing in nature to address climate change, support biodiversity, and protect ocean health—and more—is expected to reach record levels this year in response to more regulation and market demand, according to Cambridge Associates, a global investment firm. Still, the amount of private capital invested to support natural systems will fall far short of what’s needed,
Do well by doing good? Don’t count on it. Funds that invest using environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, criteria underperformed for a second consecutive year. According to data from Morningstar Direct, sustainable U.S. equity funds were up an average 21.6%, including dividends, through Dec. 31, trailing the S&P 500 total returns index by about
The European aviation regulators have followed orders by the Federal Aviation Administration for the temporary grounding of many Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, after a MAX 9 operated by Alaska Air lost a section of its fuselage in midair on Friday. The damaged plane was able to return to the Portland, Ore., airport, where the
Published: Jan. 5, 2024 at 4:31 p.m. ET Shares of Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Un CAR.UT inched 0.04% higher to C$47.65 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index GSPTSE rising 0.32% to 20,937.55. Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment
Published: Jan. 5, 2024 at 4:12 p.m. ET By Will Feuer PMV Pharmaceuticals Chief Financial Officer Winston Kung has stepped down and will be succeeded by Michael Carulli. Kung has served as CFO of the precision-oncology company since 2017. He is stepping down to pursue other opportunities, the company said. Carulli joined the company in
One fund to solve all your problems—it’s the dream of every investor who wants the simple life. But for all except aggressive investors with 100% in stocks, it was largely impossible until recently, with interest rates close to 0% before 2022, which rendered the bond portion of any balanced or allocation fund invested in both
Walt Disney is caught in a contentious battle with multiple activist investors. Shareholders should come out ahead no matter who the winner is. Right now, there are no fewer than four activists taking aim at the House of Mouse. That should come as no surprise given that Disney stock has lost more than half its
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were gaining strongly on Tuesday, with the crypto sector kicking off 2024 with a broad-based rally amid expectations that approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds will come as soon as this week. Bitcoin has jumped 7.4% to $45,668 over the last 24 hours. The largest cryptocurrency climbed past the $45,000 level for
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Published: Jan. 7, 2024 at 3:38 p.m. ET Don’t miss these top mutual fund and ETF features: INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS This ETF’s strategy has been working, and the numbers point to continued success A combination of low price-to-earnings valuation and high expected growth rates can set up good performance over the long term. Read