Norfolk Southern President and CEO Mark George highlighted the complementary nature of the two networks, explaining that the combination would bring together Union Pacific’s expansive western reach and Norfolk Southern’s access to eastern manufacturing and population centers in an end-to-end combination. The result would be a unified rail system capable of bridging the gap between East and West, allowing freight to bypass congested interchanges and take the fastest and most efficient, price-competitive rout ...

When considering active alternatives in fixed income, take a close look at the MFS Active Core Plus Bond ETF (MFSB) and the MFS Active Intermediate Muni Bond ETF (MFSM). The former can serve as an investor's core fixed income exposure, while the latter identifies opportunities in intermediate-maturity municipal bonds. Per the MFSB fact sheet, the fund uses a "primarily investment-grade bond strategy that integrates macro, bottom-up, and technical perspectives in an effort to add value through sector and qua ...

CNEQ Shows How Active Stock Picking Has Paid Off With AI adoption top of the mind for advisors and investors alike, some may be wondering which companies will be leading the pack when it comes to adopting AI into their workflows. Dr. Ankur Crawford, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Alger, recently discussed this topic in a wide-ranging conversation on the Alger Podcast. On the podcast, Dr. Crawford assessed that past precedent may not determine which companies are going to be the strongest ...

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index entered Monday with a year-to-date gain of nearly 31%. India stocks, which represent the third-largest allocation in that gauge, have been overt disappointments. "A simplification of the national goods and services tax, plus 125 basis points in interest-rate cuts to 5.25%, have pushed the RBI's growth estimate from 6.5% to 7.2% for this fiscal year,†according to Barron's. India ETFs Could Enjoy 2026 Tailwinds There are other reasons EPI and INDH could be 2026 stars in the sin ...

A recent Insights article, "Who Pays for Tariffs†, from the experts at BNY Investments, dove into this very topic. In the post, the BNY Investments team examined the impact of tariffs and why it's been difficult to tell who will be most financially affected by them thus far. Crucially, the BNY Investments article notes that part of the reason why it's been difficult to tell is because the full impact of tariffs hasn't begun yet. This is because many of the implemented tariffs are currently being paid at a ...

Cut out coffees. Downsize the home. You’ve probably heard lots of advice about cuts to make when doing retirement planning. In his recent YouTube video, certified financial planner Kevin Lum said there’s one cost that wrecks more retirement plans than you realize. The Problems With Uncertainty When you first hear it, the advice from Lum is going to sound too simple. He boils it down to one word when it comes to the cost to cut in retirement — it’s uncertainty. He said it can cause over-saving, stress an ...

Fuel distribution company ARKO Petroleum filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Friday. ...

ATLANTA, Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global asset management firm announced today that shareholders in Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1, voted to approve proposals to modernize Invesco QQQ, restructuring it from a unit investment trust ETF to an open-end fund ETF, and changing its governance structure to a board of trustees. Invesco expects QQQ to begin trading as an open-end fund on Monday, December 22. Historical change to the structure of Invesco QQQ reduces investor fees ...

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Key Points Amazon's cost-cutting could supercharge its profitability. Hims & Hers has explosive long-term growth potential. 10 stocks we like better than Amazon › We're coming to the close of 2025, and it has been an excellent year for stocks. The S&P 500 is up by a healthy 14%, while the tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite has jumped 18%, propelled by the growth of new industries like generative AI. Looking ahead to 2026, investors will want to have exposure to continuing AI momentum as well as diver ...