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The S&P 500 index, a bellwether for the U.S. stock market, ends February with a 5.3% surge, marking its fourth consecutive month of gains. Since the tumultuous days of late October, the broader stock market rally now nears an impressive 25% increase. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 also paints a picture of extraordinary resilience. It surpassed the 18,000-point mark and closed the month at an all-time high. The surge in the Nasdaq 100, up 28% since late October, offers a testament to the unwavering appetite for tech-oriented investments. See Also: Joe Biden Says Stock Market Strength Is ‘Sign Of Confidence’ In America’s Economy: ‘Good News’ Within the captivating realm of exchange-tra

BlackRock Inc (NYSE:BLK) doesn’t anticipate rate cuts until the second half of 2024. The shape of the yield curve and the trajectory of growth will be key drivers of returns. Gargi Pal Chaudhuri, head of iShares Investment Strategy Americas at BlackRock, shared her view on the outlook. “The shape of the yield curve is now signaling that it's time to consider allocating out of cash,” noted Chaudhuri. She believed that sitting in cash in 2024 would mean missing out on bond and equity market returns. Chaudhuri identified opportunities to deploy cash selectively across asset classes: Fixed income: pairing intermediate duration core holdings with differentiated income-seeking exposu

We performed a screening of large-cap ETFs, defined as having Assets Under Management (AUM) above $10 billion - to determine what funds had the largest positive and negative returns on the week, according to data from etfdb.com. Only non-leveraged funds were considered. Winners iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:IVV) IVV added $7.36 billion in net assets over the trailing week. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, BlackRock’s answer to SPY, is one of the largest funds in the world. It provides exposure to large-cap, “blue-chip” stocks and has a very low expense ratio. IVV has $340.69 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.03%. The fund has holdings in 1000 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 38