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S&P 500 market cap reaches record $20T

February 14, 2017 Tristan Van Iersel

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index’s market capitalization has hit $20 trillion for the first time. Stocks have been climbing as investors await the corporate-tax overhaul President Donald Trump has promised. Source: CNBC (14 Feb)

Vanguard exceeds $4T in assets

February 13, 2017 Tristan Van Iersel

Vanguard Group reached $4.048 trillion in assets at the end of last month. “It signifies how popular passive investing has become, that investors are increasingly more comfortable paying less for average benchmark performance instead of […]

India’s demand for oil drops

February 13, 2017 Tristan Van Iersel

In January, India’s oil consumption posted its biggest one-month drop since 2003 as the government’s surprise withdrawal of high-denomination currency notes slowed the economy. An analysis suggests India’s GDP growth for the year ending in […]

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