Investors Added $58 Billion to US ETFs Despite April’s Instability
April highlights In April 2025, the Morningstar Global 60/40 Index saw a 0.76% rise, recovering from previous monthly losses. US exchange-traded funds (ETFs) raised $58 billion during the month. The UltraShort-Bond ETF attracted significant interest with a $15 billion inflow. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF maintained its position as the largest ETF by net worth. […]
NYC comptroller asking Adams to provide plan amid City Hall instability
New York City Director Brad Lander (d) called to mayor on Monday. Eric Adams To prove he can still govern the city as he seeks resignation after the Justice Department dropped his bribery charges against him and four vice mayors submitted their intention to resign. In a letter to Adams, Lander said that the potential […]
Trump Is ‘Fostering More Instability Globally’
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Delaware) said Tuesday on CNN's “The Situation Room” that President-elect Donald Trump's comments about Greenland and Panama are “promoting further instability globally. ” he said. Host Wolf Blitzer said, “President Trump has said he is open to using the U.S. military to potentially take over the Panama Canal and even Greenland, which […]
EU faces challenges amid German and French instability
Political instability appears to be becoming a feature of the European Union, with major countries struggling with internal turmoil. Some may be tempted to dismiss these developments as part of the give-and-take of democratic institutions. However, the motion of no confidence against Olaf Scholz was rejected. center left governmentIt signals a deeper undercurrent in Germany, […]
War, instability weighing down global economy: WTO chief
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) warned on Monday that global instability and war were weighing on the global economy. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said this at a WTO meeting. biennial conference The United Arab Emirates said soaring prices for food, energy and fertilizers were contributing to global tensions and “stoking political discontent” […]
Congolese demonstrators burn US, Belgian flags as instability tensions flare
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo fired tear gas on Monday to disperse protesters who were burning tires and U.S. and Belgian flags near Western embassies and United Nations offices in the capital Kinshasa, angered by insecurity in eastern Congo. . Demonstrators, who have adopted a new tactic of targeting embassies, claim that Western […]