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Apex Fintech Solutions has launched a prediction markets platform, with an API that gives firms access to market flow from prediction market exchange Kalshi. Tastytrade, a platform for active traders, is the first firm on the platform, but Apex expects to onboard others in the future, including wealth management firms and registered investment advisors. With…

U.S. small cap equities are coming off the strongest start to a year in more than three decades. At the same time, the Russell Indexes’ first 2026 reconstitution took effect at the end of June, with a second one scheduled for December. What was once an annual rebalance is now happening twice a year; a…

SB19 poses backstage following a performance on day one at Lollapalooza. Thursday, June 30, 2026 at Grant Park in Chicago, IL Photo by Barry Brecheisen Lollapalooza kicked off last Thursday in Chicago amidst sweltering heat. One of the weekend’s most talked about sets featured the Lolla debut of SB19, a performance which now stands as…

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday, after new demands from Iran raised fresh doubts about the Strait of Hormuz reopening anytime soon and as investors await key inflation data later this week.

Tate McRae closes out Lollapalooza with a headlining performance on day four. Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Grant Park in Chicago, IL Photo by Barry Brecheisen “Lollapalooza!” emphasized pop star Tate McRae early in a festival closing performance Sunday night on stage in Chicago. “What’s up?” she asked rhetorically of the crowd to rapturous applause…

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs were supposed to raise billions of dollars in government revenue while reviving American manufacturing. Instead, after a Supreme Court ruling forced the Trump administration to reimburse much of the money it collected, it’s now looking for workarounds to impose tariffs anyway. One such workaround will take effect later this month,…