Exchange-traded funds

After shaking up Exxon’s board, Engine No. 1 widens sights

By STAN CHOEDecember 27, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Few had heard of Engine No. 1 until it shocked corporate America this year by pushing Exxon Mobil to revamp its board of directors, in part to focus more on clean energy. Now it’s bringing its active-ownership approach to the world of stock index funds, which sit at the heart of most investors’ retirement accounts.

Bitcoin investing could get boost from exchange-traded fund

By STAN CHOEOctober 18, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Interested in Bitcoin but don’t want to open a crypto trading account? Wall Street has something for you.

ProShares said Monday it plans to launch the country’s first exchange-traded fund linked to Bitcoin.

‘Meme stocks’ go mainstream: There’s now a fund for that

March 3, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Interested in trading some of the stocks that have rocked Wall Street recently fueled by social media buzz...

Giants in our midst: UnitedHealth, 3M played enormous role in rise of benchmark stock index this year

By Evan RamstadDecember 30, 2017 GMT

In a great year for stocks, Minnesota’s two most valuable companies played outsized roles in driving the nation’s best-known market barometer higher.

UnitedHealth Group and 3M Co. were among the four biggest contributors to the nearly 5,000-point gain in the Dow Jones industrial average, the index of 30 large U.S.