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Total volume for both retail stock and options trades reached new records in May, according to Citadel Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

To set the stage, consider that the S&P 500 trades at a forward price/earnings ratio of 21.1, according to LSEG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The chip fund trades at 30 times next 12 months earnings estimates.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Big business and their philanthropic arms have been pouring money into shoring up the future pipeline of trades workers this year, including a $100 million initiative the BlackRock Foundation announced earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“Atidina trades its crabs here, frozen on ice,” said Nighthand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell