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U.S. investors in exchange-traded funds rapidly took note of the growth potential for artificial intelligence and robotic-related ETFs in the first half of 2023. Here are some other thematic investment ideas for the rest of this year.

Some have come to see air-conditioning access as both a public-health and racial-equity issue.

Home-builder stocks dropped Thursday, as a jump in Treasury yields sparked concerns that higher mortgage rates would hurt demand for new homes.

Maintain a core bullish position in the U.S. market, strategist Lawrence McMillan says.

Financial markets finally come around to idea that U.S. interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer, driven by a blowout private-sector jobs report.

Individual investors keep chasing a 2023 stock-market rally, but show signs of pivoting toward electric-vehicle makers and away from AI plays, research firm says.

Investors may be better off owning the equal-weighted version of the S&P 500 in the second half of 2023, after the popular stock-market gauge soared on narrow breadth during the first six months of the year, according to BofA Global Research.

Gold futures settle at their lowest level since March on Thursday as Treasury yields rise on data showing strength in U.S. private-sector employment and in the service sector.

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Even as employers keep up the hiring spree, pay increases for new hires don't appear to be keeping pace, according to ADP.

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