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Nearly 1,200 companies on the NASDAQ and NYSE have had their earnings release scheduled for this week and last. Close to one-third of the S&P 500 are in this cohort. A busy time for some of the high rollers, with 547 of the companies worth US$2 billion or more, including Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon, SpaceX and Tesla, Eli-Lily, Coke and Starbucks, to name just a few.

Cruises, hearing aids and spending the kids' inheritance. Meet the generation powering one of the biggest economic trends on the planet.

Betting on a cancer cure might sound dystopian. But biotech investors have been backing drug trial outcomes for decades. So what's the difference between prediction markets and the share market, really?

Wall Street gets most of the attention, but it's only part of the story. As some investors look to diversify beyond the US, we explore international ETFs, global markets, and the opportunities that exist outside America's borders.

Everyone’s talking about Anthropic, but when can you actually invest in it? Here’s what’s driving the hype, what we know about the proposed November IPO, and how to get exposure to the AI boom now.

Will Anthropic and Open AI really go public? Mega-IPOs, job cuts, and enormous data centres. Find out where AI is really driving change.

Is SpaceX finally heading to the public markets? With a trillion‑dollar valuation, heavy retail interest, and Elon Musk at the helm, this could be one of the most talked‑about IPOs in history.

During the US–Iran conflict The Strait of Hormuz has become the world’s most fragile choke point. Disruptions are unsettling the markets, and as oil prices spike and industries brace for ripple effects, investors are watching and waiting.

What does an ageing Aotearoa mean for your money? With more retirees and fewer workers footing the bill, the retirement math is starting to math in some not‑so-great ways. Even KiwiSaver is getting a tiny glow-up. Let’s get into how demographic shifts could shape your future finances, and why it matters long before you hit 65.

AI can’t run without memory, and right now that memory is in crisis‑level demand. Some companies living in the shadow of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ are quietly becoming some of the most important players in tech.

From market turbulence to a resurgence of meme stock mania, 2025 kept Hatch investors on their toes. GameStop fell out of your top ten most traded stocks, what replaced it? And what dethroned 2024’s ‘Bitcoin’ as the year's top search term?

A surge in SPACS and options calls, investors piling into ageing consumer brands - the signs are everywhere. Could meme stock mania be back? And did we learn anything from the retail investor boom of 2021?