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While all eyes pivots towards AI, iconic US fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch has surged ahead of even Nvidia. Steady cotton pricing and low transportation costs have contributed, but surprise behaviour by Gen Z has put them head and shoulders above the rest. In 2024, what could the combination of the youth consumer and AI bring?

Big Tech is driving the US share markets but competition is fast and furious. Virtual assistants, text-to-image, video and now music are challenging employers, workers and productivity. Now humanoid robots might be coming for our jobs. What’s the latest in the fast-moving world of AI and robotic tech?

Global lockdowns and border closures sent us packing into the great outdoors. The result? Boom time for outdoor camping and fishing companies. We swapped flights for RVs and tourist maps for fishing rods, and Gen Z and millennials discovered fresh love for nature, sending outdoor and marine stocks soaring. But have the stocks maintained the momentum?

Ever wondered how to invest in real estate without the hassle of open homes, tenants or saving for a new roof? Getting into the property market can be done through share markets, and the NYSE and the Nasdaq list some of the highest dividend-paying shares in the world. How? Meet REITs.

Roblox has 71.5 million users, and around 42% of their daily active users are under 13 years old, making it one of the world’s most popular gaming platforms. But Roblox doesn’t actually make games at all. So how does their community keep growing and how does it make money?

While Aotearoa New Zealand has been nuclear-free since the 1980s, some countries are backing nuclear-powered electricity to reduce global emissions. As nations like the US, China and India build to meet growing energy needs, uranium demand is facing supply constraints, sending uranium stocks soaring. So what’s the deal with uranium?

The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, bitcoin, and US share markets the NYSE, the Nasdaq and Cboe (the Chicago Board Options Exchange) combined are the largest market cap share markets in the world. So is their union by way of 11 new SEC approved bitcoin ETFs a match made in heaven?

It’s (nearly) a wrap on investing in 2023 and despite turbulence and a tough economy, it seems many Hatch investors saw plenty of wins in their portfolio this year. Year-to-date the average returns for Hatch investors’ top 10 company stocks grew more than 110%. So, what else set new benchmarks in the US share markets?

The S&P 500 is popular with fund managers and investors because it tracks the performance of the 500 largest companies in the US share markets. But not all S&P funds are created equal with some out-performing others by leaps and bounds.

LAB and Six60 topped Aotearoa listening charts in Spotify Wrapped but how much were Kiwi artists paid by the Swedish music streaming giant? And are cracks beginning to show in the subscription economy that may limit consumer choice but can help company profits soar?

New Zealand imported Black Friday from the US, but that doesn’t mean we’re spending up large during tighter economic times. While Black Friday spending soared in the US, it seems Kiwis weren’t quite so keen to part with their hard-earned cash. So who was buying in bulk in record US Black Friday shopping?

While 2023 may have felt like a bumpy ride for investors it seems that recession predictions were stymied by a buoyant American economy. Could the road ahead bring in fresh optimism echoing rallies of holidays past?