Today's E-Edition Friday, 30 October 2026

Grand Herald

Breaking news & trusted journalism for your community

Home / Food & Dining

Food & Dining

Food & Dining

International Equities ETF XIDV Beating Benchmark, Category

Investors are looking to balance concentration risk and returns amid brewing anxiety about U.S. stocks. While the push and pull of Middle East diplomacy continues, A.I. concerns remain as many investors are heavily inve…

Food & Dining

Inflation – Back in Focus?

In our latest weekend video, Inflation – Back in Focus?, Chief Investment Strategist Fritz Folts and CEO/CIO Steve Cucchiaro revisit inflation, a topic many investors thought was fading into the background. With Federal…

Food & Dining

US construction spending unexpectedly falls in June

The value of construction put in place unexpectedly fell 0.3% m/m in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,190.4 billion, the first m/m fall since October, after upwardly revised gains of 0.8% in December (…

Food & Dining

Semiconductor Outlook Bodes Well for This ETF

Of late, some air has come out of the semiconductor bubble, but that’s been to the benefit of the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS). Entering July 27, the leveraged bearish ETF boasted a one-month gain …

Food & Dining

What Advisors Should Know About Trump Accounts

Trump Accounts are among the newest additions to the savings landscape, and while the name has generated headlines, advisors may find that the greater opportunity lies in how these accounts fit into long-term financial …

Food & Dining

Why Are Small-Cap ETFs Outperforming?

Mega-cap tech stocks have helped large caps dominate small-cap ETF flows and performance for years. However, this year a shift is taking place. In 2026, small-cap index ETFs are outperforming their large-cap peers as th…

Food & Dining

Project Prometheus: AI Powers Nuclear Energy

Project Prometheus has been announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The project is a three-year, $60 million nuclear energy-focused initiative led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The program falls under th…

Food & Dining

Austria’s unemployment rate holds steady at 6.9% in July

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On 27 July, JustMarkets released a comprehensive market analysis detailing the resurgence of inflation as a central theme in global financial markets. Following a prol…

Food & Dining

UK manufacturing growth slows in July despite faster output

New Orders and Backlogs Contracting; Production Growing and Employment Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Faster; Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing; Exports and Impor…

Food & Dining

China private factory PMI eases in July - RatingDog PMI

China's manufacturing section recorded its strongest quarterly performance since late 2020, although growth eases marginally in June, indicating that factory activity remains resilient even as broader economic condition…

Food & Dining

This Energy Company Ruined My Saturday Night

I was sitting at Mackenzies Bar & Kitchen on the canal in Bristol, UK, with a friend. Just before 7pm, she got a text from her boyfriend Steve: “the power is flickering here.”

Food & Dining

Supermajor Earnings: Exxon & Chevron’s Impact on ETF Market

The two largest U.S. integrated supermajors, Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX), reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. With these two …

Food & Dining

Oklo Secures DOE Startup Authorization for Texas Isotope Reactor

Advanced nuclear fission developer Oklo (OKLO) reached a major regulatory milestone after receiving official startup authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Groves Isotope Test Reactor in Lockhart…

Food & Dining

Amazon’s Q2 Blowout: 2 ETFs to Consider

On Thursday, July 30, Amazon Inc.(AMZN) released its Q2 2026 earnings report. Given its crucial position as a Mag 7 mega-cap straddling both tech and e-commerce, Amazon’s earnings reports are usually closely watched by …

Food & Dining

Free Cash Flow Trio Shows Strong Assets, Flows & Performance

Free cash flow strategies are ideal for investors searching for quality fundamental factors, especially in current times where certain large-cap valuations are suspect. VictoryShares and Solutions offer a suite of free …

Food & Dining

Two Measures of Inflation: June 2026

Inflation remains a hot topic, directly impacting everything from your grocery bill to interest rates. As of the latest data, two key inflation gauges — the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index and the Co…