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Real estate stocks jump into a long weekend — here’s what REIT traders watch next

Real estate stocks jump into a long weekend — here’s what REIT traders watch next

U.S. real estate stocks rose Friday, with the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund up 1.2% to $42.21. The S&P 500 Real Estate index gained 1.20% for the day and 4.50% month-to-date. Treasury yields stayed elevated, pressuring REIT valuations. Markets close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with attention turning to REIT earnings and the Fed meeting later in January.

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  • Stocktwits and Nasdaq Private Market Offer Retail Investors Institutional-Grade Private Company Data
    June 8, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT. Stocktwits has launched dedicated private market pages powered by Nasdaq Private Market (NPM) data, offering retail investors access to transaction-backed private company pricing (NPM Price), firmographics, financing details, and valuations traditionally available only to institutions. The integration includes Polymarket prediction markets, allowing users to express convictions on private companies' IPO timing, valuation, and fundraising milestones. Nasdaq Private Market's Rodolfo Sanchez said this partnership brings unprecedented transparency to millions of retail investors. Stocktwits CEO Anne Marie Gianutsos highlighted the initiative as a way to open private markets to retail investors, providing new tools to research and engage with influential private companies shaping the next decade.

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Dow Jones gains with chip stocks ahead of inflation data

Dow Jones gains with chip stocks ahead of inflation data

8 June 2026
Chip stocks surged, powering the Nasdaq up 1.72% and the S&P 500 1.09% higher, while the Dow rose 0.48% to 51,110 as investors bought back Friday’s losses after a strong jobs report fueled Fed-rate worries; May CPI inflation data Wednesday and oil prices remain key risks for market direction.
Growth ETFs Draw Attention Again as Investors Eye Big Tech Weighting

Growth ETFs Draw Attention Again as Investors Eye Big Tech Weighting

8 June 2026
Invesco QQQ Trust surged 2.2% and Vanguard growth ETFs gained over 1% as tech stocks rebounded, spotlighting growth ETFs’ outperformance—VUG returned 15.42% annually over five years, beating VOO—amid record $7.43 billion U.S. equity fund inflows driven by AI-led rallies, but concentrated tech bets mean higher volatility if sentiment shifts, especially with inflation and Fed risks looming.
Alphabet’s $80 billion AI stock sale puts Google’s rally to the test

Alphabet AI Search Drives Wall Street Target Hikes, Cloud Margins Still Draw Scrutiny

8 June 2026
Alphabet has ordered over 3 million TPUs from Intel for 2028 as it ramps up AI infrastructure, prompting Piper Sandler to raise its price target to $445 on rapid AI-assisted search growth, while UBS warns faster Google Cloud TPU revenue could pressure margins; Alphabet shares recently traded at $362.21, down $6.32, after boosting its equity offering to $84.75 billion to finance the AI buildout.
$95 Billion Dividend ETF May Not Be As Safe As It Looks

$95 Billion Dividend ETF May Not Be As Safe As It Looks

8 June 2026
SCHD’s top 10 holdings now make up about 43.5% of assets, raising concentration risk just as investors pile in for safety after a tech-led selloff; with $95.17 billion in assets, a 3.24% yield, and a 0.06% expense ratio, SCHD traded up 0.4% to $32.44 Monday, but its performance and risk profile now hinge more than ever on a handful of big stocks.
Wall Street’s Chip Rebound Lifts Nasdaq — Inflation Test Comes Next

Wall Street’s Chip Rebound Lifts Nasdaq — Inflation Test Comes Next

8 June 2026
Intel soared 8.5% to lead a 4.6% surge in chip stocks after reports Alphabet tapped it to make 3 million in-house chips and Nvidia was evaluating its technology, powering a 1.43% Nasdaq jump as investors returned to AI trades ahead of Wednesday’s key inflation data; Citigroup raised its S&P 500 target to 8,100, but Goldman Sachs warned the Fed may keep rates unchanged through 2026.
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