What drove this Vanguard fund to just top the U.S.’s oldest and largest ETF by $1.5 billion

• Vanguard triumphs over State Street to take largest ETF crown

  The manager’s VOO S&P 500 vehicle has overtaken rival SPY by amassing $632bn of assets
  
  Financial Times - 2d

• These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs map a clear market strategy

  Don’t miss these top money and investing features.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d

• U.S. fund KKR makes £4 billion management-buyout bid for UK's Thames Water

  Private equity fund KKR is offering £4 billion to take control of struggling utility Thames Water in the UK, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• What is a sovereign wealth fund and why does Trump want one for the U.S.?

  Tucked into the stack of the more than 50 executive orders President Trump has signed since taking office is the plan to create a new sovereign wealth fund. But what exactly will it do and where ...
  
  CBS News - Feb. 10

• Muni market is ‘moving toward ETFs.’ What are the risks and yields?

  The number of ETFs targeting the municipal bond market seems on the verge of expanding.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d
• 

  What the UK’s largest freezer tells us about future of food

  Automated stores run by global companies such as NewCold have become critical in keeping supermarkets stocked
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 11
• 

  Trump administration to cut billions in medical research funding

  National Institutes of Health said the $4bn loss will affect ‘indirect’ funding of buildings, equipment and staff. The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars in medical research ...
  
  The Guardian - Feb. 8

• U.S. housing market could lose nearly $1.5 trillion in value due to rising costs of climate change

  By 2055, 84% of all U.S. homes may see some drop in value, totaling $1.47 trillion in losses, according to an analysis by climate-risk firm First Street.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• How the world's largest asset manager is using nearly $28 billion of acquisitions to reinvent itself

  Over the past year, BlackRock has cut deals to buy infrastructure investment firm GIP, private credit manager HPS and data provider Preqin.
  
  CNBC - 1d

More from MarketWatch

• Gold may soar past $3,000 — but at these prices you’re overpaying

  Why you can expect below-average returns from gold in coming years.
  
  MarketWatch - 25m

• Stagflation-like trend can’t be ruled out, Fed’s Musalem says

  The U.S. economy is facing the potential risk of a period in which the labor market softens as inflation heats up, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem said on Thursday.
  
  MarketWatch - 35m

• ‘I believe myself to be an honorable person’: Do I have the right to ask my husband what happens to his house if he dies?

  “I would really like things to be in order should anything happen to either one of us.”
  
  MarketWatch - 1h

• The Chips Act may be dead. That’s another big hurdle for semiconductor stocks.

  Moves expected by the Trump administration to gut a key government scientific agency could bring another challenge for semiconductor and chip-equipment companies — and their stocks.
  
  MarketWatch - 1h

• Should you be worried about Elon Musk’s DOGE accessing your Social Security information?

  Attempts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to seek access to the Social Security Administration’s database have sparked concern that it could compromise people’s ...
  
  MarketWatch - 1h

More in Business

• Gold may soar past $3,000 — but at these prices you’re overpaying

  Why you can expect below-average returns from gold in coming years.
  
  MarketWatch - 25m
• 

  Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies

  A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.
  
  The New York Times - 26m
• 

  Airbus Says U.S. Tariffs Would Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Airline Industry

  The European airline maker, which is Boeing’s chief rival, said it would adapt to any new tariffs, including passing on costs to its customers.
  
  The New York Times - 32m

• Stagflation-like trend can’t be ruled out, Fed’s Musalem says

  The U.S. economy is facing the potential risk of a period in which the labor market softens as inflation heats up, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Alberto Musalem said on Thursday.
  
  MarketWatch - 35m

• Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue for first time

  Walmart reported $180.5 billion in sales during the most recent quarter while Amazon reeled in $187.8 billion.
  
  CNBC - 45m