[SINGAPORE] The financial sector is likely to be the “most identifiable market beneficiary” of this year’s Budget, said UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH), noting that the Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s speech ...

When investors talk about financial sector exposure, Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLF) often comes up first.

Wealth-manager stocks tumbled as weak retail sales weighed on indexes.

The financial sector has emerged as the weakest corner of the S&P 500 (SP500) in early 2026, reflecting mounting pressure on banks, insurers, and diversified financial firms.

One sector that was seen as a potential winner of the Trump administration is starting to cool, even as some of the projected benefits seem to be materializing. Wolfe Research analyst Rob Ginsberg ...

Research shows financial institutions experience up to 300 times more cyberattacks than other sectors, with large banks reporting 45% of employees susceptible to phishing attacks KnowBe4, the ...

Finance sector stocks and ETFs - along with the utilities sector - are generally perceived as stodgy stocks that are most commonly bought by older investors for dividend yield. However, that has not ...

The financial sector has been one of Wall Street’s steadier stories in 2025, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) up roughly 10% year to date as of Nov. 5. That gain reflects a mix of cyclical ...

Entering the last trading week of the year, investors are certainly pondering where to put their money to work in 2026, and the financial sector may be at the forefront with the stock market near ...

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