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Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL | GOOGL Price Prediction) stock is up 4% in Wednesday's session, moving from $305.46 to $317 as investors cheer the latest geographic expansion of Waymo's autonomous ride-hailing service.

Flying is about to get pricier for some travelers as Delta and Southwest hike checked baggage fees to $45 for the first bag amid surging jet fuel costs.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is reaping the benefits of risk-on attitude today, no matter how temporary it may end up being.

Cinthia Murphy, investment strategist at VettaFi, joined Nate Geraci on this week's ETF Prime to discuss record ETF flows in the first quarter despite challenging market conditions. The industry exceeded $460 billion in total flows, a 50% year-over-year increase from Q1 2025, according to Murphy.

The convergence of artificial intelligence and physical manufacturing is creating a unique offensive and defensive investment profile for the robotics sector, according to Zeno Mercer, Head of Robotics and AI Research at VettaFi. Key Takeaways Projects are validating the shift from digital AI to physical manufacturing, aerospace, as well as defense applications.

A surge in biotech M&A activity drove sharp gains across holdings in the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) during March, with two of the fund's holdings becoming acquisition targets in deals worth a combined $8.1 billion. SBIO gained 8.4% over the past month and rose 9.4% over the past three months.

Stocks in Japan have been hamstrung by the war in Iran and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. In fact, recent flows data indicate foreign investors have been trimming exposure to Japanese equities.

Amplify's crypto option income ETFs declared March distributions ranging from 27.9% to 50.52% annualized. The funds write weekly covered calls on crypto ETPs rather than holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana or XRP directly.

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) is well-positioned to sustain its recent business momentum while bringing its operating cost growth under tighter control, UBS analysts have highlighted in a recent research note. “We think Ulta can maintain its momentum while moderating its investment spend ahead,” the analysts wrote, adding that “the answer is resoundingly yes” to whether the retailer can balance growth and cost control.

Brown & Brown's acquisition-driven growth lifts revenues 22.8% to $5.9B, fueled by 43 acquisitions and a $9.83B Accession buy, but integration costs weigh on margins.