Markets and indexes

In the Treasury market, all eyes remain on the yield curve after three-year yields climbed above those of the five-year bonds.

Price moves have become more pronounced among the companies managers expect to rise.

Chairman Jay Clayton said he remains worried that cryptocurrency can be too easily stolen or manipulated on exchanges.

Investors have grown cautious following October’s rout in global markets.

Industry headwinds from costs and fees remain as relentless as ever.

“I admit I’m nervous about how our clients will react,” AQR's Cliff Asness wrote following the worst run in global equities in six years.

The sector historically has been “resilient to economic downturns,” ProShares wrote in the new fund’s prospectus.

A total of 86 publicly traded companies approved new repurchase plans so far this year. That’s nearly twice as many as all of 2017.

The insurance-related securities market has grown as pension and hedge funds seek diversified bets less tied to interest rate or stock market swings.

An index of asset managers and custody banks has lost almost a quarter of its value this year.