Income ETFs: A Playbook for Market Volatility
Markets have given investors plenty to worry about, from oil price shocks and AI profitability woes to nagging inflation keeping the Federal Reserve on edge. Last week’s midterm elections have only added fuel to the fire, raising fresh concerns about potential restrictions on data center construction and energy infrastructure. Against this volatile backdrop, the search […]
ETF Roundup: October Launches Include Active, Thematic ETFs
Another month has come and gone, and with it came a new crop of ETFs. The flexibility and tax efficiency of the wrapper, as well as the ease of use for asset managers, has helped the ETF ecosystem blossom and the strategies available evolve. October included funds with tight, thematic perspectives but also continued emphasis […]
3Q26 MLP/Midstream Dividends: Growth Extends Into 2027
For the third quarter of 2026, sequential dividend growth across the broad Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) came primarily from MLPs. Midstream corporations mostly maintained their dividends, as they tend to prefer annual hikes with 4Q or 1Q payouts. The vast majority of midstream companies have increased their dividends on a year-over-year basis, and growth is […]
Otter AI can now follow conversations across 30+ languages
Otter AI just added support for 27 languages and revealed an upcoming feature that can follow along if speakers switch between languages.
Jensen Huang’s alleged honeypot scandal has inspired some top-notch memes
The internet is having a field day with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang’s alleged honeypot scandal.
California’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ fails to pass
California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents or just trimmed their fortunes.
From the gas pump to your rent: How rising diesel prices are driving up Atlanta’s housing costs
You may never purchase a gallon of diesel, but its rising price could still hit you where it hurts most: your housing costs. As diesel prices climb nationwide, the effects are reaching Atlanta’s housing market, increasing construction expenses, threatening affordable housing developments and potentially driving up rents and home prices. The increases, fueled in part […]
KIPP South Fulton Academy ranks among Georgia’s top 5% for academic progress
Academic improvement doesn’t happen overnight, but one Metro Atlanta charter school is demonstrating what sustained dedication to student success can achieve. KIPP South Fulton Academy has been named a 2026 Title I Reward School by the Georgia Department of Education, placing it among the top 5% of Title I schools statewide for academic progress. The […]
Red Light Café to acquire Star Bar, bringing new chapter to Little Five Points music scene
Two of Atlanta’s longtime music venues are joining forces, bringing new life to a Little Five Points institution as it celebrates 35 years of entertainment. Red Light Café, an independent live music and performance venue in Midtown’s Amsterdam Walk, announced Oct. 29 that it has signed an agreement to acquire The Star Community Bar in […]
Once a segregated movie house, Grove Park Theater returns as a performing arts and cultural arts center
On a rainy Nov. 4 afternoon, Grove Park residents, public officials and members of the media gathered under a white canopy outside the Grove Park Theater to celebrate the start of its renovation. The building will reopen as the Grove Park Performing & Cultural Arts Center. Attendees gather under a white canopy as rain falls […]
A new era for Georgia State University as school nears completion of greenway expansion years in the making
Georgia State University (GSU), embedded in Downtown Atlanta, has been undergoing a physical transformation that’s been in the works for years. This month, the school anticipates it will pass a milestone with the expansion of its long-awaited greenway in the heart of its campus — Panther Quad — a major development for the historically urban […]
A hard bump for Georgia Republicans, and the beginning of a new era
The week before the Georgia Republican Party suffered the worst electoral loss in its history, one of the key figures in the party’s evolution over the past four decades was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for operating a massive Ponzi scheme. We don’t have to resume that old argument about whether there are […]
