finance

What Is an ETF? How It Works and What to Check

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What Is an ETF? How It Works and What to Check

What is an ETF? An exchange-traded fund pools investors’ money into a portfolio and issues shares that trade on an exchange during the day. The definition is simple, but two ETFs that follow similar markets can still produce different investor experiences because of expenses, tracking, premiums or discounts, and trading spreads. This guide explains not … Read more

TSMC Q2 2026 Earnings: How Strong Were 2nm and Core Profit?

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Semiconductor wafer and fabrication equipment illustrating the main drivers of TSMC Q2 2026 earnings

TSMC reported Q2 2026 revenue of NT$1,270.38bn, operating income of NT$766.60bn, and net income of NT$706.56bn. Year over year, those figures increased 36.0%, 65.4%, and 77.4%, respectively. The central question is why profit grew much faster than revenue. Strong leading-edge demand, higher utilisation, cost improvement, process mix, and a VIS-related non-operating gain all need to … Read more