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ARK Invest’s flagship fund enjoys second-best week of inflows ever

The arc of ARK’s history is not long, but it bends toward major inflows during times of elevated speculation.

The flagship ETF of Ark Invest, the $10 billion ARK Innovation ETF managed by founder, CEO, and CIO Cathie Wood, took in $1.266 billion in the week ending August 15, per Bloomberg data, a figure surpassed by only the $1.295 billion that came in the door in the week ending March 12, 2021.

Over the week, the flows for this active ETF were all over the place, with major inflows on Monday and Tuesday, a record inflow Wednesday, a record outflow Thursday, and another massive exodus on Friday.

Per Bloomberg Intelligence’s Breanne Dougherty and Jessica Lin, these inflows “translated to an active week for that fund, adding a slew of notable positions in stocks.”

ARKK doubled its position in The Trade Desk and nearly did the same in Deere.

Wood also ended the week with lots of cash to put to work, having started it with about 8 million shares of a Goldman Sachs money market fund and finishing with over 432 million, per Bloomberg data.

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Oscar Health jumps after Trump signals openness to extending ACA subsidies as part of deal to end government shutdown

Oscar Health jumped in after-hours trading after President Trump suggested he is open to extending Affordable Care Act subsidies as part of a funding bill to reopen the government.

The stock was recently up 9.1%.

ACA plans, which are a major source of revenue for some insurers, including Oscar, are at the center of budget negotiations as the government shutdown stretches on.

According to NBC News, when asked if he would be willing to make a deal on the subsidies, Trump told reporters: “If we made the right deal, I’d make a deal.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer denied that Trump was talking with Democrats about reaching an agreement but said, “We’ll be at the table,” The New York Times reported.

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Constellation Brands earnings report beats Wall Street estimates

Constellation Brands ticked up in after-hours trading Monday after it reported earnings results that beat Wall Street expectations.

Constellation, which owns a variety of booze brands including Modelo Especial in the US, reported quarterly adjusted earnings per share of $3.63, higher than the $3.38 analysts polled by FactSet were expecting.

It also reported $2.48 billion in revenue, slightly above the $2.45 billion the Street predicted.

The company slashed its full-year guidance last month, reducing its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $11.30 to $11.60, down from its previous range of $12.60 to $12.90. Analysts are penciling in $11.49 adjusted earnings per share for the fiscal year.

The company left that guidance unchanged.

Despite owning one of the US’s most sold beers, Constellation is facing various headwinds ranging from declining beer consumption and pressure on Hispanic consumers.

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The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all post fresh closing highs

Gold and bitcoin also moved higher.

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AppLovin craters after Bloomberg report that the SEC is investigating its data collection practices

What AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi said would be “a fun quarter” is turning unfun in a hurry.

Shares of the ad tech company tumbled after Bloomberg reported that its data collection practices are the subject of an SEC probe, in particular whether it violated service agreements in a bid to push higher volumes of targeted advertisements.

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg says the investigation is in response to a whistleblower complaint as well as reports from short sellers, some of which were published in February.

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