MSCI quietly sits behind many of the index funds and investing tools big institutions rely on, and that “plumbing” can make its business steady and hard to replace. It could keep benefiting as more money moves into index-based investing and as new tools like analytics, private-market data, and AI make its datasets even more valuable.Read more

MercadoLibre is taking a hit as it spends heavily to build out its business, and that reinvestment is pressuring profits in the short run. The upside case leans on the idea that the pullback has created a better entry point, with several well-known Wall Street firms still upbeat on where the company can go next.Read more