

LOMPOC, Calif., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market-leading space and defense technology company, today announced it supported Lockheed Martin in two responsive space exercises for the U.S. Space Force as part of the VICTUS DIEM mission.

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

Investors have a ton on their plate this year, from inflation to rising rates to the prospect of a recession in the second half of the year.

Here are 12 very different "core" ETF model portfolios for 12 different investors, highlighting what I see each of 12 different fund brands being the best at.

Past experience shows us that emerging markets have historically reacted positively to higher global rates, especially if the latter reflects an improving global growth outlook. Most emerging markets will start normalizing rates well before the U.S. and developed markets.

Asian markets rose in August to seal the best regional performance in EMs. Stocks in China, India and Indonesia posted notable gains.

Allocating to smaller companies can help broaden an EM allocation by providing a different mix of exposures to opportunities across countries and sectors.

Back in the simpler days of 2019, there was this (now completely forgotten) impending crisis in which emerging market countries' dollar-denominated debt was going to blow up their - and by extension the rest of the world's - economies.
SEC filings for DIEM aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.