Morningstar Moments: 3 Things You May Have Missed

Here are the major market moments our analysts have been talking about.

1) Lights, Camera, Action: Amazon's Big Buy

James Bond, Rocky, and even the Real Housewives have joined Amazon.com's AMZN ranks. The Internet retail giant announced its $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM Studios. Not only will this deal expand Amazon Prime's content library, but it will also most likely jack up the price for Prime memberships.

2) Morningstar's Second Annual Global Thematic Funds Landscape

Thematic funds are defined as "those that select holdings based on their exposure to one or more investment themes." Most recently, these themes include cannabis and artificial intelligence.

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3) Dismantling the "Climate Denial Machine"

Shareholders brought home a huge win for sustainable investors and climate change activists. Two seats on the energy giant's board now belong to Engine No. 1, a newly formed activist hedge fund. The candidates pledged to shift the company's focus from climate-damaging fossil fuel to renewable energy.

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