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Vanguard Warms Up to Crypto, Sort Of

From left: Bloomberg Senior Research Analyst James Seyffart, Head of Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Group John Ameriks. Photo by Griffin Kelly / The Daily Upside.

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Advisors and Asset Managers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Alts

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American Employees Are Scared of Daily Finances, Confident in Retirement

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Markets

Big Tech’s Allure Fades as Wall Street Bets on Main Street Stock Rebound in ’26

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Bank of America analysts forecast S&P 500 earnings will grow 14% next year, and sees the index reaching 7,100.

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Industries

JetBlue Courts First-Class Clientele With Pre-Flight Upgrade

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The airline is set to open its first ever premium airport lounge, dubbed the BlueHouse, to host high-income flyers in Terminal 5 at JFK.

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Advisor Upside

4 Investment Predictions for 2026

It’s easy to recognize the folly of trying to predict the market, but there are still useful predictions to offer.

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ETF Upside

ETFs May Be Blurring the Line Between Gambling and Investing

Wanna bet? ETFs aren’t for gambling, but a rise in risk-on products could prove irresistible to a population obsessed with sports betting.

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Consumer

Coca-Cola Tabs its Next CEO

The good news for soon-to-be CEO Henrique Braun? He’s taking over a Coke with a decided advantage in the Soda Wars.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney Licenses Play Dates for Mickey Mouse, ChatGPT in $1B OpenAI Deal

Some user-generated Sora videos will also make their way onto Disney+, and ChatGPT will become available to Disney employees.

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ETF Upside

All Things ETFs: Simplified and Actionable

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What Netflix’s Deal With Warner Bros. Highlights About Leveraged ETFs
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BlackRock to Launch Staked Ethereum ETF
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ETFs Blew Past $1.25T in Flows This Year. What’s Driving Growth?
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How Goldman’s $2B Innovator Deal Could Reshape ETF Consolidation

Healthcare

Oh no, Ozempic! Eli Lilly’s New Weight-Loss Drug KOs Rival Treatments

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The company also said earlier this week it will drop $6 billion on a new manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

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