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Behind GeoWealth’s Latest $38M Funding Round

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Multigenerational Living Is On the Rise. Here’s How Advisors Can Help

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Are Advisors Looking Abroad for New Business?

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Consumer

Not Folding Yet: Vegas Looks Beyond an Epic Summer Slump

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Vegas has been dealing with the economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration’s trade, tariff and immigration policies.

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ETF Upside

From Greenwashing to Greenhushing: The Rise of ‘Anti-ESG’ ETFs

A backlash to so-called woke investments spurred interest in their anti-woke counterparts. But is it a new strategy or just marketing hype?

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Industrials

Spacecraft-Maker Firefly Shoots for the Moon in Nasdaq Debut

Just a week after Figma’s successful market debut, Firefly Aerospace saw its stock pop more than 34% after listing on the Nasdaq on Thursday.

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Semiconductors

Intel’s CEO Lands in a Political Hot Seat Over Connections With China

Chip industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan was supposed to fix the company’s problems. Now, Tan has become the company’s problem.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly’s Miracle Weight Loss Pill May Not Be Miraculous Enough

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Lilly’s second-quarter results reported Thursday were still more than fine: $15.5 billion in revenue beat Wall Street estimates.

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ETF Upside

Active ETFs Are Booming in Europe. US Managers Want In

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With the continent’s active ETF industry set to balloon to $1 trillion within the decade, stateside managers are joining the fray.

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ETF Upside

Gold ETF Sales Skyrocket Amid Price Surge

Not since the pandemic have US gold ETFs seen such demand, with geopolitical and economic uncertainty driving people to the safe-haven asset.

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Real Estate

Housing Will Drag the Most on US Growth in H2 2025 Slowdown, Says Goldman

On the other hand, the market slowdown is — ever so incrementally — taking a toll on house prices, according to Zillow forecasts.

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ETF Upside

SEC, Congress Want Regulations to Oversee AI Experiments

Financial services firms could test uses for AI in “regulatory sandboxes,” according to legislation introduced last week.

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CIO Upside

Empowering CIOs to drive innovation.

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Fighting Fire with Fire: Can AI Be a Cyber-Defense Tool as Well as a Threat?
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Google’s Differential Privacy Patent Highlights AI Training Risks
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Big Tech’s Bigger AI Investments May Lead to a ‘Winner Takes All’
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Microsoft Patent Highlights Weaknesses in Code Generators

Finance

Berkshire Shares Tumble as Buffett Has Five Months Left at the Helm to Make a Big Deal

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Berkshire’s stock has slipped more than 13% since Buffett announced in May that he would step down at the end of the year.

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