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Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

Inside BlackRock’s Latest $12B Private Assets Deal

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TradePMR’s Robb Baldwin on Robinhood and the American Financial System

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Option Calls on Bitcoin ETFs Are Both Innovative And Risky

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Technology

The Costs and Benefits of Quantum Computing

Big Tech and startups alike are making strides in the race to supplant classical computers, but a few roadblocks remain.

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Energy

OPEC+ Once Again Moves to Cut Production

The global oil cartel announced it would be extending its ongoing production cuts through the first few months of next year.

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Industries

Natural Disasters Cost the Insurance Industry $135 billion this year

So far this year, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods have cost the insurance industry a collective $135 billion in losses.

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Finance

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital Takes Big Step Into US Credit Market

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Mubadala Capital, which manages $27 billion in assets, will take a 42% stake in Silver Rock Financial, which manages $10 billion in assets.

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International Economics

China Places Export Bans on Raw Materials to US In Trade War Reprisal

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Beijing’s move came swiftly in response to the White House’s decision to slap new curbs on exports of vital chip components to China.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal
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Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Strength Could Boost AI Bet
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Meta To Try Out AI Business Tools as Enterprise Market Heats Up
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Why Salesforce Might Be Eying AI Image Generation

Semiconductors

Google Wants to Keep Data Centers Cool Amid AI Cloud Boom

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Finding ways to efficiently keep server farms cool benefits more than just Google’s cloud services business.

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