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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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Industries

America’s Auto Industry Can Learn a Thing or Two from Japan

US manufacturers might not have the best grasp on what drivers want. The ones who seem to know reside about 6,000 miles away in Japan.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Could Upend Electricity Demand

AI’s energy needs are enormous, and could have a once-in-a-generation impact on the electricity market.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Industrials

Manufacturing Discontent: Can Tariffs Spur Domestic Reindustrialization?

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As a share of US GDP, the manufacturing sector has decreased from a nearly 25% peak in the 1950s to about 11% today.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s AI Waiting Game May Finally Be Over

Apple’s been biding its time on AI. Don’t count it out of the race.

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Industrials

The Natural Diamond Industry is Cracking Up

The diamond industry is undergoing a major shake-up. But can just how far can the bottom fall for the industry?

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Consumer

Can Upstart Entrants Shake Up the Soda Industry?

Once thought to be fizzling, fizzy drinks are bubbling with growth and investment at a pace not seen in years.

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Analysis

Boy, Oh Boycott: Can Canada’s ‘Buy Canadian’ Movement Actually Dent the US?

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Industries

The Future is Almost Now for Flying Cars and eVTOLs

Hundreds of aviation startups are funneling billions of dollars toward what they hope will be a new form of low-emission air travel.

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Energy

Can We Solve Climate Change by Suing Polluters?

Climate litigation is rapidly transforming to offer the promise of big victories and big cash prizes for lawyers.

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International Economics

Japan Looks to Leave its Lost Decades Behind

After years of chronic stagnation, prices are rising again, with inflation exceeding the Bank of Japan’s 2% target for two years running.

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Finance

Fund Shops Are Pouncing on Vanguard’s ETF-Mutual Fund Structure

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There are 53 fund shops asking permission from the SEC to tack on classes of mutual fund or ETF shares using a multi-share class structure.

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Media & Entertainment

Did Streaming Kill the Music Industry?

Music streaming services that offer more or less all the recorded music in history. So how is the industry supposed to grow?

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Technology

A Cyberattack Rattled US Car Dealerships. Which Industry is Next?

A single point of software failure can turn entire industries into teetering Jenga towers. Next time could be a lot worse.

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Markets

Weathering the Storm: A Q&A with Vanguard on Market Volatility

The last four years have been head-spinning. Dan Newhall, Vanguard’s head of portfolio solutions, talked us through the volatility.

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