Brian Boyle

brian@thedailyupside.com

Brian Boyle (he/him) is Lead Reporter at The Daily Upside. His writing has previously appeared in outlets such as Vice, Slate, and The Los Angeles Times, where he was a contributing writer on the opinion section. He lives in Los Angeles.

Banking

Visa, Mastercard Agree to Massive Settlement That Limits Swipe Fees

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The agreement with US-based merchants is expected to reduce the credit card titans’ take by a combined $30 billion through 2030.

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Politics

Biden Administration Has Been a Net Tax-Cutter, Study Finds

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A new report says the president has effectively lowered the nation’s total tax burden by $600 billion over his term so far.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Executives Are Cashing Out Shares

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Tech executives and founders are selling their stock at the highest rate in years.

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Consumer

Can Rideshare Giant Uber Sustain its Recent Success?

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Uber, finally having achieved sustainable levels of market dominance, may just be facing its biggest roadblocks yet.

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Media & Entertainment

Nelson Peltz Scores Major Ally in Disney Fight

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Activist investor Nelson Peltz has earned a huge win in his protracted battle of wills with Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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Autos

Nikola’s Hydrogen Trucks Hit Production Snags

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A shortage of pressurized fuel tanks and electric batteries has significantly disrupted production.

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Real Estate

Austin’s Housing Craze Is Starting to Cool Down

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Home prices in the Lone Star State’s capital have dropped 12% since 2022 — the largest decline of any US city.

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Finance

Deloitte Plans a Massive Restructuring

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The world’s biggest accounting firm is looking to simplify as it nears the end of a massive growth spurt.

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Regulation

EPA Plans to Unveil New Auto Emissions Standards

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The Biden administration will unveil new stricter requirements to speed up the transition to electric vehicle adoption.

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Big Tech

Meta Faces Investigation Over Illicit Drug Sales

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Facebook and other social media platforms are the subject of a probe by federal prosecutors into available medications.

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Private Equity

Private Equity Wants Everyone’s Credit Card Debt

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The industry is taking advantage of banks’ newfound interest in offloading some of the consumer debt on their books.

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Finance

Visa, Mastercard are Betting Big on Africa

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One study projects the continent’s digital payment ecosystem will grow 30% a year through 2025.

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Industrials

Airlines Are Reeling From Boeing’s Frightening Series of Near-Disasters

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Southwest and Alaska said that the manufacturer’s uncertain status makes it hard to forecast the year ahead.

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Markets

The Rest of the Stock Market is Catching Up to Big Tech

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Persistent optimism about an economic soft landing has buoyed investors’ hopes about companies of all sizes.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Ramps Up its Venture Capital Ambitions

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Tech’s latest darling has used its rapid rise to keep fueling its chip supply and expansion into new sectors.

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Consumer

Temu Emerges as Major Ad Client for Meta, Google

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Temu is now one of the biggest ad clients for both Google and Meta, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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Banking

New York Community Bancorp Gets $1B Cash Injection

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Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin leads a team of investors hoping to settle the bank’s recent chaotic run.

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Consumer

Target Follows the Amazon Prime Playbook

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The retailer is looking to spark its turnaround with its own version of an e-commerce membership.

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Artificial Intelligence

Temasek May Be Circling an OpenAI Investment

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Sam Altman may be looking to the Singaporean fund to help him build his own supply of semiconductors.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Is Climbing Toward an All-Time High

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The cryptocurrency has steadily climbed back as Wall Street begins to slowly embrace the trade.

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