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.

Finance

Sixth Street Gives Affirm a Big Boost

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Private credit and buy-now-pay-later firms are teaming up to cut banks out of the consumer finance supply chain.

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Consumer

Walmart-Backed Fintech Scores Big Funding Round

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Besides being your one-stop-retail-shop for everything, Walmart would like to be your virtual banker, too.

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Consumer

After Blocked Merger, Albertsons Sues Kroger

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A day after antitrust enforcers successfully blocked Albertsons’ planned sale to Kroger, the former filed a lawsuit against the latter.

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Inflation & Prices

Inflation Ticks up Slightly in November, CPI Report Says

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Another month, another frustratingly sticky inflation report. Still, a rate cut seems certain when the Federal Reserve meets next week.

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International Economics

Is China’s Export Economy Starting to Slip?

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The world’s factory is slowing down and it might have nothing to do with the tariffs promised by the Trump 2.0 administration.

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Big Tech

Google Announces Breakthrough in Quantum Computing

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Quantum computing is potentially revolutionary technology that could, among other things, end classical computing as we know it.

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Media & Entertainment

Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban

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A federal appeals court upheld the “TikTok Ban” that would force China-based ByteDance to sell its app next month or face exile from the US.

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Energy

OPEC+ Once Again Moves to Cut Production

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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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Artificial Intelligence

Google, OpenAI Race to Bring Generative Video to Market

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Media & Entertainment

Life After Warner Bros. Has Been Great for AT&T

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Has CEO John Stankey, who took the position in 2020, effectively turned the corner on his turnaround plan at AT&T?

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Semiconductors

Intel’s CEO Resigns After Failed Turnaround Effort

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If the artificial intelligence revolution has ushered in a boomtime for chipmakers, no one seems to have told Intel.

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Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

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Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Inflation & Prices

The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Just Ticked Back Up

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The last mile is always the hardest. For the Federal Reserve, the last mile in its race to tame inflation just got even harder.

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International Economics

Trump Vows Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China

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Trump promised in a Truth post to levy via 25% tariffs “on ALL products coming into the United States” from Mexico and Canada.

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Media & Entertainment

This Year, Hollywood is Thankful for Big Franchises

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Three major event films — Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2 — set to dominate multiplex screens this Thanksgiving week.

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Personal Finance

The Great Wealth Transfer Might be a Big Mirage

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In the coming decades, the Silent Generation and aging Baby Boomers are projected to hand down trillions in wealth. So who will benefit?

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Real Estate

Home Sales Rose in October, But the Trend Won’t Last

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Sales of used homes in the US rose in October. But it may have been a flash sale, because mortgage rates are already climbing again.

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Consumer

Walmart Ups its Guidance for the Year

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Walmart announced that it’s raising its outlook for the year, thanks in part to a rocking start to the holiday shopping season.

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Industries

Spirit Airlines Finally Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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Budget-friendly Spirit Airlines hasn’t reported an annual profit since 2019, and has lost some $2.2 billion since 2020.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t out of the NBA Business Just Yet

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The longtime broadcast partner may soon be losing out on live games, but Warner Bros. Discovery won’t be completely sidelined by the NBA.

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