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

Wall Street’s Trading Assets Cross $1 Trillion

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It’s got to be at least a yellow flag whenever 2008 — the height of the Great Recession — is your point of reference, no?

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Streaming Bet is Paying Off. So What’s Next?

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Has Bob Iger now done it? Has he restored the magic, the thing defeated activist agitator Carl Icahn said was missing?

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Big Tech

Amazon Doubles Down on AI Processor Bet

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Amazon wants to reduce its reliance on Nvidia and offer an alternative to Nvidia for Amazon Web Services clients in the process.

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Healthcare

23andMe Gives Up on its Drug Development Dream

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A treasure trove of genetic data may hold the key to a revolution in drug development, but it offers no clues for building a business.

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Healthcare

Abbvie Shares Sink Following Two Poor Trials

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Dissapointing results for two mid-stage trials strikes a blow in Abbvie’s expensive pipeline-via-M&A strategy.

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Semiconductors

TSMC To Halt Shipments to China

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Imposing export controls on high-powered computer chips is easy, but enforcing them is much harder. Just ask TSMC.

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Economics

The Fed Cut Interest Rates Exactly as Planned. But What’s Next?

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The US Federal Reserve continued its interest rate deescalation with a 25 basis point cut — exactly in line with consensus expectations.

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Blockchain

The Crypto Industry Spent Big This Election. Now Comes the Payoff.

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Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election appears likely to send the cryptocurrency industry into a bonafide golden era.

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Media & Entertainment

Can the Murdochs Hang on to News Corp?

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A recapitalization plan would end News Corp’s dual-class share structure, which gives the Murdoch family outsized control of the company.

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Economics

Election Day is a Major Distraction. The Economy Will Feel the Hit.

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Distractions from Election Day mania are expected to be so extreme, it may cost the American economy billions of dollars per hour.

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Consumer

TGI Fridays Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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This weekend, TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the latest in its class to raise the white flag.

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Media & Entertainment

Comcast Might Spin Off Its Cable Business

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Comcast’s president floated the idea that the telecom giant and NBCUniversal parent company might spin off its portfolio of cable channels.

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Electric Vehicles

BYD Just Took the Lead in Its Race Against Tesla

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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD announced revenue of just over $28 billion in the three months ending September.

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Consumer

Luckin Coffee is Coming to Starbucks’ Home Turf

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China’s biggest coffee chain, Luckin Coffee, is eyeing an American expansion that could undercut the market for $10 chai lattes.

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Technology

Who’s at Fault in the CrowdStrike-Delta Summer Meltdown?

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Delta Airlines is suing CrowdStrike, which was behind the glitchy software update that sparked a global outage of critical flight systems.

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Media & Entertainment

MLB is Loving the Ohtani Effect

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MLB World Series viewership is way up, thanks in part to Japan-born Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani. And brands have noticed.

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Industrials

Where is the Bottom for Boeing?

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Boeing is considering a sale of its space unit, among other assets. The news comes as its bottom line grows more tenuous.

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Media & Entertainment

WWE and UFC Parent Group TKO Takes Another Big Swing

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TKO Group will be dropping $3.25 billion to acquire a trio of sports and entertainment properties from Endeavor.

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Industries

Will Frontier and Spirit Airlines Finally Seal the Merger Deal?

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Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have renewed their yearslong on-again, off-again merger flirtation. Perhaps this time’s the charm.

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Consumer

Target Fires the Latest Shot in the Retail Value Wars

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Target announced it will be slashing the prices of some 2,000 products, including food, beverages, gifts, and other home-holiday essentials.

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