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Markets

Russell 2000’s Good Fortune May Prove to Be a Bad Omen

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Through the last 100 days, the Russell 2000 has bested the rival S&P SmallCap 600 by 9%, good for the widest gap since 2010.

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Banking

Morgan Stanley Jumps on Private Market Research Bandwagon

There are more than 1,500 active unicorns that have raised roughly $1 trillion in venture capital funding, according to PitchBook data.

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Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank Dumps $5.8B Nvidia Stake to Subsidize Other AI Bets

CFO Yoshimitsu Goto said on an earnings call that SoftBank’s divestment had “nothing to do with Nvidia itself.”

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Finance

Retiring Warren Buffett Pledges to Keep Betting on Berkshire Hathaway

At the end of the year, the legendary investor will hand the top job at the holdings giant he’s led for six decades to Greg Abel.

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Finance

Visa, Mastercard Swipe Right on Fee Settlement. Will a Court Sign Off?

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In 2024, the swipe fees generated $83 billion in payments from merchants to card issuers, according to trade publication Nilson Report.

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Blockchain

Rough Week Erases Most of Crypto’s 2025 Gains

While digital assets are feeling the chill heading into fall, it’s too early to say it’s the start of a full-blown crypto winter.

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Markets

Wall Street Leaders’ Fears of Froth Finally Bubble into Markets

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick warned of an equities drawdown on Tuesday at a summit in Hong Kong.

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M&A

Novo Nordisk’s $10 Billion Bid Ups the Ante in Bidding War for Obesity Biotech Metsera

Metsera on Tuesday called Novo Nordisk’s new $10 billion offer “superior” to rival Pfizer’s bid of $8 billion.

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Banking

Investor Summit Gives Bank of America a Chance to Soothe Angsty Investors

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Compared its peers, BofA has lagged in expanding into less traditional activities such as wealth management, credit cards and loan growth.

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Hedge Funds

Nelson Peltz Says $7B Take-Private Bid Would Let Janus Henderson ‘De-Risk’

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Trian and General Catalyst said they want to free Janus Henderson “from the constraints of operating as a public company.”

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Hedge Funds

Hedge Fund Assets Reach Record $5 Trillion With Most Inflows Since 2007

The last time this many people piled into hedge funds, the only great recession anyone might have been aware of was Larry David’s hairline.

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Finance

Can Beyond Meat’s Meme-Stock Star Turn Last Beyond Last Week?

Beyond reported a 20% year-over-year revenue decline in its latest quarter, so this was not a fundamentals-driven rally.

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Finance

The ‘Everything App’: How Robinhood Grew From Trading Platform to Financial Ecosystem

Still in the “early innings of its growth story,” Robinhood has morphed from an app with crowdsourced stock advice to a financial ecosystem.

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