Finance

Blockchain

NYSE Teams Up with Securitize as TradFi Bets on Tokenization

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Securitize will be the exchange’s first digital transfer agent, creating blockchain-based versions of stocks and exchange-traded funds.

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Finance

Berkshire Maintains Buffett’s Bullishness on Japan with $1.8 Billion Tokio Marine Deal

In Tokio Marine, one of Japan’s “Big Three” non-life insurance groups, Berkshire is making a big bet on the country’s huge insurance sector.

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Media & Entertainment

Can Paramount and Warner Bros. Defy History of Lackluster Hollywood Mergers?

If, at first, Discovery, AT&T, AOL, Time and others fail? Well, David Ellison is going to go ahead and give Warner Brothers a try anyway.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Anxiety May Be Overblown, but the Disruption Is Real, Says CION’s Mark Gatto

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Blockchain

Mastercard Embraces Digital Future with $1.8 Billion Bet on Stablecoin

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It’s a move that could help secure Mastercard’s place in not just the crypto world of tomorrow, but the AI-driven one too.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman Tests Main Street Rizz with Pershing Square IPO

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Ackman’s move comes at a time when many young retail investors have grown tired of their classic stock-and-bond portfolios.

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Markets

Markets Brace for 10% Correction Without ‘Defined Off-Ramp’ from US-Iran War

The US-Israel conflict with Iran has triggered the biggest oil supply disruption ever, topping the 1956 Suez crisis.

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Alternatives

From Crypto to Private Credit, Alts Attract Millennials Flush with Inherited Wealth

Rather than sticking with stocks and bonds, millennials are seeking higher returns from alternatives like crypto and private credit.

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Markets

BlackRock’s Writedown of Small Loan Fuels Private Credit Alarm

BlackRock’s writedown of a $25 million loan is fueling concern that much larger defaults are lurking in private credit.

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Finance

AIG Scores Upgrade in Goldman’s Assessment of Insurers’ AI Risks

AIG is outperforming insurance industry rivals, according to Goldman Sachs, in adapating to and leverage artificial intelligence.

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