Finance

Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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Advisor Upside

Don’t Celebrate the 2-Year Bull Market Just Yet

What’s a good gift for a mature bull? How about a dose of perspective? The stock market can sometimes be a victim of its own recent success.

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Markets

Trading Windfall Pushes Wall Street to Surprisingly Strong Quarter

How’d the financial giants — namely, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Bank of America — make out this quarter? Surprisingly well, it turns out.

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Advisor Upside

Big Brokers Beat Estimates in Strong Start to Earnings Season

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, among other banks and asset managers, beat analysts’ expectations in the third quarter.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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Economics

Dollar Takes a Bruising From Trump’s Jabs at Fed Chair

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The US dollar hit a three year low against a basket of currencies Monday, highlighting investor concerns about US assets.

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Markets

Weathering the Storm: A Q&A with Vanguard on Market Volatility

The last four years have been head-spinning. Dan Newhall, Vanguard’s head of portfolio solutions, talked us through the volatility.

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Patent Drop

Wells Fargo Cloud Patent Could Fight Data Security Risks

Wells Fargo’s recent patent wants to make sure you can trust the cloud.

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Banking

JPMorgan to Open Nearly 100 Chase Branches in Low-Income Neighborhoods

JPMorgan Chase announced it will open nearly 100 brick-and-mortar locations in low-income inner-city and small-town American communities.

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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