Finance

Artificial Intelligence

Wall Street Expats Mentor a Next-Gen Protégé: AI

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Life is notoriously tough for those on the bottom rung of the Wall Street ladder, where weeks can stretch up to 100 hours.

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Industrials

US Army Recruits Private Equity for $150 Billion Infrastructure Overhaul

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has promised to adopt a “Silicon Valley approach” to deploy new weapons faster and expedite upgrades.

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Banking

Upbeat Regional Bank Earnings Calm Fears of ‘Cockroach’ Loan Infestation

Disclosures by two regional lenders last week set off a mini-panic about bad loans on the books of small and medium cap banks.

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Artificial Intelligence

Bubble Fears Surface as Bull Market Turns Three

Respondents in Bank of America’s October Global Fund Manager Survey cited an AI bubble as the biggest tail risk facing the global economy.

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Markets

Gold’s Shining Moment: From Portfolio Fuddy-Duddy to Must-Have

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The gold standard hasn’t made a comeback, but the precious metal’s price is breaking records as confidence in the US dollar fades.

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Finance

Trump’s New China Tariff Threat Halts Markets’ Optimistic ‘Melt-Up’

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Tech stocks, among the most vulnerable to souring US-China trade relations with China, led Friday’s sell-off.

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Banking

Fifth Third Targets Top 10 Bank Ranking with Comerica Takeover

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The long lull in regional banking consolidation ever since Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse appears to be ending.

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