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Finance

Move Over, SpaceX: Popular Companies from Lime to Oura Line Up for Market Debuts

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After a dry spell amid high interest rates and inflation uncertainty Q1 saw 35 IPOs raise $9.9 billion, according to Renaissance Capital.

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Markets

Wall Street HALO Beckons Investors Trying to Ward Off AI-Driven Losses

As the AI bull run threatens formerly high-growth sectors like software, investors seek safety in HALO companies out of the tech’s reach.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Sinks to Four-Month Lows as Investors Eye Sparkly IPOs

Wolfe Research wrote in a note that bitcoin’s four-year cycle could see the token dip below $40,000 this fall before picking back up.

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Markets

US Exchanges Crash Prediction-Markets Party

Nasdaq and Cboe are introducing binary bets on financial market events, capitalizing on the success of Kalshi and Polymarket.

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Enterprise AI

Corning Hits Record High After Signing Up AI Clients

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Corning, the company that invented Pyrex, is commanding Wall Street’s attention as a supplier of fiber optics for AI.

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Markets

Graviton Draws Global Spotlight onto India’s Unicorns

India is home to 120 startups with valuations each topping $1 billion. High-frequency trading firm Graviton is at the center of the boom.

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Economics

What’s Good for Gas Is Good for the Greenback. But for How Long?

The Iran War reignited demand for the US dollar as a safe haven, but that may not stop the greenback’s longer-term decline.

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Markets

Blowout Earnings Reports Give Wall Street Reason to Believe the Bull Case

The S&P 500 ticked down 0.24% on Monday, snapping a 14-day winning streak that pushed the market to a record close on Friday.

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Markets

But Wait, There’s More: IPOs Notch Standout Quarter as Giant Debuts Loom

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SpaceX’s IPO, which is gearing up to be one of largest-ever public listings, could ignite an explosion of other listings in its plume.

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Big Tech

Goldman Sachs Spots Buying Opportunity in Bruised Big Tech

The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF, which tracks Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, has slid roughly 11% this year.

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Investing Strategies

How the ‘Domino Effect’ from a Wonky SEC Policy Shift May Ease Capital Gains Pain

An ETF makeover for mutual funds, enabled by the Securities and Exchange Commission, may cut taxes for millions and upend the funds biz.

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Artificial Intelligence

With AI Washing, C-Suite Lets Tech Take the Credit (and the Blame)

Talk about automation is swamping American industries, but are the companies tossing around tech-savvy buzzwords overstating robotic reality?

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Advisor

The Private Markets Push: How AI Is Changing the Private Credit Landscape

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