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Midday Market Brief: Just Another Meme-Stock Monday

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The market appeared yawn-inducing at the broad index level, but there was a flurry of activity under the hood.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Patent Speedruns AI Development

The company’s access to a vast well of user payments data could go a long way in creating far more powerful models.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Tech Tanks

Some glum news from both the PC and semiconductor sector has tech investors feeling a little more cautious.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Slugged by Salesforce

The Dow is lower because of a rough outlook from the business-software giant, but the broader market is hanging tough.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Nvidia Can’t Do All the Work

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The chipmaker was flat on Wednesday, and the other 499 stocks in the S&P 500 didn’t have enough oomph to drive the market higher.

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Markets

Most Pandemic-Darling Stocks Aren’t Too Healthy

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The 50 companies with the biggest pandemic-era gains have collectively lost $1.5 trillion in market value since the close of 2020.

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Media & Entertainment

Can a Paramount Sale Break the Mold of Media Mergers?

Just what, exactly, would Sony and Apollo Global Management be getting out of a Paramount Global acquisition?

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Banking

Jamie Dimon Seems Unfazed About JPMorgan’s Tepid China Business

Despite some business “falling off a cliff” the CEO said other operations “should hopefully grow over time.”

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Private Equity

Private Equity Group Dodges FTC Antitrust Lawsuit

A US judge ruled Tuesday that private equity groups still have legal cover from lawsuits involving their portfolio companies.

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Markets

Keith Gill Resurfaces, Kicks Off Another Meme-Stock Frenzy

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A rare social media appearance by a well-known daytrader boosted GameStop and other stocks that gained popularity during the 2021 craze.

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