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Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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Markets

Say Goodbye to the Era of Towering S&P 500 Gains, Says Goldman

Goldman Sachs’ equity strategy team forecasts that America’s blue chip S&P 500 index will bring in infinitesimal returns for the next decade.

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Finance

Blackstone Thinks It’s High Time for a Public Listing Blitz

Amid a strong earnings call, Blackstone announced that it is planning to take some of its portfolio companies public.

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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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Finance

Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities Has Some Tips for SEC

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Top of the list is a warning over the rise of 24-hour trading, just as the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange pursue it.

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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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Patent Drop

Mastercard Blockchain Patent Could Make Financial Audits Easier

Mastercard might use blockchain to straighten out transaction records.

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M&A

EY Delays New Hires’ Start Dates Due to Lackluster Deal Environment

EY informed around 200 recent graduates hired for its Parthenon advisory division that their start dates have been postponed until mid-2025.

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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

How Clients Can Invest in NFL Teams

As the NFL opens up investments from private equity firms, new funds may help clients invest in their favorite teams.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Patent Could Add Guardrails to AI in Banking

Given that AI systems can’t always be totally accurate, observing when they make mistakes could mitigate a lot of harm.

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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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Finance

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

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