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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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ETF Upside

Why SPY Bled $31B This Year

Some of the largest S&P 500-based funds lost billions this year as institutional investors sought out cheaper alternatives.

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Big Tech

Apple’s Market Cap Creeps Toward $4 Trillion as iPhone 17 Flexes (Without Flipping)

Counterpoint data found the iPhone 17 lineup outsold the iPhone 16 by 14% in the US and China for its first 10 days.

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International Economics

Behind Beijing’s Tough Trade Tactics, a Slowing Chinese Economy

China’s GDP growth fell to 4.8% in the third-quarter, down from 5.2% in the second quarter and the slowest pace in a year.

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Advisor Upside

Should the SEC Ease the Communications Rule?

SIFMA called the current regulations burdensome, costly and unnecessary.

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Blockchain

For PayPal Stablecoin Partner, $300T Error Is More Minor Mishap Than Real Risk

PayPal’s PYUSD is the world’s sixth-largest stablecoin with a current market cap of $2.7 billion, all fully-backed by US dollar deposits.

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Advisor Upside

How to Keep Clients from Supporting Their Children Indefinitely

Some adult children are making a run on the “Bank of Mom and Dad”, and it’s beginning to throw a wrench in clients’ financial plans.

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CIO Upside

Bloom Energy, Brookfield Form $5B Partnership Reimagining AI’s Power Supply

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Bloom Energy teams with Brookfield Asset Management to help cover a 75-gigawatt shortfall in US electrical power due to the AI boom.

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ETF Upside

BlackRock’s Tokenized ETFs Are Only The Beginning, CEO Says

Tokenized securities are moving closer to a reality as issuers make plans to bring more assets and funds on-chain.

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Markets

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

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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ETF Upside

Betting Big on Leveraged ETFs

Even with the lights out at the SEC, it’s unlikely that ETF issuers seeking 3x and 5x funds will sail through the approval process.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

CIO Upside

Adobe Wants to Frame Digital Content Creation

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Adobe’s system would use machine learning to help AI deliver the content that users want from large language models.

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Semiconductors

TSMC Shrugs Off Shrinking Chinese Market Share

The company still makes more than 90% of the world’s most advanced AI chips and is a leading supplier for nearly every major tech firm.

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Finance

Schwab’s Record Revenue Showcases Wall Street Bonanza From Trade Tumult, AI Revolution

Over one million brokerage accounts have now been opened with Charles Schwab for four consecutive quarters.

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ETF Upside

3 Ways to Build an Inflation-Adjusted Pension. Yes, There’s Even an ETF for That

No one knows the future, but high inflation could make some investments virtually worthless.

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