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ETF Upside

DWS Transforms $2.5M ESG ETF into Something Much Different

Asset managers have repurposed sustainable funds amid a pullback from them in the US. This change is more substantial than most.

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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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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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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

What’s the Deal with the Rise of Sub-Acquisitions?

Sub-acquisitions made up 31% of all RIA M&A activity in 2025 amid rampant private equity investment in the industry.

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Semiconductors

Squeezed by Superpowers, Dutch Chipmaker Nexperia Seeks a Lifeline

The chip manufacturer, headquartered in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, was acquired in 2019 by state-backed Chinese semiconductor firm Wingtech.

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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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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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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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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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