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Economics

Bottom Line Undercuts Hot Quarter for Top-Line US GDP

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Economists anticipated a 2.5% rate, so the better-than-expected top line figure was obviously cause for celebration, right?

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Advisor Upside

Art Might Be Beautiful, but Where Does it Fit in Portfolios?

Just like sports memorabilia and Pokémon cards, art is a risky venture that most clients probably shouldn’t touch.

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ETF Upside

Crypto ETFs Get Major Relief From SEC

Bitcoin, Ether and other crypto ETFs are no longer limited to cash transactions — they can use in-kind creation and redemption.

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Advisor Upside

How Advisors Can Keep More Clients When Changing Firms

A new report shows transitioning advisors may lose nearly a quarter of managed assets.

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Industrials

Boeing Touts Turnaround Year as Embattled Aerospace Giant Cuts Costs

The company, mired in too many scandals and setbacks to print, lost nearly $12 billion when all was said and done in 2024.

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Healthcare

UnitedHealth Provides Painful 2025 Prognosis Amid Spiraling Treatment Costs

Staffing shortages, rising prescription drug use, and costly new therapies have driven inflation in the medical sector.

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Finance

Can the S&P 500 Sustain a #HotStockSummer?

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 closed down 0.3%, snapping a remarkable streak of six straight closing highs through Monday.

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CIO Upside

Demand for Cloud, Data and Cybersecurity Skills Outranks AI

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Employees can leverage AI more effectively when they possess the other skills

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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

International Economics

Trump’s ‘Biggest Deal Ever’ With EU Prompts Yawn From Wall Street

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The deal sets 15% baseline tariffs on EU goods and commits the bloc to buy billions of dollars worth of US energy and defense products.

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Electric Vehicles

Can Tesla and Samsung Find Salvation in Each Other?

For Samsung, it’s a chance to finally carve out some foundry industry market share from rival chipmaker TSMC.

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Consumer

Is Nike Pulling Off Its Comeback Plan?

In its fiscal year 2025 earnings call, the company said it projects new tariffs will saddle it with $1 billion in additional costs this year.

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Policy & Power

Defense Earnings Highlight Peril, Payoff of Contracting

A slew of quarterly reports last week showed, even with analysts flashing buy recommendations, the defense sector is a sensitive one.

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