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M&A

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Lead Wall Street’s M&A League Tables

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs proved they’re still the go-to middlemen for Wall Street deals amid a near-record $4.8 trillion global M&A bonanza

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ETF Upside

Best-Performing ETFs of 2025 Were Digging for Silver and Gold

The five funds with the best returns tracked companies that mined precious metals, with one ETF up 200% year-to-date.

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Personal Finance

Holiday Shoppers Brace for 2026 Payments on Record BNPL Loans

Brace for the bill: Shoppers put $10 billion worth of purchases on buy now, pay later plans in November and $1 billion just on Cyber Monday.

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ETF Upside

Crypto ETFs Pull in Assets Despite Poor Performance

The funds have taken in tens of billions of dollars in inflows this year as enthusiasm for digital currencies continues.

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Advisor Upside

How Advisors Are Tapping New ETF Strategies in 2026

If this year proved that ETFs can house almost any asset class, next year will be about putting them to good use.

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Personal Finance

Lagging 401(k) Balances Give Gen Xers Retirement FOMO

The group born from roughly 1965 to 1980, Gen Xers are the test subjects in America’s experiment of replacing pensions with 401(k) plans.

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Private Equity

Exit Strategizing: Private Equity Carries Record Backlog of Companies into 2026

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Despite a recent pickup in dealmaking, the industry is sitting on a backlog of at least 31,000 companies valued at $3.7 trillion.

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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

ETF Upside

State Street’s Private-Credit ETFs Outperformed in 2025. Is That Enough to Interest Investors?

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Its two diversified bond ETFs can’t match the private-credit allocations of less-liquid vehicles, but they are beating 92% of peers.

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