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Industrials

US Army Recruits Private Equity for $150 Billion Infrastructure Overhaul

Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has promised to adopt a “Silicon Valley approach” to deploy new weapons faster and expedite upgrades.

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Artificial Intelligence

Wall Street Expats Mentor a Next-Gen Protégé: AI

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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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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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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Advisor Upside

How to Keep Clients from Supporting Their Children Indefinitely

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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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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

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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