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Wall Street Braces for Government Shutdown Chaos

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Fitting for 2025, a government shutdown is all but guaranteed to deliver even more uncertainty into the macroeconomic mix.

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Advisor Upside

SEC Ready to Let Fund Shops Explore Their Dual Share-Class Natures

ETF share classes of mutual funds (and vice versa) could be approved in just two weeks, according to an agency notice posted Monday.

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Markets

Relaxed Rules Poised to Expand Day Trading for Retail Investors

A US regulator last week cleared the path for more retail investors to participate in day trading by dropping barriers put up in 2001.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Kimmel Problem is Far From Over

Lame duck Disney CEO Bob Iger will likely have his hands full with pressure from regulators and investors in his remaining days on the job.

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ETF Upside

Is Vanguard Coming Around to Crypto ETFs?

The company is reportedly considering adding third-party products to its brokerage,, but Vanguard said it hasn’t made any decisions.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s Going On With the PGA-LIV Merger?

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ETF Upside

The 351 Exchange ETF Is Here. More Are on the Way

The ETF strategy lets wealthy investors defer, or even avoid, capital gains tax liabilities.

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Technology

HSBC, IBM See Potential for Bond-Trading Bonanza in Quantum Test Results

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Ultimately, the quantum computing stack proved 34% better at predicting the likelihood a trade would be filled.

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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

Blockchain

Tether Poised to Join Ranks of World’s Most Valuable Private Companies

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A $500 billion valuation would put Tether on par with OpenAI and SpaceX — not to mention dwarfing its next closest direct rival, Circle.

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