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Markets

Big Tech’s Allure Fades as Wall Street Bets on Main Street Stock Rebound in ’26

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Bank of America analysts forecast S&P 500 earnings will grow 14% next year, and sees the index reaching 7,100.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors and Asset Managers Don’t See Eye-to-Eye on Alts

Asset managers ranked access to alternative investments as advisors’ top interest. Advisors placed it third to last.

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Finance

Do McKinsey Layoffs Signal Trouble for Consulting Industry?

Fellow professional services firms such as Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG have already undergone significant layoffs.

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Industries

JetBlue Courts First-Class Clientele With Pre-Flight Upgrade

The airline is set to open its first ever premium airport lounge, dubbed the BlueHouse, to host high-income flyers in Terminal 5 at JFK.

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ETF Upside

BlackRock Expands Its Bond-Ladder ETFs

The company is planning to add 10 target-maturity ETFs. Vanguard and State Street have also moved to fill out their bond-ladder lines.

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Healthcare

Biotech Bill Bundled in Pentagon Spending Plan May Worsen Pharma’s Patent Cliff Dilemma

The next few years of projected revenues in the pharma space have more holes in them than industry CEOs’ favorite golf courses.

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ETF Upside

Why ETF Assets Are Growing Faster Than Experts Predicted

With more than $1.4 trillion in flows and more than 1,000 product launches, it’s safe to say the industry is booming.

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ETF Upside

This New Bitcoin Futures ETF Could Be Pulling All-Nighters

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A new proposed ETF would hold bitcoin only after markets close.

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Media & Entertainment

In Casinos, the House Always Wins. What About Prediction Markets?

Can Kalshi and Polymarket become the massive, all-purpose financial vehicles envisioned by backers or will they be disrupted by regulators?

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Advisor Upside

4 Investment Predictions for 2026

It’s easy to recognize the folly of trying to predict the market, but there are still useful predictions to offer.

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ETF Upside

ETFs May Be Blurring the Line Between Gambling and Investing

Wanna bet? ETFs aren’t for gambling, but a rise in risk-on products could prove irresistible to a population obsessed with sports betting.

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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

Consumer

Coca-Cola Tabs its Next CEO

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The good news for soon-to-be CEO Henrique Braun? He’s taking over a Coke with a decided advantage in the Soda Wars.

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