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Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank Dumps $5.8B Nvidia Stake to Subsidize Other AI Bets

CFO Yoshimitsu Goto said on an earnings call that SoftBank’s divestment had “nothing to do with Nvidia itself.”

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ETF Upside

Tom Lee Lines Up More Granny Shots ETFs After Netting $3B AUM

Fundstrat is back at the free throw line, this time with a small- and mid-cap ETF and another focused on income.

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Finance

Visa, Mastercard Swipe Right on Fee Settlement. Will a Court Sign Off?

In 2024, the swipe fees generated $83 billion in payments from merchants to card issuers, according to trade publication Nilson Report.

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Finance

Retiring Warren Buffett Pledges to Keep Betting on Berkshire Hathaway

At the end of the year, the legendary investor will hand the top job at the holdings giant he’s led for six decades to Greg Abel.

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Advisor Upside

Behind Schwab’s $660M Deal for Private Asset Marketplace Forge

Investors have bought and sold more than $17 billion in private company shares using the platform.

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Artificial Intelligence

Apple’s Siri, Google’s Gemini and a $1B Hookup?

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Advisor Upside

Most Americans Aren’t Confident about Retirement

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Women, near-retirees and younger retirees reported the largest drops in confidence, highlighting a growing need for highly personalized planning and education.

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Advisor Upside

Billionaires Cover All the Bases with Sports Investments

10-figure families now hold sports investments in higher regard than other luxury assets, like fine art and classic cars.

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Blockchain

Rough Week Erases Most of Crypto’s 2025 Gains

While digital assets are feeling the chill heading into fall, it’s too early to say it’s the start of a full-blown crypto winter.

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International Economics

China Reopening to US Soybean Imports

China stopped buying US soybeans altogether in May, two months after suspending the import licenses of US-based CHS Inc.

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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 Renames Dozens of ETFs Ahead of 401(k) Play

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The company, which is planning to add mutual fund share classes to some of its ETFs, recently rebranded and put the State Street name on many ETFs while taking SPDR off of some.

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ETF Upside

Millennial Investors Plan to Beat the Market with ETFs

More than half of millennial ETF investors told Schwab that they can and will outperform boring old index funds.

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Economics

US Tariffs Chew a Hole in Retailers’ (and Shoppers’) Christmas Stockings

The US has basically imposed tariffs on Christmas this year: Trees, ornaments and even gifts. Now, both shoppers and sellers feel Grinchy.

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ETF Upside

Tidal Files for Beyond Earth ETF Focused on Space Exploration

While far from the biggest ETFs on the market, spaced-themed funds are skyrocketing in 2025.

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