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Inflation & Prices

Fed’s ‘Goldilocks’ Economic Strategy Disintegrating amid Hormuz Strikes

Markets are pricing in practically no chance of a rate cut when officials meet later this month, according to the CME Fedwatch.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon-Perplexity Lawsuit Heralds Start of Shop-Bot Wars

This week, Amazeon scored a court order against Perplexity to ban, for now, the AI startup’s agents from shopping on its e-commerce platform.

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Retirement Upside

Why More Medicare Advantage Plans Are Trimming Benefits

After years of aggressive expansion, many Medicare Advantage plans are recalibrating popular extras and changing costs.

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Advisor Upside

Thrivent to Hire 600 Advisors for Second Straight Year

The hiring push comes amid rapid expansion of the independent RIA channel and an approaching advisor shortage driven by retirements.

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