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Energy

US Crude Slides Toward Worst Year Since 2018

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Correspondingly, Americans are enjoying the lowest prices at the pump in about 4 years, according to driver’s association AAA.

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Artificial Intelligence

Databricks Snags $4B in Funding as AI Keeps Investors Enthralled

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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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Blockchain

JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money-Market Fund

Innovative as the tokenized funds may be for JPMorgan, the bank is actually chasing an existing trend on Wall Street.

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Markets

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

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

American Employees Are Scared of Daily Finances, Confident in Retirement

Some 90% feel financial anxiety, but many of those same people are somewhat confident they’ll be able to retire comfortably, per a Betterment report.

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Industries

JetBlue Courts First-Class Clientele With Pre-Flight Upgrade

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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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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

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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