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Markets

Retail Investors Risk Ominous Opportunity Cost With Private Investments, Moody’s Warns

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The private sector took off after traditional banks pulled back from some risky lending following the 2008 financial crisis.

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Media & Entertainment

Switch 2 Becomes Nintendo’s Fastest-Selling Console

The Switch 2 sold 3.5 million units in its first four days, and Nintendo’s targeting 15 million units for this fiscal year.

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Advisor Upside

Financial Uncertainty Spurs Anxiety and Depression

Nearly 70% of Americans said financial uncertainty has made them anxious and depressed, according to a Northwestern Mutual report.

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Finance

Robinhood, AppLovin Locked Out of S&P 500 Yet Again

Conventional wisdom says being on the S&P 500 is a status symbol that is supposed to come with plenty of benefits.

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Consumer

Not Lovin’ It: McDonald’s Suffers Third Downgrade in as Many Trading Days

Could GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and changing economic winds really take a bite out of the almighty Big Mac?

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ETF Upside

Schwab Keeps Industry’s ETF Fee Cuts Rolling

Vanguard reduced fees on 87 funds earlier this year, and Schwab just lowered costs on ETFs with $66 billion in total assets.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Formalizes Break-Up Plans

Like the rest of its pre-streaming Hollywood peers, Warner Bros. Discovery finds itself trapped between two eras.

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ETF Upside

Weight-Loss Drug ETFs Generate Skinnier Returns Than Expected

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ETFs tracking the performance of weight-loss drugs have largely underperformed since launching in late 2023.

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ETF Upside

WisdomTree Branches Out to Private Credit

The company is prepping a private credit mutual fund that adds a unique flavor — tokenization.

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Big Tech

Apple Still Won’t Ride the AI Hype Train

At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple announced a slew of incremental updates to its AI offerings.

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International Economics

Washington Trade Talks With Beijing Drive S&P 500 Toward Record High

The on-off dynamic of the US-China economic relationship so far this year would make the writing rooms of most soap operas blush.

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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

Advisor Upside

Advisors Go Risk-On Heading Into 2H

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It’s been a sweet-and-sour first half for the markets, but advisors expect the second half to be a whole lot tastier.

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