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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Refuses to Take ‘No’ for an Answer on Warner Bros. Takeover Bid

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The straight-to-shareholders pitch rests in part on the argument that a Paramount takeover is more appealing to regulators.

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Finance

JPMorgan Hires Vaunted Berkshire Stockpicker as Buffett’s Exit Spurs C-Suite Shakeup

On Monday Berkshire also announced that CFO Marc Hamburg, who has held the role for 40 years, plans to retire in June.

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Electric Vehicles

Investors Throw Side-Eye at Tesla’s Optimus-tic $1.4T Market Cap

Morgan Stanley cut its rating of Tesla for the first time in two years on Monday to “equal weight,” which is equivalent to a hold.

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Economics

Traders Say a December Rate Cut Is Coming. The Fed Isn’t so Sure

Ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting Wednesday, the CME Group’s FedWatch tool has the odds of a quarter-point cut at 87%.

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Markets

State Regulators Bet on a Legal Difference Between Prediction Markets, Sports Gambling

Connecticut claims Kalshi, Robinhood and Crypto.com don’t have the proper licenses to handle sports wagers in the state.

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ETF Upside

Invesco Doesn’t QQQuite Have the Votes for ETF’s Transition

The company’s flagship ETF, QQQ, is just shy of enough votes to approve its reclassification as an open-end fund.

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Artificial Intelligence

When AI Hallucinations Amount to Defamation, Who’s Liable?

A handful of high-profile defamation-by-AI-chatbot allegations against big tech firms are already stacking up.

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ETF Upside

Silver ETFs on Track for Gold Medal in Performance This Year

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Its price is up 100%, significantly ahead of gold’s surge, and the (very) few silver ETFs on the US market have benefited.

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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

Dollar Stores Increasingly Make Sense for Crunched Consumers

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Dollar General said Thursday that third-quarter revenue rose 4.6% to $10.6 billion and net profit 44% to $283 million.

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