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Jumping on a trampoline with a thin layer of ice on it

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Finance

Retiring Warren Buffett Pledges to Keep Betting on Berkshire Hathaway

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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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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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ETF Upside

State Street Renames Dozens of ETFs Ahead of 401(k) Play

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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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

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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ETF Upside

It’s Part of the Game: Matt Tuttle on Closing ETFs and Looking to the Stars

ETF Upside sat down with Tuttle to discuss his approach to ETFs and what has him so interested in alien technology.

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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

CIO Upside

Microsoft Wants to Strengthen Clinical AI

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Microsoft wants to patent a system that thinks, acts and checks its results while handling patient data and working within hospital systems.

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