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A man was filming the depth of a hole in Arctic ice when he accidentally caught a seal surfacing to breath pic.twitter.com/uFwZOeJM12
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) December 16, 2025

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Indicators

Upbeat FedEx Forecast Makes Holiday Sales Prospects Jollier

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Revenue and profit growth at shipping giant FedEx bode well for the company’s overhaul efforts and the critical holiday sales season.

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ETF Upside

SPYM’s $100B Milestone Might Be the Last of Its Kind

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The fund is State Street’s way of tapping the retail market, but it might be the last new dominant S&P 500 entrant.

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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

Vanguard Warms Up to Crypto, Sort Of

From left: Bloomberg Senior Research Analyst James Seyffart, Head of Vanguard Global Quantitative Equity Group John Ameriks. Photo by Griffin Kelly / The Daily Upside.

The firm isn’t fully convinced of crypto’s place in portfolios, with one executive likening it to a ‘digital Labubu.’

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