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

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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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Healthcare

Biotech Bill Bundled in Pentagon Spending Plan May Worsen Pharma’s Patent Cliff Dilemma

The next few years of projected revenues in the pharma space have more holes in them than industry CEOs’ favorite golf courses.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia H200 Exports Boost Odds of a World That ‘Runs on Chinese AI’

The Chinese government has discouraged companies and government-funded data centers from buying Nvidia’s chips.

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ETF Upside

This New Bitcoin Futures ETF Could Be Pulling All-Nighters

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

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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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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

What Do Advisors Think of a White House-Aligned Fed Chair?

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Wealth managers have reservations on whether the next chair will remain independent of political influence.

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