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Log riding at the Onbashira Festival in Japan.pic.twitter.com/8Fy01gZJis
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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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Healthcare

CEO Says AstraZeneca Can ‘Absorb’ Costs of Trump-Driven US Deals

AstraZeneca is the biggest drugmaker in Britain and its £193 billion ($253 billion) market capitalization tops the London Stock Exchange.

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Advisor Upside

What Happens When Private Markets Get Opened Up to the Masses?

Increased regulation could hurt the potentially high-returns that make private markets so attractive in the first place.

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Indicators

Private Employers Add 42,000 Jobs, Marking First Net Gain Since Summer

Overall employment was likely roughly flat in October due to layoffs in the federal government amid the longest shutdown in history.

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Consumer

Lovin’ It: Snack Wraps Bring Smiles Back to McDonald’s Investors (and Customers)

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Economics

Supreme Court Questions White House Rationale for Tariff Regime

The Supreme Court agreed to fast track this case, meaning a ruling could be handed down before the end of the year.

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CIO Upside

Entering the Agentic Age

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Amit Zavery, COO of ServiceNow, talks about the company’s investment in agentic AI, roadblocks to agent adoption and why agents need people.

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Markets

Wall Street Leaders’ Fears of Froth Finally Bubble into Markets

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick warned of an equities drawdown on Tuesday at a summit in Hong Kong.

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