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Bet Your Bottom Dollar: Can the Sinking US Greenback Bounce Back?

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The dollar is the most important currency on earth, adding up to 57.7% of global currency reserves in the first quarter.

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Healthcare

WeightWatchers Returns With a Plan for the New GLP-1 World

Weight Watchers went bankrupt in May, but now it promises it’s trimmed the fat off its books and is ready to rejoin the Nasdaq.

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ETF Upside

Vanguard Expands Fixed-Income Menu with 3 Treasury ETFs

The firm has launched nine total fixed-income ETFs this year.

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Advisor Upside

Record RIA Growth Is Great. Here’s the Catch

Investment Adviser Industry report shows where and how the advice industry is evolving.

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Consumer

Ferrero Puts Snap, Crackle and Pop into Its Earnings With WK Kellogg Acquisition

Ferrero previously bought Nestlé’s US candy biz for $2.8 billion, as well as chocolate-maker Fannie May and RedHots owner Ferrara.

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Industrials

Pentagon to Take $400 Million Stake in Rare Earth Miner Outside Vegas

China accounts for nearly two-thirds of raw material production and 90% of the manufacturing of rare earth magnets.

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Industries

Delta Air Lines Projects Clearer Skies Ahead

There were some rough skies for a couple months there, but Delta seems to think it has now punched through to the other side.

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CIO Upside

Philips Patent Leverages AI to Make Healthcare More Predictable

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This patent isn’t the first time we’ve seen AI make inroads into healthcare.

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Advisor Upside

Where Are Cash Sweep Lawsuits Now?

Lawsuits have been filed against a laundry list of brokerages, including Wells Fargo, LPL and others.

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Industrials

Wired-Up Copper Prices Signal a Tariff-Powered Shock to Consumer Wallets

A planned 50% tariff on copper has left commodities markets roiling and analysts toiling with the idea consumers paying for higher prices.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Calm Clients After Trump’s Latest Tariff Announcements

Financial plans are designed to weather economic uncertainty, but it can be hard for clients to remember that.

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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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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

CIO Upside

What’s At Risk When You Replace Workers With AI?

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“There’s going to be humans involved in every angle.”

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