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Semiconductors

With AI Bases Loaded, Nvidia Bats a Quarterly Earnings Home Run

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Nvidia faced “the tough task of meeting high earnings expectations and high skepticism around AI capex,” per analysts at Bank of America.

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Consumer

Prada’s Heir Positioned to Restyle Versace

The luxury market has been in a prolonged downturn through 2025 so far, as shoppers tighten their purse strings.

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Advisor Upside

Why US Bank, UBS, JPMorgan All Shut Down Their Robo Advisors

Thin margins are one reason, but the shutdowns don’t necessarily spell the end of automated advice.

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Media & Entertainment

Callaway Unwinds Sub-Par Acquisition of Topgolf

The deal values Topgolf at $1.1 billion, roughly half of what Callaway paid for the entertainment brand in 2020.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin HODL’ers Unfazed by New Bottom

Bitcoin has entered “death cross” territory, meaning its 50-day moving average has fallen below its 200-day moving average.

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Artificial Intelligence

With Gemini 3, Google Gains Ground on OpenAI

Executives are touting Gemini 3, which comes eight months after the chatbot’s 2.5 model, as a “massive jump” for AI.

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ETF Upside

What Dimensional’s Dual-Share-Class Approval Means for Advisors

This week’s SEC decision may be one of the most significant since the ETF Rule in 2019.

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CIO Upside

Shrinking IT Teams Increasingly Rely on AI Helpers

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By 2030, Gartner projects that 25% of IT work will be done solely by AI; the remaining 75% will be done by humans, but augmented by AI.

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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

Banking

Goldman May Feast on Biggest Piece of M&A Pie in Nearly a Quarter Century

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Goldman Sachs’ share price, up 35% so far year-to-date, set a record high closing price of $838.97 last week.

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