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Consumer

Butterball Battle Begins for Retailers Rolling Out Holiday Deals

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Target on Wednesday said its meal kit for four will cost less than $20 this year before tax, or about $5 a person.

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Banking

Morgan Stanley Jumps on Private Market Research Bandwagon

There are more than 1,500 active unicorns that have raised roughly $1 trillion in venture capital funding, according to PitchBook data.

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ETF Upside

Some Drone ETFs Are Soaring. Here’s What to Know

Issuers are betting that advisors could benefit from exposure to a narrow slice of the aerospace defense industry.

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Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT to Help PitchBook Subscribers Delve into Startups’ Financial Data

As startups choose to stay private even as their valuations reach eye-popping levels, investors want a peek behind the private-market curtain.

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ETF Upside

ETF Launches Are Outpacing Closures. Can the Momentum Last?

Roughly the same number of ETFs closed in the first half of 2024 and 2025, even as new product launches pick up speed.

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Finance

Visa, Mastercard Swipe Right on Fee Settlement. Will a Court Sign Off?

In 2024, the swipe fees generated $83 billion in payments from merchants to card issuers, according to trade publication Nilson Report.

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Finance

Retiring Warren Buffett Pledges to Keep Betting on Berkshire Hathaway

At the end of the year, the legendary investor will hand the top job at the holdings giant he’s led for six decades to Greg Abel.

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Advisor Upside

Behind Schwab’s $660M Deal for Private Asset Marketplace Forge

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Investors have bought and sold more than $17 billion in private company shares using the platform.

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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

International Economics

China Reopening to US Soybean Imports

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China stopped buying US soybeans altogether in May, two months after suspending the import licenses of US-based CHS Inc.

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ETF Upside

State Street Renames Dozens of ETFs Ahead of 401(k) Play

The company, which is planning to add mutual fund share classes to some of its ETFs, recently rebranded and put the State Street name on many ETFs while taking SPDR off of some.

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Economics

US Tariffs Chew a Hole in Retailers’ (and Shoppers’) Christmas Stockings

The US has basically imposed tariffs on Christmas this year: Trees, ornaments and even gifts. Now, both shoppers and sellers feel Grinchy.

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ETF Upside

Millennial Investors Plan to Beat the Market with ETFs

More than half of millennial ETF investors told Schwab that they can and will outperform boring old index funds.

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