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Technology

Verizon Hooks Up With AST SpaceMobile For Space-Based Cell Coverage

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Verizon and AST first announced a partnership last year, with the telco agreeing to invest $100 million in the satellite operator.

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Advisor Upside

What Will It Take to Actually Get Alts in More Portfolios?

The key to greater acceptance may be using them in more traditional products, like mutual funds and ETFs.

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Inflation & Prices

Bummed Consumers Predict Shrinking Labor Market, Spiking Inflation

Whatever they say, consumers’ actual spending has remained rock solid, even if sentiment is yet to return to prepandemic levels.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Steers Toward Mass Market … Sort Of

The new Model Y, dubbed the Model Y Standard, essentially fills the void of the expired tax credit with a starting price of $39,990.

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ETF Upside

Gold ETFs Shine as Price Hits $4,000

Investors have been piling into gold ETFs amid uncertainty exacerbated by the government shutdown and the dollar’s declining status.

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Banking

Fifth Third Targets Top 10 Bank Ranking with Comerica Takeover

The long lull in regional banking consolidation ever since Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse appears to be ending.

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ETF Upside

From 2x To 3x: Behind the Rise of Leveraged Single-Stock ETFs

A slew of 3x leveraged single-stock ETF filings highlights issuer appetite for increasingly risky strategies.

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Advisor Upside

Stocks Hit Record Highs Every Three Days on Average in Q3

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Advisors and clients haven’t been chasing returns, though, instead smartly choosing to stay diversified.

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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

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Chases Retail Revenue with One-Stop Shopping

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As AI platforms take the place of search engines, a move into shopping could further upend the established tech order.

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