Nothing Beats a Holiday. - The Daily Upside

Today’s Upside

JUST FOR FUN

Nothing Beats a Holiday.

@e.mil139
🚨🛝🚨
♬ Jet2 Advert – ✈️A7-BBH | MAN 🇬🇧

@ua.kh1
♬ original sound – $$11$$

Recent News

Blockchain

Stablecoins Are Here to Stay. Who Stands to Gain From Them?

Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside, Photos by Hammad Khan via iStock and Chris Kleponis/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Companies that have been waiting on the crypto sidelines are likely about to jump in the game following the passage of the GENIUS Act.

4 min read

Photo via Jen Golbeck/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Policy & Power

Defense Earnings Highlight Peril, Payoff of Contracting

A slew of quarterly reports last week showed, even with analysts flashing buy recommendations, the defense sector is a sensitive one.

2 min read
Photo by Elena Leya via Unsplash

ETF Upside

What Coca-Cola’s New Sugar-Cane Coke Means for a Sugar ETF

The world’s leading beverage company plans to add a cane-sugar version of its namesake beverage in the US.

2 min read
Photo illustration by Connor Lin / The Daily Upside, Photos by Cherezoff and Ljupco via iStock

Advisor Upside

Women Stand to Inherit Trillions of Dollars. They’re Still Underserved

Targeted marketing and tailored communication can build loyalty.

4 min read
Photo by Jake Hough via Unsplash

Industries

American, Delta Take Opposite Sides of AI Pricing Debate

In its earnings call earlier this month, Delta said that around 3% of domestic tickets sold this year have been priced by the AI tech.

2 min read
Photo by Cody Otto via Unsplash

M&A

Watch Your Freight: Railroad Giants Talk $200 Billion Merger

A merger between Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific would create a coast-to-coast rail operator, something that doesn’t exist in the US.

2 min read
Photo by JHVEPhoto via iStock

Big Tech

Google Search Weathers AI Storm — For Now

The cannibalization of traditional search by AI chatbots is difficult to quantify, though by all accounts AI is already taking some nibbles.

2 min read

CIO Upside

What Businesses Should Consider Before Using Off-the-Shelf AI

Photo by Jonathan Kemper via Unsplash

‘The ability to scrape information … is way more advanced than people realize’

2 min read

Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

CIO Upside

How to Avoid Hiring a North Korean Spy as a ‘Remote Employee’

Photo by Wesley Tingey via Unsplash

‘We advertised for a remote employee … several North Korean fake employees responded’

2 min read

Newscom TagID: ibpremiumfour154990.jpg/Photo via Newscom

Industrials

Gates-Backed ‘Green Steel’ Startup Clears Key Milestone

Heavy industrials remain one of the most significant drivers of greenhouse gas emissions, and also one of the toughest to eliminate.

2 min read
Photo via Thomas Fuller/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Markets

Fine Print: ETFs Born in Banner Year May Lack Staying Power

Issuers are pumping out funds to meet investor demand, but there’s a growing risk that many of the new ETFs will have short shelf lives.

2 min read
Photo via imageBROKER/dad fotos/Newscom

Electric Vehicles

Crowded by EV Rivals, Tesla Preps For Critical Earnings Report

For what feels like the third or fourth time in a row, Tesla is gearing up for what may be the most important earnings call in its history.

2 min read

Sign Up for The Daily Upside to Unlock This Article

Sharp news & analysis on finance, economics, and investing.