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Inflation & Prices

Fed’s ‘Goldilocks’ Economic Strategy Disintegrating amid Hormuz Strikes

Markets are pricing in practically no chance of a rate cut when officials meet later this month, according to the CME Fedwatch.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon-Perplexity Lawsuit Heralds Start of Shop-Bot Wars

This week, Amazeon scored a court order against Perplexity to ban, for now, the AI startup’s agents from shopping on its e-commerce platform.

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Retirement Upside

Why More Medicare Advantage Plans Are Trimming Benefits

After years of aggressive expansion, many Medicare Advantage plans are recalibrating popular extras and changing costs.

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Thrivent to Hire 600 Advisors for Second Straight Year

The hiring push comes amid rapid expansion of the independent RIA channel and an approaching advisor shortage driven by retirements.

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