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Semiconductors

TSMC Shrugs Off Shrinking Chinese Market Share

The company still makes more than 90% of the world’s most advanced AI chips and is a leading supplier for nearly every major tech firm.

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Finance

Schwab’s Record Revenue Showcases Wall Street Bonanza From Trade Tumult, AI Revolution

Over one million brokerage accounts have now been opened with Charles Schwab for four consecutive quarters.

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Enterprise AI

Why Customer Service Needs Less Emotionally Savvy AI

A little human emotion is good for your company’s customer-facing tech. Too much can make it susceptible to manipulation.

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Inflation & Prices

Fed’s Beige Book Buoys Rate-Cut Hopes Amid Economic Data Blackout

The report cautions tariffs are driving inflation higher and says companies are grappling with whether to pass the costs to consumers.

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Industries

Latest Trade War Salvo Gives Farming Giant ADM a More Valuable Cash Crop

Shares of the crop trading and processing giant soared as POTUS threatened “retribution” over China’s de facto US soybean embargo

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Big Tech

Apple Amps Up China Ops Despite Trade Tensions

The announcement comes months after Apple said it’d invest $100 billion in US factories as part of its “American Manufacturing Program.”

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Advisor Upside

Wealth and Asset Units for BlackRock, Goldman and More Shine in Q3

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Pretty much all of Wall Street reported another quarter of stellar earnings this week.

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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

ETF Upside

Morgan Stanley Opens Up to Crypto ETFs. Who’s Next?

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As regulators have warmed up to crypto and assets have poured into ETFs, advisors who ignore the trend risk losing clients, proponents said.

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