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Can the S&P 500 Sustain a #HotStockSummer?

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On Tuesday, the S&P 500 closed down 0.3%, snapping a remarkable streak of six straight closing highs through Monday.

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Industrials

Boeing Touts Turnaround Year as Embattled Aerospace Giant Cuts Costs

The company, mired in too many scandals and setbacks to print, lost nearly $12 billion when all was said and done in 2024.

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ETF Upside

ETF Sales: A Tale of Bitcoin and the S&P 500

BlackRock and Vanguard have raked in cash in very different places, highlighting some of the differences in their ETF customer bases.

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Advisor Upside

AI Set to Play More of a Role in Investment Selection

Many advisors see AI as a big influencer in their jobs in the future, and one researcher expects the technology to be acting as a fiduciary in a few years.

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Electric Vehicles

Can Tesla and Samsung Find Salvation in Each Other?

For Samsung, it’s a chance to finally carve out some foundry industry market share from rival chipmaker TSMC.

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Advisor Upside

Maintaining Client Relationships During Off-Hours

The growing expectation that clients should be able to get in touch with their advisors at a moment’s notice can disrupt vacations.

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Consumer

Is Nike Pulling Off Its Comeback Plan?

In its fiscal year 2025 earnings call, the company said it projects new tariffs will saddle it with $1 billion in additional costs this year.

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International Economics

Trump’s ‘Biggest Deal Ever’ With EU Prompts Yawn From Wall Street

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The deal sets 15% baseline tariffs on EU goods and commits the bloc to buy billions of dollars worth of US energy and defense products.

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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.

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Electric Vehicles

‘Flying Car’ Industry Taxis Toward Takeoff

A US-based startup, backed by Japan’s Toyota, and a freshly capitalized initiative in China could make flying cars a full reality next year.

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Real Estate

US Housing Market Mired in the Mud

While June typically marks the hottest point of the year for home sales, last month instead saw a decline as prices rose to a record high.

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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

CIO Upside

Google Patent Straightens Out AI Training Data

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Cloud computing and AI are massive parts of Google’s business.

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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.

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Blockchain

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

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

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ETF Upside

Why the SEC Keeps Putting Off Diversified Crypto ETFs

The agency this week delayed approving Bitwise’s ETF conversion, a sign of hesitancy despite a crypto-friendly government.

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