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Markets

Berkshire Slips Amid Concern Retiring CEO May Take “Buffett Premium” With Him

The ‘Warren Buffett premium’ at Berkshire Hathaway is melting faster than a forgotten Dilly Bar in the wake of its CEO’s retirement plans.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Careens Toward Messy Divorce From Microsoft

Relations between Microsoft and its financially and technologically intertwined partner OpenAI are on the rocks.

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Markets

SPAC Comeback Draws Renewed Interest from Wall Street

According to SPACInsider data, there have been 58 SPAC offerings so far this year, one more than the total in all of 2024.

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Semiconductors

Magnificent 7 May Need to Make Room for Broadcom

Broadcom joined the trillion-dollar club late last year, and its market cap has only continued to climb since.

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Real Estate

New Home Construction Sinks to Lowest Point Since Pandemic

It may well be another indicator that the market is finally tipping in buyers’ favor, as the construction industry faces major headwinds.

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Advisor Upside

What the GENIUS Act Means for Stablecoins and Advisors

The bill would require tokens to be backed by liquid assets including the US dollar and short-term Treasury bills.

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CIO Upside

IBM Patent Seeks to Help AI Models ‘Unlearn’

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Enterprises are still grappling with balancing innovation and risk as the AI race rages on.

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Advisor Upside

Why UBS Is the Only Wirehouse to Allow Podcasting

For years, Mitch Slater urged UBS to let its advisors launch their own shows. Now, more than 50 advisors have them.

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Artificial Intelligence

Musk’s xAI Holds Talks for Another Massive Fundraising Round

To catch up in the AI race, Elon Musk’s xAI is going to have to burn some proverbial rubber — and lots and lots of literal cash.

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Advisor Upside

How Advisors Can Avoid Becoming Over-Reliant on AI

Even for grunt work tasks, unchecked AI use can wind up hurting relationships.

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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

BlackRock Dumps 14 Funds, Many Being Sustainable Products

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The asset manager disclosed that it will close and liquidate the mutual funds and ETFs, including the BlackRock Impact Mortgage Fund.

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