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International Economics

Washington Trade Talks With Beijing Drive S&P 500 Toward Record High

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The on-off dynamic of the US-China economic relationship so far this year would make the writing rooms of most soap operas blush.

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Big Tech

Apple Still Won’t Ride the AI Hype Train

At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple announced a slew of incremental updates to its AI offerings.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Go Risk-On Heading Into 2H

It’s been a sweet-and-sour first half for the markets, but advisors expect the second half to be a whole lot tastier.

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Consumer

Consumer Goods Giants Slim Down to Spur Growth

Scale for scale’s sake appears to have become passé, with conglomerates jockeying for market share with a more focused brand identity.

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Banking

Wall Street’s Elite Get Serious About Debt Alarmism

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink sounded off last week about higher deficit spending in the US.

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Personal Finance

Ripped Job Market Swipes Left on New Grads

For the first time in decades, recent college grads have a higher unemployment rate than the rest of the economy.

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ETF Upside

Asset Managers Aren’t Playing the Dual Share Class Waiting Game

One firm is converting a $12 billion mutual fund to an ETF, and it isn’t alone in doing so before the SEC approves dual share classes.

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CIO Upside

Which Industries Need AI Skills the Most?

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Finding a jack of all trades is difficult in AI.

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ETF Upside

Trump’s Truth Social Files for Bitcoin ETF

The ETF, named after Truth Social, will be managed by Trump’s new fintech, Truth.fi.

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Healthcare

Why Healthcare Gets Hit Hardest With Cyberattacks

Cyber-criminals often see healthcare firms’ shoddy protection as a “pot of gold.”

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ETF Upside

Proxy Warfare

Proxy advisors are accused of being cartels, but shareholder advocates say they side with corporations in nearly all voting recommendations.

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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

JPMorgan Chase Patent Tackles Synthetic Data Bias

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“Biases can significantly impact the equity of machine learning models and their decisions.”

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Media & Entertainment

NBA Finals Kick Off With an Old (Footwear) Friend

An increasing share of NBA endorsement deals has been spread among shoe firms fighting for a piece of Nike’s market share.

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Blockchain

Circle Spirals Upward in $1 Billion IPO

This is Circle’s second attempt at going public, after its reverse SPAC in 2022 sputtered under regulatory scrutiny.

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International Economics

Tariffs Deliver Record Drop in US Trade Deficit

Does the deficit crunch mean the US has won the first big battle of the trade war? Well, that’s a complicated question

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