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Economics

Bottom Line Undercuts Hot Quarter for Top-Line US GDP

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Economists anticipated a 2.5% rate, so the better-than-expected top line figure was obviously cause for celebration, right?

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M&A

Palo Alto Networks Broadens Cybersecurity Consolidation With $25B Deal

With CyberArk, Palo Alto enters into the “identity security” market, now at an “inflection point” due to the rise of agentic AI.

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Advisor Upside

Women Advisors Now Make Up 24% of Workforce. There’s a Long Way to Go

The industry is far from parity, but progress has been made over the past decade.

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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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Healthcare

UnitedHealth Provides Painful 2025 Prognosis Amid Spiraling Treatment Costs

Staffing shortages, rising prescription drug use, and costly new therapies have driven inflation in the medical sector.

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Finance

Can the S&P 500 Sustain a #HotStockSummer?

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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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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ETF Upside

Why Goldman Sachs Jumped Back into Lead Market Making

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Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has emerged as the lead market maker of the $34 million Capital Group US Large Growth ETF.

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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

Advisor Upside

AI Set to Play More of a Role in Investment Selection

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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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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

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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