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Real Estate

Trump Seeks to Lock Corporate America Out of Local Housing Markets

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For prospective buyers, this could lead to not having to go up against, say, Blackstone, when you put in a bid for a home.

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Advisor Upside

Goldman, BNY Pershing Break into the Client Referral Game

The companies will match advisors with retail clients and compete with similar programs from Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

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ETF Upside

Morgan Stanley Wades Into Crowded Bitcoin Market

The company’s crypto exchange-traded product push might be more about the tech than the individual products, one observer said.

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Banking

Morgan Stanley Pushes Past Crypto Blues to Build its First Bitcoin ETF

Bitcoin ETFs just notched $697 million worth of inflows on Monday, their biggest gain since early October.

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Semiconductors

Does Anyone Care About Nvidia’s CES Breakthroughs?

The official unveiling of Nvidia’s new chip architecture, dubbed the Vera Rubin, wasn’t expected until later this spring.

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Hedge Funds

Activist Elliott’s Citgo Deal May Deliver a Windfall in Wake of Maduro’s Ouster

Since the 1980s, Citgo Petroleum has operated as the US-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company.

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ETF Upside

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Takes Best-Performing Issuer of 2025

Actively managed funds have the potential for outsized returns, but timing is everything. ARK ETFs did well.

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Artificial Intelligence

Lyte Leaves Stealth Mode to Help AI Robots Tackle Household Chores

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Artificial intelligence-powered bots’ big presence at CES belies the tech industry’s expectations to turn a profit on them.

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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

International Equities Performed Last Year. But What About 2026?

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