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Finance

Investors Hope the Santa Rally Is Hitching Up Its Reindeer

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The S&P 500 has posted an average gain of 1.3% during this seven-day December-to-January period since 1950

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Artificial Intelligence

Vibe Coding Startup Lovable’s Valuation Triples to $6.6 Billion

After launching in November 2024, the company had reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just eight months.

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Electric Vehicles

Wall Street Gets Charged Up on Rivian Despite Short-Circuiting EV Market

The increased price targets came just a week after Rivian announced it had developed its own artificial intelligence chip.

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Finance

Women Will Soon Control More Money Than Ever. Is Wall Street Ready?

Women are the big winners in the great wealth transfer, and the status quo isn’t what they want from wealth managers.

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Consumer

Cannabusiness Prospects Light Up as White House Reclassifies Marijuana

President Trump’s executive order changing the classification of marijuana could lower taxes for some businesses and prompt new research.

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Consumer

Elliott Takes $1 Billion Stake in Lululemon, Swaying CEO Search

Activist fund Elliott Management has built up a $1 billion stake in once-swaggering Lululemon and is working to influence its CEO search.

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Indicators

Upbeat FedEx Forecast Makes Holiday Sales Prospects Jollier

Revenue and profit growth at shipping giant FedEx bode well for the company’s overhaul efforts and the critical holiday sales season.

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Advisor Upside

Schwab Scraps its Premium Robo Advisor Platform

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Low profit margins and scalability likely contributed to Schwab’s decision to close its premium robo tier.

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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

Artificial Intelligence

Child Protection, National Security Lead Proposed AI Laws from Andreesen Horowitz

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week pressuring states to drop efforts to regulate AI on their own.

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