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Real Estate

What Does Mamdani’s Primary Win Mean for New York Real Estate?

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To say housing is the defining issue in current New York City politics is likely a massive understatement.

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Blockchain

Kraken Launches Crypto’s Attempt at a Venmo-Killer

Anyone who’s had to split a check with new hostel friends knows rivals Venmo and Zelle only support payments between US users.

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Advisor Upside

Succession Planning Vacuum Risks Alienating RIA Clients, Next-Gen Leaders

Just 6% of advisors nearing retirement have a fully documented succession plan, raising the risk that their businesses will lose clients and struggle to find leaders.

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Social Media

Bumble Swipes Left on a Third of Its Workforce

Bumble and Match both reported annual declines in revenue and the number of paying daters using their apps in 2025’s first quarter

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Advisor Upside

Family Offices Explore Private Credit as Private Equity Returns Stall

Economic uncertainty and rising geopolitical tensions have family offices becoming more selective with their allocations, per BlackRock.

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Energy

Shell Dismisses BP Takeover Talks as Mere ‘Speculation’

A megamerger of this sort would vault Shell’s market cap closer to ExxonMobil’s $468 billion and likely beyond Chevron’s $248 billion.

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Economics

Jerome Powell is Finally Getting Specific

Simply put, Powell says he needs to wait and see June and July price data to know just how impactful and inflationary tariffs have been.

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CIO Upside

Amazon Patent May Stabilize Quantum Computers

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The stability of qubits has long posed a barrier to scaling quantum computers.

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Healthcare

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Treatment Wins First of Its Kind FDA Blessing to Treat Lung Cancer

Like many other major pharmaceutical companies, AstraZeneca is facing a series of patent cliffs for key treatments in its portfoilio.

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Industries

Carnival Cruises Past Market Expectations in Boon for Shares

The choppy waters predicted for the cruise industry this year were based on the very real risks of trade wars and real wars.

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ETF Upside

An ETF for the Buy Now, Pay Later Market

The buy now, pay later business has a stigma that could hold back a proposed ETF focused on the market, one observer noted.

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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

The Rise of the Buffer ETF

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Assets under management in defined outcome ETFs are expected to top $650 billion by 2030, according to BlackRock data.

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ETF Upside

RFG’s Bluemonte Jumps Into ETFs

The RIA’s investment manager recently launched a suite of nine products across a range of asset classes.

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Advisor Upside

Social Security Insolvency Looming Closer Than Expected

The Social Security trust funds will only be able to pay out 77% of benefits by 2034, a new report from the administration found.

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International Economics

Markets Stay Relatively Calm as Fragile Ceasefire Deal Follows Missile Strikes

While the headlines screamed conflict, maneuvers by the US on Monday signaled to markets that the prevailing mood was one of compromise.

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