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Healthcare

Pfizer’s Drug Price Deal with White House Gives Big Pharma a Booster Shot

A 2024 RAND study found that US drug prices are 278% higher than in 33 other developed countries in the OECD.

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ETF Upside

Dual Share Classes Are Coming Soon. Now, What?

ETF share classes of mutual funds (and the other way around) are so close, yet so very far away, as fund boards have a lot of work ahead.

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Media & Entertainment

EA’s $55 Billion Buyout Sets New ‘Going Private’ High Score

The gaming industry boomed during the pandemic, but its rapid growth didn’t continue once consumers could go outside and touch grass.

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Markets

Wall Street Braces for Government Shutdown Chaos

Fitting for 2025, a government shutdown is all but guaranteed to deliver even more uncertainty into the macroeconomic mix.

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Advisor Upside

SEC Ready to Let Fund Shops Explore Their Dual Share-Class Natures

ETF share classes of mutual funds (and vice versa) could be approved in just two weeks, according to an agency notice posted Monday.

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Energy

Is Nuclear Startup Oklo Losing (Market) Power?

One of the year’s hottest stocks, Oklo, shed a fifth of its value amid an insider selloff, prompting Goldman Sachs to caution investors.

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Advisor Upside

XYPN’s Michael Kitces and Alan Moore on the Independent Advisor Boom

Between 2019 and 2025, XYPN firms saw client bases grow an average 25% per year.

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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

Is Vanguard Coming Around to Crypto ETFs?

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The company is reportedly considering adding third-party products to its brokerage,, but Vanguard said it hasn’t made any decisions.

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