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M&A

‘Uncertain’ 2025, M&A Deadlock Freeze $1 Trillion in PE Assets

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PwC figures market uncertainty has kept $1 trillion in assets, which normally would have been returned to investors, locked up with private equity…

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ETF Upside

Will AI Give the Free Markets ETF an Edge?

A new ETF from several firms is banking on opportunities for active management amid a deregulatory White House agenda.

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Geopolitics

Cybersecurity Giant Palo Alto Networks Caught Between Opportunity and Maturity

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has much to gain from a splintering geopolitics, but growth is slowing at its business matures.

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Economics

Is US Economic Data Getting Shakier?

Staffing shortages, shrinking funding and decades of declining survey responses are testing an agency responsible for vital US economic data.

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Markets

Berkshire Slips Amid Concern Retiring CEO May Take “Buffett Premium” With Him

The ‘Warren Buffett premium’ at Berkshire Hathaway is melting faster than a forgotten Dilly Bar in the wake of its CEO’s retirement plans.

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Industries

Drones Steal the Paris Air Show

A record number of drones are on display at the world’s largest aerospace event in Paris this week, marking a major industry milestone.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Careens Toward Messy Divorce From Microsoft

Relations between Microsoft and its financially and technologically intertwined partner OpenAI are on the rocks.

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CIO Upside

Why is the Quantum Race Moving Faster?

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“I don’t think we can think of this as business as usual.”

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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

CIO Upside

Finance Departments Struggle to Balance AI Adoption Risks With Rewards

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Figuring out where to keep a human in the loop is critical for safe deployment.

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Advisor Upside

What the GENIUS Act Means for Stablecoins and Advisors

The bill would require tokens to be backed by liquid assets including the US dollar and short-term Treasury bills.

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Artificial Intelligence

Musk’s xAI Holds Talks for Another Massive Fundraising Round

To catch up in the AI race, Elon Musk’s xAI is going to have to burn some proverbial rubber — and lots and lots of literal cash.

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Advisor Upside

Why UBS Is the Only Wirehouse to Allow Podcasting

For years, Mitch Slater urged UBS to let its advisors launch their own shows. Now, more than 50 advisors have them.

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