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Hedge Funds

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

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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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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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Indicators

US Manufacturing Activity Grinds to 14-Month Low

US factory activity contracted for the tenth straight month in December, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management survey.

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Energy

Markets Shrug Off Shift in Venezuelan Oil Industry’s Prospects

Venezuela’s 303 billion barrels worth of oil reserves are estimated to be about a fifth of the world’s total.

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Advisor Upside

Caroline Crenshaw’s SEC Exit Leaves Behind an All-Republican Commission

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ETF Upside

Proposed ETF from VegaShares Bets on 4X Leveraged Funds

Vega Capital Partners filed for 16 highly leveraged ETFs not long after the SEC told other issuers that such products wouldn’t fly.

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Advisor Upside

International Equities Performed Last Year. But What About 2026?

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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

Why This ETF Can’t List on Major Exchanges

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Tuttle’s GRFT fund aims to capitalize on the links between power and profit in government but was turned away by all the major US exchanges.

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