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Investments

Payments Giant Swift Guards Speed Record With a Bet on Blockchain

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Payments firm Swift is building a blockchain to enable instant global transactions, with more than two dozen financial institutions helping create the digital ledger.

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Markets

Relaxed Rules Poised to Expand Day Trading for Retail Investors

A US regulator last week cleared the path for more retail investors to participate in day trading by dropping barriers put up in 2001.

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Investments

Buffett’s Berkshire’s Short Term Interest Rate Path Differs From Megarich Peers

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway’s investment strategy faces a cash conundrum with interest rates poised for a cut.

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Markets

Trump Says Wall Street Should Ditch Quarterly Earnings: What Would That Mean?

President Trump wants to end mandated quarterly financial reports for publicly traded companies. Odds are his dream comes true.

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Investments

Private Equity, Crypto Get Ready to Spice Up 401(k)s

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President Trump signed an order to open up cryptocurrency and private equity to 401(k) plans, but there’s no guarantee they come rolling in.

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Real Estate

US Housing Market Mired in the Mud

While June typically marks the hottest point of the year for home sales, last month instead saw a decline as prices rose to a record high.

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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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Finance

BlackRock’s Virtual Investment Analyst ‘Asimov’ Ushers in AI Era on Wall Street

BlackRock rolled out an AI research platform called Asimov, escalating the intelligence and analysis arms race on Wall Street.

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Cryptocurrency

Act of GENIUS or Blockheaded Bill? Congress Considers Stablecoins

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The Senate is set to vote this week on a bill that would introduce the first-ever regulatory framework for stablecoins.

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Advisor Upside

ETFs Unfazed by Market Volatility

The vehicles have seen $427 billion in inflows, outpacing the roughly $301 billion from last year, per Morningstar.

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Investments

Glass Lewis, ISS Grapple With Renewed Risk to Influencer Status

ISS, Glass Lewis face criticism from an oil giant engaged in a bitter proxy fight just as Congress renews scrutiny of advisory firms.

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Investments

Retirement-Platform Giant Turns On Private Markets Tap

Retirement plan provider Empower is making private market investments available to participants with help from some Wall Street titans.

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ETF Upside

Alt-Rock Generation Vibes With Alternative ETFs

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Millennials and advisors are leaning into nontraditional investments that help diversify their portfolios.

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ETF Upside

Firms Keep Cranking Out Active ETFs

Invesco recently added several active ETFs to its product lineup, and PGIM is among those prepping a few more.

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ETF Upside

Goldman Sachs Shifts ETF Accelerator Platform to Tidal

The platform’s business includes two trusts that house $5 billion worth of ETFs.

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International Economics

Optimism Overpowers Market Uncertainty Following US-China Trade Thaw

The US and China shocked the world in announcing a 90 day trade truce, turning weeks of uncertainty into a day of optimism.

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