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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Check Your Mental Health Using AI

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Microsoft’s patent for a computerized wellness check walks a fine line between privacy and convenience.

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Inflation & Prices

Deflation Begins to Hit Durable Goods

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Slowing inflation usually means prices are rising, just not as fast as before. But now there is actual deflation.

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Patent Drop

Intel Goes After Responsible AI with Ethics Index Patent

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Intel’s ethics index aims to call out when people are using AI for the wrong reasons.

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Media & Entertainment

Rock Band Kiss Plans to Join the Avatar Concert Trend

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After 50 years of performing, world-renowned shock rock group Kiss just played its final show, but the members say the show will go on.

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Real Estate

HOA Fees Are Adding to the Housing Affordability Problem

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Prospective homebuyers face limited supply, historically high mortgage rates, plus increasingly high homeowners association fees.

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Big Tech

Meta Files Lawsuit Arguing FTC’s In-House Courts are Unconstitutional

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Meta on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission arguing its in-house trials are unconstitutional.

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Advisor Upside

Billionaires Inherit More Wealth Than They Make

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Newly minted billionaires got more of their money from inheritance than, well, making money, according to UBS.

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Patent Drop

Google May Use Drones to Keep Data Centers Healthy

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Google’s filing emphasizes the importance of continuity of services among cloud providers.

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Patent Drop

Ford Patent Seeks to Keep EV Batteries Running

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Given that EV batteries are a hot commodity, the tech could help cut costs for fleet operators.

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Patent Drop

Amazon is Narrowing the Gap in the AI Race

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The company filed a patent for a way to make AI models easily using pre-built machine learning models.

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Healthcare

Cigna, Humana Eyeing a Merger

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In a bid to scale up against larger rivals, health insurance players Cigna and Humana are reportedly in talks over a possible merger.

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Artificial Intelligence

Stability AI Is Reportedly Shopping Around for a Buyer

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Stability AI, the startup behind AI-powered image-generator Stable Diffusion, is reportedly shopping itself to potential acquirers.

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Autos

GM Sets Out to Soothe Shareholders with Spending Cuts, Dividend Boost

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America’s largest auto manufacturer is trying to regain Wall Street’s favor with buybacks and spending cuts on less promising projects.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Why Wall Street Is Betting On Nikki Haley

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She can beat Biden, but first she has to neutralize Trump.

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Power Corridor

Risk On…Despite Everything?

Interest rates and risk appetite to set the table for 2024…

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

U.S. Holiday Spending Smashes Records, But Cash Crunch Seen Ahead

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Signs are mounting that consumers are finally feeling the pinch.

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Banking

Barclays Wants to Ditch Thousands of its Clients

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Barclays is considering a Marie Kondo approach to its investment banking business, potentially dropping thousands of clients.

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Industrials

Virgin Atlantic Logs First Transatlantic Flight on 100% ‘Sustainable’ Jet Fuel

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On Tuesday, Virgin Atlantic conducted the first transatlantic flight by a commercial airliner fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel.

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Big Tech

Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Plan Gets Hit With Privacy Lawsuit

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Mark Zuckerberg’s newest nemesis, Max Schrems, says Meta’s new pay-for-privacy subscription doesn’t comply with EU laws.

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Finance

Wall Street is Pricing in Interest Rate Cuts

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Increasingly, Wall Street thinks we see rate cuts soon, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis published Monday.

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Advisor Upside

Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

Private Employers Add 42,000 Jobs, Marking First Net Gain Since Summer

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Lovin’ It: Snack Wraps Bring Smiles Back to McDonald’s Investors (and Customers)

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Supreme Court Questions White House Rationale for Tariff Regime

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