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Geopolitics

Xi Celebrates Belt and Road Initiative with Putin as the West Tunes Out

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Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit this week in Beijing touting his signature diplomatic initiative: the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Media & Entertainment

NBA Gears Up For Major Media Contract Negotiations

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The National Basketball Association is on a full-court press to secure its next round of broadcast rights.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s Digital Car Key Patent Hints at Additions to the Walled Garden

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Apple never wants you to lose your keys again. The company filed two patents for digital car key pairing.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

A War of Words Erupts Between Milley and Trump Over China

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The release of “Peril” led to an extended war of words between U.S. Army General Mark Milley and former U.S. president Donald Trump.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Israel-Hamas Conflict Challenges Global Power Balance

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Why war may be a windfall for America’s major political rivals.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

The Fatalist U.S Consumer

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Americans are going to shop until they drop – Inflation and interest rates are up, the labor market is cooling, the pumpkins are out and the Halloween Federal Reserve meeting is nigh.

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Banking

Goldman Sachs Sees Profits Plummets Amid Consumer Pivot

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Goldman Sachs saw its profits slump 33% in its latest quarter, as the bank continues retreating from the consumer banking sector.

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Policy & Power

Mexico Reviving Transcoastal Railway to Capitalize on Dry Panama Canal

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The renovated line would span Mexico’s two coasts, providing a new artery through which international freight can flow.

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Industries

Choice Hotels Puts an $8 Billion Merger Squeeze on Wyndham

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Choice Hotels International went public on Tuesday with a nearly $8 billion hostile bid to acquire Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.

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Personal Finance

Hiring Slowdowns Have MBA Grads Scrambling for a Plan B

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With economic uncertainty looming over the finance industry, a handful of the most popular firms have cut back their MBA hiring efforts.

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Social Media

Twitter Seeks Out Political Advertisers

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Twitter (or X, pick your poison) is aggressively courting political ads on its platform.

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Healthcare

Corporate America is Fretting the Rising Costs of Employee Healthcare

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Health insurance costs are expected to surge by as much as 6.5% next year, according to a recent survey from consulting firm Mercer.

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Patent Drop

Meta Patents Aim to Read Brain and Body signals

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Meta’s patents highlight a recent consumer tech trend: Tech firms are testing the boundaries of just how close they can get to users.

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Finance

Carl Icahn’s Big Bet Against Shopping Malls Hasn’t Exactly Worked Out

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Wall Street legend Carl Icahn bet big and — so far — has lost big on a wager against US shopping malls by way of a risky derivative strategy.

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Electric Vehicles

EV Makers Still Waiting for Their Cars To Be the Next Big Thing

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People are buying EVs, just not at the hyper-pace most automakers were hoping would be here by now, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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Indicators

Recession Increasingly Unlikely, WSJ Economist Survey Finds

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In The Wall Street Journal’s quarterly survey of economists respondents pegged the chance of a recession in the next year at just 48%.

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Patent Drop

Humane’s AI Pin Could Authenticate With Your Heartbeat

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The filing provides a peek at Humane’s debut device ahead of its reveal in mid-November.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Tech Could Let AI Skip Training

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Google may have found a shortcut to develop chatbots. The tech could prove lucrative in helping enterprises integrate their own AI.

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Media & Entertainment

The Show’s Over: Is Hollywood Moving Past Peak-TV?

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A scale back in production was inevitable to achieve positive cash flow. But can Hollywood’s streaming era survive with fewer new TV shows?

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

SBF’s Adventures in Wonderland

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Experts weigh in on how the crypto king, Sam Bankman-Fried, got lost in the casino.

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Advisor Upside

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

OpenAI Teams Up With Amazon for Even More Computing Power

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Kimberly-Clark Takeover Offers $48 Billion of Pain Relief to Tylenol-Maker Kenvue

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Unease About Warren Buffett’s Retirement Overshadows Berkshire Earnings Beat

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