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Economics

The Biggest Risk to a Soft Landing Might Just Be Jerome Powell

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Nearly 40% of 32 economists cited a “monetary policy mistake” as the “greatest downside risk to the U.S. economy over the next 12 months.”

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Patent Drop

Honda Wireless EV Charging Patent Highlights ‘Range Anxiety’ as Adoption Barrier

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Charging infrastructure remains one of the biggest hurdles for widespread EV adoption.

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Patent Drop

Zoom Engagement Analysis Patent Could Walk Privacy Line

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Zoom’s recent patent wants to make sure you’re participating in sales calls.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Wants to Solve Inaccuracy, Hallucination in AI Models

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hallucination in AI is a pervasive, core issue that might not be easily solvable.

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Media & Entertainment

Is Amazon Finally Breaking into the News Industry?

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The e-commerce and media titan is in talks with veteran TV news anchor Brian Williams to host an election night special, Variety reported.

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Healthcare

Controversial CEO of Bankrupt Steward Health Care to Resign

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Dallas-based Steward Health Care is may just well be the poster child for private equity investment in healthcare gone wrong.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI is Passing the First Stage of its Antitrust Era

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It’s not a hallucination: Artificial intelligence companies have actually managed to placate at least one national regulator.

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International Economics

The Rise of India’s Reckless Retail Investors

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Regulators worry that undisciplined and inexperienced investors are taking on way too much risk in the country’s overheated stock markets.

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Real Estate

Zillow Adds Climate Risks to Home Listings

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Zillow will be adding climate risk scores and insurance information to for-sale listings on its online marketplace.

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Finance

Citigroup and Apollo Strike $25 Billion Partnership in White-Hot Private Credit Market

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Citigroup and asset management giant Apollo Global announced an alliance to source $25 billion worth of deals in the next half-decade.

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Energy

Saudi Arabia Gives Up Trying to Drive Oil Higher

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Saudi Arabia, the biggest and most influential member of OPEC, is abandoning its goal of driving the price of an oil barrel up to $100.

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Patent Drop

Meta Could Face Cost Obstacles in AR Glasses Goals

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Though artificial reality took center stage at Meta Connect, the company faces headwinds in making AR glasses an everyday reality.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

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Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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Patent Drop

Google Social Media Patents Add to YouTube’s AI Upgrade

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The filings add to Google’s larger bid to build AI into YouTube’s offerings, though AI could present risks in this context.

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Advisor Upside

Behind the SEC’s WhatsApp Crackdown

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The SEC has dished out more than $3 billion in fines regarding off-channel communications, with another 11 firms getting dinged this week.

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Advisor Upside

Active ETFs Surge Among Advisors

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Roughly 30% of portfolios had exposure to active ETFs in the second quarter, up from just 13% in 2022, Fidelity reported.

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Advisor Upside

Sinking Fees Are Creating ‘Leaky Boats’ for Asset Managers

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Roughly $180 billion in assets flowed out of more expensive equity funds in the first half of the year.

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Investments

Masimo CEO Resigns Days After Proxy Battle Ejected Him From Board

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Masimo CEO Joe Kiani stepped down following a two-year skirmish with an activist investor that ejected him from his own board.

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Big Tech

Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

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Google filed a formal complaint with the European Union, saying that Microsoft abuses its market dominance as a software maker.

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International Economics

Rate Cuts Are Making an Impact, OECD Says

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The OECD upgraded its outlook for global economic growth, noting slowing inflation, central bank rate cuts, and falling energy prices.

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Advisor Upside

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

How Financial Planning Can Help Treat the ‘Financial Toxicity’ of Cancer

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Why Is the Job Market so Tough for Younger Workers?

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More Adult Children Are Supporting Their Parents. It May Cost Them in Retirement

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