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Why Goldman Sachs Jumped Back into Lead Market Making

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Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has emerged as the lead market maker of the $34 million Capital Group US Large Growth ETF.

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ETF Upside

Are Faith-Based ETFs the Answer to Clients’ Prayers?

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The faith-based ETF segment focuses less on generating alpha and more on adhering to religious principles and values.

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Advisor Upside

New Stablecoin Bills Are Normalizing Crypto for Advisors

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Experts said the GENIUS Act, signed into law this month, will make advisors more confident about getting into digital currencies.

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Advisor Upside

AI Set to Play More of a Role in Investment Selection

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Many advisors see AI as a big influencer in their jobs in the future, and one researcher expects the technology to be acting as a fiduciary in a few years.

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Advisor Upside

Maintaining Client Relationships During Off-Hours

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The growing expectation that clients should be able to get in touch with their advisors at a moment’s notice can disrupt vacations.

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International Economics

Trump’s ‘Biggest Deal Ever’ With EU Prompts Yawn From Wall Street

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The deal sets 15% baseline tariffs on EU goods and commits the bloc to buy billions of dollars worth of US energy and defense products.

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Consumer

Is Nike Pulling Off Its Comeback Plan?

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In its fiscal year 2025 earnings call, the company said it projects new tariffs will saddle it with $1 billion in additional costs this year.

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Electric Vehicles

Can Tesla and Samsung Find Salvation in Each Other?

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For Samsung, it’s a chance to finally carve out some foundry industry market share from rival chipmaker TSMC.

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CIO Upside

Google Patent Straightens Out AI Training Data

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Cloud computing and AI are massive parts of Google’s business.

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CIO Upside

White House Deregulation of AI Creates Fresh Pitfalls for Businesses

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‘Part of the challenge is that (the executive orders) fundamentally misunderstand how the technology works’

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CIO Upside

Microsoft SharePoint Attacks Show Weaknesses of On-Prem Storage vs. Cloud

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‘Given enough of an attack surface … it is going to be attacked’

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Real Estate

US Housing Market Mired in the Mud

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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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Electric Vehicles

‘Flying Car’ Industry Taxis Toward Takeoff

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A US-based startup, backed by Japan’s Toyota, and a freshly capitalized initiative in China could make flying cars a full reality next year.

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Policy & Power

Defense Earnings Highlight Peril, Payoff of Contracting

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A slew of quarterly reports last week showed, even with analysts flashing buy recommendations, the defense sector is a sensitive one.

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ETF Upside

What Coca-Cola’s New Sugar-Cane Coke Means for a Sugar ETF

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The world’s leading beverage company plans to add a cane-sugar version of its namesake beverage in the US.

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ETF Upside

Why the SEC Keeps Putting Off Diversified Crypto ETFs

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The agency this week delayed approving Bitwise’s ETF conversion, a sign of hesitancy despite a crypto-friendly government.

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ETF Upside

Faith-Based Firm Led by Bob Doll Adds First ETFs

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Crossmark, which provides similar values-screening strategies in SMAs, is applying them to a pair of ETFs.

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Blockchain

Stablecoins Are Here to Stay. Who Stands to Gain From Them?

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Companies that have been waiting on the crypto sidelines are likely about to jump in the game following the passage of the GENIUS Act.

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Advisor Upside

Women Stand to Inherit Trillions of Dollars. They’re Still Underserved

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Targeted marketing and tailored communication can build loyalty.

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Big Tech

Google Search Weathers AI Storm — For Now

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The cannibalization of traditional search by AI chatbots is difficult to quantify, though by all accounts AI is already taking some nibbles.

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Can the S&P 500 Sustain a #HotStockSummer?

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UnitedHealth Provides Painful 2025 Prognosis Amid Spiraling Treatment Costs

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Boeing Touts Turnaround Year as Embattled Aerospace Giant Cuts Costs

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