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International Economics

Germany Freezes Public Spending After Court Ruling

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Berlin has imposed a freeze on virtually all new federal spending commitments for the rest of the year, or the next 40 days.

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Industrials

Private Jets Belonging to Celebs and Execs Rack Up Years In Flight Time

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Private jets belonging to a group of just 200 celebrities and executives have racked up 11 years’ worth of flight time since 2022.

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Media & Entertainment

Crypto Exchange Bullish Buys Crypto News Site CoinDesk

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CoinDesk was acquired in an all-cash deal by Bullish, a crypto exchange run by former NYSE president Tom Farley.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Buys Back a Piece of Its China Business

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McDonald’s bought out the 28% stake of its Chinese business owned by private equity giant Carlyle Group, just as it plans an expansion there.

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Banking

Wells Fargo Branches Join America’s Union Push

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Workers at two Wells Fargo locations launched efforts to unionize this week, marking a rare unionization effort in the banking world.

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Patent Drop

Special Report: How Big Tech Makes You Buy

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As the holiday season approaches, consumers and tech companies alike have shopping on the brain.

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Industries

Airlines Prepare for Record Thanksgiving Travel

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The Transportation Security Administration is expecting to screen 30 million passengers between this past Sunday and November 28.

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Markets

ESG Funds Shrink for the First Time Ever

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This year’s third quarter marked the first time that more sustainable funds either liquidated or shed their ESG criteria than were added.

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Patent Drop

From the Experts: When AI meets Online Shopping

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How AI is impacting the world of e-commerce and digital advertising, and what it means for user privacy.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Stamps Out its Responsible AI Team

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Meta has disbanded a team in charge of making sure the company developed AI in an ethical way, according to The Information.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

How the race for profits could overtake the need to weigh human risks.

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Autos

Hyundai Says it Will Start Selling on Amazon

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Hyundai will sell its cars directly on Amazon, marking the first major auto brand to list on the massive e-commerce platform.

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Healthcare

CRISPR Gene Therapy Gets First-Ever Regulatory OK

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Casgevy, a CRISPR gene-editing therapy, has been authorized by UK authorities to treat people with two blood diseases..

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Banking

Wells Fargo Gets Called Out for Lax Crime Prevention

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Watchdogs have been badgering Wells Fargo about its lackadaisical approach to monitoring and preventing financial crimes.

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Patent Drop

Google Wants to Clean Up its Data to Train AI Safely

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Avoiding data security slip-ups involving its AI tools is vital in keeping its strong position in the market.

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Media & Entertainment

Formula One Fizzles Ahead of Big Vegas Event

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There aren’t a lot of people willing to drive or fly to Las Vegas to watch Formula 1 racers drive to survive.

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Geopolitics

Ukrainian Grain Shipments Are Insurable Again

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The Ukrainian government struck a deal with insurers on Wednesday to provide affordable insurance to ships carrying grain out of the country.

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Patent Drop

Apple Wants to Track Your Eyes Without Draining Power

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The company filed a patent for tech that tracks the light reflecting off a user’s eye to initiate certain actions.

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Indicators

US Retail Sales Dip in October, But It Could’ve Been Worse

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According to the US Commerce Department released Wednesday, retail sales dipped slightly month-over-month in October, falling just 0.1%.

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Technology

Ford May Add AR to Your Windshield

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The patent shows that Ford may be going after Tesla’s turf for in-car features.

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Advisor Upside

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

Anthropic Moves Deeper into Financial Services with Claude for Advisors

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PEPs Are Popping Seven Years After Secure Act Passage

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Shopping for Value? Malls Now Rank as Hottest Commercial Real Estate

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