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Healthcare

Moderna Is Still Stuck in Post-COVID Limbo

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Moderna walked a tightrope trying to convince shareholders it can both develop a new portfolio of drugs and keep costs down in the process.

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Today’s Upside

Recent News

Patent Drop

Ford Wants to Make EV Charging Easier as Demand Wanes

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Ford filed two patents to make EV charging adoption quicker, cheaper and easier.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Nvidia Can’t Do All the Work

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The chipmaker was flat on Wednesday, and the other 499 stocks in the S&P 500 didn’t have enough oomph to drive the market higher.

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Autos

Japanese Automakers Turn to Gas, Biofuel Engines as EV Adoption Stalls

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Toyota is partnering with petroleum firms to develop carbon-neutral fuels and make them available in Japan by 2030.

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Indicators

The Inverted Yield Curve Usually Predicts a Recession — Until Now

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The yield curve has now been inverted for around 400 trading sessions, and there’s no recession in sight. So what gives?

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Technology

PayPal Grows a New Ads Business

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PayPal is harnessing purchase data to join the ever-growing list of companies with a new offshoot advertising business.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: The Nasdaq Touches a New High

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Investors are getting activated after a long weekend, but they were still able to push the tech-heavy index to a new peak.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Want its AI Models to Speak to the Heart

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Microsoft’s patent for a language model that talks back signals Big Tech’s interest in multimodal AI.

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Semiconductors

China Raises $47 Billion to Stoke the Global Semiconductor Arms Race

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China’s DIY solution dovetails with what the West has been doing itself with huge government subsidies for manufacturing.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s Fascination with Large Language Models May Be Overkill

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A high-powered chatbot may not deliver the illusive dream of developing artificial intelligence that can teach itself.

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Markets

For Better or Worse, The Stock Market is All About These 10 Stocks

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The top 10 stocks have reached a weight not seen since the 1970s, with their market cap accounting for about one-third of the entire index.

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Patent Drop

eBay Patent Utilizes Blockchain for Security, Seller Reputation

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This patent follows another from eBay aiming to play into blockchain’s strength as a security tool.

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Patent Drop

IBM Wants Autonomous Vehicles to Do More than Just Drive

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IBM’s patent aims to use self-driving cars’ idle resources, giving access to them to the riders within them.

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Personal Finance

Best Buy and Amazon Are Among Most Impersonated Companies by Scammers

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Impersonation frauds were the most common scams reported to the FTC in 2023, accounting for $2.7 billion in losses.

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Artificial Intelligence

The Scarlett Johansson-OpenAI Clash is a Vision of the Future

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As one legal expert put the issue: “The technology is moving faster than the law ever will.”

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Markets

Most Pandemic-Darling Stocks Aren’t Too Healthy

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The 50 companies with the biggest pandemic-era gains have collectively lost $1.5 trillion in market value since the close of 2020.

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Media & Entertainment

Can a Paramount Sale Break the Mold of Media Mergers?

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Just what, exactly, would Sony and Apollo Global Management be getting out of a Paramount Global acquisition?

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Banking

Jamie Dimon Seems Unfazed About JPMorgan’s Tepid China Business

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Despite some business “falling off a cliff” the CEO said other operations “should hopefully grow over time.”

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Regulation

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Might Have Broken Up Live Nation

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The Justice Department alleges violations of antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly in the event-ticketing industry.

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Consumer

Good Luck: Travel Should Be a Mess This Weekend

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If 3 million people pass through security checkpoints Friday, it’d mark the busiest travel day ever recorded.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Patent Could Defend Self-Driving Cars in Collisions

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The patent highlights the shaky dynamic between the public and self-driving vehicles that stands in the way of broader adoption.

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