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Regulation

UK Sets Up Framework to Eventually Ban Cigarettes for All

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he plans to raise the legal smoking age by one year every year.

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Healthcare

Pharma Giants Combine Forces to Fight New M&A Rules

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Some of pharma’s biggest players — including Merck, Amgen, Abbvie, and Gilead — formed an alliance to fight looming M&A reforms.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

McCarthy Ousted, But What Has Been Solved?

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U.S. House of Representatives fires its Speaker, Kevin McCarthy, for the first time ever, the GOP infighting rages on.

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Power Corridor

How Much Did SBF’s Parents Know?

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is shaping up to be one of the biggest show trials on Wall Street since Bernie Madoff. Did SBF’s parents know?

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Wall Street’s Top Banks Fined $53 Million in Regulatory Spanking

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Wall Street’s Top Banks Fined – CFTC ordered Goldman to pay $30 million, JP Morgan $15 million, and Bank of America $8 million.

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Consumer

Macy’s is Pivoting From its Legacy of Anchoring Malls

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Macy’s is going less colosseum and more cozy in a cost-cutting shift away from large locations in malls and into small-format stores.

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Industrials

Blue Origin Grounds Commercial Space Station Plans

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Blue Origin is expected to back out of plans to build a commercial space station in conjunction with corporate partners.

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Big Tech

Meta Plans an Ad-Free Subscription Service in the EU

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Meta is rolling out subscription versions of Instagram and Facebook in Europe that won’t feature targeted ads.

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Electric Vehicles

Rivian Finally Sees Sales Increase, But Not Nearly Fast Enough

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On Monday, Rivian announced an expectations-beating jump in deliveries for its third quarter. But a new report says it’s still losing money.

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Industries

Airbnb’s CEO Wants a Customer Do-Over

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In an interview with Bloomberg, CEO Brian Chesky laid out how Airbnb has been rocked by user dissatisfaction and tighter regulation.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

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Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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Industries

Welcome to Oktoberfest, Where Recessions Don’t Exist

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Despite widespread monetary rain clouds pushing up the cost of beer and food, drinkers are showing up in record numbers to Oktoberfest.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft is Creating an AI-Powered Factory Floor

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Microsoft wants to patent a system that tests if factory tools can go the distance. But the tool itself may be more powerful than the patent lets on.

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Industries

Hollywood’s Deal With Writers Could Mean Fewer Shows to Write

After five months, the writers strike finally came to an end, but the new pact may mean fewer new shows, meaning fewer jobs.

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Technology

The Timing is Off for the Next Tech IPO Bonanza

After a glimmer of false hope it looks like tech IPOs are heading for yet more disappointment, and Instacart and Arm aren’t helping.

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Industrials

The Next Great Sea Battle

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An intense geopolitical fight is raging at the moment, and the future of deep sea mining does hang in the balance.

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Patent Drop

Airbnb May Sniff Out Crosslisters

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While Airbnb’s patent could catch scammers, it may have unintended consequences for hosts trying to get their listings in front of as many eyes as possible.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Supreme Court’s Greatest Decision Yet: How to Be Ethical

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With record low public approval rates, America’s highest court faces an existential crisis, with Clarence Thomas front and center.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia is Making Safer Robots for the Factory Floor

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Nvidia’s interest could help bring AI onto the factory floor for more than just maintenance purposes.

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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

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Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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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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