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Industries

Mercedes-Benz CEO says Cutting Ties with China is “Unthinkable”

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M&A

First Republic Auctioned to JPMorgan Chase

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Banking

First Republic’s Fate Tied To Desperate FDIC Auction

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

New King, Old Money

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Also: Tucker Carlson finally speaks, more on the Pentagon leak, and the gripings of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over the abortion pill, women justices, and the Court’s “shadow docket.”

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Indicators

GDP Growth Slowed, But It’s Not All Bad News

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Policy & Power

Powell Pranked by Putin Proponents

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Energy

Europe Wrangles With Biofuel Oversupply Problems and Possible Fraud

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Patent Drop

NVIDIA’s Conversation Starter

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NVIDIA’s wants to make chatbots that can handle both work and play.

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Patent Drop

Monetizing the Metaverse: Meta’s Comeback Plan

Meta may have a plan to make some cash back from its metaverse bet.

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Artificial Intelligence

PricewaterhouseCoopers is Investing Big in AI

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Technology

Elizabeth Holmes Files Appeal and Staves Off Jail for a Few Days

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Big Tech

UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard Acquisition

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Patent Drop

Oracle’s Data Janitor

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Oracle wants to make sure your data is neat as a pin.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Biden Announces Re-Election Bid, Trump Predicts WWIII

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Biden kicks off another “battle for the soul of America,” while Trump sounds dystopian warnings.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

China Gets Even Shadier With Its Covid-19 Story

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China is aggressively pushing a revisionist history of the pandemic, even as it continues to clash with U.S. officials about its origins.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

Tucker Finally Taught Us Something, After All

It’s not enough to have the ear of presidents and governors, if you are propagating lies.

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Regulation

New UK Bill Penalizes Tech Giants For Annoying Consumers

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Wants to Start an EV Price War

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Blockchain

Gibraltar Puts a Big Freeze on Crypto in Search for Missing $43 Million

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Consumer

LVMH Tops $500 Billion Market Value

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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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