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International Economics

Markets Stay Relatively Calm as Fragile Ceasefire Deal Follows Missile Strikes

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While the headlines screamed conflict, maneuvers by the US on Monday signaled to markets that the prevailing mood was one of compromise.

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Blockchain

Fiserv Connecting Thousands of Banks to Crypto with New Stablecoin Platform

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Financial institutions are racing to get into stablecoins as the Genius Act makes its way toward POTUS Trump’s desk.

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Healthcare

Novo Nordisk Backs Away From Hims & Hers Partnership

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Novo and Hims’ April team-up turned the two firms from competitors into collaborators at just the right moment.

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CIO Upside

Increasing Your Enterprise’s ‘Adaptability Quotient’

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Staying flexible and informed can help your enterprise get the most out of AI agents.

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ETF Upside

Active Strategies Are Coming for Model Portfolios

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Asset managers said active strategies are among their top choices for new products, per Morningstar.

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ETF Upside

Vanguard Changes Leadership on 44 Funds, Including World’s Largest

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Most of the affected Vanguard index mutual funds and ETFs have co-managers, but several are now operating under single portfolio managers.

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ETF Upside

Will AI Give the Free Markets ETF an Edge?

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A new ETF from several firms is banking on opportunities for active management amid a deregulatory White House agenda.

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Technology

Amazon’s Driverless Cab Company Zoox Revs Up ‘Toaster Taxis’

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After opening a new factory in California, Amazon is ramping up production of its self-driving cabs ahead of a planned Vegas launch.

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Geopolitics

Cybersecurity Giant Palo Alto Networks Caught Between Opportunity and Maturity

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Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has much to gain from a splintering geopolitics, but growth is slowing at its business matures.

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M&A

‘Uncertain’ 2025, M&A Deadlock Freeze $1 Trillion in PE Assets

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PwC figures market uncertainty has kept $1 trillion in assets, which normally would have been returned to investors, locked up with private equity funds

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Advisor Upside

What’s Going on With Muni Bonds?

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Investors appear to be punishing the muni market, which comprises about 9% of the $47 trillion US bond industry.

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Economics

Is US Economic Data Getting Shakier?

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Staffing shortages, shrinking funding and decades of declining survey responses are testing an agency responsible for vital US economic data.

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Markets

Berkshire Slips Amid Concern Retiring CEO May Take “Buffett Premium” With Him

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The ‘Warren Buffett premium’ at Berkshire Hathaway is melting faster than a forgotten Dilly Bar in the wake of its CEO’s retirement plans.

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Industries

Drones Steal the Paris Air Show

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A record number of drones are on display at the world’s largest aerospace event in Paris this week, marking a major industry milestone.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Careens Toward Messy Divorce From Microsoft

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Relations between Microsoft and its financially and technologically intertwined partner OpenAI are on the rocks.

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CIO Upside

Why is the Quantum Race Moving Faster?

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“I don’t think we can think of this as business as usual.”

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CIO Upside

Finance Departments Struggle to Balance AI Adoption Risks With Rewards

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Figuring out where to keep a human in the loop is critical for safe deployment.

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CIO Upside

IBM Patent Seeks to Help AI Models ‘Unlearn’

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Enterprises are still grappling with balancing innovation and risk as the AI race rages on.

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Markets

SPAC Comeback Draws Renewed Interest from Wall Street

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According to SPACInsider data, there have been 58 SPAC offerings so far this year, one more than the total in all of 2024.

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Semiconductors

Magnificent 7 May Need to Make Room for Broadcom

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Broadcom joined the trillion-dollar club late last year, and its market cap has only continued to climb since.

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Advisor Upside

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

Microsoft Wants to Improve AI-Powered Code Generation

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Will AI Be Setting Your Salary Soon? Some Workers Hope So

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How AI Helps Doctors Fill Patient Care Gaps

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