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EA’s $55 Billion Buyout Sets New ‘Going Private’ High Score

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The gaming industry boomed during the pandemic, but its rapid growth didn’t continue once consumers could go outside and touch grass.

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Markets

Wall Street Braces for Government Shutdown Chaos

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Fitting for 2025, a government shutdown is all but guaranteed to deliver even more uncertainty into the macroeconomic mix.

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Advisor Upside

SEC Ready to Let Fund Shops Explore Their Dual Share-Class Natures

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ETF share classes of mutual funds (and vice versa) could be approved in just two weeks, according to an agency notice posted Monday.

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Advisor Upside

XYPN’s Michael Kitces and Alan Moore on the Independent Advisor Boom

Between 2019 and 2025, XYPN firms saw client bases grow an average 25% per year.

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Equifax Fires Back at FICO in Credit Score Wars

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Jefferies Reveals Fund’s $715 Million Exposure to Failed First Brands Amid Relationship Scrutiny

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Verizon Hooks Up With AST SpaceMobile For Space-Based Cell Coverage

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