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Private Equity

Blackstone Hits Dealmaking ‘Escape Velocity’

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Nobody is happier about the exit uptick than Blackstone executives, whose realized performance compensation reached $1.1 billion in 2025.

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Big Tech

‘Bigger Than Bigger’ iPhone 17 Sales Drive Apple Revenue to Record High

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Analysts think customers bought new iPhones for a boring reason: It was simply time to upgrade their old device.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon’s Latest Layoffs Add Fuel to White-Collar Recession

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Recent layoffs at Amazon, Meta, Pinterest and chemicals company Dow are bringing fears of robots taking human jobs to a boiling point.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Look for Midas Touch as Gold Prices Soar

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Wealth managers will need to be ready for client questions about gold, particularly from those worried about geopolitical risk.

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Advisor Upside

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

Anthropic Moves Deeper into Financial Services with Claude for Advisors

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PEPs Are Popping Seven Years After Secure Act Passage

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Shopping for Value? Malls Now Rank as Hottest Commercial Real Estate

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