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Healthcare

Moderna Is Still Stuck in Post-COVID Limbo

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Moderna walked a tightrope trying to convince shareholders it can both develop a new portfolio of drugs and keep costs down in the process.

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Betting on Volatility? Cboe Plans to Launch Options on VIX Futures

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Attaching options to futures contracts adds more complexity, but the exchange says it may also help protect investments against uncertainty.

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Politics

Harris and Trump Agree That Tips Shouldn’t Be Taxed

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Kamala Harris supports eliminating federal taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers, which Donald Trump also supports.

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Banking

Canada’s Scotiabank Stakes Out $2.8 Billion in US Lender KeyCorp

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Canada’s Scotiabank, one of the country’s big six lenders, announced Monday that it bought a 14.9% stake in US regional lender KeyCorp.

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Social Media

X Hit with AI Privacy Lawsuits in the EU

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Nine privacy complaints have been filed against X in the European Union, alleging that Grok illegally hoovers up citizens’ user data.

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Patent Drop

What’s Next for Microsoft, Bing in the Google Antitrust Decision?

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Microsoft’s generative AI search patents could help it gain ground against Google — especially amid its recent antitrust loss.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia Smart Data Center Patent Could Give Chip Giant ‘Design Control’

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Nvidia wants to make data centers a little bit smarter with its patent for energy-sharing server racks.

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Patent Drop

Snap Voice-Control AR Patent Highlights Roadblocks to Adoption

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The company has struggled to get its smart glasses off the ground, and faces roadblocks in cost and form factor, experts said.

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Markets

Growth is No Longer Just for Tech Megacaps

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S&P 500 stocks — excluding the Magnificent Seven — are on pace to deliver their first profit growth since the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Markets

The Carry Trade is Unwinding. How Much is Left to Go?

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In a carry trade, you borrow money in a country with low interest rates and use it to buy a higher-interest-rate currency like the dollar.

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Big Tech

The DoJ Won, But Google’s Monopoly Status May Have Already Been in Peril

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The DOJ prevailed in its lawsuit arguing Google illegally conducted business to maintain a monopoly in the search engine industry.

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Industrials

Is Monetization the Final Frontier for the Commercial Space Industry?

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As the ISS is decommissioned, several space station projects are in the works, but a business model may be the final frontier.

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Real Estate

Apartment Building Loans May Be Just as Bad as Office Building Loans

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Tens of billions of dollars’ worth of apartment building loans and mortgages are at risk of distress as of the end of the second quarter.

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Markets

Proposed Nasdaq Rules Would Clamp Down on Risky Penny Stocks

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After months of criticism for listing over 400 penny stocks, Nasdaq is proposing tightened rules to crack down.

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Artificial Intelligence

The UK Investigates Amazon’s Partnership with Anthropic

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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is probing whether Amazon’s $4 billion partnership with Anthropic might break antitrust rules.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s AI Watermarking Patent Signals Big Tech’s Responsible AI Push

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A patent from Intel to verify AI-generated content signals that tech firms may be paying attention to the consequences of their models.

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Patent Drop

Block Crypto Infrastructure Patent Could Solve Blockchain’s Power Problem

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The filing highlights that the company is taking aim at the crypto hardware sector.

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Patent Drop

Airbus Patent Aims to Clean Up Airplanes’ Earth-Warming Contrails

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But stymieing aviation emissions may take more than just workarounds for contrails.

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India’s Growing Wealthy Are Grabbing Advisors’ Attention

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With India’s wealthy citizens on the rise, wealth management firms are placing their bets on new services to help serve them.

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Is an Over-Concentrated Stock Market Fueling Volatility?

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As the markets become increasingly reliant on a handful of stocks, experts say uncertainty could be a growing feature of equity investing.

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Morgan Stanley Faces SEC Questions Over Cash Sweeps

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Morgan Stanley is the latest firm to disclose an SEC inquiry into its cash sweep program that pays paper-thin interest rates to clients.

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