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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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Recent News

Healthcare

WeightWatchers Flounders in the Ozempic Era

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WW announced on Thursday that it will be laying off employees and cutting costs to the tune of $100 million per year.

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Autos

Can Carvana Pull Off a Comeback?

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Carvana posted stellar results in its latest earnings call, leaving many analysts to wonder if this may be the start of something new.

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International Economics

The Bank of England Makes Its First Rate Cut in Over Four Years

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The Bank of England voted Thursday to cut its key rates for the first time in over four years by a razor-thin 5-4 margin.

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Patent Drop

Google Adds Error-Correction Patent to Arsenal as Quantum Race Heats Up

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Quantum computing faces major roadblocks, but the payoff for overcoming them stands to be tremendous.

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Patent Drop

OpenAI Adds to its Small Pool of Patent Filings

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Because of the massive head start that bigger tech firms have, OpenAI may “find themselves boxed out.”

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Patent Drop

Toyota Carbon-Tracking Patent Could Incentivize EV, Hybrid Buyers

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“Any potential cost savings based off a vehicle’s lower-than-average carbon footprint could influence more price-conscious consumers.”

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FA Upside

The Japanese Wealth Manager That Boosted Profits By 195%

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Nomura Holdings’ net income tripled in the first quarter from a year ago thanks in part to its wealth management division.

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FA Upside

Breakaway Advisors Aren’t Just a Wirehouse Problem

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The independent advisory industry is growing larger than ever before, and that’s becoming a real problem for RIAs.

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FA Upside

Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street Face Potential Hurdle From Decades-Old Rules

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Vanguard is sounding the alarm that regulators may soon enforce rules that set limits on how much of a company investors can own.

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Industries

Boeing Taps New CEO to Navigate Cloudy Skies, Multibillion-Dollar Losses

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Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, an industry veteran, will take over as Boeing’s CEO on Aug. 8, inheriting its financial woes.

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Electric Vehicles

BYD Finds an American Friend in Uber

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Uber announced a new partnership with BYD to get 100,000 of its drivers into the company’s electric vehicles.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chipmakers Reaffirm Winner Status in the AI Economy

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Investors are showing a lot of love to the computer chip supply chain. Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC are all clawing back gains this week.

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Investments

Bill Ackman’s Pershing USA Officially Slashes IPO Fundraising Target to $2 Billion

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Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management announced that its planned IPO for a US closed-end fund will raise $2 billion.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Search Startup Perplexity Launches Ad Revenue-Sharing Program

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AI-powered search engine startup Perplexity announced a revenue-sharing program on Tuesday with a handful of media companies.

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Consumer

Temu Faces a Supplier Revolt

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Suppliers are upset Temu is swapping to a more Amazon-esque supplier model and trying to drive prices ever-downward.

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FA Upside

Anti-Woke Strive Asset Management Launches Wealth Platform

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Strive said last week that it’s launching a new wealth management offering to customers and announced $30 million in fresh funding.

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FA Upside

Wells Fargo Analyzed Chipotle’s Burritos. They’re Actually Bigger Now

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An investigation from Wells Fargo last month may have helped push Chipotle to finally come to terms with its alleged portion problem.

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Markets

Energy Crisis Spurs Record Payout at Vitol Group

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Vitol Group, the world’s largest independent oil trader, has paid around a record $6.4 billion in share buybacks to its employee-owners.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Made It Official: Consumers Have Reached Their Limit

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McDonald’s warned that customers might be getting sick of price hikes. It was right. Sales fell year-over-year for the first time since 2020.

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International Economics

Central Banks in US, Japan, and the UK Prepare for Crucial Week

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The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan will meet this week. On Thursday, it will be the Bank of England’s turn in the spotlight.

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