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Media & Entertainment

Indie Games Power Up as Big-Budget Rivals Sacrifice Creativity to Profit

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The success of indie titles may help video game makers rely less on blockbusters and widen creative license, creating a 1UP for players.

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ETF

6 Affordable ETFS for Dividend Aristocrats

Company dividends are a crucial part of a stock’s total return. These ETFs track firms with strong records of quarterly payouts.

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Finance

Boom in Crypto Treasury Stocks Faces Inevitable Bust

Digital asset treasury companies are grappling with the law of diminishing returns in the midst of a cryptocurrency swoon. What’s next?

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Consumer

Walmart Keeps Fan-Favorite Status as Shoppers Tighten Purse Strings

Despite concerns ahead of the busiest season for retailers, projections show Americans are ready to open their wallets.

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Semiconductors

With AI Bases Loaded, Nvidia Bats a Quarterly Earnings Home Run

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Nvidia faced “the tough task of meeting high earnings expectations and high skepticism around AI capex,” per analysts at Bank of America.

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Markets

Wall Street Leaders’ Fears of Froth Finally Bubble into Markets

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick warned of an equities drawdown on Tuesday at a summit in Hong Kong.

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M&A

Novo Nordisk’s $10 Billion Bid Ups the Ante in Bidding War for Obesity Biotech Metsera

Metsera on Tuesday called Novo Nordisk’s new $10 billion offer “superior” to rival Pfizer’s bid of $8 billion.

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Technology

Stock-Split Speculation Looms over Surveillance Tech Firm Palantir’s Earnings

The company has been one of the top beneficiaries of Trump administration policies, with US revenue climbing 68% year-over-year in Q2.

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Finance

The ‘Everything App’: How Robinhood Grew From Trading Platform to Financial Ecosystem

Still in the “early innings of its growth story,” Robinhood has morphed from an app with crowdsourced stock advice to a financial ecosystem.

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CIO Upside

Is AI Ready for the HR Jobs It’s Taking Over?

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Even though execs have mixed feelings about artificial intelligence, it’s still replacing workers. Is the tech ready for the jobs it’s doing?

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