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Markets

Blowout Earnings Reports Give Wall Street Reason to Believe the Bull Case

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The S&P 500 ticked down 0.24% on Monday, snapping a 14-day winning streak that pushed the market to a record close on Friday.

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Real Estate

Wall Street Bonus Bonanza Flows Into US Real Estate Markets

A record year for Wall Street bonuses is driving real estate investment, from luxury coastal property to workforce housing in the heartland.

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Artificial Intelligence

In CapEx Manifesto, Amazon CEO Defends Billions in AI Investments

In his annual shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy doubled down on massive AI investments and took a few swipes at rivals.

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Finance

Blue Owl Slams Brakes on Redemptions at Two Funds as Private Credit Worries Mount

Investors asked to yank 21.9% from Blue Owl’s $20 billion Credit Income Corp. fund between January and March.

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Artificial Intelligence

With AI Washing, C-Suite Lets Tech Take the Credit (and the Blame)

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Talk about automation is swamping American industries, but are the companies tossing around tech-savvy buzzwords overstating robotic reality?

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Consumer

Marriott’s Earnings and Growth in Luxury Travel Highlight K-Shaped Economy

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Marriott’s fourth-quarter earnings report shows that well-heeled travellers are still shelling out for top-tier accommodations.

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Markets

S&P Global Shares Dragged by Market’s “Most Bearish Possible” AI Anxieties

In the four trading days before Tuesday, S&P Global mostly sidestepped the Great Software Panic, its shares falling a mere 3.8% in all.

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Advisor Upside

UBS Sheds $14B in Wealth Assets in the Americas

However, the Zurich-based company’s global wealth unit attracted strong inflows from Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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Advisor Upside

RIA Boom Redraws Wealth Management Map

Assets at independent advisory firms grew at an annualized rate of 11% over the past five years, while wirehouse assets increased just 8.5%, according to recent data.

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Banking

Luxury Card Cage Match Heats Up With Rising Perks, Prices

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Credit card issuers are enticing big spenders with luxurious perks and prestige brands, funded in part by fees that are higher than ever.

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Markets

Limbo for Longer: Don’t Expect More Fed Rate Cuts Before Mid-2026

2026 presents a catch-22 for the Fed. It normally cuts rates to buoy hiring, which tightened last year, but that could drive up inflation.

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Finance

Schwab Earnings Spotlight the Real Winners of Record Retail Investor Inflows

Everyday investors closed 2025 with inflows that were nearly twice the five-year average, surpassing the previous record set in 2021 by 17%.

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Markets

Wall Street Gets Squeezed by Twin Global Crises

Yields on ultra-long 40-year Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) rose 0.26 percentage points Tuesday, reaching 4.2%, an all-time high.

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