The Daily Upside

American Consumers Feel Moodiest About Their Future in Over a Decade

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New Conference Board data released Tuesday showed US consumer confidence down for the fourth straight month.

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23andMe Bankruptcy Leaves 15 Million Customers’ Genetic Data in Limbo

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CEO Anne Wojcicki stepped down, but the cofounder remained on the board and says she is trying to buying it back.

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Outsold By BYD and Toyota, Tesla Finds Allies Among Retail Investors

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BYD’s aggressive international ambitions have set off alarm bells among the western auto manufacturers and governments.

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Walmart, Target Work to Limit the Impact of Tariffs

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Setting prices is a contact sport for retailers, and companies have been warning all year that things would get a little rough.

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More Than 75% of Advisors Will Work off Fees by Next Year

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Commission-based compensation structures are used by just 23% of advisors today, according to a Cerulli report.

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SEC Eases Rules on Marketing

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For the second time in two weeks, the agency made clear that funds have more marketing leeway to solicit clients.

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New GOP Ticker Spotlights Politically Themed ETFs

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As an ETF tracking Republican portfolios changes its ticker, investors are eyeing the performance of political funds.

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Amazon’s Code Autocorrect Highlights Big Tech’s Interest in Code Generators

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Code generation is quickly becoming one of the most common (and lucrative) use cases for GenAI.

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Why CIOs and CISOs Struggle to Balance Innovation and Security

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The tension between CIOs and CISOs often stems from a misalignment on how decisions should be made.

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Need Help Finding Security Blind Spots? Look Beyond Your ‘Red Team’

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You can’t fix what you can’t find.

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Canadian Voters Head to Polls, Carrying Grudge Over US Tariffs

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As the US unleashes economic havoc on Canada, politicians inside America’s neighbor to the north are poised to start hammering each other.

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Federal Contract Spending Cuts Bleed Accenture Stock Price

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Accenture said during its earnings call last week that DOGE-led federal spending cuts were starting to hit sales.

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Big Tech Wants to Settle the ‘Fair Use’ AI Question Once and For All

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Several years into the great AI revolution, it still remains an unsettled question whether firms are committing mass copyright infringement.

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Tech Giants Are Betting Billions on AI Smartphones. But Consumers Aren’t Sold

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Big Tech is hoping AI-powered smartphones will be the first of many great returns on its eye-popping AI investments.

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The Real Problem Behind Succession Planning

The realities of an aging advisor demographic — combined with intense interest in RIA businesses from buyers — are changing the game.

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Boston Celtics Owners Cash Out at a Critical Time

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One big question lingers: Why would the ownership group of the reigning champion Boston Celtics want to cash out now?

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Nvidia Fights to Stay One Step Ahead of AI’s Many Evolutions

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This year’s Nvidia GTC event comes after the bombshell DeepSeek moment, the acceleration of a global trade war, and a broader market rout.

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The World’s Big Central Banks Play It Safe With Rate Holds

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As Kenny Rogers sang, gamblers have to know when to hold them. When it comes to interest rates, so, too, do central banks.

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IBM Patent Keeps Users from Oversharing With AI Models

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AI integrations are causing many cybersecurity teams to rethink their strategies.

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Can Intel Get its Groove Back?

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Intel building up its chip foundry business may be a “slow-moving train.”

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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