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White House Readying US Sovereign Fund Proposal

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White House officials are drafting plans to start a sovereign wealth fund that could invest in national security interests.

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The Ever-Trickier Geopolitics of Being Elon Musk

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Elon Musk’s fight with Brazil has highlighted how his interlocking array of companies can put him in a difficult geopolitical spot.

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Can a Texas Stock Exchange Really Lock Horns with Wall Street?

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The Texas Stock Exchange is hoping to become the center of a new financial mecca in the Lone Star state when it launches next year.

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Tens of Thousands of Yellow Cabs in Jeopardy as NYC’s Biggest Taxi Insurer is Insolvent

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American Transit Insurance Company (ATIC) insures over 60% of 117,000 taxis and for-hire vehicles. And it’s insolvent.

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UK Antitrust Watchdog Launches Probe into Ticketmaster

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Some fans found that while they were waiting to buy Oasis tickets, the prices had quietly crept up from £135 ($177) to £350 ($460).

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OPEC+ Wants to Prop Up Falling Oil Prices

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Days after Brent crude oil prices fell under $74 per barrel, the member nations of OPEC+ agreed to delay a production increase for two months.

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Google Patent Eyes Hydrogen for Data Centers as Energy Use Soars

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The tech could signal that Big Tech is looking for creative solutions to AI’s power demand.

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Intel’s IP ‘Land Grab’ Highlights Lagging in Robotics, AI Market

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Intel is “playing catch-up” in robotics – and AI as a whole, one expert said.

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Sony Patent Highlights how Game Industry Should (and Shouldn’t) Use AI

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Copyright issues make it difficult to substitute creative labor in game development, one expert said.

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Family Firm Growth Set to ‘Explode’ to $9.5 Trillion Under Control by 2030

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Deloitte estimates say private wealth management advisory firms will control $9.5 trillion by 2030, up 73% from the current $5.5 trillion.

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US Dithering on Hydrogen Gives Foreign Investment a Way In

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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed a deal with Exxon to buy a 35% share of a new hydrogen plant just outside Houston, Texas.

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Intel’s Bad Year Keeps Getting Worse and Worse

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Intel’s contract chipmaking business suffered a major setback after it failed some major initial tests, sources said.

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Josh Brown Talks AI and ‘Perpetual Motion Machines’

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‘Downtown’ Josh Brown is largely bullish on investments in artificial technology and tackles the segment’s future in a new book out this week.

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FINRA Cases Hit Record Lows. Warren Wants Answers

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FINRA enforcement cases plummeted last year, sliding to the lowest level in the agency’s history, which caught the eye of Elizabeth Warren.

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Where Does Gen Z Turn for Financial Advice? It’s Not TikTok

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Parents and family members are Gen Z’s No. 1 source for financial advice, even topping social media influencers.

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Pfizer on Opposite Sides of Two Promising Vaccine Trials

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Data from two promising vaccine trials heralded potential breakthroughs in the treatment of pneumococcal infection and Lyme disease.

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Canva Shows AI Doesn’t Come Cheap

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Canva users found that their subscriptions were going up as much as 300%. Subscriptions are going up from $120 a year to $500.

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Manufacturing, Construction Slowdown Trigger Broad Sell-Off

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Both manufacturing and construction spending came in softer than expected. The downbeats stoked fears of a downturn.

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Tech Firms Inch Closer to Users with AI Wearables

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Your data may be more valuable than the money made from selling devices themselves, experts told Patent Drop.

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Back-to-School Spending Is Flat or Falling, Depending on Whom You Ask

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Early data this year suggests back-to-school season spending is either flat from last year, or took a slight dip.

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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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