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Economics

A Government Shutdown May Be Looming. What Does That Actually Mean?

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Will a shutdown happen? Maybe not. But what if it does? What would a holiday season shutdown actually mean?

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Economics

The United States Avoids Default… For At Least Two Months

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Finance

‘Just the Beginning’: BlackRock CEO Hails Record Revenues, Assets, Inflows

The asset manager announced annual revenues rose 14%, topping $20 billion for the first time, with record net inflows of $641 billion.

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Industrials

Boeing Reveals Just How Bad a Year it Had

It’s basic Newtonian physics, as Boeing just learned: When the sky falls for a company, so, too, will the bottom line.

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Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI-ifying Alexa is Way Harder than Amazon Thought

The company’s struggle gives us a glimpse into how the wider world of voice assistants is trying to keep up with the technology zeitgest.

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