Brian Boyle

brian@thedailyupside.com

Brian Boyle (he/him) is Lead Reporter at The Daily Upside. His writing has previously appeared in outlets such as Vice, Slate, and The Los Angeles Times, where he was a contributing writer on the opinion section. He lives in Los Angeles.

Markets

Bankrupt Crypto Exchange Repayments Shakes the Bitcoin Market

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Mt. Gox is finally paying off its roughly $9 billion debt to former customers, highlighting how much the bitcoin market evolved.

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Real Estate

New York’s Real Estate Market May Be Starting to Turn

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Manhattan is now home to over 8,000 for-sale apartments, or around 1,000 more than the 10-year average. That’s a 9.8-month supply.

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Finance

Keith Gill Briefly Faces Legal Heat Over His GameStop Shares

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Keith Gill — a.k.a. Roaring Kitty — got slapped with a lawsuit alleging a pump-and-dump scheme involving his GameStop shares.

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Consumer

Reynolds American Launches a Nicotine-Free Vape Line

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Reynolds American is launching a new line of nicotine-free flavored vapes. But can Big Tobacco really ditch nicotine?

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Media & Entertainment

A24 Scores Another Valuation Level-Up

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Independent film and TV house A24 scored a $100 million investment at a valuation of $3.5 billion in its second fundraise in as many years.

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Healthcare

Wegovy Finally Gains Regulatory Approval in China

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Novo Nordisk scored approval to sell its Wegovy weight loss drug in China. That’s a big win, but competitors will soon flood in.

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Energy

After Oil, the UAE Wants to be a Renewables Giant

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With oil in decline, Masdar, the United Arab Emirates state-backed renewables company, is on an acquisition shopping spree.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

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Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Technology

Is Huawei Becoming the Apple of China?

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Huawei may be considering taking a commission on in-app purchases on its native OS — a tactic that’s bore fruit for both Apple and Google.

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Technology

The DOJ is Coming After Adobe’s Subscription Business

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Adobe got slapped Monday with a lawsuit from the Department of Justice over its allegedly deceitful practices in its subscription business.

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Banking

Big Banks are Falling in Love with Mid-Sized Companies

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Wall Street’s biggest banks are increasingly working with mid-sized companies — much to the chagrin of mid-sized and boutique banks.

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Media & Entertainment

Summer Concert Season Isn’t Delivering for Big-Name Artists

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Regulation

Oil and Corn Companies Team Up to Challenge EPA

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Dozens of oil and plant-based fuel companies are joining forces to mount a legal war against the EPA’s new emissions standards.

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Big Tech

AI Sends Apple’s Share Price Soaring

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Two days after Apple unveiled its wave of artificial intelligence systems, the tech giant witnessed a massive share price rally.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Scores French Open Broadcast Rights

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After likely losing NBA rights, Warner Bros. Discovery scooped up the US broadcast rights to the French Open.

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Inflation & Prices

Small Businesses Feel the Pinch of Higher-for-Longer Interest Rates

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As the prospect of higher-for-longer continues to sink in, small businesses are beginning to feel the pinch, per Bloomberg.

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International Economics

Europe’s Disruptive Election Rocked the Region’s Markets

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Europe’s various far-right parties increased their control of the EU’s parliament to 25% from the roughly 20% since elections in 2019.

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Markets

Where Have All the Short Sellers Gone?

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Since 2008, funds with a short bias have seen assets decrease to $4.6 billion from around $7.8 billion.

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Consumer

FDA Reverses its Ban on Juul

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The regulator had banned the company’s e-cigarettes in 2022, but they stayed on store shelves while an appeal process played out.

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International Economics

Canada Slashes Interest Rates, Europe Likely to Follow Suit

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Canada’s economy has been kept in check due to higher levels of household debt and shorter-term mortgages in Canada compared to the US.

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