Brian Boyle

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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.

Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

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Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Inflation & Prices

The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Just Ticked Back Up

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The last mile is always the hardest. For the Federal Reserve, the last mile in its race to tame inflation just got even harder.

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International Economics

Trump Vows Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China

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Trump promised in a Truth post to levy via 25% tariffs “on ALL products coming into the United States” from Mexico and Canada.

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Media & Entertainment

This Year, Hollywood is Thankful for Big Franchises

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Three major event films — Wicked, Gladiator II, and Moana 2 — set to dominate multiplex screens this Thanksgiving week.

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Personal Finance

The Great Wealth Transfer Might be a Big Mirage

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In the coming decades, the Silent Generation and aging Baby Boomers are projected to hand down trillions in wealth. So who will benefit?

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Real Estate

Home Sales Rose in October, But the Trend Won’t Last

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Sales of used homes in the US rose in October. But it may have been a flash sale, because mortgage rates are already climbing again.

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Consumer

Walmart Ups its Guidance for the Year

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Walmart announced that it’s raising its outlook for the year, thanks in part to a rocking start to the holiday shopping season.

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Industries

Spirit Airlines Finally Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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Budget-friendly Spirit Airlines hasn’t reported an annual profit since 2019, and has lost some $2.2 billion since 2020.

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Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t out of the NBA Business Just Yet

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The longtime broadcast partner may soon be losing out on live games, but Warner Bros. Discovery won’t be completely sidelined by the NBA.

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Banking

Wall Street’s Trading Assets Cross $1 Trillion

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It’s got to be at least a yellow flag whenever 2008 — the height of the Great Recession — is your point of reference, no?

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Streaming Bet is Paying Off. So What’s Next?

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Has Bob Iger now done it? Has he restored the magic, the thing defeated activist agitator Carl Icahn said was missing?

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Big Tech

Amazon Doubles Down on AI Processor Bet

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Amazon wants to reduce its reliance on Nvidia and offer an alternative to Nvidia for Amazon Web Services clients in the process.

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Healthcare

23andMe Gives Up on its Drug Development Dream

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A treasure trove of genetic data may hold the key to a revolution in drug development, but it offers no clues for building a business.

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Healthcare

Abbvie Shares Sink Following Two Poor Trials

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Dissapointing results for two mid-stage trials strikes a blow in Abbvie’s expensive pipeline-via-M&A strategy.

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Semiconductors

TSMC To Halt Shipments to China

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Imposing export controls on high-powered computer chips is easy, but enforcing them is much harder. Just ask TSMC.

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Economics

The Fed Cut Interest Rates Exactly as Planned. But What’s Next?

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The US Federal Reserve continued its interest rate deescalation with a 25 basis point cut — exactly in line with consensus expectations.

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Blockchain

The Crypto Industry Spent Big This Election. Now Comes the Payoff.

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Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election appears likely to send the cryptocurrency industry into a bonafide golden era.

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Media & Entertainment

Can the Murdochs Hang on to News Corp?

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A recapitalization plan would end News Corp’s dual-class share structure, which gives the Murdoch family outsized control of the company.

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Economics

Election Day is a Major Distraction. The Economy Will Feel the Hit.

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Distractions from Election Day mania are expected to be so extreme, it may cost the American economy billions of dollars per hour.

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Consumer

TGI Fridays Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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This weekend, TGI Fridays filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, making it the latest in its class to raise the white flag.

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