Finance

Finance

Buffett’s $300B Cash Pile, Fed by Apple, Spurs Investment Guessing Game

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Buffett acolytes are primed to be receptive to new ideas after Berkshire’s more contrarian bets over the last decade have proven prescient.

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Real Estate

Rocket Mortgage Acquires Mr. Cooper to Create an Industry Giant

Combined, Rocket and Mr. Cooper will service a $2.1 trillion loan book across 10 million clients, accounting for one in six US mortgages.

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Advisor Upside

What LPL’s Massive $2.7B Commonwealth Deal Means for Advisors

The deal will fuel industry consolidation and add roughly 2,900 independent advisors managing some $285 billion in assets to LPL’s ranks.

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Finance

Fund Shops Are Pouncing on Vanguard’s ETF-Mutual Fund Structure

There are 53 fund shops asking permission from the SEC to tack on classes of mutual fund or ETF shares using a multi-share class structure.

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Finance

Why Stock Exchanges Want a Piece of Texas, ‘The Wall Street of the South’

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Economics

Dollar Takes a Bruising From Trump’s Jabs at Fed Chair

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The US dollar hit a three year low against a basket of currencies Monday, highlighting investor concerns about US assets.

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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