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Finance

US Corporate Giants Tap Euro Debt Market

A surge in US companies issuing euro-denominated debt has seen some €40 billion borrowed at a record pace this year.

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Technology

Is the iPhone Losing Power?

Apple’s staring down a trade war that could make iPhones prohibitively expensive and AI hardware that could make them irrelevant.

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Healthcare

COVID Vaccine Makers Catch a Break in FDA Policy Shift

Moderna is counting on revenue from newer mRNA vaccines, including a next generation Covid shot, to make up for falling sales.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Should Thank Hollywood for Half-Trillion Dollar Market Cap

The cable-dependent legacy media players spent the 2010s helping to sharpen the Netflix-issued cord-cutting clippers.

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Finance

Magnificent Seven Burns Short-Sellers as Goldman Banks on a Comeback

The Mag 7 companies have been weighed down by an unholy economic trinity: tariffs, AI disruption, and antitrust.

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Artificial Intelligence

Now Entering Uncanny Valley: Why AI ‘Avatars’ Are Suddenly Everywhere

One high-profile early adopter: Swiss bank UBS, which is turning its army of investment banking analysts into AI avatars.

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Advisor Upside

Advice on Life and Money from Jonathan Clements

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What would you do if you found out you had 12 months to live?

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

CIO Upside

Big Tech Conferences Highlight Commitment to Agentic AI

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Information technology leaders want to give enterprises a “clear-cut path” to ROI.

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