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I just love how baby elephants have no understanding of how absolutely massive they are so they just behave like big dog pic.twitter.com/ce8ntYqQAs
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) April 11, 2024

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Economics

Fed Declines to Bet Economy on Outcome of US-China Trade Talks

A trace of optimism has emerged as US and Chinese representatives will meet in Switzerland over the weekend to talk tariffs.

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Advisor Upside

Real Assets, like Property and Timber, Pique Interest Amid Volatility: Bank of America

Real assets exhibit little correlation to traditional stocks and bonds, making them highly desirable among clients in these volatile times.

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Industry News

Inside Goldman’s New Private-Public Model Portfolios

The new products will help RIA firms tailor investments to the needs of their advisors and end clients.

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Advisor Upside

Integrated Partners Gives Advisors a Hand Amid Rising Fraud

Financial scams are more effective than ever, and AI-powered tools are designed to help prevent losses.

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CIO Upside

Isolating AI Agents May Be ‘Strangling’ Your Enterprise

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“Nobody lives in a silo,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2025.

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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

ETF Upside

ETFs Gobble Up the Bitcoin Market

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Little bitcoin remains to be mined, and the fixed supply may help prices to double this year, according to one firm’s target.

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ETF Upside

Defiance to Launch 3 Volatility ETFs

Anxious investors are looking for potential hedges during all the economic uncertainty and issuers are going to deliver.

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Media & Entertainment

Scary Movie ’25? Trump Threatens Tariffs on Foreign Films

President Trump wants to bring film-making back to Hollywood by imposing 100% tariffs on movies produced outside of the US.

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ETF Upside

Simplify Simplifies its ETF Lineup

ETF issuer Simplify is cutting six funds, part of a trend driven by a rise in ETF launches across the industry.

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