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Finance

Klarna Discovers Customers Prefer Buying Now to Paying Later

Klarna’s 100 million-user win sounds nice, but its users are increasingly struggling with the “pay later” part of the arrangement.

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Economics

Gold Shines, Treasurys Lose Luster as US Credit Score Weakens

Some investors warn that Moody’s and other agencies have understated the risks posed by the US government’s finances.

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Advisor Upside

New Startup Offers Lending to the 401(k) for the 401(k)

Basic Capital wants to shake up retirement savings by financing multiples of workers’ contributions to increase the power of compounding.

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Productivity Tech

Salesforce Patent May Double-Check Your Slack Chats

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen tech firms bring AI and machine learning into workplace monitoring.

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Banking

Banks Thrill to Potential Softening of Post-Crisis Capital Requirements

US regulators are reportedly set to relax capital requirement rules on banks that were brought in following the 2008 financial crash.

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Technology

Cable Giants Charter and Cox Swipe Right on Each Other

Cable giants Charter and Cox are set to merge in an effort to fend off erosion to internet business thanks to wireless competition.

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CIO Upside

Combating Cyber-Espionage Requires Enterprises to Keep Their Eyes on the Endgame

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Going after corporate and IP data, nation-state hackers are targeting American private companies.

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Consumer

Global Jetsetters Ditch ‘Party in the USA’

Travelers are expected to spend $12.5 billion less on trips to the US this year, while the rest of the world is about to see a tourism boost.

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ETF Upside

Why IBIT’s Spooked By Quantum Computing

The world’s leading asset manager says the cryptography underlying Bitcoin could be compromised by quantum hackers.

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Investments

Glass Lewis, ISS Grapple With Renewed Risk to Influencer Status

ISS, Glass Lewis face criticism from an oil giant engaged in a bitter proxy fight just as Congress renews scrutiny of advisory firms.

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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

AI May Never Completely Conquer Hallucination, Bias

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“These things, unsupervised, they still are acting like 4-year-olds.”

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ETF Upside

ETF Market’s Riskiest Corner Keeps Getting Riskier

Originally meant to track larger companies like Apple, single-stock ETFs have expanded to focus on notoriously volatile businesses like GameStop.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Love Automated Assistants. But What’s the Future of AI?

Expert opinions on artificial intelligence vary, but one thing is certain: Change is inevitable.

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ETF Upside

ETFs Lose Some Edge Over Mutual Funds as Fees Decline

The good news for the ETF industry is that fees don’t appear to be the reason people choose them.

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