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Real Estate

Is the Housing Bubble Finally Losing Pressure?

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A new report by Redfin showed that US home sellers now outnumber by buyers by nearly half a million, the biggest gap on record since 2013.

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Consumer

E.l.f. Soars After $1 Billion Pow(d)er Move to buy Hailey Bieber’s Rhode

At less than three years old and with just ten products, Rhode is a rocket ship with $212 million in net sales last year.

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Healthcare

Omada Health Preps to Go Public as IPO Market Revives

While virtual care boomed during the pandemic, the sector more recently had an up-and-down couple of years as the world returned to normalcy.

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Blockchain

Square Sets the Table for Crypto-Fueled Caffeine Fixes

Square parent Block said it’ll start supporting bitcoin later this year, reaching all 4 million of its sellers by next year.

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Autos

Struggling Stellantis Picks Insider to Steer Turnaround Effort

The multinational automaking giant announced Wednesday that its Americas COO Antonio Filosa will soon sit in the driver’s seat.

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Economics

Waiting Game: Why Fed Isn’t Ready to Cut Rates (Yet)

The Fed was already walking a tightrope over a bottomless pit of stagflation before waves of tariffs came to rattle the line.

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Advisor Upside

Why Thrivent Wants to Hire Nearly 600 Advisors this Year

The move would increase its advisor workforce by 2%, outpacing the industry average growth rate of 0.3%.

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Advisor Upside

ETFs Unfazed by Market Volatility

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The vehicles have seen $427 billion in inflows, outpacing the roughly $301 billion from last year, per Morningstar.

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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

Vanguard’s 2 New Muni ETFs Have an Advantage Over Mutual Funds

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Unlike similar mutual fund products at Vanguard, two passive tax-exempt bond ETFs don’t have a high minimum for fees of 9 basis points.

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