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In 1987, Radio Shack advertised a mobile phone.

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Inflation & Prices

Walmart Blames Upcoming Price Hikes on Tariffs

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Walmart says price hikes are coming this month and in the summer. You can thank tariffs on imports for them.

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Industries

Thinning Cattle Herds Drive US Beef Prices to Record Highs

US cattle inventories have been battered by drought, leading to record beef prices and a long road to bringing them down.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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Investments

Retirement-Platform Giant Turns On Private Markets Tap

Retirement plan provider Empower is making private market investments available to participants with help from some Wall Street titans.

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Advisor Upside

LPL Soars on First Earnings Beat After Commonwealth Deal

Shares of the country’s largest independent broker-dealer surged 13% over the past week.

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Healthcare

UnitedHealth CEO Replaced by Predecessor as Stock Plummets

UnitedHealth Group has called in its CEO to deal with a Medicare Advantage program that’s crunching margins.

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Advisor Upside

Who Wants to Live to 100? Not Most Americans

Just over 70% of Americans say they don’t want to live to be centenarians, afraid they won’t be able to afford the costs of longevity.

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CIO Upside

The Risky Business of Replacing Human Workers With AI

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‘What is our obligation to our people?’

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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

Advisor Upside

Inside the Interval Fund from Vanguard, Blackstone, Wellington

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The announcement follows similar plans by prominent asset managers like State Street, Apollo, KKR and Capital Group.

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