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Steady rates: higher, longer?

Fed holds rates - warns higher for longer, Klaviyo marks third biggest US IPO in a week, even Airbnb properties now getting a checkmark, Cathie Wood avoided the Arm frenzy, and remember LimeWire? It’s back...

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Sep 20, 2023

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Rate roulette: Fed spins

Three things to watch for in Fed announcement, FTX sues SBF’s parents, White House no longer sending officials to Detroit, U.S. national debt hits $33 trillion for the first time, and Musk's Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant...

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Sep 19, 2023

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Chicago's trillion dollar exodus?

Chicago’s future at risk of trillion-dollar exodus, Joby Aviation to build historic ‘flying taxi’ production plant in Ohio, salary transparency is sweeping across the US, Amazon preps for second Prime Day in October, and Elon Musk says ‘X’ is moving to monthly subscription fees...

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Sep 18, 2023

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White House: strike-breaker?

White House deploys team to Detroit to help resolve UAW strike, US is trending in the Fed’s direction, the GME short squeeze is now ‘Dumb Money’, Sequoia, Andreessen get hosed on 2021 Instacart investment, and Byron Allen makes $10 billion bid for Disney’s ABC and other networks...

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Sep 15, 2023

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Nasdaq's ARM Lift

Arm soars in trading debut marking the year’s biggest IPO, August wholesale inflation hotter than expected, Disney talks sale of ABC with Nexstar, Dalio says no to bonds - yes to cash, and Goldman fires leaders over lapses...

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Sep 14, 2023

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CPI: Wall Street shrugs

Inflation ticks up to biggest jump since January, Wall Street shrugs, Kim Jong Un meets Putin in Russia for rare summit, China’s iPhone ban appears to be retaliation, Citi to cut jobs - revamp top management, and Starbucks founder steps down from board...

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Sep 13, 2023

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US vs Google

US vs Google 10-week antitrust trial day 1 recap, Apple event finale has Gen Z popstar drop music video shot on iPhone 15, Mexico overtakes China as biggest U.S. trading partner, 2024 election ad spend to top $10 billion, and Binance CEO departs - cuts third of staff...

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Sep 12, 2023

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Arm's IPO: 10x Surge

Arm’s IPO orders already oversubscribed 10x, Huawei releases 5G foldable phone ahead of today’s Apple event, Instacart slashes valuation, and Jamie Dimon slams stricter capital rules...

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Sep 11, 2023

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China: Upsetting Apple's cart?

Apple suppliers slide on China anxiety, threat from Huawei, iPhone 15 event kicks off tomorrow, Barclay’s to cut hundreds of jobs, and United Auto Workers rejects all three contract offers, prepared to strike......

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Sep 8, 2023

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iPhone ban-wagon

Apple’s 2-day slide nears $200 billion, China seeks to broaden iPhone ban, 46% of 401(k) investors admit to being clueless about their investments, Walmart lowers starting pay, and former FTX exec to forfeit $1.5 billion pleading guilty...

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Sep 7, 2023

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Monopoly: Google Edition

Google is DOJ’s first monopoly trial of modern internet era, U.S. gov investigating Huawei’s breakthrough smartphone, Apple and Arm sign deal that goes beyond 2040, 70K+ daycare programs at risk of closure, and are you ready to stream some football?

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Sep 6, 2023

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Arm Flexing $52B IPO

Arm seeks up to $52 billion valuation in year’s biggest IPO, Apple-Google-Nvidia say they’re open to buying shares, what Huawei’s comeback says about tech war, Country Garden dodges another default, and it’s the end of Airbnb in New York...

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