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Meta's epic run

Meta in longest rally since the company's 2012 IPO, the first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation, traders brace for $102B wave of treasury bonds sale, Yellow now headed for bankruptcy, and Big X being taken down from Twitter roof after San Fran squabble...

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Jul 28, 2023

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Oh, snap

Historic 13-day rally snapped as Dow loses more than 200 points Thursday, sweeping changes coming to capital rules for banks with $100B in assets, Euro Central Bank hikes interest rates opening door for more, Sony PlayStation 5 sales top 40 million, and McDonald’s unveils plans for “CosMc” spinoff restaurant...

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Jul 27, 2023

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Oops they did it again...

Fed raises rates to 22-year high, big jump in consumer confidence with easing inflation, Billionaire Joe Lewis pleads not guilty to insider trading, U.S. sends $400M in military aid to Ukraine, and Gap names Mattel’s Richard Dickson as CEO...Wall Street climbs on Big Tech enthusiasm, UPS reaches labor deal and avoids strike, Wordcoin users queue up for iris scans, Yellen visits Vietnam to build US ties, and AMC likely to file Chapter 11...

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Jul 26, 2023

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Big Tech enthusiasm

Wall Street climbs on Big Tech enthusiasm, UPS reaches labor deal and avoids strike, Wordcoin users queue up for iris scans, Yellen visits Vietnam to build US ties, and AMC likely to file Chapter 11...

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Jul 25, 2023

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'X'

Dow extends rally to 11-days - longest in six years, Twitter now ‘X’, IRS ends unannounced visits, UPS strike likely right around the corner, and LVMH to sponsor Paris Olympics - a first for the luxury group...

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Jul 24, 2023

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Will Fed spoil bull run?

The bear market has nearly been erased, Twitter getting new logo as Musk bids adieu to 'all the birds', Netanyahu rushed to hospital as massive judiciary protests continue, PE’s ‘big beasts’ are on the prowl, and flashback: AMC shares surge...

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Jul 21, 2023

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A.I. Journalism

Google developing tool to help journalists create stories, headlines, Blackstone’s $1 trillion triumph muted by deal slowdown, weekly jobless claims at 2-month low, home sales drop to slowest pace in 14 years, and Amazon to launch ‘pay-by-palm’ technology at all Whole Foods stores...

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Jul 20, 2023

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Trillion dollar triumph

Blackstone on brink of $1 Trillion milestone, 1300 A.I. experts come together to tamp fears of ‘evil robot overlords’, UPS, Teamsters to renew contract negotiations, more Tesla price-cuts likely, and Carvana shares jump 30% on $1.2B debt reduction deal...

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Jul 19, 2023

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Meet <> Llama

Trump target in Jan. 6 probe, Microsoft closes at record high after A.I. subscription reveal, Wallstreet sees investment baking revial, China’s top chipmaker loses Chairman, and Meta introduces ChatGPT rival ‘Llama’...

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Media Edition: Epic disruption unfolding

Jul 18, 2023

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Media Edition: Epic disruption unfolding

Your front-row seat to the collision of Hollywood and Silicon Valley: media turmoil; ‘absolute collapse’ likely on the brink, Yellen does not see recession in U.S., Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal hours before deadline, and home prices nearing new record...

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Jul 17, 2023

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Bonds peak rates near

History says it’s time to buy long-term bonds, United pilots new labor deal comes with 40% raise, Twitter’s ad rev drops 50%, will.i.am launches AI platform for creative collaboration, and JPMorgan Chase is one step closer to deposing the millennial fraudster who defrauded them out of $175M...

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Jul 14, 2023

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Legacy media's shakedown

Disney to sell TV assets - Iger saying ‘media landscape challenges are greater than anticipated’, Amazon touts ‘biggest ever’ Prime Day as U.S. sales surged to $12.7 billion, Twitter offering rev share to select content creators, Celsius Network’s founder arrested as SEC, CFTC, FTC Sue Bankrupt Crypto Lender, and Ripple gets landmark win in SEC case over XRP...

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