Leopold Aschenbrenner’s pitch for why he — a college-aged German with no prior finance experience — was the best choice for an investor hoping to nail the artificial intelligence wave revolved around his network.
“Right now, there are perhaps a few hundred people, most of them in San Francisco and the AI labs,
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Former Bank of Japan official, PhD in Mathematics from the University of Tokyo, and former Chief Fixed Income Strategist at Nomura. First person in history to rank 3rd in two categories (Bonds and Securitization) in the Nikkei Veritas analyst rankings. Based on my experience of making 400 proposals a year to institutional investors, I deliver the ‘essence of finance’
US consumer inflation was hotter than anticipated in September, government data showed on Wednesday, as Washington’s war with Tehran pushed energy costs higher, deepening strains on American households ahead of next month’s midterm elections.
The uptick underscores voter worries over high costs of living, and comes as US President Donald Trump is campaigning in US states to shore up support for his Republican party as it tries to retain control of Congress.
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard.
Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences.
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Betting on whether a stock goes up is old news. Betting on whether Tesla hits a delivery number, or whether Coinbase clears a trading volume threshold, just got the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s blessing.
On October 14, 2026, the SEC approved a rule change letting Cboe Global Markets list and trade binary options tied to key performance indicators reported by public companies.
Cboe Global Markets, a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.
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(The Center Square) – More than 71 million Americans receiving Social Security benefits will see a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment beginning in January, the federal government announced Wednesday.
Monthly social security retirement benefits will increase by $75 on average, meaning the average beneficiary will pocket an extra $900 in 2027.
The higher-than-expected COLA reflects updated Consumer Price Index inflation data,
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Investors could certainly view Wednesday’s stock market sell-off as one of the most bearish days of the year. The session also framed the current pullback as something that could evolve into something bigger. The day’s heavy selling placed some key indexes at significant technical levels. Negative action by some current stock market leaders served as a warning for active traders…
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Bending Spoons stock (BSP) soared 41% on Wednesday after the Italian tech company said Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) will invest another $330 million in it.
The stock rose 54% to $58 per share at one point in the morning, just shy of its intraday record of $58.94 set on Aug.
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