The Daily Editor

A pair of small Michigan colleges have ranked higher than prestigious institutions, such as Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, according to a new Wall Street Journal ranking.

The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. rankings outline the top public and private colleges in each region.

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Many people believe AI is just taking off. Yet it has helped shape the finance industry since the introduction of expert systems in the 1980s. At the time, the technology helped curb human error by supporting activities such as fraud detection and financial analysis.

Now, the finance industry faces another tech revolution due to the mainstream release of generative AI tools.

 » Read more about: Why Thoughtful AI Adoption Is the Future of Investment Decision-Making  »

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Utilities provide essential services with steady demand across economic cycles. Utility ETFs offer portfolio stability, as they can pass inflation costs to consumers and typically provide low volatility and consistent returns, acting as a safeguard during downturns.

Therefore, investors may consider adding top utility ETFs like Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY),

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Billionaire managing investors have the great responsibility of managing tremendous wealth for their clients, which necessitates the need for meticulous research into every investment.

Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors and Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Holdings are both prominent billionaire fund managers who started positions in two members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) in the second quarter and proceeded to buy more shares in Q3.

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Stock futures are higher Thursday morning as investors digest earnings reports from AI favorite Nvidia (NVDA) and other companies, while bitcoin continued its march toward $100,000.

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were each up 0.5%. On Wednesday, stocks turned in a mixed performance as market participants awaited the highly anticipated release of Nvidia’s results after the closing bell.

 » Read more about: Dow Jones Today: Stock Futures Rise as Investors Digest Earnings Reports; Bitcoin Surges to Another Record High Above $98K  »

The U.S. retirement system isn’t broken — it works, but it’s ready for an upgrade. Targeted reforms, greater access to savings options and better financial literacy will strengthen it for future generations, without losing what’s already working.

Despite the progress we’ve made, the retirement system still fails too many — particularly women and workers of color.

 » Read more about: To Future-Proof Retirement Security, We Need Better Strategies  »

South Korean police have confirmed that North Korean hackers were behind the theft of cryptocurrency worth 58 billion won, or about 41.5 million dollars, in 2019.

The National Police Agency announced on Thursday that state-sponsored North Korean hacking groups were involved in the theft of Ethereum tokens from a cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea in November 2019.

 » Read more about: S.Korea confirms N.Korea stole 58 bil. won worth of cryptocurrency in 2019  »

Dividends are a key way these three companies pass along profits to their shareholders.

 » Read more about: Like Passive Income? Then You'll Love These 3 Dividend Stocks.  »

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is a top tech company which really doesn’t need much in the way of an introduction.

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