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Computer science became the hottest college major in America in the wake of the Great Recession, as student debt exploded and families and policymakers began demanding that graduates receive a return on their investment in the form of a well-paying job. Colleges raced to prove they were setting their students up for success after graduation by investing in what was thought to be a sure path to financial stability: the computer-science major.⁠ ⁠ Then in November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT and unleashed the AI frenzy. trib.al/4p23MpL
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Wall Street researchers just used Claude to design a drug. The experiment has spawned a new investment thesis. trib.al/9a9zlYw

Wall Street researchers just used Claude to design a drug. The experiment has spawned a new...

For years, artificial-intelligence evangelists have boasted about the technology’s capacity to revolutionize drug development and medical research.

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Computer science became the hottest college major in America in the wake of the Great Recession, as student debt exploded and families and policymakers began demanding that graduates receive a return on their investment in the form of a well-paying job. Colleges raced to prove they were setting their students up for success after graduation by investing in what was thought to be a sure path to financial stability: the computer-science major.⁠ ⁠ Then in November 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT and unleashed the AI frenzy. trib.al/4p23MpL
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Dow up sharply in final hour, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise ahead of SpaceX earnings trib.al/pLqGKwE

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise, as tech stocks reverse higher and oil prices decline

Follow all the market action on Tuesday here to see if stocks can continue their bounce from the start of the week as big tech earnings loom.

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Here’s what matters most to Tesla investors heading into earnings trib.al/fQILbo9

Here’s what matters most to Tesla investors heading into earnings

Financial results are somewhat of a sideshow for an investor base eagerly awaiting updates on robotaxis, robots — and the cost of all that.

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Investors’ search for safety has made toothpaste stocks more expensive than tech trib.al/yAzeFQ3

Investors’ search for safety has made toothpaste stocks more expensive than tech

Wall Street is fleeing tech for toothpaste and shampoo. Even those stocks are getting expensive.

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It’s no secret what the best financial advice for retirement is — but most people ignore it anyway trib.al/ALMgR7F

The best financial advice about retirement you’ll probably never take

Research can prove a lot of facts, but that doesn’t mean it changes how people act.

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Not just California: Wealth taxes are on the ballot across America this November trib.al/KcHUTvf

It’s not just California’s billionaire tax. Wealth is on the ballot in the midterm elections.

Several states are dealing with ballot measures tied to taxing the rich — and there may be even more initiatives on this front in 2028.

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Elon Musk promised a SpaceX share to every kid in America — don’t hold your breath trib.al/4NWcZgE

Elon Musk promised a SpaceX share to every kid in America — don’t hold your breath

Trick or treat? Elon Musk has a long record of saying things have little relation to reality.

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Here’s why GM’s stock is having its worst day in over a year trib.al/sNWK6Yf

Here’s why GM’s stock is having its worst day in over a year

The automaker lowered its full-year profit expectations as it plans to pause some truck production.

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Looking for AI stocks that are still cheap? Consider these two under-the-radar picks. trib.al/u7pgU6b

Looking for AI stocks that are still cheap? Consider these two under-the-radar picks.

Simon King of Saturna Capital names two stocks tied to base metals, for investors who want to look beyond the beaten path for AI-related trades.

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Meet the college students trying to reverse an obscure ban on trading onion futures trib.al/UJOKhMz

Meet the college students trying to reverse an obscure ban on trading onion futures

In the U.S., investors can legally trade futures contracts tied to all sorts of commodities, from pork bellies to oil to the computing power needed to power artificial-intelligence models.

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The college students want to reverse an obscure ban on trading onion futures trib.al/vIV0CGG

Meet the college students trying to reverse an obscure ban on trading onion futures

In the U.S., investors can legally trade futures contracts tied to all sorts of commodities, from pork bellies to oil to the computing power needed to power artificial-intelligence models.

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Money-saving tips to cope with higher prices — from our readers trib.al/PRmHZce

Money-saving habits to cope with higher prices — from our readers

I asked people what they’re doing to make life more affordable today. I’ll definitely be trying some of these.

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Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates trib.al/JQCNMCb

Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates

Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.

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Contracts to buy homes have fallen to a 25-year low trib.al/7HxkCNU

Pending home sales sink to 25-year low as buyers flee high mortgage rates

Contract signings to purchase homes fell in September to the lowest level on record, as buyers fled the housing market in the wake of the average 30-year mortgage rate crossing over 7%.

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Salesforce gets a chilly investor response to a $6 billion deal at a 58% premium trib.al/IyXBREp

Salesforce gets a chilly investor response to a $6 billion deal at a 58% premium

Salesforce said on Tuesday that it is making a nearly $6 billion acquisition at a 58% premium, but Wall Street’s response was frosty.

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S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as tech stocks fall, oil prices jump trib.al/LtvhnzY

Dow seen higher while Nasdaq to fall as oil hits five-month high and AI IPO falters; Netflix,...

Follow all the market action on Tuesday here to see if stocks can continue their bounce from the start of the week as big tech earnings loom.

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Meta is back on offense — and its next move could signal higher AI spending across Big Tech trib.al/NQ0gQvn

Meta is back on offense — and its next move could signal higher AI spending across Big Tech

Meta could be the first major tech company this earnings season to foreshadow higher-than-expected AI costs for next year.

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What happens to Wall Street if CoreWeave defaults? JPMorgan checked the math. trib.al/Og4tsoj

What happens to Wall Street if CoreWeave defaults? JPMorgan checked the math.

Call it a sign of the times: A JPMorgan analyst is looking into the exposure banks will have if CoreWeave defaults on its debts.

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Economic calendar: housing starts, data on pending home sales trib.al/J2TEUEj

U.S. Economic Calendar

U.S. economic calendar consensus forecasts from MarketWatch.

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