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Featured Story
Roche Holding AG: Turning Breakthroughs into Shareholder Value
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Analyst: Dimitrios Kritikos*
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Roche, a Swiss healthcare leader, integrates pharma and diagnostics with strength in oncology and personalized medicine. Despite reliance on blockbusters and pricing pressures, its innovation, pipeline opportunities, and strong financials support attractive long-term, undervalued investment potential.
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Own your income: America's 'solopreneur' business model is booming, from Florida to California
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This CNBC article outlines actionable steps to launch a business, from idea testing and planning to funding and scaling, emphasizing adaptability, validation, and smart execution.
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UBS Reiterates Neutral on Apple (AAPL), Sees Mixed iPhone 17 Preorder Demand
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UBS reaffirmed Neutral on Apple with a $220 target, citing mixed iPhone 17 preorder demand. Analyst David Vogt sees limited near-term upside versus AI-focused peers despite pricing and model adjustments.
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Biotechs Turn to Digital Coins, Crypto to Boost Stock Prices
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Struggling biotechs like 180 Life Sciences, Sonnet, and MEI Pharma pivot to crypto for stock boosts, but gains fade quickly, with analysts warning of volatility risks and unresolved drug development challenges.
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Fed Chief Powell says stock prices appear ‘fairly highly valued
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell said U.S. stocks look “fairly highly valued” but not a stability risk, stressing policy monitoring as equities hit records after the Fed’s recent quarter-point rate cut.
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Recommended Video or Podcast
1.Video:Blackstone's Jon Gray on the Economy, AI as “The Main Thing,” and Where to Invest Now :[Click here]
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From Blackstone's 2025 CIO Symposium: Jon Gray distills the macro environment, AI as "The Main Thing," and the outlook for alternatives. In this keynote, he explores the forces driving growth and opportunities shaping the future of private equity, real estate, credit, infrastructure and more.
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2.Video:Money Reality Check: What College & Masters Students Really Know About Personal Finance! [Click here]
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This video explores Stony Brook University’s 2023-2024 financial literacy survey, highlighting student debt, investment habits, financial challenges, and the impact of family and social media on financial education and literacy scores
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3.Video:SBU's Money IQ: Decoding Financial Literacy & Debt for College & Master's Students!: [Click here]
Stony Brook University's 2021 financial literacy survey explores students' habits around saving, investing, and managing debt. It highlights how debt limits investment and stresses the importance of early financial education.
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Cho and Polk introduce an “abnormal price” measure—deviations of market prices from model-implied discounted cash flows—linking risk model misspecification to mispricing and offering a new lens on asset pricing anomalies.
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5. Podcast:The Portfolio-Driven Disposition Effect: [Click here]
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An et al. document the portfolio-driven disposition effect (PDDE): investors’ tendency to sell winning stocks weakens when their overall portfolio is in gain, but intensifies when their portfolio is in loss.
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Conferences & Events
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This initiative, in collaboration with leading universities, aims to advance research and innovation in digital finance and fintech, fostering collaboration among academic institutions to shape the future of financial technologies.The conference is on October 16-17, 2025
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AI Week New York 2025 (Oct 6–12) unites tech leaders, startups, academia, and government for workshops, panels, and networking, exploring AI breakthroughs, impacts, and responsible innovation citywide.The conference is on October 6-12, 2025
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Discounts and Support Us
• Recommended publications
Weekly finance reading: Barron's (Student offer: $2/week for one year).
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• Recommended financial apps
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Stock and ETF trading and investing (Join via the link to get up to 20 free shares): Webull.
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Crypto trading and investing (Join via the link to get $30 in BTC): Coinbase.
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Stock and ETF technical analysis tool (Join via the link to get $15 off your subscription): TradingView.
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