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Featured Story
Understanding the Nikkei 225 and Japan’s Economic Pulse
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Research Assistant: Michelle Jiang*
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Nikkei 225 tracks 225 leading Japanese companies, reflecting economic conditions and sentiment. Recent gains stem from recovery, governance reforms, earnings, buybacks, foreign inflows, and easy BoJ policy, despite risks from currency swings, geopolitics, deflation, and demographics.
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The $358 Billion Question for the New CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett will step down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO on January 1, 2026, passing leadership and nearly $400 billion in cash to Greg Abel. After a cautious final year marked by stock sales, Buffett trusts Abel to uphold Berkshire’s disciplined, value-focused strategy. The transition closes a 60-year era, tasking Abel with preserving the firm’s culture and investment excellence.
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Spending helped drive 4.3% economic growth from July to September, delayed GDP report shows
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U.S. GDP grew 4.3% in Q3 2025, beating forecasts on strong spending, exports, and government outlays. Inflation stayed high, and growth is expected to slow in Q4.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns decentralized stablecoins still have deep flaws
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Vitalik Buterin warned decentralized stablecoins still have deep design flaws—reliance on dollar pegs, insecure oracles, and incentive conflicts—requiring stronger models for long-term stability and DeFi resilience.
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The top 10 MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter articles of 2025
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The top 10 Ideas Made to Matter articles of 2025 mainly covered AI’s business impact, from GDP effects and enterprise use to sustainability and human-AI collaboration, plus a quantum computing report.
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Recommended Video or Podcast
1.Video:BREAKING: Trump Just “Declared War” On The Housing Market!: [Click here]
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The video highlights Trump’s plan to curb high home prices by banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes to improve affordability for individual buyers.
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2.Video:Elon Musk on AGI Timeline, US vs China, Job Markets, Clean Energy & Humanoid Robots: [Click here]
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Elon Musk discusses the path to AGI by 2026, impacts on jobs and global competition with China, clean energy solutions, and humanoid robots transforming labor and society in the near future.
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3.Video:AI and Our Future: A Public Talk by Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton: [Click here]
Geoffrey Hinton explains how advanced AI already understands and learns deeply, warns AI risks are immediate, and calls for urgent engagement with AI development and safety before systems outpace human control.
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4.Podcast:How AI Is Reshaping Skills, Hiring, and Education: [Click here]
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Eric Bradlow discusses research with Accenture on measuring the skills gap and explains how AI is reshaping education, hiring practices, and the future of the global labor market.
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5. Podcast:Comparing Factor Models with Price-Impact Costs: [Click here]
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This episode explains how factor models in finance perform when trading costs from price impact are included, showing that comparing models by net return utility provides a more realistic evaluation.
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Conferences & Events
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The Women’s Venture Capital Summit unites 400+ VC professionals for networking, strategic insights, and partnerships that drive deal-making and investment success in a collaborative setting.The conference is on February 2-4, 2026
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The 2026 conference examines how AI and emerging tech affect corporate governance, ethics, risk management, and compliance, offering leaders practical strategies for accountable, transparent, and responsible oversight in AI-driven organizations.The conference is on February 2-3, 2026
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