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Featured Story
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Why Eli Lilly is the Must-Own Stock of the Decade
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Research Assistant: Sanjana Devineni
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Eli Lilly is a leading pharmaceutical company driven by blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound. Strong revenue growth, expanding margins, and a robust innovation pipeline support long-term potential. Despite high valuation, its market leadership makes it attractive for long-term healthcare investors.
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Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady
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The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged at 3.5%–3.75% in March 2026, citing persistent inflation and global uncertainty. Officials signaled a cautious stance, suggesting future rate cuts may come slower than previously expected.
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World Bank Updates Global Growth Outlook On Resilient US Economy
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The World Bank raised its global growth forecast to 2.6%, mainly supported by strong economic performance in the United States through consumer spending and government activity. However, developing countries still face challenges including high debt, weak investment, and slower recovery. Global growth remains uneven and uncertain overall.
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Steam, Steel, and Infinite Minds
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Ivan Zhao describes AI as a transformative force comparable to steel and steam in past industrial revolutions. He believes AI agents will reshape knowledge work, improve productivity, reduce bureaucracy, and help companies scale faster. Success will come from redesigning workflows rather than adding AI to old systems.
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Lilly and US Government Agree To Expand Access To Obesity Medicines To Millions Of Americans
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Eli Lilly partnered with the U.S. government to expand affordable obesity treatments, boosting public access, meeting rising demand, and strengthening its long-term market leadership.
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Recommended Video or Podcast
1.Video:If YOU Give Me 20 Minutes, You'll Become Financially Free: [Click here]
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The video discusses current market conditions, economic uncertainty, and investment strategy. Experts analyze inflation, interest rates, and risks while explaining how investors may respond to changing trends.
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2.Video:WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair Powell speaks at Harvard University: [Click here]
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Jerome Powell’s Harvard speech covers inflation, labor markets, and Fed policy, stressing cautious data-driven decisions while balancing economic growth, employment, and financial stability amid uncertainty.
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This course explains stablecoin designs, uses, and risks, covering price stability mechanisms, failures, regulation, and their growing role in payments, DeFi, and AI-enabled digital commerce.
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4.Podcast:The Four Horsemen of Technological Disruption: [Click here]
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This podcast discusses AI’s rapid impact on work and business, urging people to adapt early, use new tools, and strengthen uniquely human skills for success.
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5. Podcast:How Credit Scores Shape Homeowners Insurance Costs Nationwide: [Click here]
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The podcast explains how credit scores strongly affect homeowners insurance costs, often rivaling climate risk, raising concerns about fairness, affordability, and unequal financial burdens nationwide.
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Conferences & Events
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A crypto networking event for beginners and experts to discuss Bitcoin, altcoins, blockchain trends, trading, mining, and regulation while building connections with investors, developers, and entrepreneurs.The conference is on May 11, 2026
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AI and Structured Data: Optimizing Performance explores how standardized data improves large language models for financial and business information, helping organizations enhance accuracy, efficiency, analytics, and AI decision-making.The conference is on May 15, 2026
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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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Prediction market betting (Join via the link to earn $10): Kalshi
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