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Why Rivian’s Path To Profitability Remains Uncertain
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1.Video: Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 CRASH, I Know What Comes Next!: [Click here]
Ray Dalio warns of an AI bubble, rising debt, Western decline, job disruption, and inequality, recommending diversification and historically informed strategies to protect wealth globally.

2.Video:The full-length interview with Elon Musk | The Economist: [Click here]
Elon Musk predicts superhuman AI, optional work, and China’s technological rise while discussing self-regulation, political involvement, concentrated power, Starlink, Ukraine, Europe, racism, and public criticism.

3.Podcast: Why Prediction Markets Are More Than a Passing Trend: [Click here]
Abraham Wyner explains how prediction markets aggregate collective knowledge, generate revenue, differ from sportsbooks, and face regulatory, gambling, liquidity, and manipulation risks as they expand.

4.Podcast: Oil, AI, and the Fed: What’s Next for Markets?: [Click here]
Jeremy Siegel examines how oil disruptions, Federal Reserve decisions, AI infrastructure spending, tariffs, and demographic change could influence inflation, economic growth, corporate returns, and the outlook for financial markets ahead.

5. Podcast: Marketing Baby Tech to Modern Parents: [Click here]
Owlet’s Krista Weaver explains how parent-centered design, reliable health data, customer feedback, community trust, and responsible AI help baby-technology brands support families without increasing parental anxiety or compromising product accuracy.

Conferences & Events

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Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan 2026 Future of Finance & Ai (New York)
Cornell’s 2026 Future of Finance and AI Conference will unite academics and financial professionals to discuss quantitative investing, portfolio construction, trading, data, risk management, and artificial intelligence in New York.The conference is on September 11, 2026

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Best Execution: Regulatory, Compliance & Policy Issues Symposium (New York)
The symposium explores best-execution regulations, AI-driven trading, transaction cost analysis, and compliance, helping financial professionals navigate increasingly complex securities markets.The conference is on November 2, 2026

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Stock and ETF technical analysis tool (Join via the link to get $15 off your subscription): TradingView.
Prediction market betting (Join via the link to earn $10): Kalshi

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