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Last week marked the end of Q3, which got us wondering: how did your portfolio’s quarterly returns stack up against the market’s?

Here’s how the three major indexes ended the quarter:

If you’re outperforming, congratulations! Keep it up for another 10+ years and you’ll be better than most hedge fund managers.

— Brooks & Cas

The US government is currently shut down, so key data like Friday’s Employment Situation did not come in on schedule. The ADP private payroll report still pointed toward a weak jobs market, but the market still posted another winning week.

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The marquee event next week will be Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s monthly speech. Investors are always on the lookout for more clues as to the Fed’s next move, but with government doors shuttered and cracks in the labor market widening, they’re currently pricing in a near-certain chance of an October rate cut.

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If you’re only invested in stocks and bonds, you may be leaving performance on the table. Private markets offer:

Discover what private markets can do for your portfolio.

No, not really. That’s just a video generated by Sora 2, OpenAI’s latest video generation tool. The videos are hyper-realistic and wildly impressive.

But with each video costing an estimated $5 to generate, we’re curious how Sora 2 fits into OpenAI’s long-delayed profitability plans…

Kalshi, for those of you who aren’t chronically online, is a US-based prediction betting platform — basically, the American answer to Polymarket.

My first thought: are job seekers searching for a second job literally Google Searching for “second job”?

If you’re only invested in stocks and bonds, you may be leaving performance on the table. Private markets offer:

Discover what private markets can do for your portfolio.

So if the McRib is made permanent, will BTC just go up forever?

The world’s biggest beverage behemoth is facing several major headwinds, including the rise of weight-loss drugs, a clampdown on SNAP usage, and more.

Here’s an interesting breakdown of the phenomenon.

Just what the whole world has been clamoring for: a video game display for real life.

Only, instead of highlighting the bad guys to blast or your path down Rainbow Road, it’ll direct you to the nearest Alamo Drafthouse. Real cutting-edge stuff.