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Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust: The Low-Cost Wrapper Loses Its Catalyst

Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust: The Low-Cost Wrapper Loses Its Catalyst

The Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) offers the best combination of cost and liquidity among spot Bitcoin ETFs, with a 0.15% fee and $4.9 billion in assets. MSBT charges one basis point less, but BTC is far more liquid, and that matters more than a dollar a year on a $10,000 position. The Clarity Act failure barely touched Bitcoin. The market sold the assets that depended on classification and left the one that did not almost untouched.

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Buy Utilities At 16x While Demand Climbs

Buy Utilities At 16x While Demand Climbs

The Global X U.S. Electrification ETF (ZAP) offers targeted exposure to both utilities and industrials benefiting from U.S. electrification and grid modernization trends. ZAP's unique blend—77.2% utilities, 22.8% industrials—positions it to capture growth from rising industrial electricity demand and ongoing infrastructure buildout.

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The AI Boom Has A New Problem: The Cost Of Capital

The AI Boom Has A New Problem: The Cost Of Capital

Oracle exemplifies rising capital intensity and credit risk in the AI infrastructure buildout, with capex surging and free cash flow turning sharply negative. AI infrastructure funding is shifting from internal cash to debt, raising the cost of capital and pressuring returns, as seen in discounted Project Jupiter loans and wider Oracle CDS spreads.

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Fed's Rate Hike Sets Up "Tough" October Meeting Amid Equity, Yield Volatility

Fed's Rate Hike Sets Up "Tough" October Meeting Amid Equity, Yield Volatility

Jason England believes the 25-bps interest rate hike from the Fed's September meeting is warranted given the FOMC's prior 75 bps worth of cuts. He believes this hike gives Fed Chair Kevin Warsh some slack to reclaim the committee's 2% inflation target.

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QatarEnergy says Hormuz crisis may delay some expansion projects

QatarEnergy says Hormuz crisis may delay some expansion projects

The crisis over the Strait ​of Hormuz could delay ‌some QatarEnergy expansion projects because critical ​equipment is unable ​to reach Qatar, its ⁠CEO Saad al-Kaabi ​said on Sunday, ​adding that QatarEnergy was currently producing only a "very minute" ​volume of ​liquefied natural gas.

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The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future

The 'robot relations' department may become reality in workplace of the future

In the not-too-distant future, AI at work may lead to the need for "robot relations" or "worker-automation relations" departments distinct from the current human resources role within a corporation. Use of algorithms for employee decisions, and widely deployed automated management systems, are already attracting scrutiny from legislators, labor unions, and employees.

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Howard Marks Flags Uncertainty in AI Investing

Howard Marks Flags Uncertainty in AI Investing

Oaktree Capital Management co-founder & co-chair Howard Marks says optimism has dominated markets since late 2022, pushing investors to look past bad news and making caution increasingly important. Marks is on Bloomberg This Weekend and tells David Gura and Christina Ruffini that enthusiasm around AI is undeniable but uncertainty over its profitability, valuations and potential impact on jobs makes it impossible to determine whether that exuberance is irrational.

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Franklin CEO Says AI Payoff Remains Unclear

Franklin CEO Says AI Payoff Remains Unclear

Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson says companies cannot afford to slow their adoption of AI even as questions persist about costs, governance and the eventual profitability of the technology. Johnson tells hosts of Bloomberg This Weekend David Gura and Christina Ruffini that Franklin has already seen productivity and sales gains from AI, while warning that the economics of increasingly capital-intensive AI companies remain uncertain.

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