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Balyasny builds AI research platform for hedge fund teams

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Balyasny embeds an AI research platform across 95% of its hedge fund teams, aiming to speed investment analysis while tightening controls.
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Women in tech are over mentored and under sponsored: Here's what needs to change

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Women in tech are drowning in mentorship but starved of sponsorship, leaving careers stalled and leadership pipelines chronically underused.
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DTCC names Adam Watson to lead global asset services

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DTCC appoints Adam Watson to lead its global asset services arm, overseeing strategy, operations and modernisation of a core business line.
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Everpure rebrands & moves into AI data intelligence

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Everpure debuts new name on Wall Street and moves deeper into AI by agreeing to acquire data intelligence specialist 1touch.
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Survey finds AI core to Wall Street research workflows

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Wall Street analysts lean on AI for core research and big time savings, but trust, security and integration fears still slow wider rollout.
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Oz Pearlman to headline AI-focused FICO World 2026

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Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.
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Could Bitcoin finally be 'mooning'?

Tue, 15th Jul 2025
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Despite months of sideways trading amid macro challenges, Bitcoin has surged to new highs, driven by ETFs, stablecoins, and growing regulatory clarity.
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AI Agents - The struggle to balance automation, oversight, & security

Tue, 17th Jun 2025
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Visa's plan to use AI agents for automatic payments sparks debate over security risks and whether consumers will trust machines handling their money.
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Kiwi investments in US stocks hit record USD $67.1 billion high

Fri, 6th Jun 2025
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New Zealanders' US stock and bond investments soar to a record USD $67.1 billion by March 2025, doubling since 2020 amid growing global market interest.
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Bitcoin breaks the rules - but that might just be the point

Tue, 3rd Jun 2025
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crypto
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Bitcoin defies traditional market rules, hitting new highs as investors embrace it for risk-adjusted returns and portfolio diversification.
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How Big Data is slowly destroying our environment

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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martech
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I started my career around 30 years ago at one of the largest investment banks on Wall Street. Their data center was huge.
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While you were sleeping: JPMorgan Chase delivers

Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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Wall Street advanced, pushing the Dow and the S&P 500 higher, after JPMorgan Chase reported better-than-expected earnings and energy stocks rose with.
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While you were sleeping: Wall Street erases earlier gains

Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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Wall Street fell, giving up earlier gains, as investors positioned themselves for the US corporate earnings season.
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While you were sleeping: European stocks rise to record

Fri, 10th Apr 2015
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European stocks rose, pushing a regional equity benchmark to a record high, after better-than-expected data from Germany and after Greece said it made.
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While you were sleeping: Fed divided on rates

Thu, 9th Apr 2015
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payment technologies
Wall Street moved higher, while US Treasuries fell after Federal Reserve minutes from last month's meeting showed policy makers couldn't agree over wh.
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While you were sleeping: More cold water on US rates

Wed, 8th Apr 2015
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Fed official's call for patience on rate hikes lifts Wall Street; Dow up 0.52%, S&P 500 up 0.27%, Nasdaq up 0.43%.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Summerset gains on 1Q sales

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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New Zealand shares rose with Summerset leading on strong 1Q sales; A2 Milk and SkyCity fell due to a strong kiwi dollar affecting trans-Tasman exposed stocks.
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World Week Ahead: Dudley saves the day

Tue, 7th Apr 2015
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Wall Street advanced, shrugging off earlier declines following Friday's disappointing US jobs report, after New York Fed President William Dudley sugg.
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While you were sleeping: US jobs disappoint

Thu, 2nd Apr 2015
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US equities slid after a private jobs report showed slower-than-expected growth, prompting concern that the economy might not be a strong as previousl.
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While you were sleeping: Stocks move lower

Wed, 1st Apr 2015
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Wall Street moved lower, though it remained on track to post an advance for the first quarter of 2015, bolstered by a US economy that by and large con.