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LPL CEO: AI Won't Replace Advisors

Can AI replace your financial advisor? LPL Financial's CEO says no,  but it can dramatically change the job. Rich Steinmeier joined Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why trust and empathy remain critical, how AI could automate much of an advisor's behind-the-scenes workload, and why the technology race is helping drive further consolidation across wealth management.

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Rising Rates Pressure Property Values as REIT M&A Deals Pick Up

The multifamily, industrial and office sectors are likely to set this year's pace for global real estate capital flows while AI fuels the surge in data center transaction volume. Rick Romano, Head of Global Real Estate Securities at PGIM Real Estate breaks down his outlook for the market.

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Nvidia Up on Share-Repurchase Program; Mining Stocks Slide | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Nvidia (NVDA) shares are up after the board of the leader in AI chips authorized an additional $150 billion under the company's existing share-repurchase program. The move increases the total remaining amount authorized to $235 billion. - Australia's Northern Star Resources Ltd. rejected a takeover approach from South African rival Gold Fields Ltd. that could have created the second-largest gold miner, saying the A$38.7 billion ($27.1 billion) cash-and-shares offer undervalued its business. - Roblox (RBLX) was cut to underperform from hold at Jefferies, which said the stock's 30% rally since the gaming company's second-quarter results in July reflects an overly optimistic view of bookings for the next 12 months.

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Healey Vows to Ensure UK 'Wins in This AI Revolution'

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey speaks about the artificial intelligence boom and its impact on the economy, calling the technology "the greatest innovation of our time." Addressing the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Healey adds: "We will make sure that Britain wins in this AI revolution."

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Fiscal Discipline to Be at Core of UK Budget, Healey Says

"The prime minister and I are united in meeting the fiscal rules," UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey says in his address to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. He adds that fiscal discipline will be at the center of the budget he will deliver in late October, which marks a high-stakes moment for both Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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