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1. $1.7 trillion-dollar ETF giant State Street says 401(k) market about to face new low-cost challenger

2. Alibaba-backed Moonshot releases its second AI update in four months as China’s AI race heats up

3. Prediction market traders slash odds Trump tariffs survive Supreme Court ruling

4. Auto repair chain Monro soars after Carl Icahn takes 15% stake to become largest shareholder

5. Xpeng to let other carmakers use its partly-autonomous driving system

6. Chinese EV maker Xpeng to launch robotaxis, humanoid robots with self-developed AI chips

7. Bitcoin retail investor at 'max desperation,' says Bitwise CIO, but crypto winter not coming

8. Bitcoin falls below $100,000 for the first time since late June

9. Ether falls 7% following a multimillion dollar hack of a decentralized finance protocol

10. Fed Governor Lisa Cook, in first policy speech since Trump suit, says she's undecided on Dec. rate cut

11. Warren Buffett may have cut Berkshire's stake in Apple again in the third quarter

12. China's Baidu says weekly robotaxi rides hit 250,000 — same as Alphabet's Waymo this spring

13. Interest rate backdrop supports playing offense with bonds, according to Goldman Sachs former ETF head

14. Berkshire's operating earnings jump 34%, Buffett buys back no stock and raises cash hoard to $381 billion

15. More retirement investors opting for 'good enough' stock portfolio strategy to protect their market money

16. Pony.ai becomes first to win citywide robotaxi permit in China's Silicon Valley

17. China's Xi urges Asian nations to keep supply chains stable, work together during ‘turbulent’ times

18. Powell forced to stave off uprisings in markets and on his own Fed board as his term ends

19. China says it’s willing to work with U.S. on TikTok — but offers few details

20. Beijing’s buzzing after Trump-Xi talks and betting a trade ‘honeymoon’ could be next