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1. Kalshi traders think the bitcoin rally could end the year near current levels

2. Trump admin taps former JPMorgan Chase exec Matt Zames to advise Social Security agency

3. Samsung plans up to $80 billion in shareholder returns after SK Hynix buyback

4. Labubu maker Pop Mart shares fall as key ex-China sales data drop, Citi cuts price target

5. Chinese humanoid robots' biggest obstacle: Humans are still (mostly) better

6. China is defying the global bond yield surge, boosting its diversification appeal

7. Fed officials saw need for rate hike if inflation doesn't cool, minutes show

8. Carvana shares are under pressure this week as Mark Walter probe fuels investor jitters

9. Retail investors aren't entirely giving up on AI trade, but they appear more cautious

10. Goldman studied where AI is squeezing labor markets. Here's what it found

11. What Chinese liquor maker Moutai's slump says about the country's economy

12. Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh

13. Kalshi seeks to launch ‘perps’ on equity indexes as it moves in on traditional exchanges' turf

14. Lakers governor Jeanie Buss says siblings cannot sell family’s stake to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner

15. Prediction market traders see roughly 1-in-4 odds Paramount’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery fails

16. Credit card issuer Synchrony announces partnership with OpenAI

17. Berkshire Hathaway boosts Alphabet to a top three holding, ups Delta and housing bets

18. Goldman’s latest cash cow is all about funding the AI infrastructure boom

19. Regulators and banks step up scrutiny of prediction markets

20. Uber partners with China's Pony.ai for 2,000 robotaxis in Europe