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Jeff Bezos sold his record-breaking $63M Seattle mansion — his Washington exit, in one data point
Editor's note: Bezos bought the Hunts Point mansion for $37.5M in 2019 and sold it this spring for $63M — then reinvested in a $237M Indian Creek, Florida compound. The underlying arithmetic: Washington's 9.9% capital-gains tax (effective 2022, upheld by the state Supreme Court 2023) plus the new 9.9% millionaires tax signed March 2026 for 2028. Florida has neither. This is state-tax arbitrage at the extreme end — the same mechanic that quietly reshapes retirement planning for anyone with concentrated equity in a high-tax state. Case study expanded in the Real Estate Investment Tax Strategies analysis. - #2 100 CNBC
SK Hynix shares soar over 8% as profit beats, chipmaker to return $25 billion to investors
Shares of South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix soared over 8% on Wednesday as third-quarter profit sharply beats estimates.
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Stock futures are little changed as traders await Fed decision, Big Tech earnings: Live updates
The moves came after stocks were broadly higher on Tuesday, fueled by gains among semiconductor companies.
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Morning Call Sheet: Anthropic IPO risks, AI spending, earnings and Fed outlook - CNBC
Morning Call Sheet: Anthropic IPO risks, AI spending, earnings and Fed outlook CNBC
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Anthropic and the AI cluster effect in fundraising
$95bn equity issue plan by Meta as rival conducts IPO shows the Hotelling effect
- #6 89 Bloomberg
Banks Eye $21 Billion of Bonds for Broadcom Chip-Financing Deal - Bloomberg.com
Banks Eye $21 Billion of Bonds for Broadcom Chip-Financing Deal Bloomberg.com
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Anthropic Said to Pick JPMorgan to Lead IPO’s US Retail Offering - Bloomberg.com
Anthropic Said to Pick JPMorgan to Lead IPO’s US Retail Offering Bloomberg.com
- #8 81 Barron's
Why Meta Platforms’ $27 Billion Data Center Bond Is Slumping - Barron's
Why Meta Platforms’ $27 Billion Data Center Bond Is Slumping Barron's
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Why Broadcom Is the Big Anthropic IPO Winner. The Stock Jumps on Buy Upgrade. - Barron's
Why Broadcom Is the Big Anthropic IPO Winner. The Stock Jumps on Buy Upgrade. Barron's
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Law firm Weil prepares for possible wind-down as crisis deepens
Big Law powerhouse working with Davis Polk on options that also include last-minute merger or slimmed-down entity
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UPS CEO sees $15 billion annual revenue opportunity from data center boom - Reuters
UPS CEO sees $15 billion annual revenue opportunity from data center boom Reuters
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Watch Meta Boosts Equity Offering to $98 Billion, Raising Its AI Bet - Bloomberg.com
Watch Meta Boosts Equity Offering to $98 Billion, Raising Its AI Bet Bloomberg.com
- #13 69 FT
Novartis takes $1.9bn writedown on key drug after blockbuster Avidity acquisition
Swiss drugmaker raises profit outlook despite impairment charge on rare-disease medicine
- #14 68 The Economist
In an AI blow-up, would insurance pay out?
Credit default swaps are back in vogue amid fears of a debt disaster
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US agency approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar - Reuters
US agency approves Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Globalstar Reuters