Boeing clears key hurdle and stock rallies, leading the Dow

The latest artificial-intelligence systems look more impressive by the day. They now regularly crack old unsolved math problems and strain the top-end of model evaluation benchmarks. On occasion they will even sneak out of one company’s lab, hack their way onto the internet, and break into another company’s network. By all sorts of measures, generative AI capabilities continue to rise. But…

“The strongest argument for claiming benefits earlier goes beyond the traditional break-even analyses.”

Imagine telling an AI agent how much risk you’re willing to take, your retirement goals and when your kids will start college — then letting it manage your portfolio while you sleep. That vision of agentic trading, in which artificial intelligence doesn’t just recommend investments but carries them out, is moving from concept to reality….

Wall Street just limped through its roughest stretch in months, and every investor is asking the same nervous question: Is the worst over in the stock market, or is the selloff just getting started?

Thursday, September 19, 2024 People with Disabilities May Face Barriers Accessing Domestic Violence Assistance People with disabilities may experience domestic violence at a rate five times higher than those without disabilities. But domestic violence centers may struggle to provide assistance to these survivors. GAO’s Elizabeth Curda, an expert on disability issues, joins our podcast to…

Sam Enright works on innovation policy at Progress Ireland, an independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam. Most relevant to us, on his personal blog, he writes a popular link roundup; what follows is an abridged version of his Links for May. Blogs and short links 1. Yudhister Kumar…