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A senior advisor at a US practice recently got back four to six hours of her week. Not through a restructuring or thanks to a new hire, but through automation that now handles what used to be meeting preparation. She spent those hours with clients. Her book grew. That story is quietly repeating itself across the industry, and it is just the beginning of what becomes possible.
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Major U.S. stock indexes finished the week lower. Declines were led by the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite, which fell 4.68%, followed by the Russell 2000 and S&P 500 Indexes, the latter of which posted a weekly loss for the first time since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average held up best, declining 0.32%. Early gains tied to artificial intelligence (AI) optimism faded later in the week as investors weighed oil price volatility tied to Middle East headlines, elevated earnings expectations for AI-linked companies, a growing pipeline of AI-related equity issuance, and a stronger-than-expected May payrolls report that helped push Treasury yields higher on Friday.
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