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New ETF lets robot pick stocks

October 20, 2017

By Reuters

The new AI Powered Equity Exchange-Traded Fund lets a robot pick the stocks in which it invests. Launched Wednesday, the ETF uses IBM Corp.’s Watson artificial intelligence technology to pick several dozen stocks with potential to beat the market, the fund’s backers say. Read the original story from Reuters.

 

 

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