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Disney paid Bob Iger $41 million last year—a 30% increase over the year before

It’s still significantly less than Iger’s compensation in 2018, when he took home $65.6 million.

yesterday 7

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Chris Morris

Atari says it is not affiliated with the PONG cryptocurrency, warning legal action might be coming soon

Accuses founders of using its registered trademark without permission.

yesterday 5

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Chris Morris

Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ as he heads to fire-ravaged California

“Playing politics with people’s livelihoods is unacceptable and a slap in the face to the Southern California wildfire victims and to our brave...

yesterday 10

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The Associated Press

Nike is broken. Can Elliott Hill fix it?

After one of its toughest years ever, Nike brought back Hill, a beloved company lifer, to right the ship.

yesterday 10

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Devin Gordon

People are ditching their Apple Watches after feeling bullied to burn calories and ‘close their rings’

Social media is chock full of people breaking up with the king of fitness trackers.

yesterday 5

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Ani Freedman

Richard Branson–backed firm’s dream of flying people to the stratosphere in balloons is deflating as staffers are furloughed

Space Perspective tickets cost $125,000 per person for a six-hour trip to space, with the luxury of food, drinks, and Wi-Fi.

yesterday 0

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Prarthana Prakash

Wealthy Trump appointees are flocking to Washington, D.C., and looking for luxury homes

President Donald Trump’s rich Cabinet picks are either buying or looking for lavish houses in the capital, the Wall Street Journal reported.

yesterday 0

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Alena Botros

Spirit Airlines quietly updated its passenger rules, disallowing customers from wearing see-through or ‘lewd’ clothing and ‘offensive’ body art

Spirit Airlines’ policy update sparks debate about whether airlines can dictate what passengers wear on flights.

yesterday 0

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Sydney Lake

Elon Musk’s xAI is buying equipment—and getting a tax break—for an X data center in Atlanta, documents show

It's the first step that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company has taken into Georgia, and is the latest indication of the interconnectedness...

yesterday 0

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Jessica Mathews

What 700 days of failure taught me before I ended up running a $4B company

My inability to be a good partner led me to slowly alienate my colleagues, and ultimately it hurt the company.

yesterday 0

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Linda Tong

Donald Trump promised to tackle cost-of-living crisis—now he’s risking inflation by demanding interest rates drop ‘immediately’

Progress reducing the rise in consumer prices has stalled, with recent data coming in hotter than expected. By pressuring the Federal Reserve,...

yesterday 20

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Christiaan Hetzner

Trump won’t deliver on maximum tariff pledges, says his former commerce secretary—merely making the threat is enough

EXCLUSIVE: Secretary Wilbur Ross, who served in Trump's first cabinet, said the President will not have to follow through on tariff threats.

yesterday 10

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Eleanor Pringle

Singapore’s prime minister warns of a ‘third world war’ if U.S. and China force rest of the world to pick sides

Fortunately, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong thought a full split was unlikely: “I can’t see how a full decoupling can happen at this...

yesterday 30

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Lionel Lim

Purdue Pharma and Sackler family to pay $7.4 billion in revised settlement of lawsuits over OxyContin opioid toll

The Sacklers agreed to pay up to $6.5 billion and give up ownership of the company, which would pay nearly $900 million.

yesterday 30

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Geoff Mulvihill

Top real estate CEO says California is now battling a ‘triple threat’ no one has seen before 

However, President Donald Trump could become the “real estate developer in chief” that the state needs.

yesterday 20

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Alena Botros

Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship temporarily blocked by federal judge who calls it ‘blatantly unconstitutional’

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution promises citizenship to those born on U.S. soil, a measure ratified in 1868 to ensure citizenship for former...

yesterday 20

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Gene Johnson

CEOs: Implementing AI without understanding this one thing could cost you

Amid Silicon Valley hype, looking at AI through the lens of neuroscience offers a valuable reality check. 

yesterday 20

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Aaron Andalman

Founders: Answer these 2 questions before you say ‘yes’ to an investor for your startup

Startup columnist Andy Dunn on when startups should bootstrap and how to vet a VC.

yesterday 10

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Andy Dunn

Disneyland Paris is a surprising budget-friendly alternative to Disney World

A family of four can save hundreds by swapping Paris for Orlando, without sacrificing the Disney magic.

yesterday 10

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Dia Adams

Upset about your credit card interest rate? The CFPB wants to hear from you

The CFPB is investigating credit APRs, and it wants consumers to comment on their rates, terms, and conditions.

yesterday 10

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Preston Fore

The stock market gauge named after Warren Buffett just hit an all-time high, sending a warning worse than before the dot-com bubble burst

The metric, which compares the market cap of publicly traded companies to GDP, is higher than ever.

yesterday 10

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Paolo Confino

The battle over AG1—the influencer-famous, $100-a-month green supplement—is coming to a vending machine or grocery store near you

The company formerly known as Athletic Greens is expanding its market beyond the self-optimizers that follow the podcasters Andrew Huberman or Joe...

yesterday 10

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Ellie Austin

In Davos: Trump makes threats and promises on oil, Russia, and ‘debanking’

Also: The state of shortselling, Nike’s new leader, Trump accuses BofA of debanking conservatives.

yesterday 10

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Diane Brady

Novo Nordisk stock surges 7% after Ozempic maker’s latest weight loss drug shows promise

The new treatment targets gut hormone GLP-1 but also mimics amylin, a hormone released by the pancreas that suppresses hunger.

yesterday 10

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Greg Mckenna

Trump heads to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California in first trip of White House return

Trump has a history of injecting politics and falsehoods into disaster response.

yesterday 10

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Will Weissert

Banco Sabadell to relocate HQ to Catalonia—a move that may prompt thousands of Spanish firms to return to the region

The boss of Spain's main business confederation, Antonio Garamendi, was optimistic that "everyone comes back home" in the wake of Sabadell—but a...

yesterday 10

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Valentin Bontemps

‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Substance’ earn the Oscars’ most notable nominations for women

A movie about a trans cartel leader and a body horror about pressures on women to stay young resonated with Academy voters.

yesterday 9

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Emma Hinchliffe

Meet the largest work-from-anywhere employer with openings that pay up to $300k. The CEO explains why they reject return to office mandates

Veeva is recruiting from far and wide to boost its remote-forward business.

yesterday 9

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Emma Burleigh

The next level of super-luxe travel: what a $100,000 vacation looks like

From a private island to an exorcism at the Vatican, "as long as it's legal we'll try to make it happen."

yesterday 9

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Jim Gorant

Top real estate CEO says fire-ravaged LA residents are desperate for a place ‘to live for the week’ amid waves of price gouging 

“Forget about buying their forever home,” Redfin’s Glenn Kelman said. “They’re looking for shelter.”

yesterday 7

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Alena Botros

Sam Altman-backed AI biotech announces $1 billion for its lofty goal: adding 10 years to human life span

Retro Biosciences will back clinical trials for three drugs—including a potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment set to begin studies this year.

yesterday 7

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Beth Greenfield

Luckin Coffee beat Starbucks in China. It’s now taking its playbook overseas to markets like Malaysia

Luckin Coffee—booted from the Nasdaq in 2020—has overtaken Starbucks in China revenue and store count.

yesterday 6

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Lionel Lim

Americans think the government is corrupt, inefficient and full of red tape — but they’re not sure that Elon Musk is the person to fix it

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that only about 3 in 10 U.S. adults strongly or somewhat approve...

yesterday 6

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Linley Sanders

Snouts, muddy puddles and British accents: How Peppa Pig became a global cultural phenomenon—and a $1.7 billion franchise

The staying power of the Peppa Pig family—going 20 years strong—has made it one of Britain’s most significant cultural exports.

yesterday 10

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Prarthana Prakash

Savings 101: Teach your kids about money with a student savings account

The best student savings accounts have a great APY, charge no fees, have no minimum balance requirements, and offer free ATM access.

yesterday 30

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Abigail Rueger

Bitcoin is on fire. If you’re new to crypto, read our tips before you invest

Crypto is a brave new market, but if you plan to invest, you need to understand both its risks and rewards.

yesterday 10

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Preston Fore

Tech founder and his wife allegedly stole millions to pay for a lavish wedding, a new Tesla, and private schools—while failing to even make payroll for employees

The ex-CEO of Bay Area chatbot company GameOn and his wife were arrested on Thursday following multiple charges related to misusing investor funds...

yesterday 10

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Amanda Gerut

4 best supplements for an energy boost, according to experts

Sometimes caffeine just doesn’t do the trick.

yesterday 1

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Beth Greenfield

Marc Benioff says that from now on CEOs will no longer lead all-human workforces—enter the new era of AI coworkers

The AI agents are here—and they’re taking over more work at the office, reigniting employees' worst fears.

yesterday 6

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Emma Burleigh

President Trump shrugs off Elon Musk’s criticism of $500 billion Stargate plan: ‘He hates one of the people’

Musk’s shots at Stargate are the latest development in a yearslong feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

yesterday 1

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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are collectibles, not securities

Sacks likened Trump’s recently-released memecoin to ‘a baseball card or a stamp.’

yesterday 9

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Catherine Mcgrath

Starbucks barista says his store has a ‘panic button’ behind the counter, but fears it won’t be enough to quell angry customers after open-door policy reversal

Some baristas anticipate an increase in customer altercations due to a new policy requiring an item purchase to use the bathroom or hang out in...

yesterday 10

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Sasha Rogelberg

Paper checks are dying. Here’s what you should use instead

As the use of paper checks declines, America is headed for “check zero.” Here's what you need to know.

previous day 10

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Cassie Bottorff

Has Asda’s painful divorce from Walmart led to its terminal decline, or can boss Allan Leighton turn the grocer around?

With falling sales and new boss Allan Leighton saying the turnaround 'could take 3-5 years', what does the Leeds-based business need to do to avoid...

previous day 2

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Andrew Busby

Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup hits £1.4 billion valuation with 100,000 people lining up to pay £299 for a health check

The Spotify co-founder's startup, dubbed the Apple of healthcare, aims to identify health issues for a price of £299.

previous day 10

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Ryan Hogg

Trump says he may withhold federal wildfire disaster aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies

Trump repeated false claims that the state's fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running...

previous day 20

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Lisa Mascaro

HR leaders are worried about a potentially dangerous workplace sentiment combo: burnout and engagement

Around 82% of white-collar, desk-based knowledge workers in North America, Asia, and Europe surveyed by DHR Global reported being “slightly” to...

previous day 20

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Hr Brew

D.C. federal court judges slam Trump’s blanket clemency for Jan. 6 rioters: ‘It cannot whitewash the…terror that the mob left in its wake’

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s Jan. 6, 2021 assault, showed up on...

previous day 20

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Michael Kunzelman

California republicans push back after House speaker threatens to saddle wildfire aid with conditions

Several Republicans who narrowly won California House seats in November have expressed dismay.

previous day 10

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Michael R. Blood

It’s ‘Trump Day’ in Davos

Also: Nicolai Tangen says sell U.S. tech stocks, Nadella wades into Musk v Altman fight.

previous day 8

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Diane Brady

U.K. is set to face more frequent recessions, economists warn

The U.K.’s trend growth rate has halved from an annual average of 2.5% between 1955 and 2009 to 1.2% in the years ahead, according to the analysis.

previous day 10

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Tom Rees

With Germany heading to the polls—will the government be able to turn around its crisis-hit economy in time?

Insolvencies and job cuts have clouded confidence in Germany's auto town, Luedenscheid.

previous day 10

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Léa Pernelle

Sam Altman says he’s changed his perspective on Trump as ‘first buddy’ Elon Musk slams him online over the $500 billion Stargate Project

Sam Altman's comments came amid a flurry of online exchanges between himself, Musk, and Microsoft over the $500 billion Stargate Project announced...

previous day 10

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Beatrice Nolan

Satya Nadella says he’s ’good for $80 billion’ after Elon Musk claims Stargate Project doesn’t have the cash

Microsoft announced at the start of the year an $80 billion war chest for AI investment.

previous day 5

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Eleanor Pringle

Trump signed an order ending DEI. Here’s what it means for Fortune 500 companies

The President’s latest executive order aims to abolish DEI programs in both the federal and private sectors.

previous day 5

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Brit Morse

Trump issues executive order on crypto: Here’s what it says

The executive order directs the government to propose a regulatory framework and explore the creation of a digital asset stockpile.

previous day 5

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Catherine Mcgrath

The U.S. just pledged hundreds of billions to protect its AI leadership. A Chinese startup with a ‘joke of a budget’ may have already undercut those hopes

Hangzhou-based DeepSeek has released several open-source AI models that match OpenAI's performance—with more efficiency and at lower cost.

previous day 4

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Nicholas Gordon

Japan hikes interest rates to highest level in 17 years as core inflation accelerates to 3%

The Bank of Japan is increasing its benchmark borrowing rate by 25 points to 0.5%, the biggest hike since February 2007.

previous day 4

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Kyoko Hasegawa

Apple is facing a ‘fork in the road year’ on AI, but has one clear advantage, analysts say

Wedbush Securities analysts predicted about 20% of the world’s population will access AI through an Apple device over the coming years.

previous day 3

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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

A ‘cabbage shock’ squeezes Japan’s chefs and shoppers: ‘Mind-blowingly expensive’

Many on Japanese social media were aghast after a head of cabbage was recently given an eye-popping price tag of 1,000 yen ($6.42).

previous day 3

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Tomohiro Osaki

U.S. credit card defaults soar; total debt hits 12-year high

More Americans are increasingly financially stressed and taking on debt that they cannot pay off.

previous day 2

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Alicia Adamczyk

How Nike’s new CEO plans to rebound from its worst year ever

A Fortune profile of Elliott Hill chronicles his career journey at the retailer and a turnaround strategy.

previous day 2

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Sheryl Estrada

There’s a burger chain named after Donald Trump—and it’s rapidly expanding its footprint

Trump Burger adds new locations in Texas.

previous day 3

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Chris Morris

Dozens of Reddit communities are banning links to X as many are calling Elon Musk’s controversial hand gesture on Inauguration Day a Nazi salute

Users are furious at Musk for a hand gesture on Inauguration Day.

previous day 2

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Chris Morris

It’s not just Netflix. Here’s how much streaming prices have gone up in the past 5 years

Streaming isn’t nearly as cheap as it used to be.

previous day 4

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Chris Morris

80-year-old tech billionaire Larry Ellison makes an unexpected comeback in the Trump era

Ellison has become central to two pressing issues: the fate of TikTok and the infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence.

previous day 4

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Chris Morris

The pastor who gave the benediction at Trump’s inauguration just launched his own memecoin

Lorenzo Sewell debuts the coin on Twitter/X.

previous day 3

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Chris Morris

Larry Summers warns bubbling asset prices are hitting levels of froth last seen prior to the financial crisis

Investors have become complacent of risks, Summers says, succumbing to the kind of exuberance that preceded the 2008 crash or the dotcom collapse.

previous day 10

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Christiaan Hetzner

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will fund the UN climate change body after Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Agreement

This marks the second time Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, has stepped in to fill the gap left by U.S. federal disengagement.

previous day 7

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Christiaan Hetzner

Elon Musk bashes Trump-backed $500 billion AI mega project

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are beefing on X.

previous day 3

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Christiaan Hetzner

Donald Trump and CEOs are all pushing a return to the office. Workers hate it. Who will win?

Like Trump, 90% of businesses sought to enforce a 2025 RTO—but experts say employees still have power in the WFH war and will have even more once...

previous day 10

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Emma Burleigh

U.K. regulator launches second ‘strategic market status’ probe, targeting Apple and Google’s smartphone dominance

Apple and Google said they would work alongside the Competition and Markets Authority, insisting that they support choice in the market.

previous day 9

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Erika Fry

Is DOGE even doable? Elon Musk’s plan to cut as much as $2 trillion in federal spending will be harder than it sounds

“I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.

previous day 6

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Geoff Colvin

Elizabeth Warren sent Elon Musk 30 ideas for how DOGE can cut U.S. spending

The senator sent Musk a letter with 30 recommendations for how his DOGE commission could slash $2 trillion in U.S. spending over the next 10 years.

previous day 5

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Beatrice Nolan

Chase launches impressive new welcome offers for IHG rewards cards

Chase's latest promotion could net you up to a week of free hotel stays at IHG properties worldwide.

previous day 5

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Dia Adams

The European fashion world is ‘afraid’ of Trump’s return to power, says leading Belgian designer

The European corporate fashion business is known to be worried about the possible impact of a trade war between the U.S. and Europe under Trump.

previous day 5

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Adam Plowright

Cathie Wood says she won’t buy the Trump memecoin because it ‘isn’t going to have any utility’

The ARK Invest CEO has "pretty much stayed away from the memecoins."

previous day 1

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Sydney Lake

Professors teaching Gen Z say they’re more anxious than millennials and have already given up on the American Dream

Gen Z really are different from their millennial predecessors professors say. But employers are party to blame for their lack of pizzazz.

previous day 5

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Preston Fore

Trump swings at Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon at Davos: ‘What you’re doing is wrong’

Spokespeople for both banks denied political affiliation is taken into account in banking decisions.

previous day 4

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Amanda Gerut

JPMorgan Chase workers grouse over measly bonuses, 2% pay bumps as bank reels in record $58.5 billion in profits

Some JPMorgan Chase workers want to leave after getting low raises, bonuses

previous day 2

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Luisa Beltran

Race to build more AI infrastructure dominates tech—and the U.S. presidential transition

A planned $500 billion data center building spree under Trump is just the biggest in a long list of AI-related infrastructure projects.

previous day 1

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Sage Lazzaro

Firefighters battle a huge new fire north of Los Angeles that’s already put 50,000 in evacuation zones

The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had charred nearly 16 square miles of trees and brush near Lake Castaic.

previous day 4

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Christopher Weber

DEI advocates respond to Trump’s latest moves to destroy diversity policies: ‘This is a marathon, not a sprint’

“Let's not get caught up in the craziness.”

previous day 4

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Sara Braun

After meeting with Trump, Stellantis chairman commits to restart of endangered Illinois plant

Stellantis' Belvidere site has been mothballed since February 2023 after the carmaker temporarily discontinued production of the Jeep Cherokee...

previous day 2

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Christiaan Hetzner

Ethereum, beset by infighting, sags behind other tokens in a bull market

Ethereum is up 47% this year while its competitor, Solana, is up 200%.

previous day 3

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Catherine Mcgrath

Chinese tourists avoid far-flung trips over lunar holiday

"We’re not going to see the heyday of Chinese coming in, going into big luxury shops and buying loads of handbags.”

previous day 30

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Bloomberg

Landlord overcharged renters hundreds of millions in junk fees for years, alleges FTC lawsuit

The FTC and the State of Colorado recently sued a prominent property management company, alleging hidden fees added on top of the publicly...

previous day 10

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Glen Luke Flanagan

Trump’s tariffs will probably hurt your wallet. How much remains a mystery

While sectors like machinery and electronics could see the most volatile changes, it’s likely that everything could get more expensive.

previous day 10

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Abigail Rueger

18,000 Costco workers threaten to strike and ‘won’t work a day past Jan. 31’ if their contract demands aren’t met

While Costco is known for paying its employees higher wages than its competitors, the union is accusing the company of not sharing its recent...

previous day 40

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Retail Brew

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says to ‘get over it’ on Trump’s tariff proposals

If implemented, the proposed tariffs could spike inflation, but national security is more important, the bank CEO said.

previous day 10

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Stuart Dyos

Netflix stock jumped 10%—and ads are a big reason why

Advertising revenue doubled this past year, co-CEO Gregory Peters said, and the company expects the same to be true in 2025.

wednesday 10

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Greg Mckenna

As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable.

wednesday 10

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Lindsey Leake

Europe could be a casualty under Donald Trump’s promised American ‘golden age’

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president—that could mean more tariffs and different picture for trade with Europe.

wednesday 20

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Prarthana Prakash

Have a job interview over lunch? Beware of the secret salt, pepper and hot sauce test that could cost you the role

Job seekers be warned: Salting your food before tasting during a lunch interview could cost you.

wednesday 10

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Orianna Rosa Royle

Major winter storm that dumped record-breaking snow on New Orleans is now moving into Florida and the Carolinas

Dangerous below-freezing temperatures with even colder wind chills were also expected to last over much of the week in the region. Authorities say...

wednesday 10

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Gerald Herbert

Gen Zers want to be their own boss. Can Fortune 500 companies woo them back to traditional jobs?

In the age of the well-paying the side hustle, employers nedd flexibility and transparency to recruit top young talent.

wednesday 20

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Orianna Rosa Royle

Britain’s biggest bookseller just thanked RTO mandates for bumper 2024 book sales

RTO mandates, tourism, and an overall increase in book-reading played a part in Waterstones' big year.

wednesday 5

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Prarthana Prakash

There’s a special type of credit card can help you pay off debt and rebuild your credit score

A secured credit card offers a reliable path to financial recovery. Learn how to get one in our guide.

wednesday 40

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Dia Adams

Save more than $1,000 a year by switching to the envelope budget

Payment processing fees are just one more burden for retailers and consumers. It’s time to make cash king again.

wednesday 30

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Cassie Bottorff

Why is Gen Z suddenly flocking to this college course that’s been taught for decades

College students are more interested than ever in learning about personal finance.

wednesday 20

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Preston Fore