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How the Supreme Court could soon change free speech on the internet
Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images When Elon Musk announced his offer to buy Twitter for more…
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Paul Tudor Jones, hedge fund billionaire, wants to do away with ‘ESG’
ESG has become one of the most polarizing topics for companies and across Wall Street. But billionaire hedge fund manager…
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How health insurance may have made health care more expensive
Widespread medical debt is a uniquely American problem. Roughly 40% of U.S. adults have at least $250 in medical debt,…
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California forces companies to show pay on job listings, revealing big tech salaries
Steve Proehl | Corbis Unreleased | Getty Images A new law that went into effect this week requires most California…
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A long-term illness crisis is threatening the UK economy
A queue of ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department on Nov. 24, 2022, in London. In the U.K.,…
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Stop complaining, says billionaire investor Charlie Munger: ‘Everybody’s five times better off than they used to be’
Billionaire Charlie Munger thinks we should all be a lot happier. Munger, the longtime investment partner and friend of fellow…
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Workers and consumers say they’re likely to favor pro-LGBTQ businesses, new study says
American workers and consumers are more likely to prefer brands that publicly align with LGBTQ causes, according to a new…
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Majority of Americans don’t want Biden or Trump to run again in 2024, CNBC survey shows
US President Joe Biden speaks about strengthening the economy for union workers and retirees in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building,…
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House passes massive $858 billion defense bill that would scrap military Covid vaccine mandate, teeing up Senate vote
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 20: U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2nd L), Commandant of…
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Long Covid is distorting the labor market — and that’s bad for the U.S. economy
Charlotte Hultquist Charlotte Hultquist Weeks after Charlotte Hultquist got Covid-19 in November 2020, she developed a severe pain in her…
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