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At least 18 children and 3 adults killed in Texas elementary school shooting
UVALDE, Texas — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 18 children, officials…
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Shooter who caused Texas school lockdown in custody
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — At least two hospitals were treating patients Tuesday after a shooter prompted a lockdown at a…
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Millennials are set to leapfrog boomers in asset accumulation. Brace for the impact on markets
The consumer discretionary sector is the worst performing sector year-to-date, down more than 20% due to soaring inflation. E-commerce stocks such…
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White & Case fired London partner depressed at wife’s cancer in ‘toxic’ culture, tribunal told
A former partner in the London office of White & Case has accused the US law firm of having a…
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Cannabis investors suffer comedown as high-flying pot funds shrink 45%
The high around cannabis stocks appears to have faded, with funds in the global sector reporting a sharp drop in inflows and woeful…
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IRS audit rates keep dropping — especially for the 1%
No matter the size of a household’s budget, the increasingly short-staffed and cash-strapped Internal Revenue Service has been conducting fewer…
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U.S. Soccer Federation reaches milestone equal-pay pact with men’s and women’s national teams
The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing…
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Goldman Sachs reports fewer Black leaders in US offices
The number of senior Black employees at Goldman Sachs in the US shrunk last year, as large investment banks face challenges to…
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Elon Musk says $44bn Twitter deal is on hold
Elon Musk said his deal to buy social media platform Twitter is on hold because of pending calculations over spam and…
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Abortion-rights vote fails in Senate as Democrats try to codify Roe v. Wade
A bill that would preserve access to abortion across the U.S. failed in the Senate on Wednesday, as a lone…
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LGIM piles pressure on boardroom diversity and pay
Legal & General Investment Management, the UK’s largest fund management group, ramped up its opposition to companies falling short on…
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I thought drinking would make me a better broker — I was wrong
It has been two years since the pandemic consumed everyone’s lives in the UK. No one could have predicted the…
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The decline in the U.S. birth rate bounced back from the early days of the pandemic
When the pandemic hit, the stay-at-home orders didn’t give American families more babies, instead, it generated a “baby bust.” Now,…
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‘Buyers of a median-price home are looking at a monthly mortgage payment that is almost 50% higher than it was a year ago.’ The 30-year mortgage rate dips slightly to 5.1%
The interest rate on the country’s benchmark mortgage product edged downward for the first time since early March, but that…
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Citigroup’s global gender pay gap stalls at 26%
Citigroup is one of the only major investment banks to offer a frank insight into the gender pay gap across…
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Musk says his $47bn Twitter bid is ‘not a way to make money.’ That bothers critics
So Elon Musk was serious about his bid for Twitter. Given his erratic record and cryptic statements since his stake…
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BlackRock under pressure as Carl Icahn urges major ESG investors to back McDonald’s campaign
Carl Icahn is urging BlackRock and other big index-fund managers focused on socially conscious investing to support his proxy fight at McDonald’s for better treatment of…
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At CDC’s request, Justice Department to appeal ruling voiding mask mandate
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask…
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With global inflation at levels unseen in perhaps a generation and markets unsettled by geopolitical trauma and other factors, it’s…
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Bumper bonuses for dealmakers mean women fall further behind on pay
A bumper bonus round for investment banks has exposed the stark lack of women in senior, highly paid roles in the…
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Millennials have a simple solution to the retirement crisis
Brett Arends is an award-winning financial writer with many years’ experience writing about markets, economics and personal finance. He has…
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The IRS has already issued 70 million refunds — here’s how you can check on yours this Tax Day
It’s Tax Day for most Americans, which is the deadline to pay off any income taxes owed and either submit…
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Is the stock market open on Good Friday?
It’s a shorter week for markets heading into Easter weekend, with U.S. stock exchanges closing a day early, ending the…
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Consumer sentiment rebounds in April as gas prices ease, UMich survey finds
The numbers: The University of Michigan’s gauge of consumer sentiment rose in April to 65.7, a more than 10% increase…
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Mortgage rates soar to highest level in over a decade — even wealthy home buyers are feeling the pain
Mortgage rates are soaring, and no one is being spared. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5%…
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Building Your Franchise Community
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. How to Be a Player’s Coach Businesses that make the move into franchising have…
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CDC, stinging from criticism of its handling of the pandemic, announces review and revamp
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to revamp itself following a one-month review by an outside…
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‘Green’ buying on Black Friday: Try these climate-friendly perfumes, high-end coffee makers — and reusable gift wrapping
A “green” Black Friday isn’t just about deals and profits. Earth-friendlier shopping may only make a small dent in consumerism,…
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Vanguard’s UK retail platform is proving to be a hit with under 30s as assets swell to £9.5bn
Investment platforms have experienced a surge in trading volumes since the start of the Covid pandemic, fuelled by younger investors seeking…
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Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty to mass shooting at a Parkland high school
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high…
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Building Community Is Good Business
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’re reading Entrepreneur United States, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. In…
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Rents across the country were up 11.5% in August from a year earlier, and in one Florida city they soared nearly 31%
Think the rent is too damn high? Well, it’s getting even worse across much of the country. Rents nationwide are…
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Biden administration set to sue Texas over new abortion law
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing to sue Texas over its new law banning most abortions, people familiar with…
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Morgan Stanley launches recruitment programme to improve Black and gender diversity
Morgan Stanley has launched a new recruitment programme aimed at hiring more Black and female candidates with experience outside of…
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Biden to sign voting-rights executive order in nod to ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Alabama 5½ decades ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps…
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