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The job interview question that helped this 25-year-old negotiate her $115,000 salary
Welcome to Paycheck to Paycheck, where workers across the U.S. share how much they earn, how they got to their salary and their best negotiating tips. Ready to join the salary transparency conversation? Apply to be a part of the series here. In this installment, a 25-year-old shares how she makes $115,000 working as a senior data […]
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U.S. airline bookings dropped 17% in April as flights got even more expensive
A Southwest Airlines aircraft taxis as an American Airlines aircraft lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters U.S. airline bookings dropped 17% last month from March, according to a report from Adobe published Thursday, one of the first signs of cooling demand for air travel as […]
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SoftBank plans to keep majority stake after Arm IPO and wants to list the firm as soon as possible
Masayoshi Son speaks during a joint announcement with Toyota Motor to make new venture to develop mobility services in Tokyo in October 2018. Alessandro Di Ciommo | NurPhoto | Getty Images Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank intends to keep a majority stake in U.K. chip designer Arm when it lists the company through an initial public […]
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Baby formula maker: It could take up to 10 weeks to get product back in stores from affected facility
Empty shelves show a shortage of baby formula at a Target store in San Antonio, Texas, May 10, 2022. Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Reuters The owner of a key baby formula manufacturing plant said Wednesday it is looking to restart its plant in as little as two weeks — but said it would take between […]
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SoftBank Vision Fund posts record $27 billion loss as tech stocks plummet
SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son said there is “confusion in the world” and in the markets due to a number of factors including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, high inflation and central bank moves to raise interest rates. These factors have contributed to a record annual loss at SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Kentaro Takahashi | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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Apple is no longer the world’s most valuable company
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Wednesday surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable firm. Aramco’s market valuation was just under $2.43 trillion on Wednesday, according to FactSet, which converted its market cap to dollars. Apple, which fell over 5% during trading in the U.S. on […]
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European markets close higher despite hot U.S. inflation data; Stoxx 600 up 1.6%
LONDON — European stocks closed higher Wednesday, with investors largely shrugging off hotter-than-expected inflation data out of the U.S. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed up 1.6%, with autos jumping 3.6% to lead gains as all sectors traded in positive territory except health care, which fell 1.2%. The gains in Europe come after some choppy […]
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Five U.S. states order a metaverse casino with alleged ties to Russia to halt sale of NFTs
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Source: Flamingo Casino Club Regulators in five states simultaneously filed emergency orders Wednesday against a virtual casino they say has ties to Russia and that has been operating in the metaverse, a digital world where participants can interact with each other, purchase products and even gamble. State law enforcement officials […]
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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans want to live to 100, study finds. Here’s how retirement is changing
Despite fears of outliving savings, most Americans still want to live longer, a study on longevity and retirement shows. Nearly 70% of Americans want to live to age 100, with 29 years as the “ideal length” for retirement, according to an Edward Jones and Age Wave report that polled 11,000 adults in the U.S. and […]
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Tech is hitting the brakes on hiring, but that doesn’t mean a broader slowdown is coming
San Francisco Compassandcamera | Getty Images U.S. employers added more jobs than expected in April amid a tight labor market, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. But the tech sector, which boomed during the pandemic, is showing signs of contraction. Facebook parent company Meta is pausing hiring and scaling down some recruitment plans, Insider […]
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