Finance
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Robert F. Smith, the billionaire who promised to pay off student loans for an entire college class, said his $34 million gift was inspired by a small act of philanthropy he saw his mom make
In May, billionaire Robert F. Smith pledged to pay off student loan debt for an entire graduating class. Smith made the announcement...
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418Apple surpasses Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company (AAPL, MSFT)
Getty Apple passed Microsoft on a market capitalization basis on Friday to take back the crown as the world’s most valuable company....
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6603 reasons to invest in real estate, according to a financial planner who owns 10 rental properties
Brent Sutherland is a certified financial planner and real-estate investor. In an article published on CoachCarson.com, Sutherland explains why he recommends real...
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492The maker of Absolut vodka is getting whacked by China’s crackdown on organized crime
Flickr Creative Commonsn/Wari Pernod Ricard, the maker of Absolut vodka and Malibu rum, is feeling the pain from China’s anti-crime campaign. The...
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416Ray Dalio warns of a a ‘great sag’ in the global business cycle, and central banks can’t do much to stop it
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Ray Dalio is warning that the world economy is in a “great sag” and central banks won’t be able...
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UBS is moving more than 100 staff onto its Manhattan trading floors as part of a plan called Project Lexington that will merge trading teams
UBS is moving 125 salespeople and traders on to its Manhattan trading floors as it folds its wealth management trading operations into...
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407Mysterious traders may have made $3.5 billion off stock bets timed to Trump’s trade-war comments, Vanity Fair finds
Reuters / Lucas Jackson According to Vanity Fair, prior to crucial points that have swung the trade war, investors traded thousands of...
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403Austin is seeing a startup boom. Meet Austin’s top VCs, giving Silicon Valley investors a run for the money.
Austin, Texas, has long been a hub for sales and customer service outposts for some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech companies. In...
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465I struggled to manage my cash flow as a freelancer until I embraced an obvious tool: credit cards
As a small business owner in the creative industries, cash flow is often a problem. Credit cards allow me to better control...
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Officials have confirmed 33 deaths and nearly 1,500 cases of serious lung disease tied to vaping. Here are all the health risks you should know about.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating a spate of lung illnesses tied to...