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VP Kamala Harris and Democratic donors discuss ‘urgent, emerging needs' in the race, with Biden campaign in crisis
If Biden were to drop out of the race, many see Harris as the likeliest replacement at the top of the Democratic ticket.
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Activist Elliott reportedly has a significant stake in Starbucks, in talks with management
Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan is under pressure to turn around the company after disappointing quarterly results.
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What to know about airline refunds, delays as global IT outage causes ‘mass chaos,' expert says
A global outage linked to a CrowdStrike tech update impacted airline passengers. Financial remuneration for customers will largely depend on airline policy.
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U.S. will fall behind in the AI race without natural gas, Williams Companies CEO says
The role natural gas in helping to meet surging electricity demand from data centers is controversial as the U.S. tries to transition to a clean energy economy.
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Richard Branson shares his ‘most notable failure' and the lesson it taught him: ‘People quite like the underdog'
Virgin Group once launched a soda company to rival Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Its failure taught billionaire founder Richard Branson a valuable lesson, he says.
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Global tech outage hits financial services companies, including Charles Schwab
Amid a global IT outage, some investors were experiencing disruptions at Charles Schwab, one of the country’s largest brokerage firms.
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The ultra-wealthy just gained $49 trillion in wealth thanks to stocks
The global population of ultra-high-net worth individuals increased 8% last year, according to Altrata, and much of that growth was in the U.S.
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Microsoft, CrowdStrike IT outage hits global supply chain, with air freight facing days or weeks to recover
Crowdstrike global IT outage hits the heart of the global supply chain, with air freight, rails, ports and trucking in the U.S. and beyond down.
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Senate Finance chair Sherrod Brown calls on Biden to drop out, joins over 30 lawmakers
President Joe Biden for weeks has resisted calls to step aside and let another Democrat run for the White House against Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.
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The death of the personal check: As retailers move toward ‘check zero,' here's what that means for you
Post-pandemic, Americans have embraced contactless and digital payment methods, while writing checks has steadily declined nearly into oblivion.
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If you enrolled in the SAVE plan, you may not have a payment due for now — what borrowers need to know
A federal court ruled that President Joe Biden’s SAVE plan can’t proceed with lower payments or debt forgiveness for millions of federal student loan borrowers.
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Biden won't drop out, campaign insists in a new memo
The number of congressional Democrats urging Biden to drop his bid for reelection surged past 30 on Friday.
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Xiaomi launches first flip phone at just over $800, with a $70 portable printer
The Mix Flip starts at 5,999 yuan ($825), the Chinese company announced.
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Employees don't trust bosses anymore, says psychologist: They got a ‘champagne taste' of great leadership during the pandemic
Employees no longer trust their bosses, says Qualtrics chief workplace psychologist Ben Granger. Here’s what anyone can do to help fix the problem.
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What is CrowdStrike? What to know about cybersecurity company connected to global IT outage
A widespread Microsoft outage linked to cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz posted on social media platform X that the company “is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for…
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65-year-old ‘never had money' as a kid—and says that helped him become a CEO worth $11 billion
Now that he has money, billionaire Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry doesn’t overvalue it — a mindset that helped him build multiple successful businesses, he says.
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U.S. stock exchanges say markets are operating normally, not impacted by CrowdStrike outage
A massive IT outage that is causing global disruptions apparently won’t hold up business as usual in financial markets.
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I quit my job in the U.S. and moved to Costa Rica—now I work 25 hours/week and am ‘a lot happier'
Kema Ward-Hopper moved from Houston, Texas to Costa Rica in 2018 with her husband and daughter.
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Mortgage interest rates are expected to drop by the end of the year—here's how much you could save on monthly payments
With interest rate cuts widely expected later this year, monthly mortgage payments could drop by hundreds of dollars.
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SunPower stock collapses below $1 as company halts leases, installations and shipments
SunPower’s stock has fallen more than 40% this week as the company may be nearing its end as an operating business.