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Paying off my mortgage early didn’t seem smart until I started writing about people who had done it, and now it’s my top priority

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The author at her house. Liz Knueven/Business Insider I thought investing was a smarter move than paying off a mortgage, ...

How to watch the first three episodes of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 4 on Hulu

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If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more. “The Handmaid’s Tale” season four. ...

AI IN BANKING: How forward-looking banks are using maturing AI solutions to design both customer- and employee-facing innovations

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Insider Intelligence publishes thousands of research reports, charts, and forecasts on the Banking industry. You can learn more about becoming ...

‘Sunny days in Cupertino’: Here’s what 4 Wall Street analysts expect from Apple’s fiscal 2nd-quarter earnings report

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Apple CEO Tim Cook. Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images Apple is set to report FQ2 earnings ...

Market prophet Gary Shilling predicts stocks and cryptocurrencies will crash, blasts the Fed, and warns against speculating in a new interview. Here are the 10 best quotes.

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Gary Shilling. Screenshot via Bloomberg TV Gary Shilling said stocks and cryptocurrencies are overheated and bound to crash. The veteran ...

One dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine cuts COVID-19 spread by up to 50% within a household, a study found

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Multi-generational household. Jae C. Hong/AP One dose of a Pfizer of AstraZeneca vaccine cut household transmission by up to 50% ...

Buffett-backed EV maker BYD’s profit grew 111% in first-quarter

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co Ltd, which is backed by U.S. investor Warren Buffett, on Wednesday ...

Biden to propose extending $300 monthly checks for parents through 2025, rejecting pressure from Democrats to make it permanent

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President Joe Biden AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File Biden will propose extending the strengthened $3,600-per-child child tax credit only to 2025. ...

Biden will unveil $1.8 trillion spending plan to extend cash payments for parents, set up universal pre-K and free community college

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President Joe Biden speaks during an event with the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson and Merck at the South Court ...

Sony’s profit zooms to record on video games, ‘Demon Slayer’

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TOKYO (AP) – Sony’s January-March profit zoomed eight-fold to 107 billion yen ($982 million) from a year earlier as people ...

Analysis: Grab’s Nasdaq debut to test its $40 billion valuation, set roadmap for SPAC hopefuls

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By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s Grab more than doubled its valuation to $40 billion in about a year ...

China’s Huawei reports quarterly revenue drop as smartphone income hit

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SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies saw revenue fall 16.5% in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, ...

Deutsche Bank swings to Q1 profit on investment bank strength

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank swung to better-than-expected net profit in the first quarter of 2021 as strength at the ...

Spain’s Santander says Q1 net profit jumps five-fold on lower provisions

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MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Santander on Wednesday said its net profit in the first quarter jumped almost five times as ...

Fed likely to stay the course despite U.S. economy’s growing momentum

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By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy has had a steady run of good news in recent months, ...

Are you a healthcare worker who worked on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic? We want to hear from you.

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A nurse administers a dose of the Moderna vaccine in Los Angeles, California. Between 20 and 40% of frontline workers ...

Taiwan says China waging economic warfare against tech sector

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government on Wednesday accused China of waging economic warfare against the Chinese-claimed island’s tech sector by ...

Samsung family donating mass art trove to smooth inheritance

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Samsung’s founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, ...

Former Obama White House advisor arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from charter schools he founded

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The White House. Andrea Izzotti/Shutterstock A former Obama White House advisor was arrested over allegations he stole from charter schools ...

Asian lender forecasts strong rebound for region in 2021

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NOT YET (AP) – Developing Asian economies will grow at a solid 7.3% pace this year after contracting slightly in ...

Louisiana state lawmaker suggests that schools should teach the ‘good’ of slavery

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The Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Chris Graythen/Getty Images La. state Rep. Ray Garofalo said that public schools should ...

Asian shares mixed as earnings fail to inspire before Fed

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By Stanley White TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as already high valuations discouraged investors from buying ...

Black Restaurant Week is happening now. Here’s who’s participating in the Triangle.

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This is the first Black Restaurant Week in Raleigh and Durham. Powered by WPeMatico

Torchy’s sets opening date for Raleigh location. Here’s when you can get those tacos.

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Torchy’s is ready to open in Raleigh, and the timing couldn’t be better. Powered by WPeMatico

After years as a meme, ‘Disaster Girl’ takes control of her image — with a hefty payoff

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The UNC student whose childhood photo became the iconic Disaster Girl meme sold the photo as an NFT for a ...

Black Restaurant Week is happening now. Here’s who’s participating in the Triangle.

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This is the first Black Restaurant Week in Raleigh and Durham. Powered by WPeMatico

Torchy’s sets opening date for Raleigh location. Here’s when you can get those tacos.

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Torchy’s is ready to open in Raleigh, and the timing couldn’t be better. Powered by WPeMatico

After years as a meme, ‘Disaster Girl’ takes control of her image — with a hefty payoff

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The UNC student whose childhood photo became the iconic Disaster Girl meme sold the photo as an NFT for a ...

The 14 best swim trunks for every style and need

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If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more. Bonobos There are swim trunks ...

Walmart de Mexico quarterly revenue slides on weak Central America sales

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Walmart’s Mexico unit on Tuesday said its first quarter revenue fell slightly from a year ago, hit ...