Business
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‘There’s nothing inherently sexual about drag’: Drag entertainers fear bills to restrict performances will hurt their livelihoods
As odd as it sounds, Poly Tics hadn’t gotten her moment inside the Kentucky State Capitol building until she testified before a state Senate committee in early March. The 25-year-old drag performer had come to Frankfort, Ky., that March 2 decked out in sparkles, jewels, long eyelashes and teased hair to speak out against a…
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Amazon tech layoffs roll on
Amazon has joined Meta, Palantir Technologies, Twilio, Zoom, eBay, Okta, Splunk, PayPal, IBM, SAP, Spotify, Alphabet, Intel, Microsoft, Coinbase, Cisco, Salesforce, HP, Roku, Beyond Meat and Twitter in announcing major layoffs in recent months. Here’s a look at the list of big names across a number of sectors that have been cutting back their workforces.…
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A 63-year-old woman had a heart attack. Her advice could save your life.
One person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and this means each of us has to be mindful of our heart health so that we are not one of them. I firmly believe we all need to be mindful of our overall health. Being…
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Why is Trump possibly getting arrested? And who is Stormy Daniels, again?
So, what’s the story with former President Donald Trump possibly getting arrested this week over hush money payments to two women — including a porn star — who claim that he had sexual encounters with them several years ago?  It’s been more than six years since Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid off two women who…
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‘Am I being preyed upon?’ After my mother died, my cousin took her designer purse, and my aunt snatched her artwork — but then things really escalated
My mother passed away three months ago after a long and horrible decline due to dementia. This devastated me and my immediate family. I also had to leave my job during this time. My mother passed away less than a month after being moved to a memory-care unit, and I am still in the depths…
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Why would a financial planner team up with a nutrition coach? To attract Millennials, of course.
Many financial advisers are pursuing a once-overlooked market segment: early-career professionals who welcome expert advice on budgeting, financial planning and basic investment management, even if they haven’t amassed much wealth. To attract these up-and-comers, many of them in their late 20s and early 30s, advisers are expanding their services. Just promising to help young folks…
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‘I had zero information’: This Silicon Valley Bank customer hated being forced to move banks. He’s not alone — most people stick with the same bank for decades.
Peter Dziedzic knows what it’s like to stick with a bank. He’s shared the same Iowa credit union savings and checking account with his husband for well over a decade. But an ex-Silicon Valley Bank customer, he now knows what it’s like to switch accounts. After this latest switch, he’s done with switching. It took…
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GameStop investors are playing by rules you’ll find in a casino more than a stock portfolio
The odds remain stacked against GameStop, even with the unexpected profit the company reported earlier this week. That’s because GameStop GME, +6.20%, at its now much-higher stock price, is just as overvalued as it was before, if not more so. Its share price has been pushed higher in no small part by speculators who are…
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Signature Bank provided critical services to law firms. Now they’re weighing their next move.
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have sent shock waves across the U.S., with the tremors felt acutely in key industries. While Silicon Valley Bank was renowned for its close links to the tech-startup communities of Northern California and beyond, Signature Bank of New York had earned a reputation as a crucial…
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How First Republic stock’s tailspin started and why it hasn’t stopped
Shortly after Silicon Valley Bank disclosed on March 8 that it was running short of cash and needed to raise capital, First Republic Bank’s epic stock slide began. The stock FRC, -1.36% has lost 90% of its value in less than two weeks, hitting an all-time low of $12.18 a share on Monday. Supportive comments…