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How university endowments operate

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Some students would like their universities to divest from Israel. Here's why universities don't want to do it — and why it may not even be doable.

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It's been an up and down week for Trump's DJT stock

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Shares of the company behind Truth Social — under stock ticker DJT — have had quite a volatile ride since their debut last month. Here's a look at what's been going on.

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A big event is about to happen in the world of bitcoin: It's called the halving

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Bitcoin could soon be turbocharged, thanks to an event that happens every four years.I n broad terms, the halving effectively reduces the supply of new bitcoins.

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A woman has received a death sentence in the largest fraud trial in Vietnam's history

Friday, April 12, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Associated Press reporter Aniruddha Ghosal about the largest-ever fraud case in Vietnam. The real estate tycoon at the center of it has received a death sentence.

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Latest inflation report shows inflation is proving hard to tamp down

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The Labor Department released its March consumer price index findings.

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Inflation has been easing but not as quickly as consumers and the Fed would like

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

The Labor Department release its March consumer price index findings Wednesday.

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Ex-crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Crypto-wunderkind Sam Bankman Fried, 32, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. He was found guilty of fraud after his company FTX swiftly collapsed in 2022 losing billions of dollars.

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Truth Social surged in its debut on the NASDAQ today

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Trump's social media company surges in trading debut in a big boost to Trump's wealth

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Truth Social is going public, likely earning Trump billion of dollars

Friday, March 22, 2024

After getting the greenlight from shareholders, former President Trump's social media company will go public in the stock market. He stands to make over billions of dollars.

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Digital World Acquisition Corp. shareholders to vote on merging with Truth Social

Friday, March 22, 2024

Donald Trump could make billions of dollars if his company Truth Social is able to pull off a plan to go public. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. will vote Friday on whether to merge.

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Fitch just downgraded the U.S. credit rating — how much does it matter?

Wednesday, August 02, 2023

The U.S. is no longer rated at the top-notch AAA by Fitch. Here's what credit ratings are, and why they (mostly) matter.

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Stocks drop as fears grow about the global banking system

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

A drop in shares of European lender Credit Suisse sparked fears that banking turmoil is spreading around the world.

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Markets are surging as fears about the economy fade. Why the optimists could be wrong

Saturday, February 04, 2023

The markets have rallied this year as investors believe inflation will continue to ease and that the economy will avoid a recession – but it could end in tears.

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A recession might be coming. Here's what it could look like

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

From a mild recession to a so-called hard landing, we sift through the wild array of recession predictions.

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U.S. hits its debt limit and now risks defaulting on its bills

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The U.S. is undertaking "extraordinary" measures to avoid defaulting on its obligations after the country reached its debt limit on Thursday. Now, a big political fight looms.

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The U.S. may force companies to disclose climate risks, marking a historic change

Sunday, March 20, 2022

The SEC is expected on Monday to propose new requirements for companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and risks to their businesses from climate change.

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So What Is Short Selling? An Explainer

Thursday, January 28, 2021

A primer on what you need to know about short selling as an army of amateur investors battles it out against hedge funds.

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'I Come Up Short Every Day': Couples Under Strain As Pandemic Upends Life At Home

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Couples are struggling to redefine their own roles as they look to navigate a pandemic that has upended many aspects of domestic life.

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