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Janet Yellen departs from office — as she leaves a trail of mess behind her
The whiplash-inducing, “Hunger Games”-style race to become Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary made it easy to ignore what has been going on with Janet Yellen — and her absolute mess.
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TJ Maxx CEO says company could benefit from Trump’s proposed tariffs
Retailers and industry trade groups are sounding the alarm about how President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs could lead to higher prices.
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Donald Trump to tap Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary, ending fierce battle for key job: sources
Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeated backed the president-elect's pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.
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Robinhood’s Dan Gallagher bows out of race for SEC chair — despite being frontrunner
Dan Gallagher, reportedly a top contender to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Friday he is not interested in returning to a government position.
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Dow leaps over 400 points to record close as investors welcome signs of robust economy
All three major indexes posted weekly gains.
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Macy’s, other big retailers hike store-branded credit card rates as holidays ramp up
Big Lots, Academy Sports, Burlington, Michael’s and Petco are tied for the highest APR at a whopping 35.99% as of September, according to a report.
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Popular asthma drug may be linked to serious mental health problems
"It's definitely doing something that's concerning," one scientist said about reported side effects of the drug.
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Hackers breach Andrew Tate’s online ‘university’ website, steal user names and chat logs
The website for controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate’s self-help site “The Real World” was reportedly hacked this week.
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DirecTV calls off acquisition of satellite TV rival Dish — as lenders revolt
Satellite TV giant DirecTV called off its deal with Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar to acquire rival Dish TV and other assets. The deal would have created one of the largest pay TV distributors in the country with a combined 20 million subscribers. As part of the deal, DirecTV was set to pay EchoStar $1 for the...
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Why Trump’s FCC pick and Comcast’s spinoff plans are no coincidence
Wall Street is awaiting much-needed dealmaking.
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Billionaire Larry Fink could have Trump’s ear no matter who gets Treasury job
Fink had managed The Donald's vast fortune in the past and the two still talk.
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Amazon escalates AI arms race with additional $4B investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic
Amazon, which is Anthropic's primary cloud partner, is fiercely competing with Microsoft and Alphabet's Google to offer AI-powered tools for its cloud customers.
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SiriusXM made it too hard for NYers to cancel subscriptions, ordered to change practice: judge
Sirius required subscribers to speak at length with live agents trained to dissuade cancellations, and listen to as many as five offers of other services before being allowed to cancel.
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Multi-billion dollar delivery company CEO mocked after ‘absurd’ hiring stunt backfires
The CEO of a multi-billion dollar company has been brutally roasted online after posting a job ad requiring the successful candidate to cough up $36,000.
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How these clunky running shoes became the ‘It’ sneaker: ‘Every brand is making their shoes look like HOKA’
Comfort-first attire, casual workplace uniforms and sexier design has been the "perfect storm" for the rapid success of HOKA, experts say.
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Supplement sold on Amazon is being recalled due to contamination with ‘potentially dangerous hidden drugs’
The company is voluntarily recalling the supplements months after the FDA warned customers not to use any products by the brand.
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Washington Post has descended into a dark abyss — here’s why
The Washington Post used to be one of the best gigs in journalism. No longer.
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Bitcoin at record highs, sets sights on $100,000
Bitcoin investors have eyes on the cryptocurrency as it nears the $100,000 barrier.
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