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Some Apple Watch sales will be halted starting Thursday; Apple stock falls
Shares of Apple Inc. dropped Monday, after the Wall Street Journal reported the technology giant would halt some Apple Watch…
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Are bank stocks poised for a rebound? Three picks for 2024
Bank stocks have lagged behind the broad market for most of 2023, and the failure of three large institutions early…
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Activision Blizzard to pay $55 million to settle California civil-rights lawsuit
Videogame maker Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay nearly $55 million to settle a California civil-rights lawsuit brought over complaints…
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SEC denies Coinbase’s demand for new crypto rules ahead of 2024 showdown
Federal financial regulators are girding for a fight with crypto exchange Coinbase in court next year, and set the stage…
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‘A Iot of taxpayers have procrastinated’: As the 2022 income-tax season ends, make these 3 smart tax moves for the current year
Time’s up. Hit “send” on that 2022 tax return or have your accountant do it. Today — Monday, Oct. 16…
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‘So be it,’ says embattled House speaker McCarthy as Republican rebel Gaetz vows ouster vote
Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this…
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UAW strike sets the stage for the 4-day work week — and a win could take it mainstream
Striking United Auto Workers want better wages, improved job security, retiree pay increases, and a 32-hour work week that could…
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Household income rose in just 5 states last year. Is your state one of them?
American workers are feeling the pinch. The median annual household income in the U.S. was $74,755 in 2022, a 0.8%…
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Tech’s wild week: How Apple, Google, AI, Arm’s mega IPO could set the agenda for years
The second week of September, as in the NFL, marks a kickoff of sorts for the tech year. Headlined by…
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Yellen touts ‘explosion in U.S. factory construction’ as she marks Inflation Reduction Act’s anniversary
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday talked up gains for domestic manufacturing, as she and other Biden administration officials…
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