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Amazon plunge pushes valuation below $1 trillion first time since 2020

Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has exited the trillion-dollar club. Shares of the e-retailer plunged 5.9% on Tuesday, falling for a fifth straight day and …

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Why Steve Jobs hired me at Pixar

In 1999, director Brad Bird’s movie “The Iron Giant” hit theaters. It was a commercial failure, costing an estimated $70 million to make and earning only $23 million at the box office worldwide. The experience reportedly left Bird wondering if he was cut out to make it in the film …

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Inside the $23 million mega-mansion that Yankee Candle built

Standing at one of the five cooking islands in his kitchen, Mick Kittredge rattles off the outsized statistics for his newly listed home. Over 60 acres. Nearly 120,000 square feet of living and recreation space. A total of 14 fireplaces, 25 bathrooms, 16 bedrooms and four tennis courts. The western …

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Twitter reportedly limits employee access to content-moderation tools

In this photo illustration, the image of Elon Musk is displayed on a computer screen and the logo of twitter on a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkiye on October 06, 2022. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Elon Musk’s Twitter has taken away certain content moderation and …

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Delaware woman wins lottery twice, one of few winners to do so

Earlier this month, a 70-year-old woman from Delaware won two lottery jackpots totaling $400,000 in the same week, despite the incredible odds of such a feat. And it’s not the first time something like this has happened to a lottery winner, either.  The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, first …

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Snap, Meta stocks pop after FCC commissioner floats U.S. TikTok ban

Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, speaking at the State of the Net Conference 2019 at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Michael Brochstein | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of U.S. social media companies Snap and Meta spiked on the news that a Federal Communications Commissioner said the U.S. …

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NYC job seekers react to law requiring salary ranges on job postings

CNBC Make It wants to hear from workers in New York City who will be impacted by the city’s new salary transparency law. Do you plan to use newly available salary data to discuss your own pay? Contact work reporter Jennifer Liu at jennifer.liu@nbcuni.com. Ash Ramirez has a lot of …

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U.S. states where employers have to give you paid time off to vote

Election Day is coming up yet again and, if you’re not one of the millions of Americans who has already cast a ballot, you might be wondering: Does my boss have to give me time off to vote? It depends on where you live. Federal law doesn’t require employers to …

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White House advisor says Biden team not against oil company profits

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Joe Biden is making no secret of his frustration with high gas prices and the oil companies making record profits as a result. With the support of Democratic allies in Congress, he is threatening to levy windfall taxes on energy firms, a prospect …

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8 states you’d win the most money

The Powerball lottery jackpot has surpassed $1 billion for only the second time ever. How much you’ll actually take home if you win will vary based on which state you live in, and whether or not it charges income taxes on lottery jackpots. The next draw takes place Wednesday night …

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