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Don’t overlook this health and safety warning on your holiday lights

To prepare for the “most wonderful time of the year,” my family went to pick up our new Christmas tree that came equipped with built-in lights. What we didn’t expect when we unboxed it was this giant warning: “Cancer and reproductive harm.” We visited the link printed on the package …

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Parking lots becoming as important as cars in climate change efforts

Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images It’s not just cars that will be going through energy transition in the years ahead. The parking lots where EVs recharge are a growing focus of construction efforts linked to climate change and carbon reduction. A law approved in France last month …

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I raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor. Here’s the No. 1 skill I wish more parents taught kids today

Developing skills like curiosity, kindness and emotional intelligence at a young age will help kids succeed as adults. But there’s one skill that parents aren’t teaching their kids enough of today: self-regulation. When kids learn to self-regulate, they better understand the importance of time and how to manage their own …

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How to make tough conversations easier

If you’re a folk music aficionado, you might be familiar with this line: “Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there.” It’s from singer-songwriter Joan Baez’s 1975 song “Diamonds and Rust,” widely thought to be inspired by Baez’s relationship with Bob Dylan. And according to bestselling …

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An uphill battle could await activist Trian as the firm snaps up a stake in Disney

Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Company: Walt Disney (DIS) Business: Disney is one of the most iconic entertainment companies globally. It operates through two segments, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution; and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Disney engages in film and TV content production and distribution activities, …

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Celsius users with crypto collateral stuck turn to bankruptcy process

Alan Knitowski holds an MBA, has worked in technology and finance for over 25 years and is CEO of a mobile software company that trades on the Nasdaq. That didn’t prevent him from getting duped by a crypto firm. Knitowski borrowed $375,000 from crypto lender Celsius over several years and …

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Let Extreme Networks cool off before buying

Paramount Group Inc: “It is very inexpensive, but at the same time, I don’t like office real estate. So, I am torn on it.” Uranium Energy Corp: “There are no consistent brands right now in this country for nuclear power. It has too many enemies.” Extreme Networks Inc: “I think …

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Here’s where the jobs are for November 2022 — in one chart

The U.S. job market beat expectations again in November, adding 263,000 payrolls led by the service sector. Leisure and hospitality was the top category for job gains, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, adding 88,000 jobs. Roughly 62,000 of those jobs were in food and …

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People with perfect credit scores have 3 things in common

While achieving a perfect 850 credit score is rare, it’s not impossible. About 1.3% of consumers have one, according to Experian’s latest data. FICO scores can range anywhere from 300 to 850. The average score was 714, as of 2021. The few people who do manage to achieve perfect credit …

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Tech layoffs may not be a bad omen for U.S. economy at large

10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images A recent wave of layoffs in the tech sector may lead American workers to wonder whether their job is next on the chopping block. So far, evidence is scant that the thousands of cuts at major technology firms — Meta, Amazon and Twitter, …

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