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Google is delaying a portion of employee bonus checks

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Google executives are deferring a portion of employees’ year-end bonus checks, according to documents viewed …

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What the debt ceiling could mean for Social Security, Medicare

izusek | E+ | Getty Images The clock is ticking for the U.S. to avoid a default on its debt, and some are sounding the alarm about potential disruptions to Social Security and Medicare. On Thursday, Jan. 19, the U.S. outstanding debt hit its statutory limit. The debt limit or …

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Why now is a good time to buy international stocks

If you’re a long-term investor and you don’t own any international stocks in your portfolio, now might time to add some. “International stocks are set up quite well,” says Ross Mayfield, an investment strategy analyst at Baird Private Wealth Management. “If you’re heavily [allocated] to U.S. stocks, you may want …

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3 DEI mistakes companies made in 2022 and how they can be fixed

Last year, DEI progress in the workplace stalled for the first time since 2017. Not only has this turned younger generations away from applying to certain companies and industries, but it’s also caused workers to be more burned out — both issues that leaders can tackle in 2023 with the …

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How to get your credit score above 800

Generally speaking, the higher your credit score, the better off you are when it comes to getting a loan. FICO scores, the most popular scoring model, range from 300 to 850. A “good” score generally is above 670, a “very good” score is over 740 and anything above 800 is considered “exceptional.” …

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Irish premier hopeful of a breakthrough on post-Brexit trade dispute

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar talking to the media outside the Stormont hotel on Jan. 12. Brian Lawless – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images Irish premier Leo Varadkar on Thursday said there has yet to be a breakthrough over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade rules, but expressed hopes that an …

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Why it’s a hybrid and not an all-electric car

DETROIT – General Motors’ future may be in all-electric vehicles, but it still needs its current models to pay the bills to allow it to invest in those new products. That’s one of the reasons why the automaker on Tuesday revealed the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray – the first-ever “electrified,” …

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3 steps to be ready

The so-called great wealth transfer has been brewing for years as the historically affluent baby boomer generation begins passing on their estimated $68 trillion worth of assets. Over half of millennials are expecting to receive an inheritance, recent research shows. Many will likely be disappointed to find out they’re not …

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The UK is fiscally unstable, says North Sea oil CEO

A British Union flag flies near Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster, in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. is fiscally unstable and this has led the government to indulge in “short-termism” by slapping oil majors with windfall taxes, …

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Davos crypto crowd distance themselves from FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried

DAVOS, Switzerland — The crypto community at Davos sought to distance themselves from the dramatic collapse of FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried who is now facing federal criminal charges in the U.S. Bankman-Fried, FTX’s former CEO, was charged by U.S. federal prosecutors on eight criminal counts, including securities and wire …

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