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Amazon reportedly reaches deal with EU over anti-competitive practices

Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon Fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images EU antitrust regulators have reached a final deal with Amazon, three years after officials in Brussels opened a probe into …

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‘I only have to work 6 hours a week’

Before the pandemic, I worked at an ad-tech startup in California and made $240,000 a year, including sales commission. But as the country went into lockdown in March 2020, so did many of my retail, restaurant and entertainment clients. Even after putting in long hours, I struggled to meet my …

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Jack Dorsey’s Block backs bitcoin mining firm bringing affordable electricity to Africa

The three co-founders of Gridless at one of their mining sites in Kenya. Erik Hersman ACCRA, GHANA — Up until February, Janet Maingi didn’t think much about bitcoin. Born and raised in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, Maingi had instead spent more than twenty years focused on trying to solve …

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How Bethenny Frankel avoids burnout while staying busy

Over the course of her decades-long entrepreneurial career, Bethenny Frankel has learned that the best strategy for dealing with burnout isn’t to manage it, but to avoid it altogether. The former “Real Housewife” and co-star of CNBC’s “Money Court” tells Make It that at this point in her career, she …

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United CEO says business travel has ‘plateaued’ but revenue is still rising

United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landing in London Heathrow International airport in England, UK. Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images Business travel demand has “plateaued” but revenue continues to rise thanks to strong demand and capacity constraints, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told CNBC Tuesday. Major companies, many in …

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how calculators can measure changes

Hobo_018 | E+ | Getty Images How to measure the effects of a benefit cut Covisum, a provider of Social Security claiming software, recently updated its calculator to reflect the Social Security trustees’ latest projections. Offerings include a free version for consumers and a more complex paid version for financial advisors. Another …

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4 key year-end moves to ‘control your tax reporting destiny’

seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images 1. Boost your 401(k) contributions If you haven’t maxed out your workplace 401(k), there may still be time to boost your contributions for 2022, said Guarino. The move may lower your adjusted gross income while padding your retirement savings, but “time is of …

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Supreme Court tackles Biden student loan plan

Student loan debt holders take part in a demonstration outside of the White House staff entrance to demand that President Biden cancel student loan debt. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The fate of the Biden administration’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan now rests with the Supreme …

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Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield leaving Salesforce two years after deal

Stewart Butterfield speaks on November 08, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Phillip Faraone | Getty Images Salesforce said on Monday that Slack founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield is leaving the company. He’ll be replaced by Lidiane Jones, an executive vice president at Salesforce who joined in 2019. Butterfield’s announced departure …

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When to put your GPA on your resume

When it comes to finding the right candidate for a role, hiring managers have a list of priorities. A majority, 86%, say skills top the list, according to a September 2022 TopResume survey of 330 HR professionals, followed by experience (82%) and personality (55%). Only 22% included education. That being …

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