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$1 billion to $2 billion of FTX customer funds missing: Report

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX enters bankruptcy protection, Reuters reports that between $1 billion to $2 billion of customer funds have vanished from the failed crypto …

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This 52-year-old retiree left the U.S. for Portugal—a look at his typical day: ‘It’s pretty affordable’

In 2011, at 41 years old, I retired early from my legal career. My wife Noki left her nursing job a few years later, and we enjoyed a peaceful retirement in Washington, D.C. But in 2015, a family vacation to Lisbon, Portugal changed everything. We immediately fell in love with …

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A private celebrity chef shares what her clients eat in a week

Hoping to add a new recipe to your line-up next week? Try your hand at a meal made for millionaires. Brooke Baevsky – more commonly known as “Chef Bae” on social media – is a private celebrity chef in Beverly Hills whose day can range from meal-prepping for pro-athletes to …

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Starboard takes a stake in Splunk. Here’s how the activist investor may help boost margins

Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Company: Splunk (SPLK) Business: Splunk is a leading provider of application software that collects and analyzes data from digital systems to help organizations identify security threats and monitor IT infrastructure. The company can take significant amounts of unstructured data from various systems and come …

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The top 10 most-regretted college majors

Even with college application season in full swing, many families are questioning whether a four-year degree is still worth it.  Some experts say the value of a bachelor’s degree is fading and more emphasis should be directed toward career training. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are …

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What to do after an unexpected layoff

Twitter has been making headlines for its mass layoffs just one week after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk acquired the company. Nearly 1,000 California employees were let go last week, according to letters of notice Twitter sent to local authorities, with others let go from offices outside of the …

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Why egg prices are surging — but chicken prices are falling

A shopper checks a carton of eggs at a San Francisco grocery store on May 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Which (price change) came first, the chicken or the egg? Grocery prices are increasing at their fastest pace in decades — none more so than …

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Market needs weak retail data to stay strong

The stock market’s current run could fizzle out if October retail sales data comes in hot next week, CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned on Friday. “If we see weak retail sales and learn that things are getting very promotional in the key apparel sector, well then the market can stay strong,” …

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Crypto markets need regulation to avoid FTX-type situations

Coinbase Founder and CEO Brian Armstrong attends Consensus 2019 at the Hilton Midtown on May 15, 2019 in New York City. Steven Ferdman | Getty Images FTX — until recently one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world — declared bankruptcy Friday after revelations about its business practices led …

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These 10 used cars have held their value the most

martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images Sports cars, Jeep models among slowest to depreciate The top three cars that have held the most value over the last five years are the Jeep Wrangler, which showed the least depreciation (7%), followed by the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (8.7%) and the Porsche 911 …

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