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Former sleep doctor promotes treating it as a phobia

Daniel Erichsen, founder of the Sleep Coach School Daniel Erichsen Daniel Erichsen spent about a decade as a sleep doctor, primarily seeing patients who were struggling with sleep apnea and insomnia. His career took a dramatic turn early last year, when he was fired from his hospital job in Oregon. …

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Bitcoin lost over 60% of its value in 2022

It’s been a brutal year for the cryptocurrency market. In the latest blow to the crypto space, Core Scientific, one of the largest publicly traded crypto mining companies in the U.S, which primarily mints bitcoin, filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 21, citing falling crypto prices and rising energy costs. And …

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Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle privacy lawsuit

Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the social media giant gave third parties access to user data without their consent. It is the “largest recovery ever achieved in a …

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Bond yields to climb ‘for the wrong reasons’ next year, strategist says

LONDON — Government bond yields are likely to rise in 2023 “for the wrong reasons,” according to Peter Toogood, chief investment officer at Embark Group, as central banks step up efforts to reduce their balance sheets. Central banks around the world have shifted over the past year from quantitative easing …

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‘Young people are terrible at it’

Before I retired early at 35, I spent 14 years working in technology. In my senior management positions, I interviewed more than 100 candidates. A surprising amount of them didn’t even make it to the second round. But being good at interviews isn’t just about landing jobs. Knowing how to …

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Microsoft responds to FTC attempt to block Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft on Thursday filed its response to U.S. regulators’ antitrust case attempting to block the software maker from buying video-game publisher Activision Blizzard, saying that the deal will not harm competition. The Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the proposed $68.7 billion acquisition stands out as the biggest government pushback Microsoft …

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Higher risk of low performance ratings in 2023

CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai during press conference at the Chancellery in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images More Google employees will be at risk for low performance ratings and fewer are expected to reach high marks under a new performance …

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Tesla stock slides on demand concerns, Elon Musk Twitter distraction

Musk had previously said in June he was leaning towards supporting DeSantis for president in 2024. Joe Skipper | Reuters Shares in electric vehicle maker Tesla slid about 9.5% in mid-day trading on Thursday as analysts grow increasingly uncertain of the company’s outlook. After the bell Wednesday, Canaccord Genuity trimmed its …

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Gold at $4,000? Analysts share their 2023 outlook for prices

Gold prices could surge to $4,000 per ounce in 2023 as interest rate hikes and recession fears keep markets volatile, said Juerg Kiener, managing director and chief investment officer of Swiss Asia Capital.  The price of the precious metal could reach between $2,500 and $4,000 sometime next year, Kiener told …

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Investors should look to ‘good quality corporate debt and gold’ in 2023, strategist says

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 5, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — As fundamentals hold up and tight financial conditions weigh on stock markets, corporate debt and gold could be strong investment options in 2023, according to Michael Howell, managing director …

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