Canada honors Brian Mulroney, one of its most consequential prime ministers, at state funeral

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His legacy includes the North American Free Trade Agreement and his participation in the fight against South African apartheid.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/canada-brian-mulroney-former-prime-minister-state-funeral/


Mega Millions jackpot hits $1.1 billion after 30 consecutive drawings of nobody winning it all

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A lucky player winning the $1.1 billion jackpot would take home the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/mega-millions-jackpot-hits-1-1-billion/


China woos CEOs of Apple, chipmakers, pharma giants as geopolitical tensions mount: ‘The risk-reward has changed’

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Foreign businesses’ direct investment into China last year increased by the lowest amount since the early 1990s.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/23/china-woos-ceos-of-apple-chipmakers-pharma-giants/


The 3 dating app mistakes of people trying to find love again, according to a matchmaker who found the ‘love of her life’ on Bumble post-divorce

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Say no to gym selfies, fish pics, “ego” photos—and too many pictures of your kids.

https://fortune.com/well/article/dating-app-mistakes-after-divorce/


Stung by Taylor Swift tour snub, Thailand seals deals for music festivals

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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin complained about Thailand missing out on Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/taylor-swift-tour-snub-thailand-lures-music-fests/


Remote workers say they'd return to the office if they get housing benefits—and many would even take those over a pay raise

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Some would even give up three weeks of vacation for some extra help with their mortgage, a new report finds.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/remote-workers-housing-benefits-return-to-office-jw-surety-bonds/


Restaurant robots are the ‘vanguard of automation,’ top analyst says. It’s not coming for fast-food workers’ jobs—it's actually helping them

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Despite high labor costs, restaurants with automation are saving money by retaining employees and increasing their agency within the company.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/restaurant-robots-automation-workers-kernel-ai-bank-of-america/


A 5-minute test can estimate your odds of developing breast cancer—but not if you’re biracial

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Mixed-race women are used to not fitting into one racial/ethnic box on forms. In 2024, they’re still being left out of an algorithm that may help gauge their breast cancer risk.

https://fortune.com/well/article/breast-cancer-risk-assessment-tool-race-ethnicity/


How to stay in shape in your 30s, 40s, and 50s

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It's about more than just exercise.

https://fortune.com/well/article/how-to-stay-in-shape-in-your-30s-40s-and-50s/


'I wasn't built to work 9-to-5 every single day': These Gen Z bosses introduced 'slump hour,' siestas, chilled one-to-ones and flattened structures because they're done with formal corporate traditions

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"I was not made to work 9-to-5 every single day, I cannot focus for that long. This cannot be the concept any longer."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/23/gen-z-bosses-management-style-siestas-flattened-structure/


Canopy Growth shares—predicted to hit zero last year—surge as Germany decriminalizes cannabis

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One analyst warned last summer that Canopy "may not be able to continue operations and meet its financial obligations."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/canopy-growth-shares-surge-germany-decriminalizes-cannabis/


The U.S. could need the equivalent of 40 new nuclear plants over the next 5 years, by one estimate—and appetite for power hogs crypto and cannabis are to blame

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Data centers’ power use is projected to triple by the end of the decade, one consulting firm predicts.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/crypto-marijuana-data-center-power-use-electric-grid/


Elon Musk’s $250 billion Tesla losing streak takes another lurch downward on reports of a production cut at his China plant

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Late last year, Warren Buffett-backed [hotlink]BYD[/hotlink] toppled Tesla as the world’s leading electric carmaker by sales.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/elon-musk-tesla-250-billion-market-cap-plummet-shanghai-plant-production-cutbacks/


Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other colorectal cancer screening tests, too

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Several procedures are available to screen and detect colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer worldwide.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/22/does-medicare-cover-colonoscopy-colorectal-cancer-screenings/


‘I don’t want to pay a buyer’s agent’—homeowners are charged up after $418 million settlement, top real estate CEO says

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Redfin's chief executive says the firm is getting “more aggressive” on selling homes directly to consumers following the settlement.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/settlement-comissions-nar-redfin-ceo-housing-buyers-sellers-agents/


Housing market data suggests the most optimistic buyers during the pandemic are more likely to stop paying their mortgages

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The wave of optimistic homebuyers in 2021 and the first half of 2022 are particularly vulnerable to drops in price expectations.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/housing-market-data-suggests-most-optimistic-buyers-during-pandemic-likely-stop-paying-mortgage-real-estate-finance/


Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery in ‘huge shock’ to British royal family

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In a video statement, Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis was a "huge shock."

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/22/kate-middleton-cancer-diagnosis/


JPMorgan's head of research says immigration is undeniably a ‘good thing’ for the economy, as the bank forecasts even higher US GDP growth this year

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Immigration has helped fill job openings during a time of low unemployment and kept consumer spending high, according to JPMorgan’s Joyce Chang.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/immigration-good-for-economy-jpmorgan-inflation-gdp/


Olive Garden’s earnings just pulled back the curtain on the economy: The rich are dining out while the poor are falling back

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“We're clearly seeing consumer behavior shifts," Darden CEO Rick Cardenas said on an earnings call. “At every brand, transactions fell from incomes below $50,000.”

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/how-bad-is-economy-olive-garden-earnings-rich-poor-divide/


Target braces for crowds as a new exclusive Stanley cup line debuts

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January's batch had people camping outside of stores.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/stanley-cup-target-exclusive-on-sale-date-sunshine-vibes-collection/


Country music heartland Tennessee becomes first state to protect musicians from AI

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“Artists have intellectual property. They have gifts," said Gov. Bill Lee. "They have a uniqueness that is theirs and theirs alone, certainly not artificial intelligence.”

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/tennessee-ai-music-intellectual-property/


Over 440,000 Starbucks holiday mugs sold in Target, Walmart recalled after burn, laceration reports

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The CPSC said that the mugs, when microwaved or filled with extremely hot liquid, can overheat or break, posing burn and laceration hazards.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/starbucks-holiday-mugs-recalled-burns-lacerations-target-walmart/


Elon Musk's SpaceX is in trouble once again with the NLRB

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Elon Musk-owned company charged with “interfering with, restraining and coercing its employees in the exercise of [worker] rights”.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/nlrb-spacex-illegal-severance-agreements-elon-musk/


Katie Couric says too many people think colorectal cancer is a man’s disease. She's imploring women to get potential lifesaving screenings

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"People need to just grow up and get their butts to the doctor," Katie Couric says.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/22/katie-couric-colorectal-cancer-mans-disease-imploring-women-lifesaving-screenings/


Wendy’s will deliver your Baconater via drone in 30 minutes or less—starting in one small Virginia town

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Christiansburg, Virginia, is the first city to get Wendy's drone deliveries, but DoorDash says it won't be the last.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/wendys-drone-delivery-wing-doordash-alphabet-christiansburg-virginia/


Stellantis recalls nearly 318,000 sedans whose air bag inflators can explode and hurl shrapnel

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The recall covers air bag inflators on both sides of certain Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 large cars from the 2018 through 2021 model years.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/stellantis-recalls-nearly-318000-sedans-air-bags-explode-shrapnel/


Biden and Trump are both aping Reagan, asking voters if they’re better off than 4 years ago

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"Are you better off than you were four years ago?” traces its roots to the 1980 presidential race, when Reagan skewered Jimmy Carter during a debate.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/biden-trump-are-you-better-off-than-4-years-ago-economy/


You could pay for Wegovy with Medicare, but there’s a catch

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance that Medicare Part D drug benefit plans could cover anti-obesity drugs approved for an additional use.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/22/does-medicare-pay-for-wegovy-weight-loss-heart-strokes/


Reddit stock soars 48% in first day of trading as traders love ‘front page of the internet’

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Seconds after it began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Reddit's value soared close to $9 billion.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/reddit-ipo-soars-48-percent-first-day-trading-nyse/


5.00% APY: Are Laurel Road’s savings accounts too good to be true?

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Laurel Road offers innovative online banking solutions with a focus on student loan refinancing, high-yield savings, and personalized digital banking experiences.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/laurel-road-review/


Europe will hit Russian grain with tariffs so Moscow can’t use exports to wreak havoc on the EU market

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The tariffs are also aimed at denying Russia revenue, because they will effectively suppress exports to the EU, the commission said.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/europe-hit-russian-grain-tariffs-moscow-no-use-exports-wreak-havoc-eu-market/


Bentley CEO says sales are down because the rich are experiencing ‘emotional sensitivity’ due to the cost of living and don’t want to flaunt their wealth with a new luxury car

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Adrian Hallmark won't have to worry about Bentley any more as he sets sails for performance brand Aston Martin, where a whole different set of challenges await.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/wealth-cars-luxury-bentley-ceo-volkswagen-aston-martin/


Aston Martin, the iconic British automaker associated with James Bond, taps Bentley's boss Adrian Hallmark as new CEO

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Hallmark will replace 77-year-old Amedeo Felisa no later than October 1st.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/aston-martin-james-bond-taps-bentleys-boss-adrian-hallmark-new-ceo/


Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk has a new goal for its leadership team: Make sure no more than 10% of your staff are stressed

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“I don’t think you can run a company if more than 10% of employees are suffering from stress,” Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen said.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/ozempic-maker-novo-nordisk-goal-management-team-no-more-than-10-staff-stressed/


87-year-old billionaire Joe Lewis says he’s too old for prison after pleading guilty to insider trading

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Lewis is the founder of the investment firm Tavistock Group, which has stakes in over 200 companies, including luxury hotels, resorts and sports. He is also the former owner of the Tottenham Hotspur football team.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/87-year-old-billionaire-joe-lewis-says-hes-too-old-for-prison-after-pleading-guilty-to-insider-trading/


Italy AI watchdog fails to hire for any of its 4 open positions

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Garante has failed to hire anybody since launching a recruitment drive after it briefly banned ChatGPT last year.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/italy-ai-watchdog-hire-talent-recruitment-salary/


China is investigating the role of Big 4 accountant PwC in $78 billion Evergrande fraud case

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The country’s securities regulator this week accused Evergrande’s main onshore subsidiary Hengda Real Estate Group of recognizing sales in advance and massively overstating its revenue.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/22/china-investigating-role-big-4-accountant-pwc-78-billion-evergrande-fraud-case/


Tesla has cut EV production at its China plant amid sluggish sales growth and intense competition in world’s biggest car market

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The automaker told employees to lower production of both the Model Y and Model 3 by working five days a week instead of the usual 6 1/2 days, sources said.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/22/tesla-cut-ev-production-china-plant-amid-sluggish-sales-growth-intense-competition-worlds-biggest-car-market/


California lawmakers split on how best to tackle plague of retail theft

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Large-scale thefts, in which groups of individuals brazenly rush into stores and take goods in plain sight, have become a crisis in California and elsewhere in recent years.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/california-lawmakers-split-on-how-best-to-tackle-plague-of-retail-theft/


State Farm will drop 72,000 home insurance policies in wildfire-ravaged California 9 months after saying it wouldn’t issue any new ones in the state

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The company, California's largest insurer, cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it won’t renew the policies on 30,000 houses and 42,000 apartments.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/state-farm-drop-72000-home-insurance-policies-wildfire-ravaged-california-9-months-after-saying-no-new-ones-in-state/


The latest sanctions on Russia won’t be sufficient. Here’s what would be, according to the Yale professor who inspired the great business exodus over Ukraine

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As the Kremlin finds creative ways to evade sanctions, some claim that all sanctions are useless.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/22/latest-sanctions-russia-insufficient-yale-professor-business-exodus-ukraine-politics/


Easter is around the corner—but the real hunt for Brits this time will be to find cheap chocolates amid eye-watering inflation as high as 62.5%

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It'll cost to have a sweet tooth this Easter. Which? analysis points to a 12.6% chocolate inflation at U.K. supermarkets compared to last year.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/22/sweet-tooth-easter-eggs-chocolate-which-u-k-inflation-shrinkflation/


Amid rising anger at Boeing, board members will hold customer meetings without CEO Dave Calhoun

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Boeing board chair Larry Kellner will lead the meetings with two to three other directors.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/anger-boeing-board-members-customer-meetings-calhoun/


Elizabeth Warren unloads on Elon Musk, urging SEC chief Gary Gensler to probe pathway for ‘Tesla to channel money to X’

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New evidence has emerged that shows Musk uses his control over the Tesla board for his own ends, says the fire-breathing Massachusetts senator.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/elizabeth-warren-elon-musk-sec-gary-gensler-probe/


Reddit closes nearly 50% higher on 1st trading day in latest sign IPO market heating up

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In the wake of Astera Labs’ successful IPO, shares of the social media platform opened at $34 and closed above $50.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/rddt-reddit-shares-soar-trading-ipo-market/


Something (more) for nothing: Chase enhances the no-annual-fee Ink Business Cash Card

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The Chase Ink Business Cash Card has long been a great cash-back credit card with no annual fee for business owners. Now, it’s getting even better.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/chase-ink-business-cash-changes/


Former broker unimpressed by $418 million NAR settlement—says they couldn’t agree on lunch let alone a conspiracy

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Prof. Ken Johnson, whose research focuses on real estate economics, still expects sellers’ agents and buyers’ agents to split home-sales commissions, or share them.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/real-estate-agent-commission-realtor-settlement-housing-market/


Yale antitrust scholar likens Apple case to epic Microsoft battle: ‘It’s a really big deal to go up and punch someone who is acting like a bully and pretending not to be a bully’

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Antitrust researcher Dina Srinavasan, a Yale University fellow, said the government is picking a "tremendous fight” with what was the world's most prosperous company.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/apple-antitrust-case-like-microsoft-yale-scholar/


Trump stands to make $3.5 billion from his 60% share of Truth Social now that it has become a meme stock

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The social media platform is poised to go public via SPAC at a $6 billion valuation as former President Donald Trump’s supporters pump money into its stock.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/donald-trump-truth-social-spac-social-media-meme-stock-gamestop/


Union employees are about $100,000 richer than nonunion workers, according to the Fed, as labor movement continues its winning streak

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Striking after stalled negotiations has proven effective in moving the needle on salaries.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/union-employees-richer-than-nonunion-workers/


Bitcoin ETFs see record 3-day outflow as retail investors ‘dart in and out of positions’

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The 10 trading spot Bitcoin ETFs just posted the largest three-day outflow since launching Jan. 11.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/21/bitcoin-etfs-record-outflow-retail-investors/


Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani is entangled in a bizarre $4.5 million gambling scandal involving his interpreter

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Months after inking a $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ohtani’s season is off to a strange start.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/shohei-ohtani-gambling-scandal-interpreter-ippei-mizuhara-translator-mathew-bowyer/


Meetings are a productivity killer—and 3 in every 4 are totally ineffective, according to a new wide-ranging study

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Just 28% of meetings are actually worth the time, per a new wide-ranging Atlassian report.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/meetings-productivity-ineffective-atlassian-report/


The first-ever pig kidney transplant just happened in Boston, doctors say

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Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/21/first-ever-pig-kidney-transplant-boston/


Delta CEO lost his mom in 2020 while the travel industry took a hit from COVID. Here's the mindset shift that helped him overcome the toughest year of his life

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Ed Bastian spoke with Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell about leadership and togetherness at SXSW

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/21/delta-ceo-pandemic-leadership/


'The American Dream is still very much alive,' Fannie Mae CEO insists—and she has essential advice for first-time homebuyers

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“Did my parents dream of having a home? Was that home what changed the trajectory of our life? Absolutely,” said Fannie Mae CEO Priscilla Almodovar.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/first-time-homebuyer-tips-fannie-mae-ceo-priscilla-almodovar/


The poke is back! Facebook is seeing a surge of usage in its weirdest feature.

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It never really went away, and yet it's back—and still no one really knows what it’s all about.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/facebook-poke-feature-popular/


Apple hit with massive antitrust case from DOJ, 16 states after 5-year probe into smartphone market

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The lawsuit alleges that Apple has used its power over app distribution on the iPhone to thwart innovations that would have made it easier for consumers to switch phones.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/apple-antitrust-lawsuit-smartphones-department-of-justice-iphone/


There’s a huge Medicaid problem in California: Most doctors just won’t see those patients

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Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies in the legislature have greatly increased the number of people on Medicaid, but rates for doctors haven't kept up.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/21/medicaid-california-unaffordable-most-doctors-dont-treat/


Secured vs. unsecured credit cards: What’s the difference?

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If you're looking for a credit card, you might have secured and unsecured credit card options. What's the difference?

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/secured-vs-unsecured-credit-cards/


The Mega Millions jackpot is nearly $1 billion, the 10th largest in U.S. history

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Three months have passed without a winner, and the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $977 million.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/how-big-mega-millions-jackpot-lottery-2/


AI is about to change the homebuilding process, from start to finish

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Real estate is often the biggest financial investment a person will make, and new tools are coming that could change market dynamics forever.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/smart-strategies-ai-investing-real-estate/


Bayer CEO: Corporate bureaucracy belongs in the 19th century. Here's how we're fighting it

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Adverse jury decisions and a pipeline setback have sent Bayer's share price to a nearly 20-year low.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/bayer-ceo-bill-anderson-corporate-bureaucracy-19th-century-leadership/


Musk’s Neuralink says the first human to have a chip implanted in his brain can now play video games using his mind

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29-year old Noland Arbaugh has already picked out his costume for Halloween—he's going as Marvel's wheelchair-bound telepath Professor X.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/elon-musk-neuralink-first-patient-noland-arbaugh/


Nationwide review 2024: Comprehensive home, auto, flood, and business insurance

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Nationwide offers comprehensive insurance products — including flood — but they are not available in all states.

https://fortune.com/recommends/insurance/nationwide-review/


Chevron has agreed to pay California over $13 million in fines for dozens of oil spills in the state

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The state Department of Conservation said it was the largest fine ever assessed in its history.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/chevron-agreed-pay-california-13-million-fines-dozens-oil-spills-state/


California doctors struggle to treat Medicaid patients because state rates haven’t kept up

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It has contributed to a crisis at some rural hospitals, some of which needed an emergency loan from the state Legislature last year to keep from closing.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/california-medicaid-doctor-pay-rates/


Bank with ZYNLO and automatically save up to 4.11% or more

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If you’re looking for above-average APYs as well as deposit insurance over $250,000, Zynlo Bank is a contender.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/zynlo-bank-review/


Bundesbank president hits back at Germany's 'sick man of Europe' title

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Germany is being tarred with a sickly moniker as the country tries to turn around its flatlining economy.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/21/bundesbank-president-recession-germany-sick-man-europe/


Britain's Royal Family started hiring for a new communications assistant days after botched Kate Middleton image scandal—it pays $33,000 a year and you'll need to put 'reputation' first

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"Reputation and impact will be at the forefront of all that you do."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/royal-family-communication-assistant-kate-middleton-photo/


Renault CEO calls for post-World War II style ‘Marshall Plan’ to halt BYD onslaught

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Renault boss Luca de Meo mentioned China 23 times in a brief letter that called for a new European EV fund.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/21/renault-ceo-post-marshall-plan-tesla-killer-byd-onslaught/


Germany's Lufthansa is hurting

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CFO Remco Steenbergen said Lufthansa blamed unstable crew rostering and aircraft scheduling that have disrupted operations.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/21/germanys-lufthansa-is-hurting-strike-related-costs-soar-to-271-million/


Boomers and Gen Xers are betting on a retirement ‘mega-trend’ that could transform the workforce—and when employees leave their jobs

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Phased retirement can benefit both employees and employers long-term.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/boomers-gen-x-phased-retirement-seniors-workforce-personal-finance/


Korean Air snubs embattled Boeing—its top aircraft supplier—as it inks $14 billion deal with Airbus

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The order will see the Seoul-based carrier buy 27 of Airbus’s largest twin-aisle jet, the A350-1000, and six smaller A350-900s, which it selected over Boeing’s yet-to-be-certified 777X.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/21/korean-air-snubs-embattled-boeing-top-aircraft-supplier-inks-14-billion-deal-airbus/


One-room, 180-sq. ft. ‘micro-apartments’ are back as affordable-housing shortage sparks crisis: ‘I just want a home, you know?’

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Boarding houses that rented single rooms—known as single room occupancy units, or SROs—to low-income, blue-collar or temporary workers were prevalent across the U.S. in the early 1900s.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/one-room-180-sq-ft-micro-apartments-affordable-housing-shortage-sparks-crisis/


Congressional leaders push out $1.2 trillion budget bill for a vote before shutdown deadline

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The package, which is expected to pass, will wrap up Congress' work on spending bills for the year — nearly six months after the fiscal year began.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/congressional-leaders-push-out-1-2-trillion-budget-bill-for-vote-before-shutdown-deadline/


Glassdoor pulls a 180 on users, requiring them to provide their real names to use their accounts. What if their employers find out they trashed them on the site?

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Users still have the option to remain anonymous but the change sparks fears employers could figure out who criticized them online.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/glassdoor-180-users-real-names-accounts-employers-trashed-them/


China's e-commerce giants were spooked by Temu-owner PDD last year. Now the upstart has almost doubled its annual profits

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Pinduoduo and Temu, both owned by PDD Holdings, is winning over customers in both China and the U.S. through low prices.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/21/temu-owner-pdd-spooked-china-ecommerce-giants-almost-doubled-annual-profits/


Gossiping, swearing and flirting are pushing workers to stay remote

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Even bosses are foiling their own return-to-office mandates with 25% of senior managers abandoning their cubicles to dodge their “irritating staff”.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/21/gossiping-swearing-return-office-work-from-home-indeed-research/


Apple to be hit with Justice Department antitrust lawsuit over allegations it unfairly blocked rivals

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The case will mark the third time that the Justice Department has sued Apple for antitrust violations in the past 14 years.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/apple-justice-department-antitrust-lawsuit-rivals-iphone/


Warren Buffett’s security cost $313k last year — roughly $13 million cheaper than Mark Zuckerberg’s detail

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The price of personal security for top executives is rising on average, but the value investor’s perks have declined.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/warren-buffetts-security-cost-million-cheaper-zuckerbergs-detail/


Commentary: China may have Asia's most vibrant companies, thanks to green tech, AI and EVs—but don't count the rest of the region out

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Where do we see innovation in Asia? Fortune and BCG set out to find the Asian companies best poised for future growth.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/20/china-most-vibrant-companies-market-south-korea-india-japan-asia-future-30-bcg/


IBM stock nears an all-time high—and it may have something to do with its CEO replacing as many workers with AI as possible

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The company said in its fourth quarter earnings that its AI book of business doubled compared to the prior quarter when it was in the “low hundreds of millions.”

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/ibm-stock-high-ceo-replacing-workers-ai/


Reddit prices IPO shares at $34 in what Wall Street hopes will reignite the frozen market for newly public tech companies

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The IPO values the social media company at $5.4 billion, well short of the $10 billion valuation it had in a private funding in 2021.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/reddit-ipo-pricing-shares-34-tech-initial-public-offering/


Something (more) for nothing: Chase enhances the no-annual-fee Ink Business Cash Card

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The Chase Ink Business Cash Card has long been a great cash-back credit card with no annual fee for business owners. Now, it’s getting even better.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/chase-ink-business-cash-changes/


Two Californians sued Hermès because they weren’t allowed to buy Birkin bags—even though one of them already spent 'tens of thousands of dollars' on the brand

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The notoriously exclusive process of acquiring the iconic handbag, which can cost between $8,000 and $450,000, is now the target of a class-action lawsuit.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/hermes-birkin-lawsuit-california/


‘Never complain, never explain’: The British royal family’s longtime mantra is backfiring with the Kate Middleton debacle

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“They are letting the crisis they created grow in silence,” one PR exec told Fortune

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/royal-family-never-complain-never-explain-kate-middleton/


Amazon sharply upped 'performance improvement plans' for workers. Then came tens of thousands of layoffs

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In 2022 and 2023, thousands more employees than in previous months were put on PIPs, new documents show.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/amazon-layoffs-performance-review-tech-human-resources-andy-jassy/


Fannie Mae's CEO says the housing market hasn’t killed the American Dream yet. Buying a home ‘might just take a little longer’

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To Americans struggling to buy, Priscilla Almodovar says: “Being a renter is fine.”

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/fannie-maes-ceo-says-housing-market-has-not-killed-american-dream-yet/


EPA inks ‘single most important climate regulation in the history of the country’

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Final rule buys carmakers more time to transition to EV production, but environmental groups are still heralding it as a win.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/epa-climate-rule-biden-emisions-curb-limit-electric-vehicles/


BriteCo review 2024: A solid option for jewelry insurance

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BriteCo can insure high-value items and offers replacement coverage of up to 125%

https://fortune.com/recommends/insurance/briteco-review/


FNBA offers multiple checking and savings account options and one of the best CD rates

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First National Bank of America (FNBA) boasts excellent APYs on its CDs and offers multiple account types to boost your savings.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/first-national-bank-of-america-review/


NASA is struggling to compete with Bezos, Musk and their 6-figure salaries for starting aerospace engineers at Blue Origin and SpaceX

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SpaceX is currently listing starting aerospace engineer positions at $95,000 to $115,000 a year. NASA offers along a range that starts at $54,557.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/nasa-struggles-compete-blue-origin-spacex-musk-bezos/


Can Bidenomics beat inflation? Some Pennsylvania workers say they’re ‘making less money now, even with the wage increases’

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“I can tell you it’s going to be a hard-fought battle for both Trump and Biden,” said Rayni Taylor, a union steel worker, adding that he and “a lot of the common folk” are downbeat on the economy.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/bidenomics-pennsylvania-steel-workers-inflation-economy-swing-state/


Fed still sees 3 rate cuts this year, sending stocks soaring

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But Fed officials also forecast stronger GDP growth and stubborn inflation, meaning interest rates would have to stay slightly higher for longer.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/fed-interest-rate-cuts-3-2024-stocks/


Scammers impersonating FTC agents are averaging $7,000 per theft—more than double what they were stealing 5 years ago

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In 2019, the scammers were absconding with about $3,000 per heist.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/scammers-scams-federal-trade-commission-ftc-amazon/


Ferrari is full speed ahead on its first electric car—and the CEO promises it’s going to roar just as loud as a combustion engine

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The Italian automaker will start production on its first fully electric car in 2025.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/ferrari-first-electric-car-ceo-promises-loud-roar-combustion-engine/


U.S. Bank offering up to $800 to open a savings and checking account, plus other perks.

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U.S. Bank offers interest-bearing checking and savings accounts with a bonus for signing up. Find out whether they’re a good fit for you and your wallet.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/us-bank-review/


SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim

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The regulatory status of Ether has long been a point of contention for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/20/sec-gary-gensler-ethereum-security-commodity-crypto-foundation/


Nelson Peltz is America’s most overrated activist investor. Here’s what the experts missed about his performance

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Peltz’s 25 desperate attempts to join Disney's board should be seen as the last flicker of the flame of the flailing financier, write Yale's Sonnenfeld and Tian.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/nelson-peltz-america-most-overrated-activist-investor-trian-performance-disney-unilever/


Wharton legend Jeremy Siegel sees Tesla's fall from grace in Wall Street's 'MAG7' as good sign of market health

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"The Magnificent 7 are not being treated all as one group and we see separation between Tesla and the others based on different earnings projections."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/wharton-professor-jeremy-siegel-tesla-magnificent-7-tesla-separation/


Ozempic creator plans AI supercomputer to help it discover new drugs

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Novo Nordisk says it will be “one of the world’s most powerful AI supercomputers.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/ozempic-maker-building-ai-supercomputer-novo-nordisk/


Google hit with $272 million fine by EU in long-running feud with French publishers

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The dispute is part of a larger effort by authorities in the EU and worldwide to force Google and other tech firms to pay news publishers for content.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/google-272-million-fine-eu-news-publishers-copyright/


California tribe that lost 90% of its land during the Gold Rush get back 126 acres with the world’s tallest trees

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The Yurok will be the first Native people to manage tribal land with the National Park Service under a historic memorandum of understanding.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/california-yurok-tribe-lost-90-percent-land-gold-rush-redwoods/


As earnings soar, Chipotle says it's planning a 50-for-1 stock split

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Stock currently trades for more than $2,900 per share.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/chipotle-announces-first-stock-split-in-its-history-with-shares-trading-at-2972/


Finland is the happiest country in the world again. Here's what they are doing right

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The most surprising results from the World Happiness Report

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/20/finland-happiest-countries-2024/


Homeowner’s liability coverage protects you from expensive accidents

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It covers property damages, medical, and legal fees for accidents you are responsible for.

https://fortune.com/recommends/insurance/what-is-liability-insurance/


Sam Bankman-Fried says he's painted as a 'depraved super-villain' by prosecutors in FTX case and argues 50 years imprisonment is a death sentence

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Lawyer Mark Mukasey argues no one ever convicted of a non-violent crime has ever been imprisoned for 50 years and lived long enough to be released.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-fraud-conviction-sentencing-prison-lawyers-mukasey-depraved-super-villain/


Portugal, Greece defying youth happiness slump gripping Western Europe and U.S.

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Boomers are significantly happier than Gen Zers across Western Europe and the U.S., as youth wellbeing crumbles.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/portugal-greece-gen-z-happiness-slump-western-european-u-s-teens-midlife-crisis/


Gucci and Saint Laurent owner Kering follows Burberry in issuing a rare profit warning as luxury sales in Asia stall

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Revenue for Gucci, which accounts for half of Kering's annual sales, could drop 20% year-over-year in the first quarter, Kering warned.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/gucci-yves-saint-laurent-ysl-kering-burberry-profit-warning-luxury-sales-asia/


Michael Schumacher's family puts eight watches up for sale

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The watch is "arguably the most important Vagabondage F.P. Journe ever made,” Remi Guillemin, Christie’s head of watches in Europe and the US said.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/michael-schumachers-watches-up-for-sale-including-f-p-journe-could-fetch-millions/


British Ted Baker worn by celebs including Amal Clooney and Holly Willoughby prepares to appoint administrators

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The brand is not the only U.K. retailer facing fierce competition. Earlier this year the Body Shop's UK business went into administration as well as Wilko, Paperchase, and Cath Kidston.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/british-ted-baker-celebs-amal-clooney-holly-willoughby-prepares-to-appoint-administrators-risking-jobs/


Chrysler-maker Stellantis will comply with tough new California emissions standards that the CEO calls 'a win-win solution'

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares called Tuesday’s agreement “good for the customer and good for the planet”.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/stellantis-will-comply-california-emissions-standards/


JetBlue is dropping some cities and will cut flights out of LA to focus on more profitable routes after years of losing money

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Beginning June 13, JetBlue will pull out of Kansas City, Missouri; Bogota, Colombia; Quito, Ecuador; and Lima, Peru.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/jetblue-dropping-cities-will-cut-flights-los-angeles-focus-more-profitable-routes-years-losing-money/


China’s uncertainty and ‘draconian regulations’ have drastically raised risks for foreign businesses in the country, European business group says

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A lengthy paper by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China urges China’s leaders to do more to address concerns that it says have “grown exponentially” in recent years.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/20/china-uncertainty-draconian-regulations-drastically-raised-risks-foreign-businesses-european-business-group/


Biden administration set to relax plans for stricter auto emissions standards as EV sales slow

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Three people with knowledge of the standards say the Biden EPA will pick an alternative that slows implementation from 2027 through 2029.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/biden-administration-relax-plans-stricter-auto-emissions-standards-ev-sales-slow/


Intel wins $19.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding as ‘historic’ semiconductor spending spree heats up

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Commerce Department announces largest grant to date, and says there’s more coming soon.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/20/intel-chips-act-funding-biden-raimondo-commerce-semiconductors-packaging/


Meet the Americans fleeing to Portugal and Italy in fear of a Trump return

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“People are not waiting for November. They're getting their affairs in order now.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/20/wealthy-boomer-americans-fleeing-portugal-spain-italy-fear-donald-trump-presidency/


New Yorkers keep in-network doctors after last-minute deal struck between UnitedHealth and Mount Sinai

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Mount Sinai’s physicians were slated to be out of network starting March 22.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/deal-struck-unitedhealth-mount-sinai-doctors/


JPMorgan hikes dividends after Jamie Dimon knocks Jerome Powell's plan for higher capital requirements

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JPM has sent about $60 billion to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks over the past three years.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/jpmorgan-hikes-dividends-jamie-dimon-knocks-powells-plan/


The U.S. drops to 23 on the list of happiest countries on earth as one age group in particular reports 'feeling worse about their lives'

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For Americans over 60, the U.S. ranks in the top 10, but for those under 30, it drops to 62nd place.

https://fortune.com/well/article/world-happiest-countries/


Jamie Dimon and George Lucas have a common thread that could explain their support for Bob Iger and Disney

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Mellody Hobson, Lucas’ wife and one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, serves on the JPMorgan board.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/jamie-dimon-and-george-lucas-have-a-common-thread-that-could-explain-their-support-for-bob-iger-and-disney/


Housing is so unaffordable in major cities that millennials are moving back to the suburbs, Harvard research finds

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Millennials are leading a “back to the city” reversal.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/housing-major-cities-millennials-moving-back-to-suburbs/


Lyft driver charged with anti-Semitic hate crime previously worked in trust and safety at Twitter

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Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council was dissolved after Elon Musk bought the platform and rebranded it X.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/lyft-driver-anti-semitic-hate-crime-trust-safety-twitter-x-elon-musk/


How to watch, stream March Madness 2024 live online free without cable

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Your guide to schedules and dates—as well as the odds-on favorite to win it all.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/watch-stream-march-madness-2024-ncaa-tournament-live-online-free-without-cable-start-time-what-channel-cbs-tbs-tnt-trutv/


New report reveals the surprising benefit to economic recessions: They help you live longer

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One health benefit associated with recessions—lower air pollution—immediately helped people live longer, especially the elderly.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/recessions-help-you-live-longer-mortality-pollution-emissions-economy-degrowth-nber/


Big tobacco just broke up with big beer: Marlboro maker Altria offloads AB InBev shares as both falter on decreased demand for key products

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Altria announced a sale of 35 million shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev last week, amounting to $2.2 billion.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/tobacco-beer-marlboro-altria-ab-inbev-cigarettes/


The average Wall Street bonus dipped last year to a paltry $176,000

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The industry added 8,000 employees since 2022 while the bonus pool stayed the same.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/average-wall-street-bonus-2023-dipped/


Microsoft notches a win in AI arms race by hiring DeepMind's co-founder to run consumer AI division

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The software giant has hired Suleyman and most of the staff from his Inflection AI startup as it battles Google for AI supremacy.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/microsoft-notches-a-win-in-ai-arms-race-by-hiring-deepminds-co-founder-to-run-consumer-ai-division/


Get ready for a more expensive summer driving season: Gas prices have surged more than 12% since the start of the year

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The national average price of a gallon of gasoline has surged more than 12% to $3.50 since the start of the year.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/gas-prices-going-up-summer-driving-season-what-to-expect/


How to embrace smart risks and become resilient

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Cultures of Growth by Mary C. Murphy seeks to discuss this

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/19/how-to-embrace-smart-risks-and-become-resilient/


A brokerage app hired an army of 1,700 influencers and misled investors on social media, regulators say—and it just got slammed with a massive fine

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This is the first time FINRA has levied enforcement against a company for its social media influencer strategy.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/m1-finance-finra-sec-enforcement-fine-social-media-influencers/


MacKenzie Scott continues post-divorce giving with another $640 million doled out to orgs that responded to an open call

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Scott raised the size of her charitable gift and donated to 361 organizations instead of 250.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/billionaire-mackenzie-scott-giving-orgs-open-call/


The Goldman economist who predicted the financial crash and soft landing says AI will be good for the U.S. economy but will ‘destroy employment in some areas’

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But AI’s boost to productivity will ripple across the country and lift GDP growth, Godlman’s chief economist predicts.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/goldman-sachs-artificial-intelligence-ai-economy-jan-hatzius-gdp-growth/


75 unions and employers have endorsed the Senate’s health care price transparency bill. Here’s why Congress must pass it

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When price information is hidden, hospitals and health insurers can collude to overcharge us with impunity. Now unions and employers are fighting back.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/75-unions-employers-endorse-senate-health-care-price-transparency-bill-congress/


Umbrella insurance, explained

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Umbrella insurance keeps you covered when your other policies fall short.

https://fortune.com/recommends/insurance/what-is-umbrella-insurance/


These are the worst-paying college degrees, according to a Fed analysis of 75 majors

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The best-paid jobs are held disproportionately by men.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/worst-paying-college-degrees-majors-new-york-fed/


Sports Illustrated finds a lifeline, will continue to publish after all

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Last-minute reprieve will save most of the staff.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/sports-illustrated-isnt-shutting-down/


George Lucas joins Jamie Dimon in backing Bob Iger in Disney proxy fight

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Star Wars creator endorses Disney CEO.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/bob-iger-george-lucas-disney-proxy-fight-nelson-peltz/


Bitcoin slumps toward $62,000 due to record GBTC outflows and Fed rate-cut waiting game

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Bitcoin dipped to $62,483 on Tuesday morning, a drop of over 14% since its all-time high last week.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/19/bitcoin-slumps-62000-gbtc-fed-rate-cut-waiting-game/


Sam Altman is over GPT-4: 'It kind of sucks' relative to where it needs to be, he says

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CEO of OpenAI is bullish on the next generation, though.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/sam-altman-chatgpt-4-kind-of-sucks/


The IHG One Rewards Premier Business card review: The stellar personal version but with a tie

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The already-stellar Premier card throws a tie on, making the IHG Business Premier Card ideal for employers and solopreneurs.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/ihg-one-rewards-premier-business-card-review/


52 French restaurants earn their first Michelin stars

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France is the home of the Michelin guide and the country with the world’s most Michelin stars. This year was marked by an increasing focus on regions outside of the French capital.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/19/52-french-restaurants-earn-their-first-michelin-stars-summer-olympics/


YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is offering $5m to contestants in the ‘largest game show in history’ on Amazon Prime: ‘They’ll let me do whatever I want’

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No expense will be spared as YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson seeks to break out of the confines of social media and prove he can go mainstream.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/mrbeast-jimmy-donaldson-amazon-prime-video-game-show-youtube-netflix/


Hilton Honors Business Card review: Earn free nights on everyday business expenses

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Small business owners can enjoy a handful of perks at Hilton hotels and the airport for a modest annual fee with the Hilton Honors Business Card.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/hilton-honors-business-card-review/


Reddit CEO Steve Huffman defends his $193 million compensation following backlash from unpaid moderators

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“If the company does well, I will do well,” Reddit’s CEO Steve Huffman defended his $193 million pay packet. Meanwhile moderators on the platform remain unpaid.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-defends-193-million-compensation-following-backlash-unpaid-moderators/


Ben & Jerry’s maker Unilever is spinning off its ice cream unit and slashing up to 7,500 jobs amid activist investor pressure to streamline its business

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The layoffs and separation of its ice cream unit will "help create a simpler, more focused, and higher performing Unilever,” the company said.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/19/ben-jerrys-magnum-unilever-separate-ice-cream-unit-7500-jobs-layoffs-activist-investor-nelson-peltz-pressure-streamline/


Finland passed its flexible work act in 1996–and it may partly explain why it’s the happiest nation

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Whether you are seeking business success or a happier life, the principles of humility, trust, and balance apply all the same.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/19/finland-flexible-work-explain-happiest-nation/


German manufacturer Audi unveils its new EV model

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The €74,700 ($81,315) vehicle, built on the same underpinnings as Porsche AG’s electric Macan, features fast-charging technology that returns the battery to 80% full in just over 20 minutes.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/19/german-manufacturer-audi-unveils-its-new-ev-model-amidst-wider-electric-vehicle-market-cooldown/


Why a record number of wealthy Americans are looking overseas for another residence or citizenship

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More high-net worth individuals are hatching "escape plans."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/wealthy-americans-second-citizenship-living-abroad-fire-insurance/


Wall Street’s average bonus fell last year—to $176,500

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Last year, the industry employed 198,500 people in New York City, which was up from 191,600 in 2022.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/wall-street-average-bonus-fell-last-year-176500/


Real estate agent commission rules are about to change, shifting costs between buyers and sellers

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“We’re going to either see prices are going up for buyers, or the market is going to correct itself."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/real-estate-agent-commission-rules-about-to-change/


Elon Musk’s interview with Don Lemon shot out sparks, from Trump and ketamine to immigration and the 'great replacement theory'

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Here are some of the more notable moments.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/elon-musk-interview-don-lemon-trump-ketamine-immigration-great-replacement-theory/


Japan's central bank just hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, scrapping the world's last negative rate

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The BOJ’s move to raise borrowing costs comes just as its peers around the world are mulling cutting their rates after historically aggressive tightening campaigns.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/19/japan-central-bank-hiked-benchmark-interest-rate-first-time-17-years-scrapping-world-last-negative/


Social media influencer who was a congressional intern charged with joining Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

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Isabella Maria DeLuca passed a stolen table out of a broken window, allowing other rioters to use it as a weapon against police.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/19/isabella-maria-deluca-charged-with-joining-jan-6-attack-u-s-capitol/


EasyJet is confident it'll grow 'more than any other European airline this summer'

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The British carrier is still set to grow 8% this summer.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/19/easyjet-confident-grow-more-than-any-european-airline-this-summer-ceo-johan-lundgren/


Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was once China's richest person. Beijing now accuses him of inflating his company's revenue by almost $80 billion

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The allegations from China's securities regulator will put Evergrande at the center of a fraud case that dwarfs scandals from Luckin Coffee or Enron.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/19/csrc-alleges-evergrande-hui-ka-yan-inflate-sales-revenue-china-real-estate-crisis/


British banks scramble after a Big Lebowski-inspired ‘Dudeist priest’ in Northern Ireland filed hundreds of false documents

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The person behind hundreds of false charge-settlement filings reflected on the U.K.'s Companies House site is an ordained "Dudeist" priest.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/19/british-banks-hsbc-natwest-cbre-big-lebowski-dudeist-priest-companies-house-false-loan-documents/


Software founder began lying to HP execs at the very first meeting—'The scene of an $11 billion fraud,' prosecutors said

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British tech star Mike Lynch was once hailed as a visionary but prosecutors say he defrauded HP.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/software-founder-lying-execs-fraud-prosecutors/


Elon Musk calls X ‘number one source of news in the world’—and also a ‘hardcore, player versus player platform’

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In his tense interview with Don Lemon, the X owner also said he thinks “the media is not truthful."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/what-did-elon-musk-say-in-don-lemon-interview-free-speech/


Judge slams SEC for ‘gross abuse of power’ in crypto case, imposes sanctions

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The judge also rejected the SEC's motion to dismiss after the agency expressed its 'regrets' for misrepresenting facts.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/18/gary-gensler-sec-debt-box-crypto-sanctions-utah/


Trump is struggling to come up with the cash for a bond on his $454 million court judgment, lawyers say

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Trump's lawyers wrote that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/donald-trump-454-million-bond-struggling-to-raise-cash/


An exercise pill may one day offer the same benefits as a workout, scientists say

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Researchers hope an exercise-mimicking pill could treat muscle atrophy and improve the physical fitness of people with serious ailments such as cancer and heart failure.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/18/exercise-mimicking-pill/


United CEO speaks out on Boeing, says 5 incidents in a month ‘have our attention and have sharpened our focus’

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The chief executive, Scott Kirby, previously said he was “disappointed” with Boeing for its manufacturing challenges.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/united-ceo-scott-kirby-on-boeing-incidents-safety/


'We are essentially in a new Gilded Age’: As workers get laid off, CEOs and shareholders gobble up hundreds of billions in profits

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CEOs cite the need to downsize in a rough economy, but it seems corporations are doing better than ever.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/gilded-age-layoffs-ceos-shareholders-corporate-profits-inequality/


Tesla gets a new edge in India’s $151 billion auto market

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India opens door for foreign EV sellers with new tax cuts, but rules won’t hurt domestic giants in the short term.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/india-ev-tariffs-tesla-narendra-modi-elon-musk/


FOMO-driven buyers could jump at Nvidia’s ‘three day AI lovefest’—but Fed Chair Powell is ready to play the spoiler, Ed Yardeni says

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“Bearish traders might take the market down Tuesday afternoon,” veteran economist and market watcher Ed Yardeni warns.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/nvidia-ai-conference-fomo-buyers-stock-ed-yardeni-jerome-powell/


Dell says remote workers must go hybrid if they want any hope of a promotion

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The cost of staying remote is “career advancement,” Dell reportedly wrote in a memo.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/dell-remote-workers-promotion-hybrid-return-to-office/


Elon Musk tells former CNN anchor Don Lemon that ketamine helps him get out of his 'negative frame of mind'

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The SpaceX and Tesla CEO on his ketamine prescription.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/18/elon-musk-ketamine-negative-frame-of-mind/


The future of work isn’t powered by AI. It’s powered by people enabled by AI

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The future of work won’t work if we don’t strike a balance.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/mpw-summit-guild-ai-future-of-work/


The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes will be felt across the housing market for decades, Redfin CEO says

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“What the Fed did…will have a 30 year tail on it. There’s going to be low supply for a long time to come,” Redfin’s chief executive, Glenn Kelman, said.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/federal-reserve-interest-rates-mortgage-rates-housing-market-redfin-ceo/


President Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women’s health

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The executive order will strengthen data collection and provide easier and better funding opportunities for biomedical research.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/18/president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-aimed-at-advancing-study-of-womens-health/


I tried this company’s 30-minute AI-powered massage. Here are the surprising results

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This CEO is trying to infiltrate the $19 billion massage therapy industry with AI.

https://fortune.com/well/article/ai-powered-robotic-massage-results/


7 ways to lower your homeowners insurance premium

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We spoke with experts about the best ways to trim your homeowners insurance premium.

https://fortune.com/recommends/insurance/how-to-lower-homeowners-insurance-premium/


Second wheelchair-bound ruby slippers thief revealed in Minnesota ‘Wizard of Oz’ theft case

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Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, was charged with theft of a major artwork and witness tampering, according to a newly unsealed indictment.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/wizard-of-oz-red-slippers-theft-second-indictment-theft/


College student pulls Drake AI deepfake model after threats from U.K. music industry

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Southampton University student Aditya Bensal said he was making "a lot" of money from his models that replicated pop stars.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/18/ai-platform-college-student-deepfake-drake-amy-winehouse-after-legal-challenge-music-industry/


These 7 high-inflammatory foods can sap your energy and raise your risk for chronic health conditions

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Left unchecked, inflammation can cause fatigue, and may increase your risk of asthma, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

https://fortune.com/well/article/foods-that-cause-inflammation/


Bob Iger offers a rare glimpse into how much Disney raked in from his Marvel and Star Wars deals

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Disney's veteran boss is facing the biggest challenge to his authority yet in the form of activist investor Nelson Peltz.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/disney-bob-iger-netflix-marvel-star-wars-toy-story-trian-nelson-peltz/


Best Southwest Airlines credit cards of 2024

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Southwest Airlines is a top choice among budget-conscious travelers. We’ll help you pick the best credit card for flying Southwest in 2024.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/best-southwest-airlines-credit-cards/


Deliveroo spending around $230k to give some riders 15 hours of childcare

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The delivery platform made $2 billion in revenue last year and swung into its first profit, but riders have often been left behind.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/18/deliveroo-230000-riders-15-hours-childcare-lobbying-sick-leave-pto-pensions/


Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says negative press is his budget airline’s marketing secret: 'Bad publicity sells far more seats than the good'

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Budget airline Ryanair's social media is famously savage—as is its CEO of 30 years, Michael O'Leary. It's working.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/18/ryanair-ceo-michael-oleary-negative-press-budget-airlines-marketing-secret-bad-publicity-more-seats/


Lego CEO promises to use more expensive, renewable plastic in toy blocks by 2032

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The market for bioplastics could double by 2025. Asia has taken over from the rest of the world as the primary place of production but European players are also interested, including German giant BASF.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/18/lego-ceo-promises-to-use-more-expensive-renewable-plastic-in-toy-blocks-by-2032-without-passing-higher-costs-on-to-consumers/


Businesses from Chuck E-Cheese and Target to luxury app Long Story Short are adding paid loyalty programs to make their big spenders feel special—and spend more

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Paid loyalty programs are all the rage in the restaurant and retail worlds.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/businesses-chuck-e-cheese-target-luxury-app-long-story-short-adding-paid-loyalty-programs-big-spenders-feel-special-spend-more/


Putin prompts his vision after victory in presidential elections

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Putin dismissed prospects for a halt to the war in a televised interview last week, saying he’s not interested in a “pause” that would allow Ukraine to rearm.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/18/putin-warns-the-west-russia-nato-conflict-one-step-away-from-world-war-three/


We’ve analyzed 15 years of data for 200,000 founders and employees from the most successful tech companies ever built–and we’re certain a new boom in innovation is around the corner

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Founders no longer have to figure out first principles alone, but can draw on real evidence.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/analyzed-15-years-of-data-founders-employees-most-successful-tech-startups-ever-builtand-boom-innovation/


Warren Buffett sold his $5bn stake in Taiwan’s TSMC in 2022, citing geopolitical tensions. But it’s soaring, with a 90% share in advanced chips made for AI

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Foreign investors have boosted ownership of the stock to a two-year high, backing claims by TSMC that AI will be its biggest growth driver this year.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/18/warren-buffett-sold-5bn-stake-taiwans-tsmc-2022-citing-geopolitical-tensions-soaring-90-share-advanced-chip-ai/


Hewlett Packard’s disastrous acquisition of Autonomy heads to trial as court explores whether the deal was an illegal rip-off or a case of botched management

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The alleged villains in the trial are former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, who once was lionized as shining example of British ingenuity, and Stephen Chamberlain, Autonomy's former VP of finance.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/hewlett-packard-disastrous-acquisition-autonomy-trial-court-explores-whether-deal-illegal-rip-off-botched-management/


Germany faces a recession

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Due to weakened domestic demand, high financing costs and the subdued sentiment among private households and companies.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/18/germany-faces-recession-and-an-economic-recovery-isnt-yet-in-sight/


Supreme Court takes up dispute over how far government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security

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The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri and others accusing administration officials of leaning on social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/18/supreme-court-dispute-government-combat-controversial-social-media-posts-topics-covid-19-election-security/


China's EV competition is so intense that premium brands are making models for the mass market segment

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Xpeng says it's launching new models which will be priced between 100,000 to 150,000 yuan — 50% lower than the price range premium brands operate in.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/18/china-ev-startup-xpeng-launch-brand-models-50-cheaper-following-tesla-downmarket-survive-slowing-ev-market/


Ex-Ford CEO warns of ‘real financial trouble’ for EV startups as adoption takes longer than expected

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The transition to electric vehicles will happen, says Mark Fields, but will take longer than anticipated—hurting today's EV startups.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/17/ex-ford-ceo-warns-ev-startups-face-financial-trouble-amid-slow-adoption/


‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise nears $2 billion at box office as fourth installment claims top spot again

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“Dune: Part Two" came in a very close second in its third weekend, with $29.1 million.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/17/kung-fu-panda-franchise-nears-2-billion-box-office/


Tesla settles discrimination case with ex-employee who alleges Elon Musk’s EV maker allowed him to be subjected to racial epithets

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The case, which dates back to 2017, centers on allegations that Tesla didn’t take action to stop a racist culture at its California factory.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/17/tesla-settles-discrimination-case-with-ex-employee/


EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt including funding for border fortification as migration concerns mount

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Egypt faces migratory pressures from the region, with the added looming threat that the Israel-Hamas war will spill across its borders.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/17/eu-aid-package-egypt-border-fortification-migration/


NTSB investigates fatal crash possibly involving partially automated driving system—and this time Tesla Autopilot isn't involved

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The federal agency cited its "interest in advanced driver assistance systems and how vehicle operators interact with these technologies."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/17/ntsb-fatal-crash-automated-driving-system-ford-electric-vehicle-not-tesla/


3 buffett-esque lessons from the forgotten ‘Witch of Wall Street’

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https://fortune.com/2024/03/17/3-buffett-esque-lessons-from-the-forgotten-witch-of-wall-street/


From FBI to fitness: The 7 things in Rumble Boxing president's routine

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Shaun Grove’s routine prioritizes wellness from the moment he wakes up.

https://fortune.com/well/article/rumble-boxing-president-daily-wellness-habits/


Trump says he'd hit cars made in Mexico by Chinese companies with 100% tariff, brushes off retaliation by Beijing: 'You screw us and we’ll screw you'

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He said at a rally it would be a “bloodbath” if he didn’t win this year’s presidential election.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/trump-100-tariff-for-cars-made-in-mexico-by-chinese-firms/


Tesla has chance to ‘grow their market share even more’ thanks to EV startups faltering and legacy automakers focusing on hybrids

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Elon Musk’s carmaker is sitting pretty despite a slump, believes one industry observer, as the EV sector hits a rough patch.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/tesla-elon-musk-to-benefit-as-ev-startups-falter-big-carmakers-embrace-hybrid/


Hertz’s electric vehicle and CEO about-face is the latest twist after a COVID bankruptcy filing and a deep relationship with Carl Icahn

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The rental-car giant is replacing its CEO after a disastrous quarter involving Teslas, but the saga goes back further.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/hertz-tesla-electric-vehicles-ceo-elon-musk-bankruptcy-billionaires-carl-icahn/


‘Rural emergency hospitals’ are on the rise—a new federal classification that requires them to actually close beds

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They get over $3 million in federal funding and higher Medicare reimbursements but most close all inpatient beds and prove 24/7 emergency care.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/what-is-rural-emergency-hospital-must-close-beds/


America’s first-ever project to study happiness and the meaning of life is happening in California

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At least 12 state legislatures have committees focused on mental health and substance abuse, but only one has a committee devoted to happiness.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/california-studies-happiness-meaning-of-life-state-legislature/


Steve Mnuchin’s at it again: From ‘Mad Max’ and ‘The Lego Movie’ to TikTok and a wobbling community bank

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The former Treasury Secretary's deal-making past straddles the world of Hollywood, entertainment and finance.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/why-does-steve-mnuchin-want-to-buy-tiktok-banking/


Here’s how Bernie Sanders wants to give you a 32-hour workweek

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The bill Sanders introduced would reduce the standard workweek to 32 hours and prohibit employers from cutting pay and benefits.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/bernie-sanders-4-day-workweek-32-hours/


Older Boeing plane lands, then inspectors find missing panel

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The plane landed safely without incident or injuries reported and the external panel was discovered missing during a post-flight inspection.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/older-boeing-plane-lands-without-panel/


The huge $418 million realtor settlement means you can find a home online without having pay a buyer’s agent commission

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As part of the settlement, the NAR won't require a broker advertising a home for sale to offer upfront compensation to a buyer’s agent.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/what-does-real-estate-realtor-settlement-mean-housing-market/


Furious millennial moms would rather make their own cereal than buy Kellogg’s after CEO’s ‘cereal for breakfast’ comment spurs boycott

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WK Kellogg CEO said that cash-strapped families should eat “cereal for breakfast” as a way to save money. Now, a TikTok boycott is gaining steam.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/millennial-moms-tiktok-kelloggs-boycott-cereal-for-breakfast/


One thing Donald Trump and Joe Biden have in common is nominating Jerome Powell to the Fed—but their treatment of him is vastly different

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Former President Donald Trump spent years lambasting Fed chair Jerome Powell for not enacting a monetary policy that wasn’t his to set.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/donald-trump-joe-biden-jerome-powell-federal-reserve-2024-presidential-election/


Stuck between unpaid childcare and eldercare duties, women might not be able to afford their own retirement

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As America ages, a eldercare crisis looms as the bulk of unpaid assistance is placed on older women

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/childcare-eldercare-women-retirement-security/


Billionaire Frank McCourt got divorced and sold the LA Dodgers. The 'character assassination' he experienced online changed his life and sent him on a Big Tech crusade

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Frank McCourt is on a mission to rip control of the internet from Big Tech and give it back to the people.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/frank-mccourt-project-liberty-meta-google-amazon-big-tech-technofeudalism-surveillance-capitlaism/


Distrust over the Kate Middleton saga threatens the royal family's 28 billion business empire

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The royal family controls “enormous assets of incalculable value,” and they rely on public trust.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/kate-middleton-british-royal-family-business-empire-net-worth/


Gaslighting can happen anywhere, from your home to your workplace, psychologists say. Here's how to spot it

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If someone has ever caused you to doubt your reality, you may be a victim of gaslighting.

https://fortune.com/well/article/gaslighting-signs/


Gen Z bosses say they're treated as the butt of generational jokes: ‘You look like a child, are you sure?’

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Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg saw youth work to their advantage when they founded Microsoft, Apple and Facebook, but Gen Z say youth is now being seen as a red flag.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/16/gen-z-bosses-generational-jokes-struggles/


Guinness is entering a 'golden age' thanks to social media-obsessed millennials

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The St. Patrick's Day will find Guinness at the height of its powers as it eyes expansion to the U.S.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/16/irish-stout-guinness-golden-age-millennials-diageo-social-media-st-patricks-day/


CEO steps down after being hit with expensive EV repairs and low resale prices following purchase of 100,000 Teslas

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Stephen Scherr ran Hertz for just over two years before stepping down on Friday.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/ceo-steps-down-prices-following-purchase-teslas/


How a 35-year-old woman’s seven-year infertility odyssey ended thanks to a corporate benefit—and a state that allowed her to get IVF treatment

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Her previous company’s insurance plan offered her $15,000–-but her clinic hardly accepted any of it.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/how-a-35-year-old-womans-seven-year-infertility-odyssey-ended-thanks-to-a-corporate-benefit-and-a-state-that-allowed-her-to-get-ivf-treatment/


Trump official and Goldman Sachs alum Steve Mnuchin plots to buy TikTok as Gen Z panics about a possible ban

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From (kind of) funding Avatar to rescuing beleaguered regional banks, Steve Mnuchin’s consequential career is taking another turn.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/who-is-steve-mnuchin-tiktok-avatar-goldman-sachs-trump/


Asian millennials and Gen Z, with their 'hyper heightened' focus on experiences, are changing the region's travel market

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Millennial and Gen Z tourists will be half of Asia's travel market by 2025, says Todd Handcock, Asia head for Priority Pass-operator Collinson Group.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/03/15/asian-millennials-gen-z-changing-travel-market-priority-pass-collinson-group-experiences/


Employment lawyer horrified by cubicles that monitor workers’ moods: ‘There are so many things wrong with this it’s hard to know where to start’

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"The idea of having an early-warning signal on the sentiment of an organization — it’s quite interesting,” says the CEO of a company exploring worker tracking.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/employment-lawyer-cubicles-monitor-workers-moods-stress-surveillance/


Prosecutors recommend Sam Bankman-Fried serve up to 50 years in prison due to ‘the extraordinary dimensions of his crimes’

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Federal prosecutors want Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cofounder of FTX, to be sentenced to 40 to 50 years in prison.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/03/15/sam-bankman-fried-sentence-prosecutors-recommends-50-years/


Germany ‘on course, for the first time’ to slash emissions 65% by 2030, vice chancellor says

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Germany's greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, official data showed Friday.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/15/germany-emissions-targets-2030-on-course-for-first-time/


China is eating Japan’s lunch when it comes to EVs so two of its biggest automakers have joined forces to avoid being ‘wiped out’

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China’s BYD surpassed Tesla as the world’s biggest EV maker by sales in the last quarter of 2023.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/nissan-toyota-china-evs-wiped-out-byd/


American marriages have finally recovered from the pandemic

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U.S. marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022, the CDC says, a 4% increase from the year before.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/15/american-marriages-recover-from-pandemic-weddings/


Total eclipse of the donut: Businesses gear up for astrological rarity with special edition snacks, beer, jewelry

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There really are markets in everything.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/total-solar-eclipse-donuts-wine-beer-small-business-entrepreneurs/


Dollar General is removing self-checkout in almost 10,000 stores in hopes the move will reduce theft

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“We believe these steps are in line with where the customer wants us to be."

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/dollar-general-self-checkout/


The $1.8 billion 'conspiracy' verdict that rocked the real-estate industry has turned into a groundbreaking $418 million settlement

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Realtors just reached a settlement that will reshape their industry after a historic antitrust judgment—and you should expect lower commissions and fewer real estate agents.

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/nar-settles-lawsuits-real-estate-commissions-threat/


How to encourage inspiration instead of aggravation when others succeed

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You’re bigger than your smallest response to the success of others, and reminding yourself of that can help you move toward your growth mindset.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/15/how-to-encourage-inspiration-instead-of-aggravation-when-others-succeed/


Why I switched from travel rewards to cash back credit cards—how to know if you should, too

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If you're not interested in dealing with the learning curve of maximizing points and miles or you want the flexibility to use your rewards however you want, you may find what you're looking for in a cash-back card.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/switch-from-travel-rewards-to-cash-back-credit-card/


Most Americans would choose to feel 25% healthier than live 25% longer. Here’s how to lengthen your health span

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“We’re in the middle of a health span revolution."

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/15/most-americans-would-rather-feel-healthier-than-live-longer/


What do people on Medicare really think about Medicare? New survey reveals challenges and frustrations

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Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans say they’re largely happy, but have plenty of issues with each program.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/03/15/medicare-beneficiaries-survey-challenges/


Dollar Tree is more like $7 Tree as value chain lifts its price ceiling

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The discount chain said over 300 items will see price points from $1.50 to $7 this year as part of its “multi-price expansion strategy.”

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/dollar-tree-price-surge-7-dollars/


'Extreme wealth as power must be regulated': 31-year-old heiress is letting 50 strangers give her $27 million fortune away

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Marlene Engelhorn, of the BASF chemicals family, is disgusted and appalled that Austria eliminated its inheritance tax. So she's taking action.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/03/15/austrian-heiress-basf-gives-away-27-million-basf-no-taxes/