Eddie Bernice Johnson, trailblazing Texas politician, dies at 88

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Johnson served in the House for three decades after becoming the first registered nurse elected and first Black chief psychiatric nurse at Dallas' VA hospital.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/eddie-bernice-johnson-obituary-texas-congresswoman-black-female-nurse-dallas/


No Christmas miracle for Elon Musk as Tesla loses crown as world’s largest EV maker to BYD

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Tesla reported record quarterly sales of nearly 485,000 vehicles, but it wasn't nearly enough to maintain its lead over China's BYD.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/elon-musk-tesla-q4-production-deliveries-sales-record-byd/


Gen Zers cashing in on selling their clothes online in the U.K. could have to declare their earnings to the taxman soon

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The new rule is set to help HMRC crackdown on tax evaders who do business via online platforms without declaring profits.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/02/gen-z-selling-clothes-second-hand-online-u-k-hmrc-declare-earnings/


David Beckham brings in $92M in brand deals in controversial Qatar World Cup year

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The soccer star got a boost from his Netflix deal and other brand partnerships, but his wife Victoria needed a big loan to save her fashion company.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/02/david-beckham90-million-licensing-deals-2022-controversial-qatar-world-cup-netflix/


Investment billionaire hands son his $6.1 billion stake in the world’s biggest brewer

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Not only did Max Telles inherited billions over the festive break, but also his father’s voting powers at the world’s largest beer maker.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/02/marcel-herrmann-telles-hands-son-max-ab-inbev-stake/


YouTube's richest star, MrBeast, rejects Elon Musk's appeal to share content on X

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"My videos cost millions to make and even if they got a billion views on X it wouldn’t fund a fraction of it :/"

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/youtube-mrbeast-elon-musk-video-rejection/


New York's minimum-wage workers celebrated a pay bump as the clock ticked over to 2024

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The minimum wage increased to $16 in New York City and some of its suburbs, up from $15.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/new-york-minimum-wage-workers-increase-2024/


Commuter train derailed and caught fire on New Year's Day

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Several passengers were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, San Francisco officials said.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/commuter-bart-train-derailed-caught-fire-new-years-day-san-francisco/


Tiny water authority in Pennsylvania hit by Iranian cyberattack

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It was struck by what federal authorities say are Iranian-backed hackers targeting a piece of equipment specifically because it was Israeli-made.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/aliquippa-water-authority-pennsylvania-iranian-cyberattack/


'Sacred mountain' TSMC becomes a flashpoint in Taiwan's election, as opposition blame China tensions for pushing the chipmaker to invest overseas

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A VP debate on Monday even included a reference to Taylor Swift, as one candidate claimed the singer is avoiding the island due to geopolitics.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/02/sacred-mountain-tsmc-taiwan-election-vp-debate-chips-semiconductors-taylor-swift/


These stores are open—and closed—on New Year's Day 2024

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Tomorrow, work. Today, a final day of freedom.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/01/stores-open-closed-new-years-day-2024-grocery-retail-store-hours/


Leadership books to read over the holidays

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Fortune has rounded up ten books that will provide you with leadership strategies and inspirational stories to prepare you for a successful start to 2024.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/01/10-leadership-books-2024/


Hollywood closes up-and-down 2023 with 'Wonka' and 'The Color Purple' atop box office: 'We're climbing our way back'

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The year closed with $9 billion in ticket sales—better than 2022’s grosses but about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/31/box-office-wonka-color-purple-hollywood-movies/


China’s Xi touts 'manufacturing prowess' in electric vehicles and passenger planes amid growing signs of weakness in economy

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Investor confidence has plummeted as concerns over Beijing’s opaque policymaking persist.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/31/china-xi-jinping-year-end-address-manufacturing-electric-vehicles-planes-weakness-economy/


Cathie Wood warns GM and Ford electric vehicles slowdown is a mistake—one that will help Tesla and Elon Musk

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GM and Ford need to scale their EV operations to make them profitable, she said. Tesla will benefit if they don't.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/31/cathie-wood-gm-ford-electric-vehicles-slowdown-mistake-will-help-tesla-elon-musk/


How to watch or stream the ball drop in Times Square live online free without cable

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Whether you’re traveling, with friends, or on your own, here’s how to join the party in Times Square.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/31/watch-stream-ball-drop-times-square-nye-2023-live-online-free-without-cable-what-channel-fox-abc-nbc-cnn/


U.S. forces kill Houthi rebels attacking Maersk container ship in Red Sea, Lloyd Austin calls for ‘collective action’

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American personnel on two helicopters were fired upon before they sank three Houthi vessels and killed the crews.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/31/us-forces-kill-houthi-rebels-attacking-maersk-container-ship-red-sea/


How to watch or stream Week 17 of the NFL’s 2023 season football live online free without cable

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The last games of the year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/31/watch-stream-nfl-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-season-week-17-what-channel-fox-cbs-abc-nbc-espn/


How 4 people met their match in 2023 with the least affordable housing market in decades

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Many renters and would-be buyers were left frustrated by this year’s housing market.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/31/unaffordable-housing-market-home-prices-mortgage-rates-rents-rental-market-priced-out/


Does apple cider vinegar really accelerate weight loss and lower cholesterol? Experts explain the science-backed benefits and how much to take

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Apple cider vinegar does have certain healthful properties, which are largely due to its acetic acid content.

https://fortune.com/well/article/apple-cider-vinegar-benefits-weight-loss-blood-sugar/


Tom Wilkinson, actor known for 'The Full Monty' and 'Michael Clayton,' dead at 75

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The British actor died suddenly at home on Saturday, according to a statement from his agent on behalf of the family.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/tom-wilkinson-obituary-actor-known-for-the-full-monty-dead-at-75/


A load of lithium-ion batteries has been burning for 5 days aboard a cargo ship now being kept 2 miles from Alaska’s shore

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A one-mile safety zone is being kept around the vessel, with “toxic gasses produced by the fire” among the concerns.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/cargo-ship-with-burning-lithium-ion-batteries-kept-offshore-alaska-coast-guard/


Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are shaping our future in space. ‘Beff Jezos’ says the billionaires have earned the right

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Bezos and Musk have unlocked the ability “to allocate capital to goals that take us much further,” says Guillaume Verdon.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/jeff-bezos-elon-musk-outer-space-future-beff-jezos-billionaires-have-earned-right/


Millennials could soon see their parents become their biggest expense–and American families are woefully unprepared

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Three out of four middle-income older Americans won’t have enough to pay for assisted living services without selling their homes within a decade.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/millennials-parents-become-biggest-expense-american-families-woefully-unprepared-retirement-personal-finance/


Tesla won over fans of electric vehicles. Now Elon Musk and company have a bigger challenge: convincing everyday car buyers

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Tesla must now lure car buyers more focused on price and ease of use—and many of them worry about EV safety and range issues.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/tesla-won-over-electric-vehicles-fans-now-elon-musk-automaker-must-convince-everyday-car-buyers/


The FDA is losing a whack-a-mole contest with illegal Chinese e-cigarettes as health experts warn of more teens 'addicted to nicotine'

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The agency is reviewing products one by one under an old model but “the whole environment has changed,” warn health experts.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/fda-electronic-cigarettes-china-vaping-teens-health-warnings-nicotine-addiction/


How to watch or stream the 2023-2024 college football bowl games live online free without cable

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Tailgate without the cable fees.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/watch-stream-college-football-bowl-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-2024-what-channel-abc-cbs-espn/


Chinese EV makers are planning factories in Mexico—and the U.S. is worried it’s a ‘back door’ to undercutting the Big 3 carmakers

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Lawmakers warn of a “coming wave” of Chinese vehicles that “will be exported from our other trading partners, such as Mexico.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/chinese-electric-vehicles-makers-mexico-plans-spark-fears-in-us/


Commercial real estate is coming off a half-trillion-dollar wipeout. It'll be a lot more complex than ‘mass obsolescence' next year, industry watchers say

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While the commercial real estate market is facing substantial headwinds, it’s far from collapsing. But it’s still a rough road ahead, particularly for the office sector.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/commercial-real-estate-property-value-losses-how-bad-will-it-get/


Fortune favors the books: Our editors' favorite non-fiction of 2023 pulls back the curtain on a year of major transition

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These non-fiction books explain not only how the algorithm of life and business are changing, but who the humans are who created this world.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/best-books-2023-business-non-fiction-fortune-editors/


8 longevity experts share their best advice for creating healthy habits that can help you age well

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“Start small, be consistent, and anchor your new habit to an existing routine.”

https://fortune.com/well/2023/12/30/longevity-experts-healthy-aging-habits/


'Little flex time' and 4-day work weeks: Trends that'll reshape businesses in 2024

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While Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jamie Dimon have all predicted that a shorter week is the future, The Flexible Working Index highlights that the shift to working less is already here.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/30/little-flex-time-4-day-work-week-work-trends-2024-flexa/


Convicted crypto-fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried won't face a second trial on remaining charges that include conspiracy to bribe foreign officials

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Prosecutors said that in the interest of expediency they would drop plans to try Bankman-Fried for other charges after his fraud conviction last month.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/29/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-collapse-no-second-trial/


Many big shipping companies will now double pay for crew sailing through the now-perilous Red Sea

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Many transport companies are avoiding the Red Sea where Yemen-based Houthis have attacked ships in support for Hamas in the conflict with Israel.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/shipping-companies-hazard-pay-red-sea-suez-canal/


Oregon weekly newspaper lays off entire staff after discovering a former employee had embezzled $90,000 and left bills unpaid

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When the paper realized it couldn't make the next payroll, it was forced to lay off all of its 10 staff members and stop its print edition.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/oregon-weekly-newspaper-lays-off-entire-staff-embezzlement/


Certain toys sold Walmart.com are recalled because they include magnetic balls that can cause injury if swallowed

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The balls exceed federal standards for magnetic strength and could clump together to block parts of the digestive system when ingested.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/walmart-com-toys-recalled-magnetic-balls-injury-if-swallowed/


Nebraska governor again rejects giving kids from low-income families $40 per month for food: 'I don't believe in welfare'

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The program—part of federal assistance made available during the pandemic—would help families whose children are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches at school.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/nebraska-governor-jim-pillen-40-per-month-food-costs-children-federal-assistance-pandemic/


Move over Pop-Tarts and Duke’s Mayonnaise, ReliaQuest’s college football bowl game wants you to know the importance of cybersecurity

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ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity company, is the main sponsor of Tampa Bay’s annual bowl game. What’s the impact?

https://fortune.com/recommends/articles/reliaquest-bowl-college-football-cybersecurity-awareness/


Stocks fool nearly everyone in 2023 with the S&P soaring 24% and Nasdaq rising an even more formidable 43%

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A resilient economy and the prospect of lower interest rates buoyed investors, particularly in the last two months of the year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/stocks-2023-sp-nasdaq-soaring-economy/


'Take caution': Giant waves pummeling California flood beach neighborhoods and send spectators to the hospital

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At some points along California, breaking waves were predicted to reach 25 feet.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/california-storm-surf-flooding/


Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen admits sending fake legal cases generated by AI to his attorney, who then submitted them in court

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He said he didn't realize that AI "could show citations and descriptions that looked real but actually were not.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/michael-cohen-ai-generated-fake-legal-cases-donald-trump/


Maui's tourists mean well. But they're traumatizing locals by asking about the devastating wildfire: ‘Unless you’re a therapist, I don’t want to talk to you about it'

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Hawaii officials invited tourists back to Maui months after the Aug. 8 fire killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/maui-tourists-wildfire-economy/


Lawmakers are fed up with 'swatting' calls reporting fake shootings and are pushing for tougher penalties

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Swatting is the act of making a prank call to emergency services to prompt a response at a particular address.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/what-is-swatting-penalties-hoax-police-calls/


Boeing asks airlines to check their 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder control system

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Boeing says the condition hasn't caused any in-flight incidents and would be caught in crews' routine checks before an aircraft takes off.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/boeing-737-max-loose-bolt-check/


Jeffrey Epstein's former bank pledges nearly $5 million to fight human trafficking in New Mexico

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Deutsche Bank earlier this year settled a lawsuit from an Epstein victim for $75 million.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/deutsche-bank-trafficking-5-million-new-mexico-jeffrey-epstein/


Once high-flying SmileDirectClub, the startup some derided as 'DIY dentistry', is shutting down—here's where that leaves its customers

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The "Lifetime Smile Guarantee" no longer exists, but some customers may be eligible for refunds.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/smiledirectclub-bankruptcy-shutting-down-faq-customer-impact/


BankAmericard® Credit Card: a no annual fee 0% intro APR card fit for your balance transfers

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BankAmericard® Credit Card: a no annual fee 0% intro APR card fit for your balance transfers

https://fortune.com/recommends/personal-finance/bankamericard-credit-card-a-no-annual-fee-0-intro-apr-card-fit-for-your-balance-transfers/


A 'skimpflation' plague took over supermarkets in 2023 with consumers saying products are smaller and sometimes worse quality for the same price—if not more

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Shrinkflation and skimpflation meant shoppers spent more on grocery items for less value as their money didn't go as far as before, Barclays data shows.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/29/skimpflation-shrinkflation-barclays-supermarkets-2023-price-inflation/


The mansion tax was a ‘nightmare’ for luxury real estate in Los Angeles this year, ‘Selling Sunset’ star says. But 2024 could be a ‘sweet spot’ for buyers

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She expects more buyers and sellers to “dip their toes back in the water” next year, even after a slow 2023.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/mansion-tax-luxury-real-estate-los-angeles-netflix-selling-sunset/


The world's richest people gained $1.5 trillion in 2023—and Elon Musk lead the way despite woes at X

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Some unexpected names are emerging among the world's richest.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/worlds-richest-gain-2023-elon-musk-tesla-leads/


Maui is trying to strike the balance of rebuilding affordable homes and bringing back tourists—but visitors should be wary of aggravating wildfire trauma

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“You’re at work for eight hours and every 15 minutes you have a new stranger ask you about the most traumatic day of your life. It was soul-sucking.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/maui-tourism-rebuilding-balance-wildfire-trauma/


It wasn't just you—beers have had a challenging 2023 as well, from consumer boycotts and sobering volumes to 'stolen' breweries

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The beer business was impacted by softer consumer demand and other unexpected tumult—but an up-and-coming beer category has offered some solace.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/29/beer-brands-abinbev-heineken-carlsberg-2023-woes/


Planning out the year’s PTO in January could help ‘manage the impacts of burnout,’ says one expert. Here are the 3 types of breaks you should take

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Putting rest on our calendars in small, medium, and large doses should be a nonnegotiable.

https://fortune.com/well/article/burnout-rest-breaks-vacation/


New Year’s financial goals: Unlock unclaimed assets, get retirement ready and treat your finance like fitness

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2024 offers a host of financial boons—ranging from the straightforward to the relatively unknown. This is what our financial experts advise you focus on for the next 12 months.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/29/2024-financial-new-years-resolutions-goals-goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ubs-citi/


A second state just joined Colorado in barring Donald Trump from its ballot under the insurrection clause

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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make a final decision on whether Trump can still run for president early next year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/maine-bars-trump-from-ballot-insurrection-clause/


Judge rules Terra ‘stablecoin’ and other tokens are securities in victory for the SEC and departure from Ripple case

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The doomed crypto project created by Do Kwon still faces fraud-related charges.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/28/judge-do-kwon-terraform-ust-rakoff-ripple-xrp/


Woman who had decay on 'virtually every tooth in her mouth' sues dentist after receiving 4 root canals, 20 fillings, 8 crowns in a single visit

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The Minnesota woman says she was disfigured after getting four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/dentist-lawsuit-20-fillings-8-crowns-4-root-canals/


After Elon Musk predicts leading carmakers will be Chinese, smartphone giant Xiaomi unveils first EV and vows to be in ‘world’s top 5’

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Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun unveiled the SU7 in Beijing on Thursday, a sedan that will take on BYD and Tesla models in China.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/28/china-xiaomi-electric-vehicles-su7-unveiled-elon-musk-prediction-chinese-ev-makers/


American Express Blue Business Cash Card: Elevated rewards without the complex redemption structure

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American Express Blue Business Cash Card: Elevated rewards without the complex redemption structure and with no annual fee.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/american-express-blue-business-cash-review-maximize-business-spending-with-2-cash-back-rewards-and-no-annual-fee/


'Gnarly' waves up to 40-feet tall are pummeling West Coast beaches and causing flooding: 'They're huge'

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Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn their backs to the ocean because of the danger of “sneaker waves.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/waves-up-to-40-feet-tall-west-coast-hawaii/


Year-end world population will exceed 8 billion for the first time ever, marking a huge milestone for the planet

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The U.S. added 1.7 million people in the year and will have a population on New Year's Day of 335.8 million.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/world-population-grows-8-billion-people-on-jan-1/


Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals

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Many cancer patients have had oncology care delayed because of prior authorization hurdles, with some facing delays of more than two weeks.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/12/28/cancer-patients-frightening-delays-treatment-approvals-va-health/


Nearly 5 million blenders are recalled due to risk of burns and cuts from unsafe blades

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BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders can overheat or catch fire, says the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and their blender blades can break off during use.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/blendjet-2-blenders-recall-fire-injury/


Performative allyship has done more harm than good for women in tech. Here’s why

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Women in tech are tired of being overlooked in favor of allyship theater.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/performative-allyship-has-done-more-harm-than-good-for-women-in-tech-vc-allyson-kapin/


Millions of older Americans can't get weight loss drugs like Wegovy because Medicare won't pay for them

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Drugmakers and a wide-ranging and growing bipartisan coalition of lawmakers are gearing up to push for a change next year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/weight-loss-drugs-medicare-pay-wegovy-ozempic/


Mark Cuban says being 'self-aware' led him to sell Dallas Mavericks stake: 'I'm not a real estate person'

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"It’s been hard enough learning the pharmacy and basketball business," said Cuban, whose sale to a casino family just won formal approval from the NBA.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/mark-cuban-being-self-aware-led-to-nba-dallas-mavericks-sale/


Cosmetics heir who shuns the spotlight has just become the first woman with a $100 billion fortune

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She has written two books — a five-volume study of the Bible and a genealogy of the Greek gods — and is known for playing piano for hours every day.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/francoise-bettencourt-meyers-first-woman-100-billion-fortune-loreal-heir/


After a rain- and mud-fueled meltdown, America’s largest temporary city prepares for another year of  ‘creative chaos’ and luxury RVs

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Burning Man, a gathering of artistic anarchists in a Nevada desert that started 30 years ago, is prepared to accept 80,000 people next year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/burning-man-passes-permit-2024-preparation/


'We have a First Amendment': Ex-university chancellor says regents were 'overreacting' when they fired him for adult video side hustle

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University of Wisconsin regents fired former chancellor Joe Gow for “significant reputational harm.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/university-wisconsin-chancellor-fired-first-amendment-video/


JetBlue customers can earn up to 6X points on their spending with this rewards card

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Free checked bags and statement credits make this card worth it even if you only fly JetBlue a couple of times a year.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/jetblue-plus-card-review/


Top AI expert 'completely terrified' of 2024 election, shaping up to be 'tsunami of misinformation'

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“I can’t prove that," says Oren Etzioni, professor emeritus at the University of Washington. "I hope to be proven wrong. But the ingredients are there."

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/2024-election-tsunami-of-misinformation-deepfakes-ai/


New Hampshire voter 'astonished' after Nikki Haley fails to mention 'slavery' as cause of Civil War

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Asked in a town hall what she thought caused the war, Haley talked about the role of government and “the freedoms of what people could and couldn't do.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/nikki-haley-asked-what-caused-civil-war-doesnt-say-slavery/


‘We have to be practical’: Amid office-space crunch, Virginia’s richest region eyes a new source of funds—gambling

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Casinos have popped up in southern Virginia and neighboring Maryland, and some state lawmakers want the Washington, D.C. suburbs to get in on the action.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/casino-virginia-tysons-corner-bill/


As COVID-19 raged, Pennsylvania saw sharp rise in deaths of elderly tied to neglect or abuse

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Last year, the state's caseworkers reported closing nearly 1,400 neglect or abuse cases due to death — a tenfold increase in five years.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/elder-death-abuse-neglect-covid-pennsylvania/


Wealthy Americans are more worried about finances than usual. Financial experts share their high net-worth clients’ 3 biggest concerns

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Even HNW investors are worried about inflation.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/wealthy-americans-biggest-financial-concerns-taxes-retirement-inflation/


Toyota’s bet on hybrid cars seems to be paying off as it rides consumer skepticism of an all-EV future to maintain its lead as the world's top selling automaker

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The Japanese automaker has sold 3.1 million hybrid vehicles for the January-November period this year, a 30% increase from last year.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/28/toyota-hybrid-cars-sales-record-2023-top-automaker/


British start-ups should be kept on home soil, says top bank boss, who says U.S. buyouts are getting all the glory with none of the risk

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"We don’t want to be an incubator economy taking all the risk of these very, very tiny companies, and then not able to capitalise on that," says BBB's Stephen Welton.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/28/british-start-ups-should-stay-country-british-business-bank/


An office romance tainted the first year on the job for Bridgewater's new CEO, who took control of the hedge fund from billionaire founder Ray Dalio

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Paul Ross accused the company of favoritism, age and sex discrimination, after Nir Bar Dea’s former girlfriend Erin Miles and her ex-fiance Sean Macrae replaced him in the shuffle.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/bridgewater-associates-favoritism-claims-bar-dea/


A new American era of housing haves and have-nots occurred this year

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This year’s housing market was clearly “riddled with winners and losers,” Zonda’s chief economist, Ali Wolf, told Fortune.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/housing-market-new-era-haves-have-nots-winners-losers-mortgage-rates-home-prices-home-sales/


Wall Street's new favorite satellite location is Dallas: The staff are cheaper and there's space to build bespoke offices

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Finance workers in Dallas tend to be paid a lot less than those in New York, even for similar jobs.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/wall-street-dallas-offices-cheaper-labor-costs/


Once a luxury property billionaire rubbing shoulders with Europe's elite, Rene Benko’s empire is now coming apart at the seams with his two biggest vehicles filing for insolvency

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Signa Prime Selection, which co-owns properties such as the Selfridges department store in London and Berlin’s KaDeWe filed for a restructuring under self-administration Thursday.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/28/rene-benko-europe-property-titan-signa-insolvency/


U.S. companies are skittish about investing in China—unless it's in fast food chains or cappuccinos

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“As you try to interpret the signals from McDonald’s and Starbucks ... note what the industries are: These are not high-tech burgers.’’

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/u-s-companies-are-skittish-about-investing-in-china-unless-its-in-fast-food-chains-or-cappuccinos/


Don’t wait for everything to fall apart. Preventative self-care offers an edge against workplace burnout

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Maintaining consistent wellness practices has a great impact on our lives.

https://fortune.com/well/article/burnout-prevention-self-care/


Cathie Wood is trialling a new Bitcoin strategy for 2024—including shedding shares of a former favorite holding

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The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF sold all of its remaining 2.25 million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust on Wednesday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/28/cathie-wood-is-trialling-a-new-bitcoin-strategy-for-2024-including-shedding-shares-of-a-former-favorite-holding/


Herb Kohl, former 4-term Democratic U.S. senator and owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, dies at 88

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As Congress became more and more partisan, the diminutive Kohl almost seemed to be a throwback to another era. "I check my ego at the door," he once said.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/herb-kohl-former-us-senator-owner-nba-milwaukee-bucks-obit/


The endangered Species Act turns 50, and those who created and enforced it recall its highs and lows: 'I was threatened many times'

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At the time, the national animals, the bison and the bald eagle, had been driven to near extinction and have since recovered.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/endangered-species-act-turns-50-environmentalism-condor-gray-wolf-snail-darter/


SPAC companies accounted for at least 21 bankruptcies this year and a staggering $46 billion in lost investor value

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The largest SPAC bankruptcies included office provider WeWork, which had boasted a $9.4 billion market value after going public in 2021.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/spacs-investor-losses-ipo-wework-lordstown/


Neighboring New Jersey towns elect brothers as mayors

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John Giovannitti also works as Paulsboro High School's assistant principal and athletic director; his brother Vince retired from an education job in 2021.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/neighboring-new-jersey-towns-elect-brothers-as-mayors/


The biggest clean energy project in U.S. history just raised $11 billion and started construction

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The project by SunZia includes a wind farm in New Mexico and 550-mile transmission line carrying electricity to Arizona.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/the-biggest-clean-energy-project-in-u-s-history-just-raised-11-billion-and-started-construction/


'Where's my grandson?' Spirit Airlines puts 6-year-old boy on wrong flight, landing 160 miles away from his destination

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Spirit said the boy was under the supervision of an employee the entire time, even though he was boarded on a flight to Orlando instead of Fort Myers.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/spirit-airlines-wrong-destination-6-year-old-boy-orlando-florida/


Kanye West apologizes to the Jewish community 'for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions' in Hebrew Instagram post

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“It was not my intention to offend or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,” the rapper posted on Instagram.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/kanye-west-apologizes-for-antisemitism-to-jewish-community-hebrew-instagram-post/


Apple is allowed to sell 2 Watch models once again as its IP battle continues in court

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A federal court temporarily lifted a sales freeze ordered by the International Trade Commission over a patent dispute between Apple and Masimo.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/apple-watch-on-sale-court-patent-dispute-masimo/


Social media made $11 billion in U.S. ad sales from minors and therefore has 'overwhelming financial incentives' to avoid protecting children, study finds

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The researchers say government regulation of social media is needed since companies that profit from children have failed to meaningfully self-regulate.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/social-media-us-ad-revenue-minors-harvard-study/


A Tesla factory robot reportedly attacked a worker and left them bleeding. This could become a new reality in the increasingly automated workplace

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At least 41 workers have died in robot-related incidents, and some researchers fear it could get worse as factories automate.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/tesla-factory-robot-worker-attack-injury/


We ranked the best airline rewards cards available in 2024

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These cards offer competitive rewards, big welcome bonuses, and loads of extra perks.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/best-airline-credit-cards/


Mark Cuban's $3.5 billion sale of a majority stake in Dallas Mavericks to a casino magnate's widow wins NBA approval

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The buyer is the family of Miriam Adelson, the controlling shareholder of Las Vegas Sands, who is worth $34 billion.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/dallas-mavericks-sold-mark-cuban-adelson-nba/


Marvel's superhero movies are no longer guaranteed box office blockbusters as the movie industry hits 'an inflection point'

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The top three movies at the box office didn’t include one sequel or remake: “Barbie,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Oppenheimer.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/hollywood-movie-industry-barbie-marvel-dc-superheros-2023/


These are the best CD rates in Connecticut today

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We crunched the data to locate the best CD rates available in Connecticut today.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/cd-rates-connecticut/


These are the best CD rates in Ohio today

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We crunched the data to locate the best CD rates available in Ohio today.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/cd-rates-ohio/


These are the best CD rates in Michigan today

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We crunched the data to locate the best CD rates available in Michigan today.

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/cd-rates-michigan/


New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for training their AI using its articles and causing publishers billions of dollars in damages

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The technology firms relied on millions of copyrighted articles to train chatbots like ChatGPT and other AI features.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/openai-microsoft-new-york-times-lawsuit-ai-copyright-infringement/


How a former IRS boss optimizes his charitable trust to support his alma mater–and give assets to his children tax-free

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Former IRS Commissioner John Koskinen knows the tax code inside out. Here are his estate planning secrets.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/former-irs-boss-optimizes-charitable-trust-to-support-alma-mater-give-assets-children-tax-free-succession-tax-jonathon-morrison/


'China will not flinch': Foreign ministry bans U.S. researchers who reported on alleged human rights abuses

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Research and analytics firm Kharon, its director of investigations, Edmund Xu, and Nicole Morgret, a human rights analyst, are barred from traveling to China and will have assets in the country confiscated.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/china-bans-u-s-research-company-human-rights-xinjiang-kharon/


After rounds of layoffs and the departure of its CEO, Zulily is shutting down

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The private-equity owned retailer, which targeted families with young children, struggled to compete with Amazon.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/zulily-shuts-down-liquidation-layoffs-private-equity/


Meet the two 80-something best friends who saved up $20,000 to ditch work and travel around the world in 80 days

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Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby share the secrets to finding a life-long friend and travel companion.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/how-senior-citizen-best-friends-saved-money-travel-world/


China softens latest video-game crackdown to mollify video game industry

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The industry regulator had proposed barring player rewards for livestreaming and for daily log-ins, but now says it will "carefully study" public views in response to the drafts.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/27/tencent-netease-stock-bounce-back-china-gaming-crackdown/


Tesla plans to roll out revamped Model Y next year in bid to beat increasingly hot competition in China

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Elon Musk is facing a headache as rivals in China ramp up their market share.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/27/tesla-plan-model-y-revamp-china-competition/


Millennials, don’t hold your breath: 2024 probably won’t be your year to break into the housing market, either

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The difficulty of saving up for a down payment, elevated mortgage rates, and high home prices top the list of troubles.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/housing-market-millennials-home-prices-mortgage-rates-2024/


American Airlines boarding groups: What to know (and how to upgrade)

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Wondering how to upgrade your boarding group the next time you travel with American Airlines? Here are four methods to ensure you board more quickly.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/american-airlines-boarding-groups/


United’s got a crazy new boarding process—here’s how to hack it

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United revamped its boarding process with something that hasn’t been tried in a while. Here are some simple tricks to get you to the front of the line.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/united-airlines-boarding/


Ryanair's CEO says consumers will always choose budget flights over environmental fears, as aviation has been wrongly made the 'poster child' for climate change

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Ryanair's Michael O'Leary sees sustainable aviation fuels as a "wheeze" that are not easy to scale up given airlines' fuel demand.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/27/ryanair-ceo-michael-oleary-consumer-budget-airline-environment-fears-aviation-climate-change/


She closed a $400 million fund the week Lehman crashed. Here’s what VC Rebecca Lynn predicts for the year ahead

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The cofounder of Canvas Ventures offers predictions on everything from AI to consolidation to the future of San Francisco.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/canvas-ventures-rebecca-lynn-predictions/


Fortune Crypto’s 2023 Jealousy List

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Fortune Crypto picks the team’s favorite non-Fortune stories of 2023.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/27/fortune-cryptos-2023-jealousy-list/


Shoppers came out in force for the holidays, the only problem is analysts worry it was a 'last hurrah' ahead of a gloomy January

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“I am worried about January,” one analyst said. “I can see a bit of a last hurrah.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/holiday-shoppers-last-hurrah-january-slump-fears/


The secret weapon against burnout could depend on finding your ‘placeholder purpose,’ resilience expert says. Here’s how

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A resilience expert explains how to chart the next stage of your life.

https://fortune.com/well/article/burnout-find-placeholder-purpose/


Disney launches new lawsuit against DeSantis-appointed government, claiming it has delayed the release of key public records by seven months

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The feud between DeSantis and Disney started last year after the company publicly opposed the state’s so-called don’t say gay law.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/disney-lawsuit-desantis-public-record-delays/


Forget about time management. ‘Energy management’ is the best way to protect yourself from burnout

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When we approach tasks with plenty of time but not much energy, we may find it difficult to tackle our to-do lists. Do this instead.

https://fortune.com/well/article/burnout-energy-management/


OpenAI calls in Apple's iPhone design boss as CEO Sam Altman eyes launch of AI devices

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For Apple, Tang Tan’s departure underscores an exodus of design talent.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/27/openai-apple-iphone-tan-altman-artificial-intelligence-device/


The green revolution runs on chips–but there is no good way to make the fragile semiconductors ecosystem sustainable in the short term

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The semiconductors industry is at an inflection point. It will be important to be flexible and pragmatic.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/green-revolution-runs-chips-fragile-semiconductors-ecosystem-sustainable-tech-rakesh-kumar/


CEOs will finally admit next year that return-to-office mandates didn’t move the productivity needle, future of work experts predict

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Experts predict that everyone will grasp the difference between “where work happens” and “how work happens” problems next year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/return-to-office-mandates-no-productivity-impact-experts-predict/


The peak TV revolution has curdled into a wasteland and Netflix is ‘unwatchable,’ legendary cultural critic Peter Biskind says. He’s afraid of what comes next

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Streaming is remaking itself into the image of old Hollywood. "The difference between streaming and the networks is crumbling," says entertainment historian Peter Biskind.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/streaming-netflix-unwatchable-peter-biskind-pandoras-box/


The Best Crypto Books of 2023

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Our resident crypto expert picks his top books of the year.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/26/best-crypto-books-2023-michael-lewis-zeke-faux-paul-brody/


Housing market experts split on whether the ‘silver tsunami’ of baby boomer downsizing will happen in 2024

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Baby boomers hold the largest share of housing wealth, at $18 trillion. What's going to happen to it?

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/housing-market-silver-tsunami-baby-boomer-downsizing/


The dark side of the $30 billion holiday gift card industry: So much money unspent

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Almost half of adults have at least one wasted gift card, a July Bankrate survey found. Average value: $187.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/how-many-gift-cards-unspent-holiday-christmas-season-30-billion-industry/


How Oprah, Spielberg and former 'American Idol' Fantasia brought a $100 million 'The Color Purple' musical to the big screen

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"What matters to me is that it’s a Black production and it’s a production with Black producer, a Black director, predominately Black cast,” says Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/the-color-purple-broadway-adaptation-movie-muscal-oprah-spielberg/


Welcome to the era of 'normalization': Why Wall Street is convinced consumers will get comfortable with some economic pains in 2024

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Taking a look across the outlooks for next year, there's one word that stands out from Wall Street. "Normal."

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/normalization-wall-street-2024-predictions-goldman-jpmorgan-ubs/


China approves 105 online video games, days after proposed curbs wipe out billions of dollars in market value

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Draft guidelines for curbs on online gaming had caused share prices of video game makers like Tencent and Netease to plunge on Friday.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/26/china-approves-105-online-video-games-stock-wipeout-friday-proposed-curbs/


King Charles gives 2nd Christmas speech in front of Buckingham Palace's first live tree, soon to be replanted elsewhere

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At a time of “increasingly tragic conflict around the world,” King Charles III said, “do unto others as you would have them do to you.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/25/king-charles-iii-christmas-message-buckingham-palace/


Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2023 is ‘authentic.’ Here’s how corporate America hacked the consumer cult of authenticity

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Authenticity has become a central moral framework in society–the subtle yet pervasive value that animates and adjudicates our media, culture, and politics.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/25/merriam-websters-word-year-2023-authentic-corporate-america-hacked-consumer-cult-authenticity/


Here's how long you have to return that truly awful gift you received

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The thought certainly counts, but sometimes a gift is just wrong.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/25/return-deadlines-policies-retail-holiday-2023-2024-dates/


How to watch or stream the Christmas Day games of NFL’s 2023 season football live online free without cable

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Ho-ho-ho becomes hut-hut-hike.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/25/watch-stream-nfl-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-season-christmas-what-channel-fox-cbs-abc-nbc-espn/


In a tough venture environment for crypto, here are the most notable fundraises of 2023

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Crypto was on 2023’s naughty list, but some startups still managed to avoid coal in their stockings.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/25/most-notable-crypto-fundraises-2023/


Blow to labor as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to ban noncompete agreements, citing search for 'right balance'

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“I continue to recognize the urgent need to restrict non-compete agreements for middle-class and low-wage workers," she wrote in a veto letter.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/25/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-vetoes-bill-ban-noncompete-agreements/


Vitamin D may improve brain function and strengthen memory

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The “sunshine vitamin” was associated with better cognitive function, according to a new study.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/12/25/vitamin-d-may-improve-brain-function-and-strengthen-memory-how-much-you-need-each-day/


LVMH and Kering felt the pinch in 2023—but a new type of luxury is gaining a share of consumers' wallets

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“What we’ve observed in 2023 is a rebalancing of customer appetite," Bain expert says of the luxury industry.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/25/luxury-market-slowdown-lvmh-burberry-gucci-lookahead-2024/


Manchester United valued at $5.4 billion as Ineos billionaire Jim Ratcliffe buys 25% stake at $33 per share

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For months, one of Britain's richest men has battled a rival bid from Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the third son of Qatar’s former prime minister.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/24/manchester-united-25-percent-stake-ineos-billionaire-jim-ratcliffe/


Joint military command tracks Santa's flight

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It's using “the same technology we use every single day to keep North America safe,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Elizabeth Mathias, NORAD’s chief spokesperson.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/joint-military-command-tracks-santa-claus-norad-radar-flight/


'Aquaman' sequel tops Christmas weekend box office, heads toward global $120 million haul on $200 million budget

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“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/aquaman-sequel-tops-christmas-weekend-box-office-warner-brothers/


Richard Branson called Hyperloop One ‘ridiculously exciting’ five years ago. Now it’s shutting down

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"I am convinced this groundbreaking technology will change transportation as we know," Branson said in 2017.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/richard-branson-hyped-hyperloop-2017-now-shutting-down/


Here's what's open and closed on Christmas Day 2023

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You’ll have to hunt for that very last-minute present or recipe item.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/stores-open-closed-christmas-day-2023-grocery-retail-store-hours/


As VCs back disruptive AI, Chamath Palihapitiya warns they too face disruption—and it’s ‘positive for founders’

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AI tools will enable founders to own more of their companies rather than give away too much equity to VCs, said the billionaire investor.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/chamath-palihapitiya-venture-capitalists-artificial-intelligence-disruption-investing-ai-tech-startups-founders/


Does Medicare cover rehab for drug and alcohol addiction? Yes, and here’s exactly what it will pay for

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Substance abuse in older adults is a fast-growing health problem in the U.S., but help is covered.

https://fortune.com/well/article/does-medicare-cover-rehab-drug-alcohol-addiction-treatment/


Ozempic, Wegovy demand so strong Europe’s most valuable listed company plans ‘mega manufacturing facility’

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Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk's market cap is now bigger than Denmark’s domestic economy.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/ozempic-wegovy-novo-nordisk-mega-manufacturing/


Banksy theft suspect arrested in London: 'We were all a bit bemused; there was some honking of car horns'

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A voice on a video of the incident could be heard saying, “it makes me so annoyed,” as the man ran away.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/24/banksy-theft-suspect-arrested-london-bolt-cutters/


Boston Celtics owner produces NBC sitcom about himself, his wife—and her basketball-loving ex-husband

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Wyc Grousbeck thought his life could be a show, so he called his friend, the Red Sox owner Tom Werner—also one of TV's top producers.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/boston-celtics-owner-wyc-grousbeck-nbc-sitcom-extended-family-tom-werner/


San Francisco jury clears homeless man of assault after video shows businessman apparently using bear spray first

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A Deputy Public Defender said Don Carmignani, who now has a traumatic brain injury, had repeatedly doused unhoused people with bear spray.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/san-francisco-jury-homeless-man-assault-businessman-traumatic-brain-injury-bear-spray/


The EV boom may be petering out, but Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid cars

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So far in 2023, Americans have bought a record 1 million-plus hybrids — up 76% from the same period last year, according to Edmunds.com.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/record-sales-hybrid-electric-vehicles-cars-ford-toyota/


Conservative-backed mission to save the whales collides with lack of evidence that offshore wind is fatal

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A scrapped project by Danish wind giant Orsted off the coast of New Jersey is at the heart of the supposed controversy.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/conservative-backed-mission-to-save-the-whales-collides-with-lack-of-evidence-that-offshore-wind-is-fatal/


LinkedIn: Trends set to shape the landscape of work in 2024

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“How we learn will need to evolve to keep up with the pace of change in the workplace," said Olivier Sabella, Vice President, of LinkedIn Talent Solutions.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/24/linkedin-2024-work-trends-ai-hybrid-green-skills/


Elon Musk says at SpaceX 'we never think about the quarter'—and he's in no rush to spin off Starlink given the 'tremendous distraction' of being public like Tesla

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Musk highlighted the upside of SpaceX being private versus Tesla being public, which he said "drives me crazy" at times.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-ipo-tesla-downsides-public-versus-private/


Sam Altman's OpenAI to be second-most valuable U.S. startup behind Elon Musk's SpaceX based on early-talks funding round

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OpenAI’s rocketing valuation mirrors the AI frenzy it kicked off one year ago after releasing ChatGPT.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/openai-valuation-100-billion-funding-round/


Elon Musk says it 'establishes I'm not delusional' about valuations when investors pile into his often turbulent ventures: 'I'm not the sole decider'

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“If others are prepared to invest at a particular value…it’s sort of an outside assessment,” said the world's richest man.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/elon-musk-says-it-establishes-im-not-delusional-about-valuations-when-investors-pile-into-his-often-turbulent-ventures-im-not-the-sole-decider/


How to watch or stream Week 16 of the NFL’s 2023 season football live online free without cable

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Changing things up with Christmas on the horizon.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/watch-stream-nfl-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-season-week-16-what-channel-fox-cbs-abc-nbc-espn/


Are airlines changing loyalty programs to make rewards harder? Senators have the Transportation Department investigating

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A DOT spokesperson said the agency is planning “to carefully review complaints regarding loyalty programs.”

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/airline-loyalty-programs-investigation-transportation-department-rewards/


Disney's dominance of copyright law prevails as only the 'Steamboat Willie' version of Mickey Mouse enters public domain

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U.S. law allows a copyright to be held for 95 years after Congress expanded it several times during Mickey's life, under lobbying from Disney and others.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/disney-mickey-mouse-copyright-public-domain-steamboat-willie/


Denver Zoo invites Maury Povich to reveal great-ape paternity results: 'You are the father!' he regales Orangutan

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The day he received a lifetime achievement Daytime Emmy from his wife, Connie Chung, Povich was happy to tape a segment on the big DNA results.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/maury-povich-orangutan-dna-paternity-test-results-you-are-the-father/


Trump's mug shot wishes you holiday cheer as DeSantis golf balls jostle with Biden's 'Dark Brandon.' Here's what the candidates are selling for the holidays

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Nikki Haley is selling tree ornaments and wrapping paper, but also “Past my prime?” drink koozies, a shot at CNN and former anchor Don Lemon.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/holiday-gifts-donald-trump-joe-biden-mug-shot-dark-brandon-desantis/


Retailers slash prices with shoppers rocked by inflation: 'A more challenging year than if you looked across the last decade of Christmases'

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Retail analysts expect overall sales will grow at a slower pace than last year, and there is concern over how shoppers are paying for things.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/holiday-shopping-consumer-spending-inflation-discounts-slash-prices-retail/


Supreme Court punts on special counsel's plea to rule on Donald Trump's prosecution over attempt to overturn 2020 election

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The justices turned down special counsel Jack Smith's request in a single-sentence order. As is customary, the court gave no explanation.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/supreme-court-donald-trump-2020-election-special-counsel-jack-smith/


Third-tallest tower in Los Angeles sells for 45% less than last purchase price as remote work, interest rates drive down office values

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With almost 30% of downtown LA office space available for lease or sublease, the value of the 62-story Aon Center plummeted.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/remote-work-interest-rates-commercial-real-estate-los-angeles-aon-center/


Remote work, AI, and skills-based hiring threaten to put our jobs on the chopping block—but experts say those fears are overblown

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Jobs of the future will look different, but yours is probably safe. Just not in the way you think.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/will-remote-work-ai-skills-hiring-lose-jobs/


How The League founder went from $200,000 in debt to making her first million with a dating app for the young, ambitious, and wealthy

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Amanda Bradford struck gold in a swipe-obsessed world by narrowing the pool and being selective.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/how-amanda-bradford-dating-app-league-founder-became-millionaire/


Wall Street's expecting a soft landing in 2024—but that doesn't mean stocks will soar

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Economists’ economic outlook ranges from pessimistic to disastrous — here’s why.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/wall-streets-expecting-a-soft-landing-in-2024-but-that-doesnt-mean-stocks-will-soar/


The housing market is being haunted like Scrooge this holiday season as Fortune 500 chief economist sees 'housing market of Christmas past' settling in for 2024

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Housing market of today mimics that of the 1980s, First American chief economist Mark Fleming says

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/homebuyers-are-being-haunted-like-scrooge-this-holiday-season-as-fortune-500-chief-economist-sees-housing-market-of-christmas-past-settling-in-for-2024/


TikTok’s viral 3-2-8 method can help you get back in shape. Here’s how to get results

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The fitness trend that fitness pros aren’t balking at.

https://fortune.com/well/article/what-is-3-2-8-method-workout/


The best books that CEOs read in 2023

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CEOs reading: dive into the 8 books that leaders couldn't put down this year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/23/ceo-best-books-reading-2023-airbnb-success-elon-musk-biography/


Sam Altman hints at OpenAI boardroom drama in blog post stating need to fight bureaucracy ‘every time you see it' and 'get back up and keep going'

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The OpenAI CEO wrote a post on "What I Wish Someone Had Told Me"—and seemed to have his recent firing and reinstatement in mind.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/sam-altman-openai-boardroom-drama-blog-post-bureaucracy/


Bank hours on Dec. 23 and Christmas Eve 2023: Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, and more

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It’s your last chance to do any banking business until Tuesday.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/bank-hours-dec-23-christmas-eve-2023/


Former NFL player Carl Nassib: ‘Gen Z college players are living the dream–but they could become cautionary tales if they don’t educate themselves about personal finance’

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Gen Z, which includes the latest crop of incoming college players, tends to score the lowest in financial literacy.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/former-nfl-player-carl-nassib-gen-z-college-players-personal-finance/


Banksy’s latest work taken away with bolt cutters less than an hour after its unveiling: ‘We just sort of watched it happen’

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Banksy's political art has sold for millions.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/22/banksy-art-london-removed-bolt-cutters-drones/


Fitch Ratings says U.S. homes are ‘overvalued’ by nearly 10%—but homebuyers shouldn’t expect relief anytime soon

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"Home prices keep marching higher," NAR’s chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement, arguing that "only a dramatic rise in supply will dampen price appreciation."

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/fitch-ratings-homes-overvalued-nearly-10-percent-homebuyer-affordability-issues-continue/


Older boomers won the pandemic after becoming a whopping $14 trillion richer, Fed data reveals—and Gen X is losing the race

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The famously economically beleaguered millennial generation ran really hard just to stay in place, according to Fed data.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/older-baby-boomers-won-pandemic-14-trillion-richer-wealth/


Will payment options on X include crypto? Elon Musk tells Cathie Wood: ‘I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about cryptocurrency’

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The billionaire said payments on the social network will start in mid-2024.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/22/elon-musk-x-payments-cathie-wood/


JN.1 could cause one of the largest U.S. COVID waves yet, experts say. When each state could see the variant peak

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This year's winter respiratory disease season looked to be a bit of a respite from last year's—until the new, highly mutated JN.1 COVID variant took off. Now, it's anyone's best guess.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/12/22/jn1-covid-variant-largest-wave-us/


Why credit card rental car insurance is an underrated benefit

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Credit card rental car insurance is a free benefit that helps travelers save money by declining add-on protections. Learn how to use this valuable perk.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/credit-card-rental-insurance/


Elevate your airport experience with 8 ways to get free airport lounge passes

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While airport lounges are often considered an "elite" travel perk, there are ways to gain access without breaking the bank. Here are eight methods to try.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/how-to-get-airport-lounge-passes-free/


VIP benefits from check-in to touchdown: A guide to Delta Sky Priority

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Delta Sky Priority helps you to skip long lines at check-in and security checkpoints, board the plane before others, and quickly collect your checked baggage.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/delta-sky-priority/


Want to fly first-class without breaking the bank?

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Flying first-class doesn't have to be an unattainable goal. Here are 8 ways to make your next flight a bit more comfortable.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/how-to-get-free-upgrades-on-flights/


2023: The year of the workplace gridlock, where nothing changed and nobody was happy

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On the whole, nothing got better and nothing got worse. But experts say next year might genuinely turn the tides.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/workplace-gridlock-workers-unhappy-recession-remote-work-2023/


Today’s nostalgia craze isn’t about the past. For Americans of all generations, it’s about a brighter future

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Nostalgia’s greatest–and perhaps most underappreciated–power is its capacity to help us plan our futures.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/nostalgia-craze-americans-generations-clay-routledge/


Robinhood’s crypto revenue is the lowest it’s been in 3 years, but it still stans crypto—and Dogecoin

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“We don't see Dogecoin as a negative asset for us,” Johann Kerbat, Robinhood’s head of crypto, told Fortune, in reference to the dog-inspired cryptocurrency.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/22/robinhood-crypto-vlad-tenev-johann-kerbat-eu-expansion-crypto-business-lookback/


Italy's $954 million tax case against Meta escalated to the EU

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Italy's case against Meta has been escalated to the European Commission, and could see the platform fork out unpaid taxes to the bloc's 26 other nations.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/22/meta-airbnb-954-million-italian-tax-case-eu-judgment/


Get Z are so annoyed that they can’t get on the housing market that they’re ‘doom spending’

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For Gen Z and young Millennials, splurging feels better than stressing about the fact that they will probably be renting into retirement.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/get-z-millennials-housing-market-doom-spending-meaning/


No one wants to buy used EVs and they’re piling up in weed-infested graveyards

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Prices for secondhand EVs slumped by around a third in the year through October, compared with a decline of just 5% in the overall used market, according to sales data from iSeeCars.com.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/no-one-wants-to-buy-used-ev-piling-weed-infested-graveyards-tesla-bmw-vw/


Shares in Tencent and NetEase plunge after Beijing surprises investors with new spending limits for video game players

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“This could be the beginning of the end of the smartphone game business model," warned one analyst.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/22/tencent-netease-shares-plunge-china-beijing-new-rules-spending-limits/


Biden believes U.S. Steel sale to Japanese competitor warrants ‘serious scrutiny’ as opposition from Steelmakers union mounts

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Lael Brainard, the director of the National Economic Council, indicated the deal would be reviewed by the secretive Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/biden-believes-us-steel-sale-japanese-competitor-nippon-warrants-serious-scrutiny-opposition-steelmakers-union/


New York bill could force Chick-fil-A to break its long-standing policy to close Sundays

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The bill, introduced last week, is yet another salvo in a yearslong political battle involving the company, whose late founder Truett Cathy infused its business practices with his conservative Christian values.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/22/new-york-bill-force-chick-fil-a-break-long-standing-policy-close-sundays/


Nike shares dive in after-hours trading after it warns of 'increased macro headwinds' in Greater China and EMEA

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Nike trimmed its annual sales forecast, and also announced that it wants to cut $2 billion in costs over the next three years.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/22/nike-shares-earnings-after-hours-sales-forecast-greater-china-emea-cost-cuts/


Potlucks and homemade gifts: How to avoid being stressed out over your finances during the holidays

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Here are recommendations from experts to reduce financial stress during the holidays.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/holiday-spending-tips-financial-stress/


Pornhub says it 'deeply regrets' profiting from sex trafficking and will pay at least $1.8 million to resolve federal charges

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It will also make separate payments to the individual women harmed by the trafficking.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/pornhub-federal-lawsuit-sex-trafficking/


'Fast and Furious' star Vin Diesel is accused of sexual battery by former assistant, who says she was fired for resisting

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The lawsuit alleges she tried to escape from the room after being forced into Diesel’s bed.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/vin-diesel-accused-sexual-battery-lawsuit-assistant/


Once buzzy startup Hyperloop One to shutter after its sci-fi transit project failed to get much momentum

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The company was trying to build tubes for zipping from city to city at airplane-like speeds.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/hyperloop-one-shut-down-richard-branson-dp-world-transportation/


Atlassian swears by remote work, but if you’re in wrong time zone, good luck landing job at $63B firm

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The software firm expects members within any given team to have "at least four to six hours of overlap" with their colleagues.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/atlassian-remote-work-but-only-in-right-time-zones/


How to watch or stream Thursday Night Football’s Week 16 during the 2023 NFL season live online free without cable

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Who will Santa favor?

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/watch-stream-nfl-thursday-night-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-season-what-channel-fox-cbs-abc-nbc-espn-amazon-week-16/


Healthy employees equal healthy companies

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A discussion about the smartest investments to jump-start your company’s employee experience journey, how tech and AI can help, and some of the best methods for measuring the impact on your company’s performance.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/commentary-ceoi-alight/


Worldcoin’s eye-scanning orb is no longer available in France, India, and Brazil just months after announced expansion

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Worldcoin announced in July it was expanding to offer eye scans in 35 cities around the world.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/21/worldcoin-eye-scanning-orb-france-india-brazil-international-expansion/


Some 2.5 million Honda and Acura cars have a fuel pump defect and are being recalled “in stages”

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Recalls for the 2017-2020 Honda and Acura models will happen in phases because there aren't enough replacement parts, the company said.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/some-2-5-million-honda-and-acura-cars-have-a-fuel-pump-defect-and-are-being-recalled-in-stages/


2023: The year of the workplace gridlock, where nothing changed and nobody was happy

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On the whole, nothing got better and nothing got worse. But experts say next year might genuinely turn the tides.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/workplace-gridlock-workers-unhappy-recession-remote-work-2023/


Insight from the UAE’s minister for A.I. on the tensions between the technology’s regulation and rollout

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Omar Al Olama says the story of the growth of A.I. often mirrors that of the printing press, developed in the 15th century.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/uae-minister-future-ai-omar-al-olama-interview/


Wells Fargo employees jump on union gains across the U.S. by voting to unionize in historic first

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The workers say they are understaffed, underpaid, and mismanaged.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/wells-fargo-new-mexico-union-vote/


This NYC bathhouse has a side hustle: Bitcoin mining

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Bathhouse’s founders say their energy bills haven't changed drastically since they started their side hustle.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/12/21/bathhouse-nyc-bitcoin-mining-pools/


There’s a ‘Great Economic Mismatch’ between experts and everyday Americans–but a 2024 soft landing could be about to bridge it

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In 2024, the U.S. economy would benefit from Americans reducing their consumption.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/great-economic-mismatch-experts-everyday-americans-2024-soft-landing-economy-finance-sanjay-datta/


Bryan Johnson is being used as a human guinea pig in unproven tests to reprogram human genes in an island off Honduras

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At $25,000 a go, the gene therapy works by turbocharging the body’s production of follistatin. It is, according to Minicircle Inc, the small US startup behind the therapy one of humanity’s best hopes for “extreme longevity”.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/bryan-johnson-human-guinea-pig-unproven-tests-reprogram-human-genes-follistatin-roatan-island-honduras/


A startup tested if ChatGPT and other AI chatbots could understand SEC filings. They failed about 70% of the time and only succeeded if told exactly where to look

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Large language models from Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI all struggled to analyze financial data, a complex task that, for now, humans still better suited to than machines.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/chatgpt-understand-sec-filings-anthropic-meta-llama2-openai-finance-ai/


Ikea furniture to be delayed by Red Sea attacks

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The furniture maker is one of several retailers admitting they will face delays following Houthi attacks on the key shipping channel.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/21/ikea-products-delays-red-sea-attacks/


World’s best-performing stock of 2023 is an EV firm that gained almost 600%

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Ecopro was the poster child of the unstoppable retail-buying excitement that caused huge swings in some South Korean stocks this year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/best-performing-stock-2023-ecopro-south-korea/


Brazil’s First Lady slams Elon Musk for downplaying her hacked X account: ‘He minimizes a serious event that doesn’t just affect me, but thousands of women’

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The Dec. 11 breach of the social media-savvy first lady’s account made national headlines in Brazil, after a hacker posted lewd images and insults.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/brazil-first-lady-slams-elon-musk-downplaying-hacked-x-account-serious-event-affect-thousands-women/


Oil firms offer $382M for right to drill in Gulf of Mexico after courts reject Biden administration plans to protect an endangered whale

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Companies including Chevron, Hess and BP offered bids on more than 300 parcels covering 2,700 square miles.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/oil-firms-right-to-drill-in-gulf-of-mexico-biden-administration-plans-protect-endangered-whale/


Bird attracted $500m in venture capital to make electric scooters the urban vehicle of choice. Now it’s filed for bankruptcy as it tries to survive

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Bird has lined up $25 million in financing from MidCap Financial, a division of Apollo Global Management, as it tries to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/bird-attracted-500m-venture-capital-electric-scooters-urban-vehicle-filed-bankruptcy/


Holiday travel rush to  airports has begun—and so far it’s seen the ‘lowest cancellation rate in the last 5 years’

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It's beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/holiday-travel-rush-airports-begun-lowest-cancellation-rate-last-5-years-buttigieg/


Over 1 in 4 U.S. consumers have been the victim of package theft, a recent survey found. Here’s what you need to know about ‘porch piracy’

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Retailers and delivery companies are trying to combat the problem in a variety of ways.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/21/us-consumers-victim-package-theft-porch-piracy-amazon-ups/


Toyota, the world's largest automaker, takes a hit as it recalls over a million cars and a subsidiary reveals faked data stretching back to 1989

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Toyota halted all shipments from its subsidiary Daihatsu after an investigation revealed over 170 safety irregularities, including falsified tests.

https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/21/toyota-airbag-recall-daihatsu-safety-scandal-halts-shipments/


Closure of 2 railroad crossing with Mexico leaves 10,000 rail cars sitting on both sides of the border and 'impacts all of America'

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Closing the railroad is intended to free up customs officers to assist overwhelmed U.S. Border Patrol agents.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/railroad-crossings-border-mexico-closed/


Donald Trump is at war with the Constitution's insurrection clause—just 2 sentences in an amendment added after the Civil War

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Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was written to keep former confederates from returning to government office.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/donald-trump-constitutions-insurrection-clause/


Donald Trump-loving social site Parler, offline since April, plans a 'powerful resurgence' ahead of the upcoming presidential election

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The platform struggled to return online after Amazon stripped it of web-hosting service in early 2021 over its unwillingness to remove posts inciting violence.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/parler-offline-since-april-plans-comeback-donald-trump/


Warner Bros. has discussed buying Paramount Global to create an entertainment titan that would marry CNN, CBS, and HBO

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A merger of the two large media companies would likely face intense scrutiny by federal regulators.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/warner-bros-paramount-global-merger-entertainment-cnn-cbs-and-hbo/


Don't get stuck unable to pay: follow these 10 credit card tips when traveling abroad

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If you don’t have a solid credit card strategy while traveling overseas, you could pay expensive fees, lose easy savings, and even get your card shut off.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/using-credit-cards-for-international-travel/


Does credit card travel insurance offer enough protection?

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Credit card travel insurance can be a great perk, but it isn’t always enough.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/do-credit-cards-offer-travel-insurance/


Looking back on the challenges CEOs faced in 2023, from war to climate change to the A.I. boom

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Looking ahead, 2024 likely will be filled with volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. That’s "VUCA" for you.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/challenges-ceos-faced-2023-generative-ai-climate-change-esg-war/


SiriusXM is sued by New York for its deliberately 'frustrating process' to cancel subscriptions including an 11.5 minute average wait on the phone

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The suit says the radio service makes customers wait in an automated system for agents who are trained to avoid accepting a request to cancel service.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/siriusxm-sued-cancel-subscription-new-york/


What is Amex rental car insurance—and is it enough?

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Learn about American Express rental car insurance and how it protects you.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/amex-car-rental-insurance/


Citi Simplicity Review

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Citi Simplicity card can help people consolidate debt or give them a longer period to pay off their debt with its extended 0% intro APR period.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/a-long-0-intro-period-on-purchases-and-balance-transfers-but-no-rewards-or-perks/


2024 will see the rise of a new class of worker: the 'flexeteriat,' predicts a future of work author

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A strong gig economy will fuel the demand for flexible work in the coming year.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/rise-of-flexeteriat-worker-2024-prediction/


JN.1, the WHO's newest ‘variant of interest,’ has spiked COVID wastewater levels to all-time highs in some countries. What you need to know about the ‘Pirola’ offshoot

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How dangerous is JN.1, how likely are you to get it, and could it derail your holiday plans? Here’s what you need to know, according to the experts Fortune spoke with.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/12/20/how-dangerous-is-jn1-omicron-covid-variant/


‘Parroting Putin’s propaganda’: The business exodus over Ukraine was no Russian bonanza

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'When businesses pull out of Russia, Putin loses, no ifs, ands, or buts.'

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/parroting-putin-propaganda-business-exodus-ukraine-russia-bonanza-sanctions-economy-international-politics/


George Santos traded a $174K congressional salary for a six-figure career on Cameo. The app’s CEO says it’s one of ‘the best launches we’ve ever had’

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Santos’ “first day on Cameo was right up there with Bon Jovi or Sarah Jessica Parker,” Cameo CEO Steven Galanis told Fortune.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/george-santos-cameo-videos-congressional-salary/


The U.S. dairy industry wants to tackle climate change–but not at the expense of feeding the world

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'We are not perfect–but we are devoting ever more effort and resources to achieve our emissions reduction goals,' writes the CEO of the U.S. Dairy Council.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/us-dairy-industry-tackle-climate-change-food-world-krysta-harden/


How Rolls-Royce's new CEO took the UK's biggest manufacturer from a 'burning platform' to its best annual return in 3 decades in the space of a year

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CEO Tufan Erginbilgic is not guided by quick wins as Rolls paves way with cutting-edge technology that aims to give the U.K. company another seat at the table for single-aisle engines.

https://fortune.com/europe/2023/12/20/rolls-royce-ceo-tufan-erginbilic-burning-platform-best-stock-performance-30-years/


San Jose officials move to reassure on wastewater conversion: 'This is a very high tech process that ensures the water is super clean'

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“Water is so precious in California. It is important that we use it more than once."

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/california-wastewater-conversion-drinking-water-10-year-plan-very-high-tech-process/


U.S. road signs feature (Native) American languages for a change as 7 states honor indigenous tribes

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"For me, and for many of our tribal citizens and descendants, it is a daily reminder that we are in our homeland."

https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/native-american-language-road-signs-tribal-heritage/