‘Unemployable’ college grads should move their job hunt to Raleigh or Baltimore

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New York is no longer the concrete jungle where dreams are made of—Gen Z college grads would be better off chasing the American Dream in a small city like Raleigh or Baltimore.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/unemployable-college-grads-move-job-hunt-raleigh-baltimore/


Russia intensifies disinformation campaigns against France as elections and Paris Olympics draw near

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The campaigns became tangible in October 2023 when over 1000 Russian bots relayed photos of graffitied Stars of David in Paris and its suburbs.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/04/russia-intensifies-disinformation-campaigns-against-france-elections-paris-olympics-draw-near/


‘No one’s pushing me out’: Biden vows to stay in race even as signs point to eroding support from Democrats on Capitol Hill

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Two Democratic lawmakers have called on Biden to exit the race while a leading ally publicly suggested how the party might choose someone else.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/president-biden-vows-stay-race-eroding-support-democrats-capitol-hill/


French billionaire Xavier Niel is building a ChatGPT competitor with a ‘thick French accent’

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The system can speak with 70 different emotions and styles and is a promising indicator that Europe can be a global player in AI development, according to Niel.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/04/ai-lab-french-billionaire-xavier-niel-takes-on-chatgpt-reveals-voice-assistant-with-thick-french-accent/


Microsoft agrees to $14.4 million payout over allegations it penalized workers who took parental and disability leave

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As part of the proposed settlement, Microsoft will take steps to prevent future discrimination, including updated manager training.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/microsoft-payout-employee-leave/


How Four Seasons CEO Alejandro Reynal uses ‘Inbox Zero’ and a Montblanc pen to lead the world’s most luxurious hospitality group

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In today's CEO Agenda, Alejandro Reynal CEO Of Four Seasons reveals that some top managers really do live and lead in a textbook way

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/04/ceo-agenda-alejandro-reynal-four-seasons-bill-gates-montblanc-inbox-zero/


Can’t get a good night’s rest? Watch out for these 8 ways you may be sabotaging your sleep

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Simply failing to wind your body down before bed can make for restless nights and contribute to serious health problems.

https://fortune.com/well/article/bad-sleep-habits/


Washington’s scrutiny of Chinese and Chinese-American scientists is hurting their productivity—and global scientific cooperation

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U.S.-China tensions led to a 16% drop in Chinese students attending U.S. PhD programs between 2016 and 2019, according to a NBER working paper.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/07/04/washington-scrutiny-chinese-scientists-hurting-productivity-admissions-citations-china-initiative/


Maryland approves controversial $50.3m emergency contract to pay Swedish company that removed debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

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One critic said the emergency no-bid contract went against a state procurement process that is designed to be fair, competitive and transparent.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/maryland-emergency-contract-skanska-removed-debris-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse/


Kansas businessman admits illegally exporting sensitive aviation tech to Russia

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Douglas Edward Robertson pled guilty to charges after being accused of smuggling, money laundering, violating U.S. export regulations, submitting false or misleading information to export regulators and conspiring to commit crimes against the U.S.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/kansas-businessman-douglas-edward-robertson-guilty-exporting-tech-russia/


GM will pay $146m in penalties because 5.9 million of its older vehicles pollute too much

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that certain GM vehicles from the 2012 through 2018 model years did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/gm-146-million-nhtsa-penalties-older-vehicles-emissions-fuel-economy-standards/


TSA braces for record July 4th weekend with over 3 million travelers taking to the skies

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American Airlines said Sunday is expected to be its busiest day of the entire summer; it plans more than 6,500 flights.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/04/tsa-expects-record-july-4th-weekend-air-travel/


Government says Veterans Affairs and State Departments were swept up in Russian-backed Microsoft hack

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No security or personally identifiable sensitive data was compromised, agencies say.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/microsoft-hack-government-veterans-affairs-state-department-global-media/


What’s happening inside an 80-year-old brain?

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In the wake of last week’s presidential debate, many Americans having aging on the brain.

https://fortune.com/well/article/80-year-old-brain-aging-memory-t/


Olympic soccer team captain predicts wave of investment in women’s sports after major contracts like Caitlin Clark

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30-year-old Lindsey Horan is the highest paid USWNT player and is leading team USA into the 2024 Paris Olympics.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/olympic-soccer-team-captain-predicts-wave-of-investment-in-womens-sports-after-major-contracts-like-caitlin-clark/


We need to close the oral health care gap to improve the world’s well-being

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Nearly half of the world suffers from oral diseases, which can lead to major health challenges elsewhere in the body.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/closing-oral-health-care-gap-will-improve-world-well-being/


Panera Bread’s founder writes his own obituary every year. Now he’s a billionaire

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Ron Shaich said thinking about the end of his life helps him live it to the fullest.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/billionaire-panera-bread-founder-writes-own-obituary-yearly-to-meet-goals/


McDonald’s cuts breakfast service hours by 90 minutes due to egg shortage in Australia

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The avian flu has resulted in the daily destruction of 450,000 eggs in the continent in order to slow the spread of disease.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/mcdonalds-breakfast-service-hours-egg-shortage-avian-flu-australia/


Why investing in places like Birmingham, Alabama is key to securing U.S. biotech dominance as China tries to close the gap

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If America has any hope of maintaining its leadership in biotechnology, we must invest in places like Alabama.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/why-investing-in-places-like-birmingham-alabama-is-key-to-securing-u-s-biotech-dominance-as-china-tries-to-close-the-gap/


We’re passing through ‘the worst housing affordability crisis’ ever seen, former Housing Secretary says— and it isn’t going to fix itself

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Home prices rose at levels never seen before, and while the market is cooling down, housing costs are still beyond what people can afford, the Obama era cabinet member said.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/housing-affordability-crisis-ever-shaun-donovan/


Walmart’s latest challenge with its drone delivery system is gun owners shooting packages out of the air

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A Florida man shot a DroneUp vehicle owned by the box-big retailer last week as it flew above his home, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/walmart-drones-gun-owners-delivery-florida-droneup/


Ozempic linked to rare cases of vision loss in Harvard study

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But the study was small, and doctors are saying not to panic. One noted: “I don’t think this is a strong enough signal to take patients off the drug."

https://fortune.com/well/2024/07/03/ozempic-linked-to-rare-cases-of-vision-loss/


A shrinking service economy and rising jobless claims send stocks to record highs ahead of July 4 holiday

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Despite economic uncertainty, "the glass-half-full mindset of investors continues to drive markets higher,” one analyst said.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/stock-market-record-services-jobless-claims/


Fearless Fund counsel: The court ruling barring grants to Black women entrepreneurs should terrify CEOs

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The Fearless Fund remains committed to its mission of investing in underrepresented groups, including Black women.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/fearless-fund-counsel-court-ruling-grants-black-women-entrepreneurs-should-terrify-ceos-law-politics-dei/


McDonald’s launches anime-inspired menu item, following success of WcDonald’s PR stunt

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Chain teams up with anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" this time around.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/mcdonalds-wcdonalds-anime-jujutsu-kaisen/


What credit score do you need to buy a house?

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Mortgage lenders use specific credit scores—here are the minimum scores you need for a variety of mortgage types.

https://fortune.com/recommends/mortgages/credit-score-needed-to-buy-house/


Fourth of July traffic will be record-setting. Here’s how to avoid the traffic jams

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Nearly 71 million people will be traveling.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/fourth-of-july-traffic-2024-forecast-best-times/


Looking for the coming tide of economic growth? Start here

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As the world ages, businesses need to seize the potential of older workers and consumers.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/looking-for-the-coming-tide-of-economic-growth-start-here/


Elon Musk vows Bill Gates will be ‘obliterated’ if he doesn’t stop shorting Tesla

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If the Optimus robot somehow catapults Tesla to Musk's $30 trillion market cap target, bears like the Microsoft co-founder could be wiped out—but that is a big if.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/elon-musk-tesla-bill-gates-obliterate-short-sellers-ai-robots-autonomy/


Paramount merger with Skydance back on under new terms following collapse of talks

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National Amusements, the family company that controls Paramount, will refer the deal to a special committee of Paramount directors for review.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/paramount-merger-skydance-agreement/


Even the Pentagon can’t completely freeze Huawei out of its operations

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As it has done since the law was passed more than five years ago, the Pentagon is seeking a formal waiver to its obligations under Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/07/03/pentagon-huawei-ban-national-defense-authorization-act/


The German railway system has become a ‘national embarrassment’ amid Euro 2024—and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel

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German punctuality is well-known—but its railway service managed by Deutsche Bahn has struggled to follow it, hampering the fan experience at Euros 2024.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/03/german-railway-system-deutsche-bahn-punctuality-national-embarrassment-euro-2024-underinvestment/


Arise will pay $7 million to workers FTC says the gig company misled about how much money they could make on its platform

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“Arise lured in workers with false promises about what they could earn while requiring them to pay out-of-pocket for essential equipment, training, and other expenses,” FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan said.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/arise-pay-7-million-workers-ftc-gig-company-misled/


Biden proposes new workplace rule to protect workers from heat injuries as millions of Americans suffer blistering temperatures

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Biden highlighted the proposed rule as one of five steps his Democratic administration is taking to address extreme weather.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/biden-workplace-osha-rule-protect-workers-heat-injuries/


NEETS are not working by choice—but a ‘perfect storm’ is creating a pool of highly trained and willing workers who are the ‘new unemployables’

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A significant chunk of young NEETS are well-qualified and want to work, but just can’t land a job—and may never, new Korn Ferry report warns.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/neets-perfect-storm-highly-trained-workers-new-unemployables-korn-ferry/


New Jersey’s Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm gets Interior Department approval: ‘Our clean energy future is now a reality’

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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the department's decision marked the ninth offshore wind project approved under the Biden administration.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/new-jersey-atlantic-shores-offshore-wind-farm-interior-department-approval/


Seattle plastic surgery mogul accused of threatening patients over negative Yelp and Google reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5m settlement

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The complaint accused Allure Esthetic and owner Dr. Javad Sajan of violating consumer protection laws by posting the false reviews and forcing patients to sign NDAs barring them from posting anything negative about Allure.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/07/03/seattle-plastic-surgery-mogul-allure-esthetic-yelp-google-reviews-5-million-settlement/


Pro-Brexit billionaire Jim Ratcliffe puts EV plans on hold, blaming ‘tariffs, timings and taxation’

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Production of the Fusilier had been expected to begin in 2027. Ineos hasn't specified a new timeline.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/03/pro-brexit-billionaire-jim-ratcliffe-puts-ev-plans-on-hold-tariffs-timings-taxation/


Black farmers push for Tractor Supply CEO’s resignation after company cuts DEI and climate efforts

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The resignation demand emerged as Tractor Supply, which sells products ranging from farming equipment to pet supplies, faces a deepening backlash over its decision.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/black-farmers-tractor-supply-ceo-resignation-cuts-dei-climate-efforts/


New Mexico denies Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ movie $1.6m tax incentive it was going use to finance settlement with family of shot cinematographer

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Meanwhile, Baldwin is scheduled to go on trial starting next week on an involuntary manslaughter charge in Halyna Hutchins' death.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/new-mexico-alec-baldwin-rust-tax-incentive-settlement-family-cinematographer-halyna-hutchins/


Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York for lying repeatedly about Trump’s 2020 election loss

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The Manhattan appeals court ruled Giuliani, who had his New York law license suspended in 2021 for making false statements around the election, is no longer allowed to practice law in the state, effective immediately.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/03/rudy-giuliani-disbarred-new-york-lying-trump-2020-election-loss/


Can Gen Z save tea? How young Brits are reigniting love for the classic cuppa amidst a crisis of relevance

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British tea culture still has a cachet around the world, and still means something at home.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/03/how-young-brits-are-reigniting-love-for-the-classic-cuppa-amidst-a-crisis-of-relevance/


Japan rolls out new banknotes for the first time since 2004, but only 30% of the country’s many vending machines can accept them

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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the new notes could be a "spark" for the economy, as analysts suggest they might stop people keeping savings as cash.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/07/03/japan-rolls-out-new-banknotes-atms-vending-machines-cashless/


Lilly wins FDA approval for new drug to slow Alzheimer’s

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The new Alzheimer's drug will cost $32,000 for the first year of treatment.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/07/02/lilly-alzheimers-drug-win-fda-approval/


A GOP senator from Montana is holding up  Washington Commanders’ stadium fixes until team revives its old, racist logo

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Two years ago the team changed its widely criticized name and logo. Now, a white Republican senator is blocking a bill funding the revitalization of the team's decrepit stadium until the NFL and the Commanders honor the former logo.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/steve-daines-washington-commanders-stadium-logo/


Elon Musk got his mega-pay package, but Marc Benioff might not be so lucky

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CEO pay balloons post-pandemic, but shareholders at Salesforce start to check their executives’ compensation

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/marc-benioff-pay-salesforce-shareholder-vote/


With ovarian cancer, there’s no such thing as early detection. Here’s what to learn from tennis great Chris Evert’s battle with the disease

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When it comes to ovarian cancer, there is no such thing as early testing. Here's what to do instead.

https://fortune.com/well/article/ovarian-cancer-chris-evert-no-early-detection/


Tom Brady ascribes his success to demanding to be treated like it’s his ‘first day on the job’

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Everyone has the chance to criticize him—and he welcomes it, he said on a podcast this week.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/tom-brady-patriots-ed-bastian-delta-success/


Fed Chair Jerome Powell says inflation is on the downswing—but don’t expect rate cuts yet

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Fed officials still want to see annual price growth slow further toward their 2% target before cutting rates.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/jerome-powell-inflation-interest-rates/


How U.S.-China competition is benefiting the world—and reshaping the global economy

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The migration of supply chain to third countries by Chinese, U.S., and European multinationals is an overlooked dimension of the emerging world order.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/us-china-competition-benefiting-worldand-global-economy-supply-chains-politics-leadership/


Alzheimer’s made my mom unable to recognize her grandkids. Breakthroughs too late for her can change the disease’s trajectory—if diagnosis and treatment start early

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Improvements in detection, diagnosis, and medicines are offering new hope for slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/alzheimers-disease-eli-lilly-diagnosis-treatment-health-medicine/


Morgan Stanley just made this sleeper bank stock its top pick after acing its stress test

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Buffalo, New York-based M&T Bank was the highest scoring regional bank to be tested.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/mtb-banking-stocks-midcap-picks-morgan-stanley-outlook/


More workers were laid off in May as job openings increased

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Job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates intended to cool the labor market.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/jolts-job-openings-layoffs-may/


U.S. government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop a bird flu vaccine to stave off dairy cow epidemic

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The H5N1 virus has spread to 135 dairy cow herds across 12 states and infected three people with mild cases.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/moderna-bird-flu-vaccine-funding-government/


New law in Iowa allows 14-year-olds get a driver’s license

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Minors allowed to ferry themselves to work and school.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/iowa-14-year-old-drivers/


Planning decision for London’s controversial ‘Undershaft’ skyscraper delayed as objections mount over the city’s tallest tower

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The chairman of Lloyd's of London complained the skyscraper would rob London of an important public square.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/02/planning-decision-london-controversial-undershaft-skyscraper-delayed-objections-mount-citys-tallest-tower/


Wingstop’s U.K. sober millennial chief walks to work from his Hampstead Heath apartment and has $25 lunches from London’s hottest luxury gym

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Tom Grogan tells Fortune how he lives his “Good Life” from what he spends his bonus money on to his go-to $25 lunch order.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/02/the-good-life-wingstop-u-k-chief-tom-grogan/


8 best secured credit cards to help build or repair your credit

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We compared dozens of secured credit cards across numerous financial institutions and weighed minimum account deposits, annual fees, credit limits, rewards, and more.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/the-best-secured-credit-cards/


Ken Griffin is hitting pause on the AI hype, saying he’s unconvinced the tech will start replacing jobs in the next 3 years

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"For a number of reasons, I am not convinced that these models will achieve that type of breakthrough in the near future."

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/ken-griffin-citadel-generative-ai-hype-openai-mira-murati-nvidia-jobs/


Gen Z is flooding into teaching, but soon students won’t trust them due to AI, ‘Queen of the Net’ Mary Meeker predicts

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‘Queen of the Internet’ Mary Meeker, is back with a prediction about the future of education—and those who work in it.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/mary-meeker-teaching-ai-overhaul/


Norway is blocking the sale of the last piece of private property in an embattled Arctic archipelago dominated by Russian settlements

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Svalbard is at the heart of the simmering Arctic politics—and its special legal status allowing foreign presence complicates matters for Norway.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/02/norway-sale-private-property-sore-fagerfjord-svalbard-arctic-archipelago-russian-settlements/


Britain’s $33 billion banking app Revolut has swung into profit while still trapped in banking license limbo

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Revolut's CEO and co-founder Nik Storonsky said the fintech "remains committed" to its U.K. banking license application.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/02/britain-33-billion-banking-app-revolut-has-swung-into-profit-while-still-trapped-in-banking-license-limbo/


Mississippi law requiring websites to verify users’ age blocked by federal judge

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A federal judge blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/mississippi-law-websites-verify-users-age-blocked/


Boeing’s potential settlement with the DOJ has been called a ‘sweetheart deal’ by a crash victims’ lawyer. Here’s what to know about it

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The families want to put Boeing on trial.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/boeings-settlement-doj-sweetheart-deal-crash-victims-lawyer-what-to-know/


Biden administration can’t pause consideration of natural gas export projects while legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out in court

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It was unlikely, however, that any of the projects would be on a fast track for consideration as the U.S. Department of Energy said late Monday that it disagreed with the court's ruling and was evaluating its next steps.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/biden-administration-liquified-natural-gas-export-projects-republican-led-states/


Biden administration can move ahead with plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers, federal appeals court rules

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The ruling from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals puts back on track a central part of President Joe Biden's efforts to address student debt.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/biden-plan-lower-student-loan-payments/


Greece launches its first helicopter airline making island-hopping a little easier this summer

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With fares starting at €160 ($172) for a one-way ticket.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/02/greece-launches-first-helicopter-airline-island-hopping-hoper/


India’s human rights watchdog targets Foxconn over claims the Apple supplier refused to hire married women

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An investigative report last week claimed Foxconn hiring agents excluded married woman from assembly-line jobs, citing family duties and absenteeism.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/07/02/india-human-rights-watchdog-targets-foxconn-claims-apple-supplier-excluded-married-women/


China and U.S. agree on something as Washington supports Beijing-sponsored UN resolution urging rich countries to close widening AI gap

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The resolution approved Monday follows the March 21 adoption of the first U.N. resolution on artificial intelligence spearheaded by the United States and co-sponsored by 123 countries including China.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/02/china-us-washington-beijing-un-resolution-rich-countries-close-widening-ai-gap/


A WFH ‘culture war’ has broken out across Europe, with the U.K. leading the charge as the most WFH-friendly country, while France lags behind

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Where in Europe is WFH winning?

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/02/uk-most-wfh-friendly-country-europe-culture-war-france-lags-behind/


GE extends CEO Larry Culp’s contract through at least 2027 after successful turnaround—taking him out of the running to lead Boeing

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Culp had been cited by analysts and others as a candidate to succeed Boeing’s Dave Calhoun, who has said he plans to step down by the end of the year.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/ge-ceo-larry-culp-contract-extension-2027-boeing-succession-dave-calhoun/


GameStop investor drops pump-and-dump lawsuit against ‘Roaring Kitty’ just 3 days after filing it

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In a court filing late Monday afternoon, Radev said he was voluntarily dismissing the lawsuit.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/gamestop-stock-investor-lawsuit-dropped-keith-gill-roaring-kitty-pump-and-dump/


Australians now need a prescription to buy a vape under new ‘world-leading’ law

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The law restricts vape sales to pharmacies and will temporarily require a doctor's prescription for the buyer.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/australia-vape-vaping-prescription-pharmacy-law/


Brooke Shields has found a job she ‘doesn’t resent’—the model and screen actor is fighting for stage actors’ well-being

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As the Actors’ Equity Association prepares to strike while demanding higher wages, its new and perhaps unconventional president announces her goals.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/brooke-shields-actors-equity-plan-agenda/


Roaring Kitty’s favorite meme stocks are tanking as the trader faces securities fraud claims over past social media posts

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Keith Gill is under fire for tweeting about GameStop, but one defense attorney says “posting a meme...is not even a fact that can be proven or disproven."

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/roaring-kitty-keith-gill-lawsuit-favorite-stocks/


NBA champion Boston Celtics to be put up for sale as the team’s valuation hits $5 billion

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The team’s ownership group, Boston Basketball Partners LLC, has decided to sell the franchise for estate and family planning considerations.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/boston-celtics-on-sale-nba-champion-team-valuation-5-billion/


How to eat like an Olympian. Inside the world’s largest restaurant feeding over 15,000 athletes and prioritizing plant-based meals over meat

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A sneak peek into four dishes being served at the Paris 2024 Athletes’ Village.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/07/01/paris-olympics-2024-athlete-diet-plant-based-meals/


Bank of America data shows today marks beginning of the S&P 500’s ‘strongest’ average 10-day period of the year…over 96 years

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Bank of America’s  strategist Stephen Suttmeier says the S&P 500’s best performing 10 day period has started in July, going back to 1928.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/spx-predictions-news-stocks-outlook-july/


Cup Noodles instant ramen adds s’mores flavor—a bid to prove it’s ‘not just a boring thing you’d buy because you’re on a budget’

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The packaged noodle brand is the latest to appeal to Gen Z’s eccentric taste for strange flavor combinations.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/cup-noodles-instant-ramen-smores-flavor-budget-gen-z/


Olympic gymnast Suni Lee recites this 10-word rallying cry before competing to reduce stress and boost confidence

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Suni Lee says hyping herself up is critical for her performance.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/07/01/olympic-gymnast-suni-lee-competition-ritual-elite-mindset/


Homeowners are sitting on a record amount of equity, driving a shift toward more expensive homes, top economist says

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“They are able to navigate these higher prices without as much of a ramification,” Realtor.com’s chief economist recently said.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/homeowners-record-equity-more-expensive-homes/


I work with people considering breaking their NDAs to tell a story. With the agreements under legal attack, more will be coming forward

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With rules surrounding nondisclosure agreements changing, more people are sharing their employment experiences more freely—though not without risk.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/breaking-nda-employment-stories-coming-out-rules-changing-nondisclosure-agreements/


Bridgewater starts $2 billion fund that uses machine learning for decision-making and will include models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Perplexity

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Bridgewater’s humans will aid the machine-learning process for a number of functions including risk management, data acquisition and trade execution.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/bridgewater-2-billion-fund-machine-learning-decision-making-openai-anthropic-perplexity/


Europeans must pay Meta $10 a month to avoid being tracked. Regulators say that’s not good enough

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European Union regulators say Meta's pay-or-be-tracked model goes against the bloc's new digital competition rulebook.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/meta-european-union-pay-avoid-tracking/


Supreme Court keeps hold on Texas and Florida efforts to limit how social media platforms regulate user content

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The justices returned the cases to lower courts in challenges from trade associations for the companies.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/supreme-court-social-media-regulation-texas-florida-user-content-facebook-tiktok/


Chewy stock goes on wild ride after ‘Roaring Kitty’ discloses $245 million stake

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Gill owns roughly 9 million Class A shares, worth about $245 million based on Friday’s closing price.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/chewy-stock-chwy-roaring-kitty-keith-gill-245-million-stake-meme-stocks/


This is the earliest we’ve ever seen a Cat 4 hurricane—and the season’s just getting started

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Third storm of season has just formed as well.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/hurricane-beryl-hurricane-4-path-tracking-latest-update/


Professionals would rather ‘super commute’ for over 4 hours a day and keep their pandemic-style suburban life than live near the office

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Cities are bouncing back and offices are reopening, but workers would rather commute for hours on end on a train (or plane) than give up their newfound life on the outskirts.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/01/commute-4-hours-day-pandemic-style-suburban-life-trainline/


Canada’s WestJet reaches deal to end mechanics union strike but disruptions that canceled 829 flights will continue through week

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Some 680 workers, whose daily inspections and repairs are essential to airline operations, had walked off the job on Friday evening despite a directive for binding arbitration from the labor minister.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/canadas-westjet-deal-end-mechanics-union-strike-disruptions-canceled-829-flights-continue/


China’s factory slowdown continues as new export orders falter after EU and U.S. announce plans to increase EV tariffs

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The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing's official purchasing managers index, or PMI, remained at 49.5, the same as in May, on a scale up to 100 where 50 marks the cut off for expansion.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/07/01/chinas-factory-slowdown-pmi-new-export-orders-eu-us-ev-tariffs/


Europeans suffer from ‘vacation deprivation,’ despite working less and having more time off than their American and Japanese peers

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People’s attitudes toward vacation and its place in each country’s culture dictate why they feel deprived of their downtime, Expedia's report finds.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/01/europeans-vacation-deprivation-working-less-time-off-america-japan-expedia/


Gen Zers are so disillusioned with the economy that they think it’s OK to commit fraud

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A third of Gen Zers either know someone who has participated in payment fraud or have done so themselves.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/gen-zers-disillusioned-economy-ok-commit-fraud/


Credit card gun sales are the new policy flight after California requires Visa and Mastercard to provide special codes for gun store buys, while Georgia and others ban the practice

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Over the past 16 months, 17 states with GOP-led legislatures have passed measures prohibiting a firearms store code or limiting its use.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/credit-card-gun-sales-policy-flight-california-visa-mastercard-codes-gun-store-purchases/


Biden’s family tells him to remain in race despite dreadful debate performance, and some are now criticizing how staff prepared him

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While the president was huddled with his family, prominent Democrats rallied to deliver a public show of support for his campaign on Sunday.

https://fortune.com/2024/07/01/bidens-family-remain-race-dreadful-debate-performance-criticizing-staff/


French market rebounds and euro edges up after France’s far-right National Rally clinches first-round vote

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Shares of France's Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole all jumped post election results.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/01/french-market-reaps-euro-stocks-boost-after-frances-far-right-wins-first-round-vote/


Morgan Stanley joins American banks JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs in ditching bonus caps for U.K. bankers

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The Wall Street bank said it will replace the current limit that restricts certain employees’ bonuses to two times their fixed pay with “an appropriate internal bonus cap.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/07/01/morgan-stanley-joins-jpmorgan-goldman-sachs-in-ditching-bonus-caps-for-uk-bankers/


Boeing agrees to buy Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, looking to take more control over manufacturing after 737 mishap

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Airbus is also expected to announce that it’s taking control over some of the Spirit factories that manufacture structures and components for its commercial aircraft.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/boeing-spirit-aerosystems-buyout-deal-4-7-billion-737-max-supply-chain/


Kevin Costner mortgaged one of his properties to finance his latest film, but ‘Horizon’ just had a weak box office debut

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A decades-old passion project, Costner mortgaged property in Santa Barbara, Calif., to finance it and exited “Yellowstone” to see it through.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/kevin-costner-movie-horizon-box-office-debut-santa-barbara-property-mortgage/


DoJ is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud, but families of victims from fatal crashes say the offer looks like a ‘sweetheart deal’

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“This is just a reworking of letting Boeing off the hook."

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/boeing-criminal-fraud-plea-deal-justice-department-737-max-crash/


The U.S. deficit is nearly as big a Russia’s economy, and there’s a ‘vicious’ feedback loop that could make it worse

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The CBO's new estimate for the fiscal 2024 deficit is now $1.9 trillion, up from its prior view for $1.6 trillion issued in February and up from the 2023 deficit of about $1.7 trillion.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/us-deficit-outlook-debt-service-costs-treasury-bond-market-federal-reserve/


David meets Goliath: Japan and Korea make startups work with large conglomerates in a twist on the Silicon Valley model

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Japan and South Korea believe that startups and large conglomerates work better when they work together.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/06/30/david-meets-goliath-japan-korea-make-startups-work-large-conglomerates-twist-silicon-valley/


Far-right party takes strong lead in France’s legislative election, while Macron’s centrist group trails badly in first-round voting

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The projections indicated that Macron's risky decision to call voters back to the polls for the second time in three weeks appeared to have backfired.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/french-election-far-right-national-rally-marine-le-pen-emmanuel-macron/


A divergence in the stock market is now the biggest it’s ever been, signaling more vulnerability ahead, economist says

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The top 10 companies in the S&P 500 account for 35% of the index's market value but only 23% of its earnings, according to Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Sløk.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/stock-market-outlook-sp500-market-cap-earnings-divergence-record-high/


This decades-long trend in home prices has been ‘flipped on its head’ amid a big shift in the housing market

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"That shows the consumer adjusting to a smaller home, taking less space and trying to get back into that range of affordability."

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/home-price-trend-new-vs-existing-homes-housing-market-outlook/


Heavily indebted countries can look just fine until suddenly they don’t, finance watchdog warns—’That is how markets work’

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“Government bond markets would be hit first, but the strains could spread more broadly.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/indebted-countries-warning-bank-of-international-settlements-government-bond-markets/


Superyachts aren’t just for the super-rich: Hundreds of scientists have used them for ocean research

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Yachts for Science will enable about $1 million worth of donated yacht time this year.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/superyachts-scientists-ocean-research-climate-change-environment-noaa-fleet/


Ahead of Florida’s ban on ‘lab-grown’ meat, consumers get their first—and possibly last—taste at Miami party

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"When you cook it, it sizzles and cooks just like chicken, which was insane. And then when you go to eat it, it’s juicy.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/lab-grown-meat-florida-ban-upside-foods-cell-cultured-chicken-ron-desantis/


Democratic Party insiders say DNC and campaign officials are gaslighting them about Joe Biden’s debate debacle and his election hopes

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“There were a number of things that could have been said in addressing the situation. But we didn’t get that. We were being gaslit.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/democratic-party-joe-biden-presidential-debate-dnc-campaign-election-strategy/


Lumber prices are plunging. Blame the record drop in U.S. housing affordability and a post-pandemic double bubble ‘hangover’

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“It’s an ugly scenario” for the lumber market, Sitka Forest Products' Ashley Boeckholt told Fortune. “We’re kind of having a hangover from a great three years.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/30/lumber-prices-housing-post-pandemic-double-bubble-hangover/


I took Headspace’s guided sleep course and I’m finally getting a good night’s rest. Here are the 5 habits I learned

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Not every relaxation tool from the mental health app worked for me, but I’ve incorporated the ones that did into my bedtime routine.

https://fortune.com/well/article/headspace-app-finding-your-best-sleep/


The shocking $4.7 billion ruling against the NFL could disrupt the balance of power between the league and its teams

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The NFL has kept its members happy by signing massive TV deals that makes everyone rich.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/nfl-sunday-ticket-antitrust-lawsuit-ruling-tv-rights-revenue-teams/


A loophole in U.S. tariffs on Chinese EVs has allowed a flood of golf cart imports, and domestic producers are asking Biden for help

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“Chinese import volumes have rapidly increased, taking greater consumer vehicle market share while using price benefits from Chinese government subsidies to drive their advantage.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/chinese-ev-tariff-loophole-golf-cart-imports-club-car-textron-ustr/


The owner of Redbox DVD kiosks just filed for bankruptcy, saying results ‘failed to meet management’s expectations’

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment—the seller of self-help books, film and television content—filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware late Friday.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/redbox-dvd-kiosks-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-chapter-11-bankruptcy-filing/


Astronauts aren’t stranded on the space station, NASA says, while troubleshooting on Boeing’s Starliner capsule continues

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It's now three weeks and counting for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot equipment problems.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/boeing-starliner-stranded-astronauts-international-space-station-nasa-spacetaxi-emergency-capsule/


Execs should urge workers to return to the office to help San Francisco, Fed president says

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"Talk about what you need to fix and also encourage your people to come back to work," San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/return-to-office-san-francisco-doom-loop-fed-president-mary-daly/


The housing market’s lock-in effect could last into the next decade as mortgage rates stay high even with Fed cuts, BofA says

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"The US housing market is stuck, and we are not convinced it will become unstuck anytime soon."

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/housing-market-outlook-lock-in-effect-next-decade-mortgage-rates-fed-cuts/


Nvidia will produce such a massive ‘cash gusher’ that it will have to buy back more stock because all that money has nowhere else to go, analyst says

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Melius Research projects Nvidia will generate $270 billion in cash over the next three years, potentially setting the stage for huge shareholder returns.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/nvidia-stock-buyback-outlook-cash-pile-dividend-shareholder-returns-ai/


Facial recognition technology incorrectly flagged a man as a shoplifting suspect. Now Detroit is paying him $300,000

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The agreement with Williams says Detroit police will go back and look at cases from 2017 to 2023 in which facial recognition was used.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/facial-recognition-technology-mistake-detroit-police-settlement-robert-williams-aclu/


Amazon is reviewing reports that Perplexity AI is scraping online news content without approval

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WIRED published an investigation earlier this month that said Perplexity appeared to scrape content from websites that had prohibited access from such practices.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/amazon-web-services-perplexity-ai-scraping-online-news-content-without-approval/


Boeing could have a corporate monitor under an expected settlement with the Justice Department to resolve potential charges

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Federal prosecutors want to bring charges against Boeing, but it isn’t clear if the company will agree to plead guilty.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/boeing-737-max-criminal-charge-settlement-talks-corporate-monitor-justice-department/


JPMorgan, BofA and other top banks shower investors with fatter dividends after easily passing the Fed’s stress tests

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In addition, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley approved stock repurchase programs of as much as $30 billion and $20 billion, respectively.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/bank-dividends-stock-buybacks-jpmorgan-citigroup-goldman-sachs-bank-of-america/


The South Bronx is a cross section of everything wrong with America, but has a community hellbent on changing that: ‘You need to have an outlet so it doesn’t destroy your life’

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Its residents make up just 6.5% of the city’s population, and yet host two-thirds of the city’s waste sites, incinerators, and factories.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/south-bronx-poorest-congressional-district-america-poverty-pollution-economy/


Gen Alpha’s ‘Sephora kids’ trend has reached a fever pitch, forcing summer camps to ban skincare items

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Skincare is the latest fad among Gen Alpha, who are easily influenced by internet trends—and eager to spend their parents’ money.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/sephora-kid-gen-alpha-summer-camp-ban/


4 expert-recommended supplements to boost your energy

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Sometimes caffeine just doesn’t do the trick.

https://fortune.com/well/article/best-supplements-boost-energy/


Partners, parents, co-founders: Eventbrite’s CEO took the top job after her husband and in the ‘dark room’ of COVID realized she’d ‘forgotten to have a moment of doubt’

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"I remember laying on the ground of our home office just thinking ‘If I live through this I’m never going to waste time feeling a lack of confidence.’"

https://fortune.com/2024/06/29/eventbrite-ceo-covid-management-business-family/


How to survive Paris during the 2024 Olympics

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For the uninitiated, Paris can be a lot. So, Fortune spoke to tourism, insurance, banking, and culture experts for their tips on navigating the city.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/29/how-to-survive-paris-olympics-2024-tips-metro-safety-culture/


5 ways to keep work stress from straining your relationship

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Multiple studies show that work stress strains relationships, and even leads to many ending.

https://fortune.com/well/article/how-to-prevent-work-stress-hurt-relationship/


Top Democrats close ranks around Joe Biden after disastrous debate as potential replacements Whitmer and Newsom back the president

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Donors and party operatives shared panicked text messages and phone calls Thursday night and into Friday expressing their concern that Biden’s performance was so bad that he may be unelectable this fall.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/joe-biden-replacements-gretchen-whitmer-gavin-newsom-democrats-presidential-debate-disaster/


A year after a record-breaking summer for travel, Americans are still dead set on getting away. Some are putting off major life milestones to afford it

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One in five millennials said they are postponing major purchases like buying a home to pay for travel.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/millennials-gen-z-summer-travel-life-milestones-buying-home-retirement/


Trump blames immigrants for taking ‘Black jobs.’ Top economists debunk long-held arguments like it

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The long-standing question is "settled," Harvard economist Lant Pritchett says.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/donald-trump-immigrants-black-jobs-jobless-rate-employment-labor-shortage/


The EU plans to grill Microsoft rivals about the $13 billion it’s throwing into OpenAI

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Such preliminary questions from the EU can sometimes lead to formal investigations from the EU’s antitrust regulators.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/eu-to-grill-microsoft-rivals-about-openai-investment/


A Wells Fargo analyst ordered the same Chipotle burrito bowl 75 times and found the portion problem is real

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The smallest bowl weighed barely more than a can of soda—the largest weighed almost double that.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/chipotle-bowl-size-consistency-wells-fargo-study/


‘Barbie’ star Margot Robbie says selling her own alcohol brand was easier than selling her $1.4 billion movie idea

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“Movies are a crazy business,” Robbie said. “You have no idea how much it’s going to make.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/barbie-star-margot-robbie-launches-gin-brand-papa-salt/


Stressed-out junior bankers have chest pains at the office but keep working as 100-hour weeks return to Wall Street

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The death on May 2 of Bank of America associate Leo Lukenas from a heart attack triggered an outpouring of those feelings on online message boards.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/stressed-out-junior-bankers-have-chest-pains-at-the-office-but-keep-working-as-100-hour-weeks-return-to-wall-street/


Supreme Court overturning ‘Chevron’ decision could change banking regulation forever

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The Supreme Court has overthrown a decades-old ruling in a 6-3 decision.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/supreme-court-chevron-decision-banking-regulation/


SEC sues MetaMask developer Consensys as it extends legal crusade against crypto industry

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The lawsuit comes days after Consensys announced that the SEC had dropped its investigation into Ethereum.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/06/28/sec-sues-metamask-consensys-ethereum-crypto-gensler/


America is mobilizing to protect kids’ mental health. Social media and online safety bills are a good start—but California is going the extra mile

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In California, some 13 million children, teens, and young adults under 25 now have free access to two digital mental health and wellness apps.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/america-mobilizing-protect-kids-mental-health-social-media-online-safety-bills-california/


Shares of Trump Media’s volatile meme stock jump after first presidential debate, swinging the pendulum back after hush money trial

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The stock has tripled this year, but has made double-digit percentage swings in a single day.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/trump-media-shares-meme-stock-truth-social-presidential-debate-hush-money-trial/


I’m a game developer CTO. AI is forcing us to rethink the rules—and boosting my appreciation for human creativity

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AI will never replace storytelling, craft, and collaboration, and it erodes the very things that make video games special when misused.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/ai-video-game-developers-creativity-technology/


Wall Street cheers as Fed’s favorite inflation gauge reveals price hikes at 4-year low

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The PCE indes showed that consumer prices were flat from April to May, the mildest such performance in more than four years.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/personal-consumption-expenditures-inflation/


Jamie Dimon is once again getting unwanted attention as a possible Democratic presidential nominee after Biden’s gaffe-filled debate performance

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While many have thrown the JPMorgan CEO's metaphorical hat into the ring, Dimon has repeatedly denied his intentions for a presidential run.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/jamie-dimon-democratic-presidential-nominee-joe-biden-gaffes-trump-debate/


Warren Buffett warns Gates Foundation there is no guarantee his support of the charity will continue once he’s gone—’no money coming after my death’

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The 93-year-old gave another $4 billion to the foundation on top of the previous $39 billion already donated, but that may be the end.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-charity-foundation-bill-melinda-gates/


Elon Musk slams Lucasfilm president for being woke, saying she is ‘more deadly than the Death Star’

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It’s the latest skirmish in his long-running feud with Disney.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/elon-musk-lucasfilm-president-woke/


How much should a house down payment be?

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If you’re a first-time homebuyer feeling worried by the 20% down payment guidance commonly quoted, know that a down payment can actually be much lower—for example, 3% to 5% depending on loan type. Here’s how it works.

https://fortune.com/recommends/mortgages/how-much-should-down-payment-be/


Russians rethink divorce as government raises fees eightfold to fund war effort

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The Finance Ministry drafted a proposal to raise the divorce fee to 5,000 rubles ($58.75) from 650 rubles.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/28/russians-rethink-divorce-russia-government-raises-fees-eightfold-to-fund-war-effort/


Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary sees pay packet jump to $5 million as he chases 9-figure bonus

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Michael O'Leary enjoyed a boost to his base salary, but his $108 million bonus awaits.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/28/ryanair-boss-michael-oleary-pay-packet-5-million-chases-9-figure-bonus/


‘Oh, Joe’: Undecided voters are despondent at Biden’s debate appearance—but remain unconvinced by the more energetic Trump

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Trump supporters certainly agreed that the difference in energy and coherence between the candidates was striking.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/undecided-voters-despondent-biden-debate-unconvinced-energetic-trumo/


Patagonia has given some staff 3 days to decide whether they’ll relocate close to the office—or quit

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As many as 90 Patagonia workers could be let go from the company for living too far from its offices, after the company ordered remote customer service staff to relocate—or quit.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/patagonia-staff-3-days-decide-relocate-close-to-office-or-quit/


Women like me are missing out on one of the best jobs available today as careers in private equity have a 50% chance of going awry

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The experience of the women in PE is driven by the senior leaders and managers to whom they were exposed. 50% of the time, women thrive.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/women-like-me-are-missing-out-on-one-of-the-best-jobs-available-today-as-careers-in-private-equity-have-a-50-chance-of-going-awry/


Italy is paying people as much as $32,000 to relocate to its Tuscan mountains as it tries to stabilize dwindling populations there

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Italy has launched a string of similar programs—include €1 homes—to lure more people to towns that are off the beaten path.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/28/italy-paying-32000-relocate-tuscany-residency-mountains-stabilize-dwindling-aging-population/


DOJ charges almost 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes based on bogus end-of-life wound grafts and phony sober living homes

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In one scam, the leaders lived lavishly, prosecutors allege, citing luxury cars, a nearly $6 million home and more than $520,000 in gold bars, coins and jewelry.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/doj-charges-200-people-27-billion-health-care-fraud-schemes/


China’s AI companies are reportedly rationing the use of their services because they don’t have enough chips

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Blame the U.S. and its export controls blocking AI chip sales to China.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/06/28/china-ai-companies-ration-use-services-not-enough-chips-computing-power-export-controls/


Democrats have begun to talk about replacing Biden for the 2024 election. Here’s how that would work—and the hurdles to it happening

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With Biden having already secured a presumptive nomination, Democrats’ prospects for a course change are diminishing.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/democrats-replacing-biden-2024-election-how-work-hurdles/


Amid election nerves French traders race to secure funding as they foresee the worst blow to bonds

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“There is nothing to win in this market.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/28/amid-election-nerves-french-city-traders-race-to-secure-funding-as-they-foresee-the-worst-blow-to-bonds-emmanuel-macron/


CEO of cosmetics giant L’Oreal announces slower growth as Chinese market flatlines

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China had long been a growth engine for L’Oreal, with consumers snapping up its high-end cosmetics offerings.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/28/loreal-announces-slower-market-growth-amid-chinese-decline-nicolas-hieronimus/


Delivery outshines substance at presidential debate as Trump confident even when wrong, while Biden fumbles even with facts on his side

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Thursday’s presidential debate was a re-run that featured two candidates with a combined age of 159, but it went especially poorly for one of them, President Joe Biden.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/delivery-substance-presidential-debate-trump-confident-biden-fumbles/


Shaky Biden debate performance leads to calls for him to drop out of race and make room for another Democrat candidate—even from supporters

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"I think the panic had set in,” said David Axelrod. “And I think you’re going to hear discussions that, I don’t know will lead to anything, but there are going to be discussions about whether he should continue.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/28/shaky-biden-debate-performance-step-aside-make-room-another-democrat-candidate/


A Chinese company’s shares jumped 10% during the U.S. presidential debate because its name sounds like ‘Trump wins big’

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Chinese investors are known for speculative trading based on such homophones.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/06/28/trump-wins-big-shares-surge-china-during-us-presidential-debate/


Former President Donald Trump’s debate reelection bid relied on a callback to Reagan’s 1980s America

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Trump seemed to be aiming for a Reaganesque economic revival in his reelection bid during the CNN debate against President Joe Biden.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/trump-biden-debate-cnn-reagan-economy/


Rate of young women getting sterilized doubled after ‘Roe’ was overturned

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A recent study found that the rate of women 18 to 30 getting tubal ligations doubled following the Dobbs decision

https://fortune.com/well/2024/06/27/young-women-sterilized-doubled-after-roe/


Fake Ozempic and Wegovy are flooding the market. Here are 4 steps to avoid dangerous counterfeit weight loss drugs

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With weight loss and diabetes drugs in high demand and short supply, potentially dangerous counterfeits have flooded the market.

https://fortune.com/well/article/fake-ozempic-wegovy-zepbound-avoid-counterfeit-weight-loss-drugs/


General Mills bets the power of flavor will save it from soggy demand—’mac and cheese will be cheesier’ and ‘brownies will be fudgier’

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The packaged-snack conglomerate is working to win back consumers resentful of high grocery prices with more promotions and better recipes.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/general-mills-earnings-flavor-new-recipe-high-prices/


Corporate COOs are balancing AI’s efficiency gains with potential risks to employee morale

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Chief operating officers from Macy's, Lemonade, US Bank and other companies discussed at a Fortune event how they are using AI to create efficiencies while balancing employee concerns.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/corporate-coos-are-balancing-ais-efficiency-gains-with-potential-risks-to-employee-morale/


How to watch the first Biden-Trump debate for free—and without cable

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This will be Trump’s first debate of the campaign.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/watch-stream-biden-trump-debate-live-online-free-without-cable-what-channel-cnn-fox-cbs-abc-nbc/


Arizona Iced Tea founder explains why it still costs less than $1 a can, in a move straight out of Costco’s playbook

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CEO Vultaggio said the company will keep the price stable for the “foreseeable future.”

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/arizona-iced-tea-price-founder-explains/


How much a $1,000 investment in Apple stock 10 years ago would be worth today

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The stock has grown nearly 950% in the past decade.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/how-much-a-1000-investment-in-apple-stock-10-years-ago-would-be-worth-today/


Strung out summer: Unaddressed childcare issues push parents to the brink

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Inflation and unaffordable care means makes some parents go into debt or change work hours to make it through the summer.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/summer-childcare-costs-push-parents-to-brink-survey/


CNN is set to make millions off the Trump-Biden debate by bucking tradition

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Thursday’s debate will be the first in history to have commercial breaks in the middle, leading to what some call a ‘slippery slope.’

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/cnn-is-set-to-make-millions-off-the-trump-biden-debate-by-bucking-tradition/


Landlords are on edge over the housing market’s insurance shock—a whopping 80% say they’re anxious, survey reveals

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One small landlord told Fortune his insurance and taxes went up between $600 and $700 a month for a property in Fort Lauderdale.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/housing-market-insurance-shock-landlords-on-edge-survey/


Goldman Sachs was the ‘worst hit’ in the Fed’s latest stress test of big banks. Bank of America still lists it as a buy

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Goldman Sachs passed a recent Federal Reserve stress test, though was harder hit than the other 30 banks tested, according to Bank of America analysts.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/goldman-sachs-was-the-worst-hit-in-the-feds-latest-stress-test-of-big-banks-bank-of-america-still-lists-it-as-a-buy/


Delta’s ultra-luxe first-class lounge attempts to win back its highest-paying customers, who can take a shower, have a massage, or get clothes steamed

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Delta’s newest lounge—with art deco lighting fixtures and gold leaf ceilings—is full of nods to New York cultural icons.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/deltas-ultra-luxe-first-class-lounge-attempts-to-win-back-its-highest-paying-customers-who-can-take-a-shower-have-a-massage-or-get-clothes-steamed/


Rivian landed a $5 billion investment after its CEO learned to ignore Elon Musk and learn from Jeff Bezos

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CEO Scaringe said that he immediately connected with Bezos in an interview with GQ.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/rivian-ceo-scaringe-leadership-elon-musk-jeff-bezos/


Sam’s Club is going after Costco through the hearts and wallets of Gen Z shoppers. ‘That generation believes it’s cool to save money,’ CEO says

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The Walmart-owned retailer’s digital strategies and budget brands have struck a chord with tech-savvy and deal-driven Gen Z.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/sams-club-costco-gen-z-store-brand-kirkland/


Doctors in Idaho can now provide emergency abortions, SCOTUS rules, after pregnant women were airlifted out of the state for emergency care

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The ruling came a day after an opinion was briefly posted on the court's website accidentally and quickly taken down, but not before it was obtained by Bloomberg News.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/idaho-emergency-abortions-supreme-court/


Walgreens shoppers are so fed up with prices it’s forcing the chain to close a ‘significant’ number of stores

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News comes as earnings dive.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/walgreens-closing-significant-number-of-stores/


Warby Parker’s co-CEOs explain how they manage their successful partnership

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Why the company that disrupted the eyewear industry has Jack Kerouac and the New York Public Library to thank for (some) of its success

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/warby-parkers-co-ceos-partnership/


Job scams more than doubled in 2023

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Identity Theft Resource Center looks at last year’s trends.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/job-scams-increase-in-2023/


The Tulsa Race Massacre court ruling is disappointing—but it should serve as a catalyst for justice

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed the case brought on by the survivors of the 1921 massacre—but those in positions of power can act today.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/tulsa-race-massacre-court-ruling-disappointing-catalyst-justice-politics-leadership/


Boeing sanctioned by U.S. after it ‘blatantly violated’ signed agreement by sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

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The NTSB said that a Boeing executive provided non-public investigative information to the media about the Alaska Airlines incident that the agency had not verified or authorized for release.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/boeing-sanctioned-ntsb-blatantly-violated-agreement-737-max-9-investigation/


The $500,000 penalty for working moms: New study shows how much having a child can cost women over their careers

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Last year, working moms earned $17,000 less than fathers—and it stacks up to more than a $500,000 loss over women’s career

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/500000-career-penalty-working-moms-bankrate-census-bureau-new-study/


Denmark is spending $100 million to get its citizens to adopt a plant-based diet—but its economy is still stubbornly reliant on pork and dairy exports

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Denmark is a pioneer for encouraging vegan and vegetarian diets among Danes who have traditionally had red meat-heavy meals.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/27/denmark-100-million-danes-to-adopt-plant-based-diet-vegan-vegetarian-economy-pork-dairy-exports/


Tesla ordered to stop releasing toxic emissions from San Francisco Bay Area plant after racking up 112 violations over the last 5 years

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Each of the 112 violations can emit hundreds of pounds of illegal air pollution, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District board said.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/tesla-toxic-emissions-san-francisco-bay-area-plant-112-violations/


Ask Andy: How much should startup founders pay themselves?

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Bonobos and Pie founder Andy Dunn answers questions about founders' salaries, and about growing with a specific acquirer in mind.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/ask-andy-startup-founder-salary-acquirer-exit/


Slack CEO welcomes EU’s Microsoft Teams probe that could see the tech giant slapped with a $21 billion fine

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Denise Dresser said Slack was encouraged after the EU said Microsoft was "possibly abusive" when it bundled Teams and Office.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/27/slack-ceo-eu-microsoft-teams-probe/


Minnesota family that lost home to devastating Midwest floods vows to keep store open: ‘The Dam Store has not sold its last burger or sold its last slice of pie’

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A swath through Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota has been under siege from flooding because of torrential rains since last week, while also suffering through a stifling heat wave.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/minnesota-family-lost-home-midwest-floods-keep-rapidan-dam-store-open/


A rare setback as Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk takes a $820 million hit as its next wonder drug fails

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The Danish drugmaker stopped the trial halfway after a committee concluded that it hadn’t hit its goal of changing blood pressure after 12 weeks.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/27/setback-ozempic-maker-novo-nordisk-takes-a-820-million-hit-next-wonder-drug-fails/


SpaceX wins $843 million NASA contract to bring the International Space Station out of orbit when its lifespan ends in a few years

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SpaceX, a privately held company controlled by technology mogul Elon Musk, will build the vehicle that will bring down the space station, but NASA will still oversee the eventual mission.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/spacex-843-million-nasa-contract-international-space-station-iss/


IRS takes so long to resolve identity theft cases even after massive funding boost it’s ‘unconscionable’, in-agency watchdog says

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Overall, the 2024 filing season went smoothly, according to the latest National Taxpayer Advocate report to Congress, especially after the IRS received a massive funding boost.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/27/irs-resolve-identity-theft-cases-funding-boost-unconscionable-watchdog/


Beijing backtracks on a law punshing clothing that hurts ‘the feelings of the Chinese people’ after a public outcry

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People were concerned about the law's vagueness, after reported incidents where officials targeted people wearing traditional Japanese clothing.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/06/27/beijing-backtracks-law-against-clothing-hurts-feelings-chinese-people-after-public-outcry/


Businesses are using ‘sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists’ to work out how to get staff back to the office

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After running out of carrots and sticks to bring workers back, employers want to know what makes them tick.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/27/businesses-using-sociologists-psychologists-anthropologists-return-to-office-jll/


Your Apple Watch or Fitbit may be a breeding ground for E. coli and staph bacteria. Here’s how to clean your fitness tracker

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Experts share the importance of regularly cleaning your fitness trackers.

https://fortune.com/well/article/fitness-tracker-bacteria-staph-e-coli/


Manure dumping farmers and far right extremists made Western Europe less liveable last year

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Western Europe experienced the biggest decline in liveability last year, but American cities still can't breach the top 10.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/26/liveability-index-manure-dumping-farmers-far-right-extremists-western-europe-less-liveable-last-year/


Wyndham Hotels offers chance at 30 nights of stays for $499

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That works out to $16 per night at thousands of hotel options.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/wyndham-hotels-30-nights-of-stays-499-dollars/


Exclusive: Vulnerability expert Brené Brown says if you’re a leader who doesn’t understand ‘people’s fears and feelings, you will not be leading in the future’

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“You don't have to be a therapist to everyone you lead, but you have to care about who they are as humans," says Brown, who announced a partnership with coaching platform BetterUp.

https://fortune.com/well/article/brene-brown-courage-leading-in-the-future/


4 smartphone rules parents should follow, according to a social psychologist who has studied the Gen Z mental health crisis

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No smartphones before high school is No. 1.

https://fortune.com/well/article/rules-for-curbing-kid-smartphone-use-mental-health-crisis/


Forget carbon taxes on cars—Denmark is charging farmers a $100 ‘burp tax’ per cow

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The announcement comes after a major biodiversity restoration bill in the European Union was shelved amid protests by farmers all over the continent.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/carbon-tax-denmark-cow-burp-methane-emissions/


The Supreme Court rules in Biden’s favor, tossing out GOP claims that Democrats coerced social media companies to stamp out conservative points of view

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The case is among several before the court this term that affect social media companies in the context of free speech.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/supreme-court-rules-biden-favor-gop-claims-democrats-coerced-social-media-companies-censor-content/


Carnival shares rise as flood of demand for cruise bookings bolsters record quarterly results

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The momentum is driven by record booking volumes for 2025 sailings, the cruise company announced on Tuesday.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/carnival-cruise-demand-bookings-share-rise-royal-caribbean/


Amazon joins Google parent Alphabet in the $2 trillion market cap club

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Google parent firm Alphabet hit a $2 trillion market cap earlier this year.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/amazon-2-trillion-market-cap-alphabet-google-nvidia-microsoft-apple/


The U.S. is about to get slammed by a ‘very active’ hurricane season—but the carnage could be good news for these five insurance stocks, analyst says

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“If this grim forecast comes to fruition, it will likely buoy pricing” for insurance, says CFRA Research's Catherine Seifert.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/bad-hurricane-season-good-for-5-insurance-stocks-cfra-analyst-says/


‘We have to keep our cool,’ Citi management tells workers as climate and antiwar protests outside HQ reach a fever pitch

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Activists have sought to blockade the main entrance since early June, and organizers say 200 people have been arrested.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/citi-management-climate-antiwar-protests-outside-hq-fever-pitch/


Disney World reworks its line-skipping program

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Genie+ becomes Multi Pass.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/disney-world-genie-plus-multi-pass-fast-pass/


PayPal co-founder Max Levchin’s traumatic debt experience motivated him to create Affirm. Now, he’s dreaming of a world without credit cards

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But the jury’s still out on whether his buy now pay later system is any better—or different for consumers

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/paypal-co-founder-max-levchins-traumatic-debt-experience-motivated-him-to-create-affirm-now-hes-dreaming-of-a-world-without-credit-cards/


Ethereum ETF process ‘going smoothly’ a testy SEC Chair declares

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Gary Gensler said his team's review of a controversial Ethereum ETF application was going smoothy, despite early indications the SEC viewed Ethereum as a security.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/25/ethereum-etf-process-going-smoothly-a-testy-sec-chair-declares/


Bitcoin at gunpoint: Florida man convicted for role in stealing hundreds of millions in crypto through home invasions

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A man has been convicted of orchestrating multiple crypto heists—but not in the way you might expect.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/06/26/bitcoin-gunpoint-criminal-gang-home-invasions-federal-case/


LVMH CEO and world’s richest man Bernard Arnault reveals what motivates him to work 12-plus-hour days, even at 75: ‘Every morning I have fun when I arrive’

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The luxury magnate spends his mornings listening to classical music and his free time playing tennis with Roger Federer.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/lvmh-ceo-worlds-richest-man-bernard-arnault-daily-routine-work-day/


Rivian founder tells investors why incoming shareholder Volkswagen needs his help to take on Tesla just as much as he needs the cash injection

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After years spent and billions lost in a vain attempt to narrow Tesla's considerable lead in software, Volkswagen is flat out desperate.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/rivian-volkswagen-tesla-software-rj-scaringe-cariad/


The Italian billionaire family behind Ferrari and Stellantis, bolster their stake in Philips to $4.19 billion

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Exor, the holding company for the Agnelli family, has spent about €3.3 billion in total for its holding in Philips.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/26/italian-billionaire-family-agnelli-ferrari-stellantis-bolster-stake-philips-to-4-19-billion/


A summer job can set teens up for a lifetime of success, experts say

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After a decades-long decline, the percentage of teens getting summer jobs is on an upswing.

https://fortune.com/well/article/teen-summer-job-mental-health-self-esteem/


Get ready for the ‘relationship economy’, says LinkedIn’s chief economist, who sees AI eroding the dominant power of knowledge

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Karin Kimbrough emphasized that while knowledge remains crucial, the growing importance of relationships is undeniable.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/ai-workplace-relationship-economy-linkedin-karin-kimbrough/


Smith & Wesson must comply with New Jersey subpoena in deceptive ad probe over suggestions that a concealed gun ‘enhances one’s lifestyle’

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The state is exploring whether Smith & Wesson, through misstatements or knowing omissions, misled consumers about "the safety, benefits, effectiveness, and legality of its products."

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/smith-wesson-new-jersey-subpoena-deceptive-ad-probe/


New Jersey man flies to Florida to attack another player with a hammer over an online medieval fantasy game dispute: ‘I just want to let you know, this is a weird one’

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Edward Kang and the victim, another young man around the same age, had never met in real life, but they both played ArcheAge, a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/new-jersey-man-florida-attack-player-hammer-online-medieval-fantasy-game/


LVMH’s Bernard Arnault got a letter from 93-year-old Warren Buffett saying he was making a mistake by upping his retirement age to only 80

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The Arnaults' clout in the luxury world has conjured "Succession" parallels over who might take over. But Bernard Arnault doesn't plan to retire just yet.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/26/lvmh-bernard-arnault-succession-letter-from-warren-buffett-mistake-retirement-age-80/


France’s former IT giant Atos chose Onepoint’s restructuring plan—but Onepoint withdrew giving billionaire Daniel Kretinsky the power to step in

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Atos remains a key IT services provider in France, with links to the defense and nuclear industry, as well as the Olympic Games.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/26/french-former-it-giant-atos-onepoint-restructuring-plan-withdrew-billionaire-daniel-kretinsky-power-to-step-in/


Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy may just have two years to take over China’s market for weight loss drugs

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Novo Nordisk's China patent on Wegovy's active ingredient expires in 2026, much earlier than its patents in the U.S., Japan and Europe.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/06/26/novo-nordisk-wegovy-may-have-just-two-years-to-take-over-china-weight-loss-drug-market/


GM brings in Xbox engineer as CEO to steer beleaguered Cruise robotaxi service

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Marc Whitten, one of the key engineers behind the Xbox video game console, will take over as Cruise's chief executive.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/gm-cruise-ceo-marc-whitten/


Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate—even though both candidates are viewed unfavorably by a majority of voters

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About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Biden, and a similar number have a negative view of Trump.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/26/americans-watch-biden-trump-debate-candidates-viewed-unfavorably-ap-norc/


Millennials and Gen Z have given up on finding fulfillment at work as survey finds they’re the least likely to care about enjoying their job

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A survey of 35,000 workers found more one in four 24-34-year-olds cared about their day-to-day happiness, compared with more than half of baby boomers.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/06/26/millennials-and-gen-z-have-given-up-on-finding-fulfillment-at-work-as-survey-finds-theyre-the-least-likely-to-care-about-enjoying-their-job/


Welch’s wants to grow up with ’90s kids by turning juice into vodka

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Wine to juice and juice to alcohol: the former temperance company pulls on the nostalgia chords especially for younger generations

https://fortune.com/2024/06/25/welchs-juice-vodka-can-alcohol/


Fed governor Lisa Cook says AI is ‘not going to replace us’

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Lisa Cook says every word counts, and artificial intelligence won’t be replacing central bankers any time soon.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/25/federal-reseve-governor-lisa-cook-ai-every-word-contested/


LinkedIn’s co-founder slams Trump social network Truth Social’s ‘absurd’ $6 billion valuation

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Trump Media has a market value of roughly $6 billion, more than 1,400 times the revenue it pulled in last year.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/25/trump-truth-social-linkedin-co-founder-reid-hoffman-valuation/


Real estate CEO says pandemic boomtowns in Florida and Texas are overvalued—and in some cases, are crashing

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“These pandemic boomtowns, they just got way too expensive over the last two or three years,” chief executive of Reventure Consulting and Reventure App said.

https://fortune.com/2024/06/25/pandemic-boomtowns-florida-texas-overvalued-crashing/


Coinbase shares are down about 13% over 2 weeks alongside tumbling Bitcoin

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The stock market has been losing confidence in the crypto exchange, as investors have sold $1.3 billion in spot Bitcoin ETF shares over the past two weeks.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/06/25/coinbase-bitcoin-digital-assets-etfs-retail-investors/