Yale management professor: ‘Harvard’s board is guilty of 5 key failures. Here’s how to avoid repeating them’

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'Being the home of case studies, perhaps Harvard is not used to being their subject,' writes Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/yale-management-professor-harvard-board-failures-education-leadership-sonnenfeld/


Tired of rotating bonus categories? This cash-back credit card skips the hassle.

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Get 5% cash-back rewards in your top spending category without lifting a finger with the Citi Custom Cash card.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/citi-custom-cash-card-review/


Nearly 30,000 workers at U.S.' largest university system could walk out after it 'disrespects' staff with 5% pay bump offer

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The CSU management bargaining team threatened systemwide layoffs after being presented with four proposals, according to a union statement.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/california-faculty-threatening-strike-after-union-talks-halted/


The NFL is eating TV as its ratings soar 7% to the second-highest ever, averaging 17.9 million homes

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The highest average on record is 18.1 million from 2015.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/nfl-ratings-tv-second-highest-ever-football/


How a Neiman Marcus exec gets workers into the office without forcing them: 'It's a magnet, not a mandate'

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The office is designed to be somewhere people want to go, not have to go, says Neiman Marcus' chief people officer Eric Severson.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/neiman-marcus-return-to-office-policy-magnet-not-mandate/


Robots smart enough to mix cocktails and froth milk for your vanilla latte are ready to take over the kitchen

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The annual CES electronics show in Las Vegas features a cocktail-mixing machine akin to a Keurig, and a robot barista.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/robots-ces-2024-kitchen-bartender-barista/


No restaurants, clearance sales, or even groceries—No Spend January is the hot new trend that saves thousands for some

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A growing number of people are curbing their financial expenditures in a "Dry January" for the wallet.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/no-spend-january-popularity-increases/


2024 will be Asia’s time to shine–but a series of pivotal elections could change everything

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Taiwan, Indonesia, India: Here are the key Asian elections to watch in 2024.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/2024-asia-pivotal-elections-taiwan-indonesia-india-politics-economy-tanvir-gill/


Britain's 'Warren Buffett' dumps his shares in beauty brand Estée Lauder for its biggest rival after bungled China reopening

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Estée Lauder was Fundsmith's biggest detractor from its fund last year after investors fled the group on recovery fears.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/10/terry-smith-fundsmith-estee-lauder-loreal-shares-china-reopening/


Boeing CEO 'shaken to the bone' by Alaska Air accident, and admits mistake

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David Calhoun thanked the heroic efforts of Alaska Air crew for skirting catastrophe and preventing the first fatal U.S. aviation accident since 2009.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/boeing-alaska-air-737max9-dave-calhoun/


Gen X drugmaker is coughing up millions for Paris Olympics sponsorship to show Gen Z and Millennials it's a cool place to work

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Sanofi is hoping the exposure will help put the brand in front of prospective young talent which it has struggled to recruit.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/10/sanofi-paris-olympics-sponsorship/


California may become the first state to ban tackle football for kids under 12—but not until 2026

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Similar bills were previously introduced in California, New York and Illinois, but they have all failed to pass.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/will-california-ban-tackle-football-kids-children-under-12-schools/


Walmart experiments with generative AI-powered search tool, expands drone services for customers

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At the CES trade show in Las Vegas, Walmart also offered a glimpse into “InHome Replenishment,” which uses AI to learn consumers’ shopping habits.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/walmart-ces-trade-show-las-vegas-ai-drones/


Exclusive: Jump sits out Bitcoin ETF race amid broader crypto pullback

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The trading firm has reduced its crypto business after its disastrous involvement with the failed crypto firm Terraform Labs.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/01/10/jump-crypto-bitcoin-etf-kanav-kariya-blackrock-trading-jane-street/


This happiness expert’s quiz will help you ‘move the needle’ on your habit goals

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Take this happiness quiz in less than a minute to find out which habits will bring the most joy in 2024

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/10/happiness-expert-gretchen-rubin-quiz-healthy-habits/


Bryan Johnson's anti-aging 'basics' are now officially available to the public for $333 a month

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The 46-year-old tech entrepreneur, who is trying to reverse aging, wants Blueprint to become a bulk buying club for all things health and wellness.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/bryan-johnson-blueprint-anti-aging-subscription/


Jamie Dimon is skeptical about the 'Goldilocks' economy scenario

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JPMorgan Chase CEO says government money is going to run out in 2024 and could prompt a recession.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/jamie-dimon-economy-recession-predictions/


Danone will cut baby formula prices by 7% after U.K. antitrust watchdog probe into prices that rose 25% in 2 years

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Baby formula prices have risen by 25% over the last two years. 85% of the baby formula is dominated by two companies, and Danone has a market share of around 70%.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/10/danone-cut-baby-formula-prices-amid-uk-antitrust-probe/


China set to overtake Japan as world's top auto exporter

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And Chinese car exports are set to grow from here, predicts UBS.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/10/cheap-evs-china-overtake-japan-car-exports-byd-volkswagen-gm-tesla/


America’s big banks are hiding behind racial equity to avoid new capital standards–but refuse to disclose the demographics of their small business lending

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By wrapping their arguments against capital standards under a cloak of racial equity, the banking lobby is preserving the status quo.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/big-banks-hiding-behind-racial-equity-new-capital-standardsdemographics-small-business-lending-finance/


Americans across racial backgrounds list the economy as the top issue in 2024—but disagree about most everything else—according to major new poll

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Immigration was named as a top priority for government action by 43% of Hispanic adults, 36% of white adults and 29% of Asians and Pacific Islanders, but only 19% of Black adults.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/americans-across-racial-backgrounds-economy-top-issue-2024-disagree-most-everything-else-new-poll/


Amazon set to lay off 35% of its staff at streaming platform Twitch, still unprofitable 9 years after its acquisition

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The cuts, which could be announced as soon as Wednesday, come amid concerns over losses at Twitch and after several top executives left the company in the span of a few months

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/amazon-lay-off-35-staff-streaming-platform-twitch-still-unprofitable-9-years-after-acquisition/


Tupac Shakur murder suspect to be allowed out of jail with $750,000 bail and house arrest

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Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the only person still alive who was in the car from which shots were fired, mortally wounding Shakur and wounding rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/tupac-shakur-murder-suspect-duane-keffe-d-davis-750000-bail-house-arrest/


Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers deal includes $680m in deferred compensation. California thinks that sounds like a tax dodge

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California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtani.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/10/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-deal-680m-deferred-compensation-california-thinks-tax-dodge/


Amid onslaught of lawsuits, Instagram and Facebook will start hiding posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders from teenagers' accounts

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“We want teens to have safe, age-appropriate experiences on our apps,” said Meta, which was founded in 2004.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/facebook-instagram-hide-posts-suicide-self-harm-eating-disorders-meta-lawsuits-zuckerberg/


Donald Trump is planning to make his own closing argument in the case accusing him of defrauding New York state, sources say

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New York AG Letitia James claims his financial statements inflated his net worth by billions of dollars, helping him secure business loans and insurance.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/donald-trump-new-york-civil-fraud-case-closing-argument-trial/


Looking to avoid COVID infection? Your diet could help, according to a new study

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If you’re looking to avoid COVID-19 infection and its potential long-term consequences, you may want to rethink your diet, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/09/lower-covid-infection-risk-symptoms-pirola-jn1-vegetarian-flexitarian-diet/


SEC Twitter account ‘compromised,’ promotes fake Bitcoin ETF news

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The long-awaited approval for Bitcoin ETFs was thrown into chaos after someone hacked the SEC Twitter account and falsely announced their launch.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/01/09/sec-bitcoin-etf-crypto-gary-gensler-blackrock-fidelity-approval/


Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer and a urinary tract infection, doctors say

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According to the doctors, the cancer was detected when Austin had a regular screening in early December.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/09/defense-secretary-austin-was-treated-for-prostate-cancer-and-a-urinary-tract-infection-doctors-say/


Kathy Hochul unveils huge $500 million housing plan to fix New York state crisis, but she's avoiding the suburbs

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Senate Democrats, meanwhile, are pushing for a housing agreement that focuses on tenant protections—not building more housing.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/kathy-hochul-new-york-state-housing-crisis-500-million-plan-suburbs/


The housing market is heading for the affordability of 2 years ago, Morgan Stanley says. Here’s why its home price forecast is unchanged—a drop

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"Home prices have once again broken through to a new record high," James Egan says, but the bank still sees them dropping in 2024.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/how-high-home-prices-forecast-morgan-stanley-housing-market-outlook-affordability/


How much do data analysts make?

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With businesses dealing with more data than ever before, analysts are needed to discern how to use it. What’s the salary like?

https://fortune.com/education/articles/how-much-do-data-analysts-make/


$9 trillion Wall Street giant BlackRock to cut 600 jobs as CEO Larry Fink sees 'industry changing faster than at any time since the founding'

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BlackRock said last January it would dismiss about 2.5%, or 500 employees, and announced further cuts in June, amounting to less than 1% of staff.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/blackrock-layoffs-job-cuts-600-larry-fink-profound-changes-new-technologies/


2023 was a worse year for corporate bankruptcies than 2020—and the highest since the GFC—after a stunning 72% surge, S&P Global finds

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Dorsey & Whitney lawyer Joseph Acosta thinks: “We have not remotely finished seeing the wake of the pandemic and its effects on major industries.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/how-many-businesses-bankrupt-covid-pandemic-2020-2023-global-financial-crisis/


World Bank sees third straight year of slowing global economy but 'the risk of a global recession has receded'

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The World Bank forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year, down from 2.6% in 2023, 3% in 2022 and 6.2% in 2021.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/world-bank-forecast-outlook-global-economy-slows-third-straight-year/


Unique 3% cash-back categories for flexible spending

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The Bank of America Customized Cash Rewards card offers flexible 3% cash-back categories plus up to 75% more rewards for BofA Preferred Rewards members.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/bank-of-america-customized-cash-rewards-credit-card-review/


Trump says he ‘doesn’t want to be Herbert Hoover,’ so he wants the economy to crash

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Former president made the comments on network owned by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/donald-trump-herbert-hoover-wants-economy-crash/


AI isn’t coming for your job, but it’s definitely going to be your new coworker

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Deloitte is giving 75,000 of its workers an AI chat bot in an effort to increase productivity. It's part of a much larger wave.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/ai-chatbot-increase-worker-productivity-deloitte/


Michigan Quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s pregame meditation routine helped lead the Wolverines to victory

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The mental strength that led J.J. McCarthy to success: “I can react from a higher perspective.”

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/09/michigan-quarterback-mccarthy-pregame-meditation-wolverines-victory/


Dimon reads him, Buffett writes to him and Solomon stares him down. It's Mike Mayo, the star analyst who insists 'market's wrong, i'm not' about his 2-year losing streak

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“I listen to him when he speaks,” Jamie Dimon says of Wells Fargo's Mike Mayo, who once famously got a handwritten letter from the Oracle of Omaha.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/star-analyst-mike-mayo-profile-jamie-dimon-warren-buffett-bank-stocks/


Built by a CEO for CEOs: Coursera launches generative AI playbook course

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Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera’s CEO, built a generative AI course specifically with business leaders in mind.

https://fortune.com/education/articles/coursera-launches-generative-ai-ceo-playbook-course/


Boeing nearly escaped criminal charges over its 737 Max crashes when Alaska Airlines lost a door mid-flight—and it could blow the case wide open again

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Boeing's deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ was set to expire just days after Alaska Airlines lost a door mid-flight on a new Max model.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/boeing-deferred-prosecution-doj-criminal-charges-737-max-crashes-alaska-airlines/


Highest U.S. rookie police salary is in San Francisco at $112,000

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Only 26 people graduated from the Californian city’s police academy and entered the force in 2023—down 72% from 2019.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/highest-rookie-police-salary-san-francisco/


Steve Jobs thought devices would become 'a bicycle for the mind'–but their effect on our brains is similar to that of smoking and junk food

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Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. It's time to reclaim that space.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/steve-jobs-devices-bicycle-for-the-mindbut-effect-on-our-brains-internet-health-tech-royce-branning/


France’s new millennial prime minister is the youngest and first openly gay person to hold the position

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34-year-old Gabriel Attal replaces Elisabeth Borne and takes on the role after a bruising year for President Macron.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/09/france-new-prime-minister-gabriel-attal-youngest-first-openly-gay/


SpaceX releases 'cringeworthy' Elon Musk staff meeting video at the center of drug allegations

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During the hour-long talk, Musk seems aware of how disoriented he initially appears, but blames his trouble addressing staff on a lack of sleep.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/spacex-video-wall-street-journal-elon-musk-drugs/


Trump heading back to federal court as judges determine whether he's immune from prosecution over charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election

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The outcome carries enormous ramifications both for the landmark criminal case against Trump and for the broader question of whether an ex-president can be prosecuted for acts committed in the White House.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/trump-federal-court-judges-determine-immune-prosecution-charges-plotted-overturn-2020-election/


Biden's Labor Department takes aim at Uber and DoorDash with new rule aimed to cut down on number of 'independent contractors'

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The rule essentially offers an interpretation of who should qualify for protections under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/biden-labor-department-rule-independent-contractors-gig-economy-uber-lyft-doordash/


Golden Globes ratings bounce back roughly 50% as host Jo Koy bemoans 'tough room. And it was a hard job, I’m not going to lie'

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Sunday's broadcast was a crucial test for the revamped Globes.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/golden-globes-ratings-up-50-percent-cbs-streaming-paramount/


Boeing loose-door scandal widens as federal investigators probe missing bolts on plane that nearly crashed

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Both United and Alaska Airlines have found loose-bolt conditions in multiple aircraft—after they were forced to check.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/boeing-scandal-737-max-federal-investigation-loose-bolts-united-alaska/


Millennial bosses are demanding free lunch and a 12% pay rise if they have to return to the office full-time

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Employers: If you want young managers to commute into an office, you’ll have to pick up the bill, research shows.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/millennial-bosses-free-lunch-pay-rise-return-to-office-chartered-management-institute-survey/


Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says the U.S. economy is at a perfect ‘Goldilocks pace’—neither too strong nor too weak to spook the Fed or markets

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"Everyone is focused on how many rate cuts are priced ... and how we need six cuts to have a good 2024. I totally disagree with that."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/jeremy-siegel-goldilocks-economy-fed-markets/


Russian billionaire says Sotheby’s helped dupe him out of millions for da Vinci’s ‘Lost Leonardo’ and paintings by Klimt and Magritte

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Rybolovlev, 57,who  has a net worth of $11.5 billion, made his fortune in the potash industry and owns a majority stake in the AS Monaco football club.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/russian-billionaire-dmitry-rybolovlev-sothebys-helped-dupe-millions-da-vinci-lost-leonardo-paintings-klimt-magritte/


Why retail’s $100 billion ‘shrink’ crisis may not be all about shoplifting

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The trend of shrink appears to be far from reversing course, with losses more than doubling over the past five years.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/why-retail-100-billion-shrink-crisis-may-shoplifting/


Nvidia is trying to figure out its approach to China

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On Monday, Nvidia announced new partnerships with four Chinese EV makers on automated driving.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/09/nvidia-china-sales-electric-vehicles-ev-us-biden-chip-controls-ai/


‘King of the NRA’ Wayne LaPierre’s lavish spending at center of New York civil trial into whether executives violated nonprofit laws at gun group

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LaPierre’s methods as the NRA's chief executive officer allowed him to operate the powerful gun rights organization “as Wayne’s World for decades,” a New York assistant AG argued.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/king-nra-wayne-lapierre-lavish-spending-new-york-civil-trial-executives-violated-nonprofit-laws-gun-group/


Alaska Airlines faces scrutiny over its decision not to ground Boeing jet despite warning signs

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The nation’s top accident investigator says warning lights were triggered on three flights, including each of the two days before the brand-new Boeing 737 Max 9 suffered a terrifying fuselage blowout.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/alaska-airlines-boeing-jet-warning-signs/


JetBlue CEO is stepping down and his replacement will be the first woman to lead a major U.S. airline

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The change comes as JetBlue waits for a federal judge to decide whether it can purchase Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a bid to challenge the biggest U.S. airlines.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/09/jetblue-ceo-robin-hayes-stepping-down-replacement-joanna-geraghty-first-woman-lead-major-us-airline/


National Association of Realtors head appointed after sexual harassment scandal, $1.8 billion verdict quits, claiming blackmail

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Tracy Kasper claims she was threatened with disclosure of a “past personal, non-financial matter” unless she stepped down. She reported it to police.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/national-association-realtors-president-tracy-kasper-resigns-blackmail/


Alphabet’s Isomorphic labs to collaborate with Novartis, Lilly on AI-driven drug discovery

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Under the terms of the partnership with Lilly, Isomorphic Labs will receive an upfront cash payment of $45 million to collaborate on research into small molecule therapeutics against multiple targets.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/08/alphabet-google-isomorphic-labs-collaborate-ai-drug-discovery-novartis-lilly/


First moon landing attempt in 50 years foiled by 'critical' fuel leak hours before blast-off

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Astrobotic was aiming to be the first private business to successfully land on the moon, something only four countries have accomplished.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/first-moon-landing-attempt-in-50-years-fails-fuel-leak-astrobotic/


‘Everybody’s going to be green again with inflation back down’: Ex-Goldman commodities guru says environmentalists ‘unwilling to pay for their politics’

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Oil prices fell over the past two years as governments shifted away from green policies, but that may be coming to an end, according to Jeff Currie.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/green-energy-inflation-goldman-commodities-guru-jeff-currie-oil-prices/


OpenAI accuses New York Times of 'not telling the full story' about copyright while admitting 'rare bug' spits out exact quotes

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In a strongly worded blog post, OpenAI said there is “a rare failure of the learning process that we are continually making progress on.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/openai-blog-post-new-york-times-lawsuit-not-full-story-copyright/


New, highly mutated COVID variants ‘Pirola’ BA.2.86 and JN.1 may cause more severe disease, new studies suggest

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“We cannot ignore the evidence” that Omicron may be evolving into a more severe form of itself, one researcher told Fortune.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/08/covid-omicron-variants-pirola-ba286-jn1-more-severe-disease-lung-gi-tract-symptoms/


The brutal 2023 housing market was just like the 1980s—except with a little bit of Global Financial Crisis thrown in

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Millennials face a housing market a lot like their parents experienced—with a dash of their early adulthood added, for good measure.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/why-housing-market-like-1980s-global-financial-crisis-home-prices-mortgage-rates/


How to watch the College Bowl National Championship for free—without cable

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The Wolverines and the Huskies try to finish off their undefeated seasons with a championship win.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/watch-stream-washington-vs-michigan-ncaa-college-national-championship-football-2024-live-online-free-without-cable-what-channel-espn/


Virginia's $2 billion plan to lure the Capitals and Wizards away from DC heads to legislature amid taxpayer handout accusations

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As it flirts with the NBA and NHL, efforts to bring major professional sports to northern Virginia go back decades.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/will-washington-capitals-wizards-move-to-virginia-2-billion-plan-ted-leonsis/


Truck-stop billionaire settles bribery lawsuit with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

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The Haslams must now decide whether to sell their remaining 20% stake in Pilot Travel Centers to Berkshire in line with a 2017 business deal.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-haslam-billionaires-pilot-flying-j-settlement/


Companies are getting it from all sides on ESG. They’re either 'going too far' or 'not doing enough'

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A Teneo survey of 260 CEOs show most are determined to stay the course.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/esg-criticism-ceos-stay-course-going-too-far-not-doing-enough-teneo-survey/


The U.S. health care system sends women mixed messages about maternal mental health. Change is needed now

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Postpartum depression is not the “baby blues.” And the consequences, if left untreated, can be devastating.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/commentary-sage-maternal-mental-health/


Trend Micro says learning technical skills is just one part of becoming a cyber expert. Here’s how its skills program is training the next generation

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Having soft skills like enthusiasm and a willing to learn are just as important—especially in an industry heavily changing by AI.

https://fortune.com/education/articles/trend-micro-cybersecurity-tech-training/


Boeing's market cap takes a $9 billion hit off yet another 737 Max incident—but BofA says 'the duopoly nature of the industry' means it's almost untouchable

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It’s been a $100 billion fall from grace for Boeing since the last Max crash in 2019, but Bank of America sees a potential 20% stock bump this year.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/boeing-stock-outlook-bank-of-america-737-max-incident/


Missed payments, inaccurate statements, and long delays: The return of monthly federal student loan bills is going as well as everyone expected

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The past few months have been marked by headache after headache for federal student loan borrowers.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/federal-student-loan-payment-return-problems/


The multi-generational craze that has Target shoppers fighting over $50 limited edition Stanley Cups was a Starbucks collab all along

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The famously millennial pink-shaded tumbler is out in a new, more Barbie-ish shade, but only at Starbucks stores inside Targets.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/what-is-stanley-cup-why-target-starbucks-fighting-gen-z-millennials-tiktok/


Office buildings haven’t been this empty since (at least) 1979—and Texas is taking it on the chin the most

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Back-to-work mandates aren't working.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/office-buildings-hit-forty-year-high-vacancy/


Britain’s richest businesswoman—who earns more than Sundar Pichai—sees salary rise to $280M

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The filing reveals the businesswoman is paid more than the Prime Minister of Britain.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/denise-coates-salary-mark-zuckerberg-sundar-pichai/


 U.S. Bank Visa Platinum Card: The card for those who need an extra long 0% intro APR for purchases and balance transfers

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The U.S. Bank Visa Platinum Card offers those in need of a 0% intro APR card for both purchases and balance transfers some much needed relief from other higher interest cards.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/u-s-bank-visa-platinum-card/


'This is for every little rez kid': Lily Gladstone makes history as Golden Globes' first indigenous best actress winner

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"This is for every little rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/golden-globes-lily-gladstone-first-indigenous-native-american-best-actress-killers-flower-moon/


'Wonka' wins weekend box office again as analyst sees 'perfect crowd pleaser released at the perfect time'

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Warner Bros.’ musical topped the box office charts for the third time in four weekends, with a $164.7 million total domestic gross.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/wonka-weekend-box-office-warner-brothers-chalamet/


Bitcoin ETF battles escalate as issuers including BlackRock and Cathie Wood’s ARK set fees and offer waivers

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All signs point to the SEC approving the long-awaited crypto investment vehicle this week.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/01/08/bitcoin-etf-sec-gensler-blackrock-ark-fidelity-vaneck-grayscale/


China hits back at EU trade probe into Tesla-killer BYD—via brandy

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After Brussels sought to protect carmakers like Volkswagen from Chinese EV makers like BYD, Xi Jinping may now be targeting competitors of Kweichow Moutai.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/08/tesla-byd-china-europe-trade-evs-france-brandy-moutai/


The American Express EveryDay Card: A decade-old Amex desperately in need of an update

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The American Express EveryDay card: A decade-old Amex desperately in need of an update.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/the-american-express-everyday-card-a-decade-old-amex-desperately-in-need-of-an-update/


U.S. EV sales fell short of predictions in 2023. Elon Musk and range anxiety could be to blame, according to a new poll

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Asked whether they have a lower opinion of electric vehicles because of the actions of people associated with them, almost half of all Americans said yes.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/us-ev-sales-fell-short-predictions-2023-elon-musk-range-anxiety-blame-according-new-poll-auto-will-johnson/


Europe’s own Detroit is under threat from EVs

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Dolny Kubin went from being a relic of the old Eastern bloc to one of the world’s biggest car producers. The EV switch may now throw the town into reverse.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/08/europe-detroit-under-threat-evs-slovakia-lose-85000-jobs/


France's biggest supermarket won't follow rival by banning Pepsi

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E.Leclerc's chairman said he wouldn't follow Carrefour's "show of strength" by banning Cheetos and Doritos from his stores.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/08/france-supermarket-pepsi-shrinkflation-anger/


Bank boss sparks fury after saying it’s ‘not that difficult’ to buy a home in cost-of-living crisis hit U.K.

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Critics called NatWest chair Davies's comment a “staggering demonstration of the disconnect between bankers and reality in this country.”

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/08/u-k-bank-natwest-chairman-howard-davies-backlash-saying-not-that-difficult-buying-homes-mortgage/


Jodie Foster says Gen Z are 'really annoying' to work with because they don't use grammar and turn up for work at 10.30am

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"Or, like, in emails, I’ll tell them this is all grammatically incorrect, did you not check your spelling? And they’re like, ‘Why would I do that, isn’t that kind of limiting?’”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/jodie-foster-gen-z-annoying-to-work-with/


Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson says stock rally is over unless economic growth picks up

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Wilson has maintained his 2024 target of 4,500 for the S&P 500 since November. The index closed Friday at 4,697 points.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/morgan-stanley-mike-wilson-stock-rally-over-economic-growth-boost/


Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun had a plan to make 2024 the planemaker’s turnaround year. The Alaska Air blowout tripped it up 5 days in

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Boeing Co. has suffered a series of quality lapses that threaten to erode trust in the manufacturing prowess of the biggest US exporter — notably its 737 Max aircraft, a crucial cash cow.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/boeing-ceo-dave-calhoun-plan-2024-turnaround-alaska-air-blowout/


Commercial U.S. lunar lander heading toward the moon—the first in more than 50 years

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NASA gave Astrobotic Technology and United Launch Alliance millions to build and fly their own lunar landers.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/astrobotic-technology-united-launch-alliance-lunar-lander-moon/


A Chinese shadow bank is the latest casualty of the country's real estate crisis, declaring bankruptcy with up to $65B in debt

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Zhongzhi Enterprise Group is one of China's largest shadow banks, which are financial institutions that operate outside of traditional banking rules.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/08/zhongzhi-china-shadow-bank-declares-bankruptcy-real-estate-property-crisis/


Congressional leaders agree on spending levels for 2024 in big step to avoid government shutdown

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The agreement largely hews to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit until 2025.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/08/congress-leaders-agree-spending-levels-2024-big-step-avoid-government-shutdown/


6 ways your brain and body benefit when you stop drinking alcohol

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The pros of quitting drinking might just make you consider giving it up for good.

https://fortune.com/well/article/stop-drinking-alchohol-benefits-brain-body/


Bill Ackman suggests AI-powered plagiarism checks will cause ‘incredible embarrassment’ in academia

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"Every faculty member knows that once their work is targeted by AI, they will be outed," wrote the billionaire investor.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/bill-ackman-ai-powered-plagiarism-checks-will-embarrass-academia/


Ron DeSantis' DEI vendetta is making education unequal, Black student says: 'We deserve the same level of education that all these other states are getting'

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Chad Preston, a political science major at Florida's only HBCU, worries a new law will deprive Floridians. "We deserve the same information [as other states]."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/ron-desantis-dei-law-education-college-hbcus-equality-college/


After a Boeing plane blows out fuselage next to 2 (unoccupied) seats, 'safest aviation system in the world' questioned

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There hasn't been a fatal crash of a U.S. airliner since 2009, but several close calls in the past year prompted the FAA to convene a “safety summit.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/what-happened-boeing-alaska-airlines-ntsb-emergency-landing-max-737/


After yet another Boeing 737 Max mishap, federal officials order nearly 200 grounded for immediate inspection

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On Friday, an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/boeing-737-9-max-grounded-federal-officials-inspections-alaska-airlines-max/


Alaska Airlines grounds all its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners one day after returning 18 to service

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The airline had done inspections and cleared aircraft but the FAA said more work was needed after a midair fuselage blowout.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/alaska-airlines-grounds-all-its-boeing-737-max-9-jetliners-one-day-after-returning-18-to-service/


Investigators need the missing chunk of fuselage from the Alaska Air 737 Max blowout—and they’re asking the public for help

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The 737 Max 9 on Flight 1282 lost a door-shaped piece of its fuselage in midair. NTSB investigators need it.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/public-asked-to-help-find-alaska-air-737-max-blowout-section/


Tesla, SpaceX leaders concerned over Elon Musk's drug use: Report

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A former Tesla director left the board in part over the issue, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/elon-musk-drug-use-worries-tesla-spacex-leaders-report/


Rent is so expensive for Gen Zers that almost one-third are living with their parents, new report finds

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Affordable housing is a thing of the past for Gen Z.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/gen-z-living-with-parents-expensive-rent/


This dating app is charging up to $30,000 per year to find your perfect match

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Your LinkedIn account is the “price of admission” to join The League, founder Amanda Bradford says.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/wealthy-gen-z-millennial-singles-paying-thousands-the-league-dating-app/


How did Netflix 'win the streaming wars' while being criticized for becoming 'unwatchable?' It could all be explained by the concept of 'platform decay'

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Netflix has been simultaneously crowned the winner of the streaming wars and a target of criticism for having mediocre content.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/07/netflix-streaming-wars-unwatchable-disney-warner-platform-decay/


Alaska Airlines passengers 'super confused, concerned, terrified' after giant hole appeared in Boeing 737 Max fuselage in midair

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The pilots didn’t make any announcements, leaving passengers unsure if they were about to crash.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/alaska-airlines-passengers-terrified-pilots-boeing-737-max-fuselage-blowout/


China’s Tesla-beating EV maker BYD has carmakers around the world ‘in a state of shock’ over its prices

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BYD owns its entire EV battery supply chain and its CEO is both a relentless cost-cutter and "natural engineer," as Charlie Munger put it.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/byd-china-tesla-beating-electric-vehicles-maker-has-global-carmakers-in-shock-over-prices/


Bill Ackman vows plagiarism checks on MIT president and faculty after wife pulled into fray: 'We will share our findings in the public domain'

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The billionaire investor has turned his focus on MIT's Sally Kornbluth following the resignation of Harvard's Claudine Gay.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/bill-ackman-plagiarism-checks-on-mit-president/


FAA responds to Alaska Airlines incident with temporary grounding of some 737 Max jets: 'All of a sudden I heard a big bang'

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The move follows an in-flight blow-out of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max fuselage section Friday.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/faa-alaska-airlines-incident-temporary-grounding-of-some-737-max-jets/


How to watch or stream Week 18 of the NFL’s 2023 season football live online free without cable

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It’s make or break time.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/watch-stream-nfl-football-games-live-online-free-without-cable-2023-season-week-18-what-channel-fox-cbs-abc-nbc-espn/


After Boeing 737 Max planes crashed and killed hundreds of people about five years ago, one just lost a chunk of its fuselage in midair

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A terrifying Alaska Airlines incident Friday is rekindling memories of disasters involving the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/alaska-airlines-incident-boeing-737-max-crashes-2018-2019/


Cher is battling with her son Elijah Blue Allman over a conservatorship she claims is necessary to save him from drug addiction

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Allman receives money from a trust left by his late father, musician Gregg Allman. Cher's attorney claims a conservatorship is “a life-and-death proposition.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/cher-conservatorship-elijah-blue-allman-trust-addiction-mental-health/


After New York state demands $370 million in penalties from Trump, he says 'They should pay me'

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The New York civil case could end up barring him from doing business in the state where he built his real estate empire.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/donald-trump-new-york-fraud-case-370-million-penalty/


The world economy will slow further off its pre-COVID pace in 2024, UN projects

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The U.N. projected global economic growth slowing to 2.4% this year from 2.7% in 2023, ahead of expectations but below the 3% from the before times.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/united-nations-global-economy-outlook-slowdown-recession/


NPR fired a reporter for his stand-up comedy act outside of work. An arbitrator thought it was 'simply funny' and reinstated him

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Jad Sleiman, an Arab American Marine veteran, said he hates how it's become normal for people to get fired for off-hours, creative expression.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/npr-reporter-jad-sleiman-reinstated-arbitration-standup-comedy/


Boeing seeks FAA exemption from safety standard on troubled 737 Max planes, years after deadly crashes

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Federal officials said last year that Boeing was working to fix current Max planes, telling pilots to be careful not to lose “control of the airplane.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/boeing-737-max-safety-exemption-crashes-2018-2019-alaska-airlines/


Elon Musk and Jamie Dimon could be winning the remote work war as the rank and file admit they're more productive in the office

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Workers only spend 48% of their week in the office, but they acknowledge it should be closer to 63%, per a new Gensler report.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/workers-admit-theyre-more-productive-in-office/


Jeff Bezos–backed AI search startup’s CEO says ‘Google is going to be viewed as something that's legacy and old’

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Bezos isn’t alone in rating (and valuing) Perplexity highly. $1.2 trillion AI chip titan Nvidia is along for the ride, too.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/06/jeff-bezos-nvidia-funding-round-ai-search-startup-google-rival-perplexity/


6 ways your brain and body benefit when you stop drinking alcohol

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The pros of quitting drinking might just make you consider giving it up for good.

https://fortune.com/well/article/stop-drinking-alchohol-benefits-brain-body/


Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

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As the private plans’ share of the Medicare patient pie has ballooned to 30.8 million people, so too have concerns about the insurers’ aggressive sales tactics and misleading coverage claims.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/06/older-americans-say-they-feel-trapped-in-medicare-advantage-plans/


David Soul, who portrayed the blond half in the hit 1970s crime-fighting TV series 'Starsky and Hutch,' dies at 80

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Soul portrayed detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson alongside dark-haired Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/david-soul-actor-starsky-and-hutch-dies-at-80/


Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says

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Of the winter viruses, flu seems to be increasing most dramatically, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/05/flu-covid-infections-worse-over-holidays/


Stocks are having their worst start to a new year since 2003 as they reverse their euphoric gains from the past few months

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The S&P 500 fell for the first time in 10 weeks, snapping the longest streak of gains in almost 20 years.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/stocks-dow-nasdaq-sp-2004-new-year-worst-start/


NRA chief LaPierre announces resignation days before trial accusing him of corruption

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New York AG Letitia James said the resignation “validates our claims against him" and confirmed that the trial will go on as scheduled.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/nra-ceo-lapierre-resignation-trial-new-york-attorney-general/


Highly mutated COVID variant ‘Pirola’ JN.1 is fueling the pandemic’s second highest U.S. wave—and it’s still growing

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COVID-related ER visits, hospitalizations, and deaths are also on the rise.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/05/us-reachest-second-highest-covid-peak-pirola-jn1-omicron-pi-rho/


Biden's economic guru insists both Wall Street and Main Street can celebrate another strong jobs report as the market yawns

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“At the end of the day, this idea that what's good for Main Street is bad for Wall Street is not really correct,” Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, told Fortune.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/biden-economy-white-house-jobs-labor-cea-wall-street-fed-inflation-market/


China's global travel rebound didn't happen in 2023. But analysts still predict 'out-of-the-park' growth in outbound travel this year

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China ended its system of quarantine almost a year ago, but Chinese tourists largely stayed home rather than embark overseas.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/05/chinas-global-travel-rebound-didnt-happen-in-2023-but-analysts-still-predict-out-of-the-park-growth-in-outbound-travel-this-year/


US regulators approve Florida's DeSantis-backed plan to import prescription drugs from Canada

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Several other states are awaiting federal approval of similar programs.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/05/fda-approves-florida-desantis-plan-import-prescription-drugs-canada/


A US biotech company has halted sales of DNA kits in Tibet—and lawmakers are mulling more export controls on China

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"It is groundless accusation saying that the Chinese government is collecting DNA data from ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Xizang to strengthen surveillance,” a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington said.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/05/us-company-biotech-thermo-fisher-halt-sale-dna-kits-tibet-lawmakers-china/


The Biden administration is docking $2 million from 3 student loan servicers for botching the return to repayment

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The Education Department said it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial, and Nelnet for failing to send timely statements to borrowers.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/biden-administration-withholding-payments-aidvantage-edfinancial-nelnet-student-loans/


Northeast braces for the heaviest snowfall in years from the Poconos to parts of New England

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Chris Stachelski of the National Weather Service said localized accumulations of snowfall could exceed one foot in areas of higher elevation.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/how-bad-snow-storm-noreaster-northeastern-us-winter-weather/


Elon Musk hits back against NLRB for SpaceX court case by filing lawsuit that questions the very legitimacy of the federal agency

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SpaceX argues NLRB's broad powers are unlawful and that its judges are untouchable even to the president of the United States.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/elon-musk-nlrb-spacex-lawsuit-president-constitution-labor-law/


Apple risks losing its status as the world's most valuable company after a stock plunge erased a stunning $164 billion

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Its lead over fellow tech juggernaut Microsoft is narrowing.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/apple-stock-slump-2024-most-valuable-microsoft/


The CEO of failed crypto firm HyperVerse boasted an extraordinary résumé. He may be completely made up

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An investigation by The Guardian found no evidence to back the points on his resume or a way to contact him.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/01/05/hyperverse-ceo-may-not-exist-crypto-scams/


Two private companies will attempt the first moon landing in 50 years—and neither one is SpaceX

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Missions follow failures by Russian and Japanese space agencies.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/two-private-companies-will-attempt-moon-landing/


Trump is ditching DeSantis attacks and bearing down on Nikki Haley as Iowa draws closer

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“Donald Trump must be seeing the same Nikki momentum we’re seeing, and he’s clearly threatened,” spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas said.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/iowa-primary-donald-trump-attacks-nikki-haley-ron-desantis/


'Ryan texts you before my wife does': How marketing wiz Ryan Reynolds' star power keeps transforming a sleepy British soccer team

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Three years into their unlikely ownership of Welsh club Wrexham, the enthusiasm of Reynolds and Rob McElhenney is far from fading.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/05/ryan-reynolds-rob-mcelhenney-wrexham-soccer-marketing-third-year-ownership/


Verizon customers could be owed as much as $100 each

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Get your share of a proposed $100 million settlement.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/how-to-claim-100-dollars-from-verizon-settlement-class-action/


Baltimore's historic 20% drop in homicides sees killings fall to rate of once every 1.3 days

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Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the first time in nearly a decade, ending a surge that began in 2015.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/baltimores-historic-drop-homicides-20-percent-under-300-per-year/


Putin is trying to entice foreign nationals with the offer of Russian citizenship to help him fight against Ukraine

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Should fighters meet the criteria, not only will they gain Russian citizenship, but their spouses, children, and parents will also be granted the same privilege.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/05/vladimir-putin-citizenship-fighting-for-russia-military-against-ukraine-war/


When should I pay my credit card bill?

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If you want to improve your credit score or reduce the amount of interest you owe, you could benefit from paying off your credit card bill early.

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/when-should-i-pay-my-credit-card-bill/


Despite Europe’s economic woes, consumers are sticking to their guns on sustainability

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While budgets were still tight for many European families this year, shoppers’ commitment to sustainability remains firm.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/05/retail-europes-economy-inflation-consumers-sustainability-thomas-kormendi/


China's foreign minister promises to return California's pandas as world navigates 'profound changes unseen in a century'

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"China-U.S. cooperation is no longer a dispensable option for the two countries or even for the world, but a must-answer question that must be seriously addressed."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/china-panda-diplomacy-california-return-wang-yi-foreign-minister/


Even 30-second micro-workouts can boost your energy and help you get fit. How to add them to your day

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Short bursts of activity scattered throughout your day can make a difference in how you feel, as well as your overall health.

https://fortune.com/well/article/exercise-snacks-boost-fitness-energy-health/


Sam Altman says Muslims in the tech industry feel “uncomfortable speaking up"

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OpenAI’s CEO made the observation in an apparent reference to the ongoing war in Gaza and the resulting rise in religious and racial tensions.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-muslim-tech-feel-uncomfortable-speaking-up/


Just as Tesla loses the EV crown, Elon Musk’s biggest market in Europe pulls rug out from under him

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December sales in Germany plunged nearly 80%, wiping out all gains for the year in the span of one disastrous month and demand in the UK was little better.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/tesla-elon-musk-byd-europe-sales-germany-uk/


McDonald's CEO admits Middle East boycotts are impacting business

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"We abhor violence of any kind and firmly stand against hate speech, and we will always proudly open our doors to everyone."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/mcdonalds-boycott-chris-kempczinski-business-impact/


Paris hotels are cashing in on Olympics fever by hiking prices to over $1,000 on opening night

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Paris hotels are gearing up for a buzzy summer as the Olympics, expected to receive 15 million visitors, nears.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/05/hotels-paris-olympics-craze-hiking-prices-opening-night-ufc-que-choisir/


Elon Musk says Netherlands will 'die out by its own hand'

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Prime Minister Geert Wilders said his country’s biggest risk was the collapse of Western values thanks to its open borders.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/05/elon-musk-netherlands-population-decline-geert-wilders/


Jobs report: Trend toward slower, but still healthy, hiring likely continued in December

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The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that employers added a still-solid 160,000 jobs last month, according to a survey of forecasters by the data firm FactSet.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/jobs-report-december/


From revolution to real-world value: How companies can benefit from Web3 in 2024

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Cryptocurrencies and the metaverse may be going through growing pains, but Web3 is anything but dead in the business world.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/how-companies-can-benefit-from-web3-cryptocurrency-blockchain-metaverse-bcg/


U.N. forecasts worse than expected global economic growth slowdown to 2.4% this year from an estimated 2.7% in 2023

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The United Nations report points to challenges from escalating conflicts, sluggish global trade, persistently high interest rates and increasing climate disasters.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/05/u-n-report-global-economic-growth-slowdown-2024/


In billionaires’ brawl over DEI, Bill Ackman knocks Mark Cuban’s rebuttal to Elon Musk: ‘I fell for the same trap’

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The billionaires debated diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts following the resignation of Harvard’s Claudine Gay.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/bill-ackman-elon-musk-mark-cuban-debate-dei-efforts/


Bill Ackman’s wife is accused of plagiarism after her husband crusaded against Harvard's president over the same problem

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At least one of the passages from her thesis was lifted directly from another writer without citation, according to Business Insider.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/bill-ackman-wife-plagiarism-doctoral-thesis-harvard-president/


Flooding at a Boston hospital has disrupted IVF services for 200 patients. Some are devastated

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All frozen embryos and eggs remain safe inside cryogenic tanks in the lab, a spokesperson says. But lab staff can’t open the tanks until the risk of mold growth inside damp walls is mitigated—a process likely to take a month.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/04/flooding-disrupts-ivf-boston-brigham-womens-hospital/


Georgia sees a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage—but there's a good chance of a fizzle

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More than 430,000 uninsured Georgia adults could gain coverage if Medicaid is broadened.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/01/04/hope-georgia-medicaid-expansion-house-obamacare/


Outgoing Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, who saved the company after the 2008 financial crisis, gives himself an A minus for his 14-year tenure

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Gorman stepped down at the start of the year, capping off an unusually smooth Wall Street succession.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/outgoing-morgan-stanley-ceo-james-gorman-gives-himself-an-a-minus/


Commercial real estate has a ‘muted’ outlook after a near-death experience in 2023, Moody's economist says—and 'office will continue to face the most strain'

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“Across all sectors," says Ermengarde Jabir, senior economist with Moody's Analytics, "there will be a continued recalibration of sorts.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/commercial-real-estate-office-buildings-muted-outlook-2024-moodys-analytics/


ESPN signs $920 million, 8-year deal with NCAA for package including women's college basketball tournament

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“Yes, it’s a bundle, but it’s a bigger bundle and it’s a bigger bundle that will be much better,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/espn-ncaa-920-million-8-year-deal-womens-college-basketball-tournament/


Britney Spears claims she will 'never return to the music industry' as she bats down new album rumors

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On Instagram, the singer said she's still writing music, just for other people. “I’m a ghostwriter and I honestly enjoy it that way !!!”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/britney-spears-says-never-return-to-music-industry-ghostwriter/


Neiman Marcus doubled down on working from anywhere after dumping half a billion feet of office space. It has no plans to turn back.

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People-first policies go hand in hand with real estate decisions, chief people officer Eric Severson said. “And we decided to go deep.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/neiman-marcus-remote-work-office-downsizing/


Stock forecaster who called 2023's bull run sees 4 'clear and present dangers' spelling 6 months of pain ahead

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Stocks may be in for a volatile few months, but this is still the Roaring 2020’s, according to Yardeni. Expect the S&P 500 to rally to 5,400 by year-end.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/4-clear-and-present-dangers-for-stock-market-ed-yardeni/


There’s a flicker of life in the housing market as average mortgage payments plummet nearly $400 over 2 months and buyers start to stir again, Redfin says

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The median mortgage payment fell 14% to $2,361 in December from a record high in October, when mortgage rates hit a 23-year peak.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/housing-market-mortgage-rates-nearly-400-dollar-payment-decline-home-prices/


Disney helpless to prevent spate of knife-wielding Mickey Mouse slasher flicks after losing copyright protection for its iconic mascot

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After decades of lobbying Congress to extend copyright protection on Steamboat Willie, the statutory limit expired at the start of this year on Disney's icon.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/walt-disney-mickey-mouse-copyright-protection-bob-iger-horror-films/


After almost 40 years, someone finally beat 'Tetris'—a 13-year-old known to gamers as 'blue scuti'

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“Congratulations to ‘blue scuti’ for achieving this extraordinary accomplishment, a feat that defies all preconceived limits of this legendary game,” Tetris CEO Maya Rogers said.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/tetris-unbeatable-video-game-13-year-old-blue-scuti-wins-breaks/


Shift work can kill you 15 years sooner, warns WHOOP’s chief health expert, while dramatically raising your risk for depression and suicide

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"There is a lot of work to try to understand how we can mitigate some of the negative effects, but it's a tough problem to solve," says WHOOP vice president Kristen Holmes.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/shift-workers-sleep-mental-health-depression-suicide-whoop/


Taylor Swift couldn't find success in mobile games, but Kim Kardashian did. Now that title is calling it quits

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“I’ve realized that it’s time to focus … [on] other passions.”

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/kim-kardashian-mobile-game-shutting-down/


The best-selling used cars of 2023 show cracks in America's love affair with pick-up trucks

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Ford leads the pack, again, and Tesla is losing ground.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/best-selling-used-cars-2023-pickup-trucks-tesla-ford-elon-musk/


The anti-DEI movement has gone from fringe to mainstream. Here’s what that means for corporate America

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When DEI advocates don’t make space for good faith questions, we create a vacuum that is right now being filled by factually incorrect answers.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/anti-dei-movement-fringe-mainstream-corporate-america-diversity-equity-inclusion-meaning-joelle-emerson/


Auto economist thinks 'the tables start to turn in 2024' as bargain hunters will finally force car makers to slash prices

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Americans bought 15.6 million new cars last year, 12% up from 2022, the biggest increase in over a decade, shy of the 17 million pre-pandemic rate.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/how-high-car-prices-sales-2023-tables-turn-2024-bargains-discounts/


Shipping giant Maersk's stock buoyed by halt of Red Sea journeys following Houthi rebel attacks

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Global shipping leaders and oil giant BP have decided to hit pause on Red Sea transit until it becomes safer—but costs could increase as a result.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/04/maersk-bp-cma-cgn-hapag-lloyd-red-sea-houthi-rebels/


'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author reveals he’s $1 billion in debt—but says going bust would 'not be his problem’

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“If I go bust, the bank goes bust,” the Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki said.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/robert-kiyosaki-rich-dad-poor-dad-author-debt/


Supermarket boss says thieves are becoming more ‘sophisticated’ as losses from shoplifting exceed profits

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Retail chain Jumbo is bracing to take a €100 million ($110 million) hit from shoplifting last year, exceeding an expected profit of around €80 million ($88 million).

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/04/jumbo-customers-sophisticated-shoplifting-profits/


Working into the night? High-end health tech sleep scientist warns being on screen during this 'magic period' could have depressive effects

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WHOOP's principal scientist, Kristen Holmes, says we're not evolved to digest food or view light in the middle of the night.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/whoop-kristen-holmes-sleep-scientist-artificial-light-impact-rest/


Huawei's homegrown operating system, launched after the company was put on a U.S. blacklist, may soon overtake Apple's iOS in China

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Huawei launched HarmonyOS in 2019, a few months after the Trump administration blocked U.S. firms from working with the Chinese company.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/04/huawei-homegrown-os-harmonyos-second-most-used-in-china-apple-ios/


Leading semiconductor supplier receives $162M funding from Biden administration

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The investments would enable Microchip Technology to triple its domestic production.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/microchip-technology-semiconductor-supplier-162-million-funding-biden-administration/


Microsoft is adding a new button to laptops that will fire up its AI chabot

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The keyboard redesign will be Microsoft's biggest change to PC keyboards since it introduced a special Windows key in the 1990s.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/microsoft-new-ai-chatbot-button/


Jeffrey Epstein list: What we know about the documents and what to expect next

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More documents are expected to come in the next few days.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/04/jeffrey-epstein-list-documents-what-we-know-what-to-expect-next/


Soaring COVID and flu cases, described as 'moderately severe' in number, are prompting hospitals to restore mask mandates

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Flu and COVID-19 infections have been increasing for weeks, with high levels of flu-like illness reported in 31 states just before Christmas.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/hospitals-masks-covid-19-flu-cases-surge/


Documents naming people in the orbit of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are unsealed after a years-long battle over their release

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Ties to Epstein already led to downfalls for former Barclays CEO Jes Staley and Apollo co-founder Leon Black and have tarnished the reputations of billionaires like Bill Gates.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/jeffrey-epstein-sex-offender-documents-unsealed-names-new-york/


Americans went on a car shopping spree in 2023 with sales rising 12% despite lofty prices and high interest rates

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Average auto sales prices peaked in December of 2022 just over $47,300, with vehicles in short supply because of the global chip shortage that limited production.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/us-new-vehicle-sales-rise-interest-rates-auto-strikes-2023/


Fresh off his victory over Harvard, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman criticizes DEI ‘ideology’ as ‘harmful,’ ‘anti-capitalist,’ and akin to ‘McCarthyism’

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Ackman says his anti-semitism crusade, which culminated in Claudine Gay's resignation, missed a much deeper issue.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/harvard-bill-ackman-antisemitism-dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-anti-capitalist/


Black people account for only 5% of California's population but 13% of its traffic stops due to a 'pervasive pattern' of racial profiling, report says

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Police reported that Hispanic or Latino people made up nearly 43% of the 2002 traffic stops, and that white people accounted for more than 32%.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/racial-profiling-california-traffic-stops-blacks-latinos/


SpaceX workers who criticized CEO Elon Musk for being a 'distraction and embarrassment' were illegally fired in retaliation, NLRB alleges

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Employees circulated an open letter criticizing Musk’s online behavior and calling on the company to denounce and distance itself from his public comments.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/elon-musk-spacex-illegally-fired-workers-who-criticized-him-nlrb/


Stocks are suffering from a New Year’s 'hangover' for 3 reasons, Capital Economics says

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After a bullish 2023 and a big holiday season, the market is shaking off a few jitters in early January. A bit too much exuberance?

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/why-stock-market-down-hangover-new-years-2024-capital-economics/


Fed chief Jerome Powell left interest rates unchanged last month but said further hikes are still 'possible'

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Federal Reserve minutes released Wednesday show that officials felt the economic outlook was uncertain enough that that further hikes may be in the cards.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/federal-reserve-minutes-jerome-powell-cautious-interest-rate-cuts/


The dean of NYC’s housing market dissects a puzzle: Manhattan’s record high number of all-cash home sales. He sees good news ahead on mortgage rates

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Master appraiser Jonathan Miller has been tracking the value of Manhattan real estate every week for 40 years, and he’s never seen it quite like this before.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/housing-market-new-york-city-manhattan-record-all-cash-sales-jonathan-miller-interview/


The U.S. clean energy push just marked a huge milestone as major offshore wind farms start powering the domestic grid for the first time ever

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Large offshore wind farms have been making electricity for three decades in Europe, and more recently in Asia.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/offshore-wind-power-turbines-us-grid-first-time/


Burger King worker awarded a backpack, movie ticket, and Starbucks cup after never missing a day in 27 years buys first home with $446,000 in donations

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"This is truly an American dream. A Christmas miracle."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/viral-burger-king-worker-buys-first-home-gofundme-donations/


Big Tech's new year stock slump has erased a staggering $370 billion and put its 2003 rally in reverse

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The so-called Magnificent Seven, which includes Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Tesla, have slipped for last four consecutive trading days.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/apple-tech-stock-rout-new-year-reverses-2023-rally/


Members of Congress profited from stocks in a slow legislative year

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The maximum value of all self-reported trades by members of Congress in 2023 was about $1 billion.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/members-of-congress-profit-from-stocks-2023/


The dark side of the Starbucks app: Coffee giant accused of rigging payments to the tune of nearly $900 million over 5 years

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“Starbucks rigs its payment platform so consumers are encouraged to leave unspent money on their cards and apps," the group says.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/starbucks-app-dark-side-unspent-payments-900-million-5-years/


FAFSA relaunched with 5 major changes, but it means students will get financial aid offers later than usual

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Here's everything you need to know.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/fafsa-application-changes-financial-aid/


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed his cousin was framed for murder. Turns out he was right

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Michael Skakel, who served 11 years in prison, claims a cop from Greenwich, Connecticut, just really wanted to convict a "Kennedy Cousin."

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/robert-f-kennedy-jr-cousin-wrongful-conviction-lawsuit-greenwich-connecticut/


Gavin Newsom tackles a $68 billion deficit for the world's fifth largest economy, the AI explosion and the Hollywood implosion

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California's post-COVID budget shortfall is larger than the entire operating budgets of many states.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/california-68-billion-budget-deficit-gavin-newsom-ai-hollywood/


Disgraced 'Erin Brockovich' celebrity lawyer claiming Alzheimer's found competent to stand trial for $15 million embezzlement charges

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Tom Girardi, 84, is the estranged husband of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/tom-girardi-celebrity-lawyer-found-competent-trial-alzheimers-embezzlement/


Starbucks customers can now bring their own cups to the drive-through

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Leave those Stanleys at home, though.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/starbucks-use-own-cups-for-drive-through-app-orders/


How do airlines rank for on-time flights? Delta still leads the pack, but Southwest is gaining ground

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Flying Air Canada? Bring your patience.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/airlines-ranking-on-time-flights-performance-delta-southwest-air-canada/


Is a UX bootcamp worth it?

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Many bootcamps teach the necessary hard and soft skills for a career in UX design, but is it worth the time and money?

https://fortune.com/recommends/articles/is-a-ux-bootcamp-worth-it/


With Harvard’s Gay gone, billionaire speculator Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president—and DEI

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The activist investor behind the Pershing Square hedge fund blames diversity, equity and inclusion policies for the spread of antisemitism on college campuses.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/harvard-bill-ackman-claudine-gay-dei-diversity-sally-kornbluth-pershing-square/


Minnesota just designed a new state flag explicitly intended to be less racist. Here's what they changed (everything)

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The new state seal replaces the image of a Native American riding off into the sunset while a white settler plows his field with a rifle at the ready.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/why-minnesota-new-state-flag-less-racist-native-american-tribes/


Lululemon’s billionaire founder slams the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts

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Chip Wilson has added almost $4 billion to his net worth since 2020, nearly all because of the rise in value of his 8% stake in Lululemon stock.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/lululemons-founder-chip-wilson-diversity-and-inclusion/


Iceland's booming tourist industry and hot housing market is leaving locals out in the cold

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Increased tourism, which accounts for about 6% of Iceland’s GDP, has meant a greater demand for workers and therefore, a greater need for housing.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/01/03/iceland-tourism-housing-costs-inflation-residents/


The myth that remote work stifles innovation and creativity is gaining ground–but the same evidence shows that it was only true in the pre-2010s workplace

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The traditional belief that innovation is geographically bound to office spaces is being challenged by empirical evidence.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/myth-remote-work-stifles-innovation-creativity-evidence-true-workplace-careers-gleb-tsipursky/


'We need order in this city': Brooklyn Bridge ban on souvenir sellers kicks in

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The new rule aims to ease overcrowding on the bridge’s heavily trafficked pedestrian walkway.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/brooklyn-bridge-ban-souvenir-sellers/


Two cannabis businesses in New Mexico hit with $2M fine and have licenses revoked over 'illicit activity'

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The state ordered both to immediately stop all commercial cannabis activity.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/new-mexico-cannabis-fine/


Tax cut trends across the U.S. may slow in 2024

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The pandemic-era revenue surge fueled by federal spending and inflation now is receding.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/state-tax-cut-trends/


Beijing reportedly removes a key official responsible for video games after the surprise release of draft rules wipes billions in value from the sector

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China may be doing damage control after it released new rules imposing limits on the country's massive video gaming sector, leading to a plunge in shares.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/03/beijing-reportedly-removes-official-video-game-draft-rules-tencent-netease-shares/


The Nobel-winning banker behind the microfinance movement faces six months in jail, and supporters think it's politically motivated

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Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, was a one-time political rival to Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/01/03/nobel-winner-muhammad-yunus-six-month-jail-term-bangladesh-election-sheikh-hasina/


2023 was a dud for New York City real estate—‘even for rich people.’ 2024 isn’t shaping up to be much better, Coldwell Banker says

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Both the rental and residential real estate markets were slow in 2023.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/nyc-real-estate-forecast-2024-mortgage-rates-coldwell-banker-report/


National debt reaches a new record of $34 trillion—or about $100,000 for every person in the U.S.

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The national debt does not appear to be a weight on the U.S. economy right now, as investors are willing to lend the federal government money.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/us-national-debt-hits-record-34-trillion-congress-funding-fight/


The Panama Canal is enmeshed in a crisis that's disrupting global trade. But it will take years and billions of dollars to fix

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The canal’s travails reflect how climate change is altering global trade flows.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/panama-canal-shipping-bottleneck-cargo-climate-drought/


Sen. Bob Menendez faces more corruption accusations—this time involving a Qatari royal family member and gold bars

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He allegedly took cash and gold bars in exchange for helping induce the Qatari to make an investment.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/sen-bob-menendez-corruption-charges-qatari-royal-family-member-aid-nj-businessman/


Early Mickey Mouse, just days in the public domain, has already landed roles in 2 very un-Disney-like horror movies

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With the expiration of the 95-year copyright, the public is allowed to use only the initial versions of Mickey—not the more familiar character design.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie-public-domain-horror-movies/


Elon Musk’s X just made a major reversal by restoring news headlines in user posts after months of complaints

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Removing the headlines made it more difficult to determine what news articles other users were sharing, or what links on the website directed to.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/elon-musk-x-news-headlines-return-posts/


Coursera’s CEO says leveraging AI in online learning is key to a more accessible, flexible education experience in 2024

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Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda says Ivy League universities and Fortune 500 companies trust Coursera’s learning platform because of its quality and global distribution.

https://fortune.com/recommends/articles/coursera-ceo-jeff-maggioncalda-online-learning-in-2024/


What’s behind Apple’s $110 billion market-cap loss today? A major downgrade that has investors worried about slowing iPhone sales is the key culprit

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Barclays warned on Tuesday that iPhone sales aren't living up to the hype—but that's not the only factor dragging down America's most valuable company.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/apple-110-billion-market-cap-loss-barclays-downgrade-iphone/


Chevron blames a $4 billion writedown mostly on California's regulations as its war with the state's Democratic-led government heats ups

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Chevron’s relationship with its home state has turned increasingly adversarial in recent years as its Democratic officials seek to phase out fossil fuels.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/chevron-4-billion-writedown-california-regulations-democratic-led-government/


Harvard's president to quit amid intense backlash over her response to antisemitism and plagiarism allegations, school newspaper says

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Claudine Gay’s abrupt downfall, the second departure in recent weeks of an Ivy League president, underscores the furor on campus following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/harvard-president-claudine-gay-resign-israel-gaza-war/


Warren Buffett's $541 million gift to his foundation topped the list of supersized charitable donations in 2023

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Nike cofounder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, were also near the top of the list.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/warren-buffett-james-simons-phil-knight-top-charity-donors-2023/


In the age of unchecked billionaires and corporate bad behavior, everyday people have a million reasons to say something if they see something

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You might not see yourself being played by Julia Roberts in the next Erin Brockovich–but you just might see something the world needs to know.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/age-unchecked-billionaires-corporate-bad-behavior-everyday-people-reasons-whistleblowers-schnell-scorah/


The Platinum Card from American Express review: Perfect for show-offs

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The Amex Platinum card packs a punch, but if you don't use the credits the fee will knock you out. Is it worth it to you?

https://fortune.com/recommends/credit-cards/the-platinum-card-from-american-express-review-perfect-for-show-offs/


Elon Musk has wiped out 72% of Twitter’s value since taking over, Fidelity reveals in new filing

Fidelity has cut the valuation of its stake in Elon Musk’s X again, reflecting a 72% markdown since the billionaire bought the former Twitter Inc. a little more than a year ago. The investment firm, which helped Musk complete the $44 billion purchase, cut the value of its holding in X by 19% in its […]

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/elon-musk-twitter-value-72-percent-drop-fidelity/


2024 will be the ‘year of AI’ as tech stocks surge by (at least) 25%, top tech analyst Dan Ives predicts

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A Wedbush AI survey shows Wall Street is “significantly underestimating how quickly this AI monetization cycle is playing out,” according to Ives.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/2024-year-of-ai-tech-stocks-25-percent-wedbush-dan-ives-outlook/


Google settles lawsuit accusing it of spying on people in 'incognito' mode for $5 billion

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The class-action argued that Google's ad tech continued to catalog details of site visits and activities despite use of supposedly “private” browsing.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/google-settles-lawsuit-spying-tracking-private-incognito-mode-5-billion/


Fidelity sets Bitcoin ETF fee at 0.39% ahead of expected SEC approvals

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Issuers including Fidelity and Galaxy are jockeying for position to gain an early advantage in the Bitcoin race.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/01/02/bitcoin-etf-fee-authorized-participant-fidelity-blackrock-galaxy-grayscale/


Sen. John Fetterman assumed his treatment for depression 'would be the end of my career'

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"I really scared my kids," the Pennsylvania Democrat told NBC's "Meet The Press," adding that they "Why aren’t we enough? Why are you still so sad?"

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/senator-john-fetterman-interview-meet-the-press-depression-career-stroke/


Bollywood's $1.3 billion comeback year in 2023 was one of its best of all time

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India has the world’s largest young population, who also make up the majority of movie watchers.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/bollywood-2023-box-office-1-3-billion-comeback-year-gross-india/


American aircraft carrier to exit Red Sea amid flurry of attacks on commercial vessels in crucial shipping area

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The USS Gerald Ford and its warships will be replaced by an amphibious assault ship and its two accompanying ships.

https://fortune.com/2024/01/02/aircraft-carrier-gerald-ford-leaving-red-sea-israel-hamas-commercial-vessels/