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How much each US state spends on public school students, ranked

New York had the highest per-student education spending in the US.sangaku/Getty Images/iStockphotoUS public schools rely on federal, state, and local taxes, with state and local taxes contributing ...

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Anthropic CEO says an 'intrinsic' feature of AI may be fewer jobs. His answer? Redistribute the upside.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned in a new policy essay that AI-related job loss may be "intrinsic" to the tech's development.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that AI-related ...

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Why high-flying chip stocks are suddenly looking vulnerable

Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesHigh-flying chip stocks have been battered in recent trading sessions.A blurry rate outlook and profit-taking after months of gains are weighing on the space.An inve...

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Dementia care consumed our lives for months. We're still learning how to cope.

The author and her husband had to care for a family member with dementia.Courtesy of the authorCaring for my sister-in-law with dementia put enormous strain on our family.My husband and I struggled...

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Live Q&A: Haley Sacks, aka Mrs. Dow Jones, will answer your questions on investing, careers, and more

Financial influencer Haley Sacks is also an author and podcast host.Celeste Sloman / BIWhen Business Insider profiled Haley Sacks in 2020 she had 162,000 Instagram followers. Now, she has 1.3M.Sack...

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This PE boss now asks AI for midnight help instead of waking up his junior employees

Orlando Bravo said he has to hire more junior employees for the first time in his career.IMFThe founder of private equity firm Thoma Bravo said AI means fewer late-night requests for juniors.Orland...

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These Wall Streeters didn't go to target schools. A $7,000 course helped them reach the big leagues.

Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWall Street institutions tend to recruit from so-called target schools, like Harvard or Stanford.Some non-target students have found another route to the big leagues: Wall Str...

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Can far-sighted investments netting $3.5 million get a couple in their 40s to retirement in two years?

In 2020, during the depths of the pandemic, new parents Paul* and Elizabeth, were sheltering in place with their newborn when they decided to take a chance with their investments . Energy stocks h...

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I co-signed a loan for my cousin three years ago and now the lender is after me

Q: I co-signed a loan for my cousin three years ago and never thought about it again since the payments were his responsibility. But I got a call from the lender the other day. The loan is a few m...

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I gave up my career at a Fortune 500 company to care for my mom full-time. Now, I struggle to pay my bills.

Kathy Mullen quit her Fortune 500 job to care for her mother with Alzheimer's.Kathy MullenKathy Mullen left her job to care for her mom with Alzheimer's, impacting her health and finances.Mullen ex...

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They were grocery delivery rivals. Now they're teaming up to build an Nvidia-backed 'Cursor for math.'

Corca cofounders Oleg Shevlyagin and Anton Gladkoborodov.Corca ResearchFormer rivals who ran competing grocery delivery startups founded the math AI startup Corca.Nvidia invested in Corca's $7.8 mi...

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Higher oil prices are making Russia richer — but not helping its economy grow, Goldman says

Rising oil prices are boosting the Kremlin's finances under Russian President Vladimir Putin, but economic growth remains sluggish.Getty ImagesSoaring oil prices are making Russia richer, even unde...

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Facebook's infamous 2012 IPO offers a preview of what could go wrong for SpaceX

EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImagesHype is building ahead of SpaceX's IPO pricing on Thursday.Facebook's turbulent debut back in 2012 is an example of what can go wrong with a major tech IPO.Here's wha...

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Marketing disguised as helpful government benefits doesn't help in the long run

My sister and I recently took my 82-year-old French mom to Northern France for a two-week vacation. We booked several short-term rental accommodations, all of which were excellent with one excepti...

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Why adding adult children as joint owners can create more problems than it solves

Recently, I learned that a grandmother had sold her home and put $1 million into a joint account with her three adult children. When one of her children unexpectedly predeceased her, that child’s ...

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Garry Marr: The revenge of the defined contribution pension plan

Tell a 60-year-old Canadian with a $4,200 per month defined benefit pension that they are sitting on an asset worth close to $1 million, and they might shrug it off as an abstraction. Offer that ...

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CEO to staff: You're not getting a raise. We're spending on AI instead.

Companies are scrambling to find funds to invest heavily in AI, and some employees' benefits and pay are on the chopping block.EschCollection/Getty ImagesStaff compensation is becoming a target for...

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How ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Could Impact Behavior in Good Ways – and Bad

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act deduction that could encourage bad actors. Let me start by heading off some angry mail: I’m all for rewarding hard work. But the “No Tax on Overtime” deduction...

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A New Senior Living Model for the Middle Market?

Amy Schectman I recently toured Opus, an inspiring new senior living development in Newton, Massachusetts, and then had a conversation with its founder, Amy Schectman, on my Risking Old Ag...

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My husband and I spent 40% of our monthly budget on our social lives, so we had to cut back. I worried we'd lose friends.

The author had to cut down on her social spending.FG Trade Latin/Getty ImagesMy husband and I were spending a lot on socializing with friends, so we weren't saving.We created a budget that allowed ...

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Should Peter put most of his 88-year-old dad’s money into a fixed-income fund?

Q. My dad recently moved into assisted living and is about to sell his paid-off house. He has a long-term care plan and a generous company pension, so for now he will have about half a million dol...

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