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They're in their 80s, still working, and living paycheck to paycheck

Sandy McConnell (left) and June Boyd (right) both work out of financial necessity.Bridget Bennett and Brittany Greeson for BIAfter a tedious week of squinting at spreadsheets, Sandy McConnell, 80, ...

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Calculator: Effect of Higher SALT Cap in 2025 Trump Tax Law

SALT stands for State And Local Taxes. It’s basically state and local income taxes and property tax. The 2017 Trump tax law capped the tax deduction for SALT at $10,000. If you paid more than $10,0...

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Do you work in finance? Tell us how your career has shaped your dating life.

Finding the time to date can be tough when you work on Wall StreetTempura/Getty ImagesWall Street jobs are demanding, often requiring 100-hour workweeks.How is this impacting the love lives of bank...

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Elon Musk's America Party is nowhere to be seen 1 month later

Musk has yet to take key steps to establish a new party, and he was giving millions to the GOP just days before he said he would launch the "America Party."Robin Legrand/AFP via Getty ImagesElon Mu...

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110 million ears pierced and 2 bankruptcies: The rise, fall, return, and fall again of mall icon Claire's

After a brief 2022 reemergence, mall boutique Claire's filed for its second bankruptcy in August.Michelle Mengsu Chang/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesMall boutique Claire's filed for its second bankr...

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Thinking of adding crypto and private equity to your 401(k)? Here are the 2 biggest risks you should know.

Donald Trump arrives at his 100 days rally in Macomb, Michigan.AP Photo/Paul SancyaDonald Trump recently signed an executive order that opens 401(k)s up to new alternative assets.These include priv...

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Mary Castillo: How to keep food costs down while on vacation

When planning a vacation ...

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Will an overpayment of capital gains on an estate be returned to beneficiaries?

Q. My mother passed away two y...

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How Kelly Ortberg dug Boeing out of a 'very deep hole' in his first year in charge

Kelly Ortberg became Boeing CEO on August 8, 2024.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesBoeing CEO Kelly Ortberg took the top job a year ago, with the planemaker in crisis.He navigated a crippling strike, and th...

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The list of major companies laying off staff this year includes Nextdoor, Intel, Scale AI, Morgan Stanley, and more

Peloton said in August that it is making further cuts to its head count this year.John Smith/VIEWpressCompanies such as Peloton, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, BlackRock, and UPS have trimmed staff this y...

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See the largest yachts owned by tech billionaires, from Sergey Brin's new Dragonfly to Jeff Bezos's Koru

Mark Zuckerberg's Launchpad, which set sail in 2024, cost nine figures and is one of the largest superyachts owned by a tech billionaire.Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images; Ruben Griffeon/Super...

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CRA prevails over Holt Renfrew saleswoman in battle over wardrobe deduction

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Can the cost of ...

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From camp counselor to Goldman Sachs partner — an exec explains her unlikely origin story at the firm

Jennifer Rothcourtesy of Goldman SachsJennifer Roth's career at Goldman Sachs began with a chance camp connection in 2001.Roth's networking breakthrough came from a camper whose mother was a Goldma...

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The average Waymo robotaxi completes more trips per day than 99% of Uber drivers, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisWaymo AVs complete more daily rides than 99% of human drivers, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said.The stat is among early results from Uber's Waymo ...

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This tech CEO is trying to stop AI killing the internet. Why is everyone so mad at him?

Cloudflare CEO Matthew PrinceReutersAI "answer engines" are an "existential threat to the internet," Cloudflare's CEO tells BI.He puts most of the blame on Google, and says the search giant will ha...

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She got a job with KKR after being rejected by Henry Kravis. Here's how.

KKR partner Alisa Wood.Business InsiderKKR's Alisa Wood runs a top division at the buyout giant KKR.She applied to work at the company in 2003, and KKR cofounder Henry Kravis turned her down.Wood e...

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94% of Gen Z want to hit financial independence before 55 — and they're planning to use side hustles to get there

Gen Z workers have an opportunity to utilize AI in the workplaceElizabeth Starkova/Getty ImagesGen Z has lofty money goals, with many planning to achieve financial independence by 55.And they don't...

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Why boomers are now the generation suffering the most from the cost-of-living crisis

<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?> Baby boomers on the age pension are now suffering more from the cost-of-living crisis than young workers despite easing inflation. Working-age Australians were p...

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She got in trouble as a teen in New York City, but in Bangkok, she became a beauty queen

Metinee KingpayomeNatthawut Taeja for BI.Metinee Kingpayome arrived in Bangkok on her 20th birthday.Born in Maryland and raised in New York City by Thai immigrant parents, Kingpayome had only visit...

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Consumer spending may be up, but so is household debt, a new report from the New York Fed shows

Brendan McDermid/REUTERSHousehold debt rose to $18.39 trillion, and delinquency remained "elevated," the New York Fed said.Credit card balances hit $1.21 trillion, with rising student loan debt and...

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3.09M Lost Today (Vanilla Drainer)

Today a single user lost 3.09 MILLION worth of AEthUSDT tokens in NOW the largest drain of the year from Vanilla Drainer. Below are the wallets used in the theft: 0x000003254C1ED68199AC4764Bb0f2...

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