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Anthony Scaramucci is leading a crypto pivot at a tiny agriculture company, and the stock is up 200%

Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesA micro-cap agriculture company is pivoting hard to crypto. AgriFORCE Growing Systems stock is up more than 200% on Monday on a plan to convert to a crypto trea...

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the real estate industry might hold the secret to making robotaxis work financially

Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer of Uber Technologies, attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in DavosThomson ReutersUber faces a question about self-driving cars: Who will...

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Changes to an all-important visa for corporate America leave businesses and workers scrambling

President Donald TrumpClive Brunskill/Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.Welcome back to our Sunday ed...

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I created a group chat for 6 struggling job seekers. They shared how they're coping in a market that feels broken.

Rebecca Zisser/BIThe struggle to find work is real — and sometimes you need moral support.Over the past year, I've spoken with dozens of fed-up American job seekers. As the number of open roles in ...

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Private equity wants to help retirement savers earn more. Figuring out returns might break your brain.

401(k) investments may soon get harder to vetGetty ImagesFunds formerly off limits to ordinary investors are being introduced to 401(k)s.The private equity industry says these funds can help savers...

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I was addicted to day trading for 12 years and racked up 6 figures in debt. Here were the warning signs I didn't see.

Chris Gawor says he was addicted to day trading for more than a decade before he became a life coach to help others with addiction.Courtesy of Chris GaworChris Gawor says he was addicted to day tra...

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Read the memos sent to Amazon and Microsoft staff about Trump's H-1B changes: 'Stay in the country for now'

The new order requires a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration said on Friday that it would raise application fees for the H-1B visa.A new $100,...

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Proof of Funds or Balance Confirmation for Fidelity Accounts

When you buy real estate or apply for a loan or a visa, you may be asked to present proof of sufficient funds. You can submit an account statement, but a statement contains much more information th...

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I moved to Colombia and had my 3 kids there. The births were so cheap that I still can't believe the total cost.

The author (right) gave birth to her kids in Colombia.Courtesy of Carey BentleyI'm an American who moved to Colombia with my husband, and I gave birth to three kids there.I was surprised at how che...

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Inside Starbucks' crackdown on cup notes

Part of the "Back to Starbucks" initiative includes mandatory notes on every cup. Failure to follow the rules means baristas face write-ups or even termination.Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightR...

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Big Tech and finance companies are telling H-1B employees to get to the US in under 24 hours

Employees at major tech and financial companies said they are getting internal communication not to leave the country or to come back by September 21.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trum...

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Thinking you're bad at finance is a 'self-fulfilling prophecy,' a money expert says. She suggests 3 ways to change that.

Abi Foster, author of 'The Money Manual,' told Business Insider that it was a waste of money to keep it in savings accounts.Anna FowlerFinancial educator Abi Foster said she calls out friends who s...

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Rob Arnott revolutionized stock investing. Decades later, he's still disrupting the market's favorite strategies.

Natalie Keyssar for BIRob Arnott had just finished his burger when we ended up on perhaps the most interesting detail of an hourlong interview: He has seen 18 solar eclipses.That's quite the résumé...

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Newly revealed Epstein secrets could help victims get their hands on more of his fortune

Jeffrey Epstein at the 1995 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty ImagesOnly about a quarter of Jeffrey Epstein's fortune went to his sexual abuse accusers.New ...

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The most dramatic thing about 'Megalopolis' isn't the movie — it's Shia LaBeouf fighting with Francis Ford Coppola in a behind-the-scenes doc

Shia LaBeouf in "Megalopolis."Lionsgate filmsThe new documentary "Megadoc" captures Shia LaBeouf's tense interactions with Francis Ford Coppola while making "Megalopolis."LaBeouf recalls Coppola te...

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Putin said he's eying higher taxes on the rich to bankroll the Ukraine war and pointed to a precedent set by the US

Russian President Vladimir Putin.Getty ImagesRussian President Putin is eyeing the wealthy elite to bankroll the Ukraine war as energy revenues shrink.Weak oil prices and Western sanctions are stra...

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Can my sister subtract $14,000 from my inheritance for help my dad gave me when I lost my job?

In an increasingly complex world, the Financial Post should be the first place you look for answers. Our FP Answers initiative puts readers in the driver’s seat: you submit questions and our...

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Starbucks says customers can ask for political names on drinks after a viral video of a barista declining to write the name Charlie Kirk on a cup

A cup of Starbucks coffee sits on a table in a cafe in central Hong KongThomson ReutersA Starbucks barista cited policy when she refused to write Charlie Kirk's name on a customer's drink.Policy ca...

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Anthropic cofounders say the likelihood of AI replacing human jobs is so high that they needed to warn the world about it

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has previously warned about job losses due to AI.Chance Yeh/Getty Images for HubSpotAnthropic cofounders continue to warn that AI could soon replace a lot of human jobs.C...

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Ukraine is starting to move weapons production into NATO, where Russia's missiles can't reach it without risking all-out war

A worker assembles mortar shells at a factory in Ukraine.Evgeniy Maloletka/APA new plan is letting Ukrainian defense companies manufacture in NATO ally Denmark.It means Ukrainian companies can manu...

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The government can't do math, but the average Canadian is to blame for not calling it to account

Politicians rely on voters who are swayed more by emotion, gut instinct and catchy slogans rather than policy analysis. Political scientists often refer to this cohort as “low information vo...

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