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Why a longtime skeptic of Palantir’s stock is finally saying it’s time to buy
Palantir’s total addressable market could get a lot bigger, while its business model should sustain its lead against competitors, an analyst says
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Why Taking Time to Think Can Help Your Business Work Better
As AI accelerates the pace of business, leaders are under pressure to keep up. Here's why pausing to think may be one of the most productive things business leaders can do.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of rising interest rates
Unlike higher gas prices, which hurt almost everyone, higher borrowing costs have an uneven impact.
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The Treasury market is facing a crucial vote of investor confidence
Higher bond yields aren’t only about inflation and the Iran war. But it means a higher cost of capital.
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Need Money for College? Grab a Fishing Rod to Win Scholarships and Prizes
More young contestants are finding opportunities through high school fishing programs.
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Higher Prices Test Customer Trust. Here’s How to Protect It
Rising costs can make price increases unavoidable. The real challenge for leaders is helping customers understand the value behind them, and trust the care they receive enough to stay.
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Plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton revealed
Burton-upon-Trent's links with beer and brewing date back centuries.
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Layoffs haven’t been this low since the 1960s. It’s great if you have a job — but not if you don’t
It isn’t easy for anyone looking for work now to find a job. Yet people who already have jobs probably don’t have to worry much about losing them.
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I’m a 68-year-old widow and give money to my two adult children. Am I putting my retirement at risk?
“I also have $310,000 in an IRA and $46,000 in savings. My house is paid off.”
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This chart shows the No. 1 reason why the cost of raising kids jumped 60% in eight years
“The birth-rate crisis is really an affordability crisis.”
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French bonds are suffering through their worst decade since 1803 — and investors are bracing for more pain
The spread between France’s 10-year government bond and Germany’s equivalent reached its widest last week in available Bloomberg data, dating back to 1990.
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Universities Face a Budget Squeeze. Cutting Spending Is Only Part of the Answer
Budget cuts aren't new to higher education, but today's financial pressures are reshaping academic programs, staffing and student services, raising questions about long-term sustainability.
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Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold
The distinctive Manhattan skyscraper will undergo a major renovation and provide a new supply of offices.
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Who will benefit more from AI agents when it comes to spending – companies or you?
There’s an agent arms race unfolding, supercharging the battle for your wallet
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Rising yields are quietly crashing the stock market’s earlier winners of 2026
Surging Treasury yields have begun to hammer parts of the stock market that might easily be overlooked, especially with the spotlight once again shining brightly on a small group of glamorous tech companies.
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GLP-1s could offer unexpected relief from back and knee pain, but doctors urge caution
Rapid weight loss can lead to issues with bone quality, particularly in older adults.
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After a 33% gain in the first half, this fund manager grew tired of the AI trade. Here’s where he’s looking now
Bill Hench, of First Eagle, stepped away from the artificial-intelligence trade with small-capitalization bets on a recovery of the U.S. housing construction market.
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Derry firm becomes one of UK’s biggest carpark operators after buying NCP
The Martin Group has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration.
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Higher yields are taking their toll on all areas of the stock market, except the one that matters
Technology is the only one of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors that gained since Sept. 1, as Treasury yields have climbed to multi-decade highs.
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Bid to run new trains on West Coast Mainline refused
Plans for more trains would “likely increase delays and cancelled trains", the rail regulator says.
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