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Check, please! U.S. employers need to pay workers faster, or someone else will

Check, please: US employees have a payday message for their employers; speed up wage payments or someone else will

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3 reasons aerospace and defense stocks could surge the rest of this year

Conflicts abroad and the new federal budget bill have aerospace and defense stocks locked in and on target

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Trump gets Uncle Sam into the semiconductor business: 3 takeaways

With the Trump administration landing 10% of Intel, boundaries between public-private enterprise are curbed. Here’s what that means to both parties

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The best job interview questions from the executives who love to ask them

Good interviewers don’t waste time with too many questions, as they know only a few questions can gather the necessary information to make a quality...

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Cracker Barrel caves to Trump-stoked logo outrage. So now what?

Cracker Barrel caves to Trump stoked logo outrage. Here's what's next and lessons learned for the homestyle eatery

28.08.2025 4

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Performance management reviews are ticking off top talent. Here's why

Even in a tough job market, five-star workers won't dance to the performance management tune

27.08.2025 10

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Diamonds may not be forever, after all, and here’s why.

After years of dominance, the global diamond industry is taking hits from tariffs, lab-grown versions, and changing consumer patterns

26.08.2025 10

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5 reasons a master’s degree isn’t worth the trouble in 2025

High costs, lifetime loan payments, and a dwindling jobs landscape spell trouble for the venerable master's diploma

12.08.2025 7

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Interim CEOs are redefining the way we run companies

They’re not hanging around long, but interim CEOs can leave a long-term imprint on the companies that hire them

11.08.2025 10

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Homeowners are sitting on $35 trillion in equity. These 3 stocks could benefit

Indications are rising that homeowners are itching to tap some of that cash. Lower interest rates could unleash a real estate-driven spending spree

08.08.2025 10

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Top money managers warned of stagflation. Then they kept investing. Should you?

Stagflation, the worrisome combination of a weak economy and high inflation, could derail market momentum. But there’s no sign of that right now

28.07.2025 10

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5 AI threats that companies might not see coming

There's a gap between the knowledge of AI risks at the management level and specific actions taken by companies to curb such threats

24.07.2025 4

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Ford sales got a big boost thanks to pickups and hybrids

The automaker reported its best quarterly sales numbers in six years, thanks largely to truck and hybrid sales

01.07.2025 2

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Microsoft says its new AI is way better than doctors at diagnosing patients

The tech giant said its new AI healthcare tool correctly diagnosed patients four times more accurately than physicians

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Jerome Powell confirms the Fed would have already cut interest rates if if weren't for Trump's tariffs

Powell said a "solid economy" buys the Fed time before cutting rates, even as Trump escalates his attacks on the central bank chief

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Bitcoin nears $110,000 again. Can the crypto rally last?

Can Bitcoin push past the $110,000 pricing benchmark? Crypto experts think so

30.06.2025 2

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Renewable energy stocks slide as Senate eyes tax-credit rollbacks

Looming rollbacks are driving down clean-energy stocks amid outcry from advocates — including Elon Musk

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