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Can Kim Kardashian Save the Day for This Iconic (But Slumping) Brand?

Can Kim Kardashian Save the Day for This Iconic (But Slumping) Brand?

A sneaker giant announced a partnership with apparel billionaire Kim Kardashian.

18.02.2025 4

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'It's Been Hell': Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Says Prison Life Involves Reading 'Harry Potter' and Working for 31 Cents an Hour

'It's Been Hell': Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Says Prison Life Involves Reading 'Harry Potter' and Working for 31 Cents an Hour

Holmes is serving her sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan, a minimum security prison for women in Texas.

14.02.2025 2

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'I Didn't Know What I Was Doing': PayPal's Cofounder Says When It Comes to Layoffs, CEOs Should Help Employees Pack Their Boxes

'I Didn't Know What I Was Doing': PayPal's Cofounder Says When It Comes to Layoffs, CEOs Should Help Employees Pack Their Boxes

Max Levchin, cofounder of PayPal and CEO of Affirm, shares what he believes is the most decent way to handle the unpleasant task of carrying out...

06.02.2025 1

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'Every Single One of These Countries Wants to Make Deal': How President Donald Trump's Tariffs Are Transforming Trade With Mexico, Canada and China

'Every Single One of These Countries Wants to Make Deal': How President Donald Trump's Tariffs Are Transforming Trade With Mexico, Canada and China

Canada and Mexico have made concessions, the White House announced, while China plans retaliation as its tariffs go into effect.

05.02.2025 4

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Costco Bulks Up Most Store Workers' Paychecks to More Than $30 an Hour. Here's Why.

Costco Chief Executive Officer Ron Vachris shared the pay hike in a memo this week.

31.01.2025 2

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Mark Zuckerberg Praises Elon Musk's X Fact-Checking System, Says It's 'More Effective' Than Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg commended X's Community Notes system during a Meta earnings call.

30.01.2025 10

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How You Brew Your Coffee Could Be Harming Your Health, According to a Study

Research suggests that unfiltered coffee may increase heart disease risks.

30.01.2025 2

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'When You Lock Up Products You Lock Out Customers': CVS Is Testing an App That Lets Shoppers Unlock Store Cases Themselves.

CVS is testing new functionality on their CVS Health app that allows users to unlock those annoying plexiglass cabinets.

29.01.2025 2

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Fans of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog Combo Are In for a Big Surprise

Costco CEO Ron Vachris announced a change that's coming soon to the company's food courts.

28.01.2025 2

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Elon Musk's DOGE Is Hiring People Eager to 'Work Long Hours' to Eliminate 'Waste, Fraud and Abuse' in the Government. Here's How to Apply.

The Department of Government Efficiency is hiring U.S. citizens to help cut spending and headcounts in the federal government.

28.01.2025 10

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Adele Is Scaring Off Wealthy Home Buyers, Says Aggravated Seller

The owner of a lavish British estate says he has struggled to sell it due to the singer's claims that it is haunted.

24.01.2025 10

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Mark Cuban Floats the Idea of Launching His Own Meme Coin Like $TRUMP — But With a Twist

In a provocative post on X, the "Shark Tank" star and billionaire teased the idea of using the proceeds from a meme coin to "make a dent in the US...

23.01.2025 5

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President Trump Is a Crypto Billionaire Thanks to His Meme Coin. So What Exactly Is a Meme Coin, Anyway?

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump debuted meme coins, $Trump and $Melania, that have skyrocketed in value.

21.01.2025 2

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos Get the VIP Treatment at Donald Trump's Inauguration–With Seats In Front of the President's Own Cabinet Picks

Some of the world's most prominent business leaders went to Washington for President Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony.

21.01.2025 20

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Donald Trump's Meme Coin $TRUMP Surges to $10.7 Billion Ahead of Inauguration

As he prepares to be sworn in, Donald Trump's cryptocurrency $TRUMP has skyrocketed in market value since its launch on Friday.

20.01.2025 2

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How Do Billionaires Become Best Friends? They Launch Rockets on the Same Day. That's What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Did.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos high-fived with friendly tweets after SpaceX and Blue Origin launched rockets on Thursday.

17.01.2025 5

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A Company That Made $50M Selling Side Hustle Courses on AI Book Writing Is Under Federal Investigation

Publishing.com, which sells courses and tools for generating AI-written books, is under investigation for alleged aggressive sales tactics, according...

15.01.2025 5

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'Masculine Energy Is Good': Mark Zuckerberg Tells Joe Rogan He Thinks Companies Need More Aggression

On the most recent episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said corporate culture has become "neutered."

13.01.2025 2

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Donald Trump's Inauguration Is Poised to Set an Eye-Popping Record

Tech executives and wealthy private donors have fueled an unprecedented haul for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration committee.

10.01.2025 4

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'Career Catfishing': 1 in 3 Gen Zers Accepted a New Job and Didn't Show Up on Day One

A new report out of the UK shows that some Gen Z new hires are pulling a disappearing act on day one.

09.01.2025 4

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UFC's Dana White Joins Mark Zuckerberg As a Meta Board Member — Is a Choke Button Coming Soon?

We can't wait to see if the like button is replaced by an armbar button — Dana White, the CEO of UFC, is joining the board of Meta, reports CNBC. In...

07.01.2025 8

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'This Is Weird': Meta Is Killing Off Its AI-Generated Fake Facebook Friends That Nobody Wanted in the First Place

Who thought that AI-generated Facebook and Instagram users were something any rational human being would want to be friends with? Executives at...

06.01.2025 4

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'Coffee Is Life': NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler Gives Miami a Serious Wake Up Call

NBA superstar Jimmy Butler is known for operating outside the norm. You may recall when he showed up to NBA media day with straightened hair and a...

23.12.2024 3

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'We're Not Allowed to Own Bitcoin': Crypto Price Drops After U.S. Federal Reserve Head Makes Surprising Statement

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a bite out of Bitcoin's historic price surge. In a press conference on Wednesday, he said the central...

20.12.2024 4

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'Did We Just Become Best Friends?' Jeff Bezos Dines at Mar-a-Lago With Donald Trump and Elon Musk

President-elect Donald Trump is keeping the dining room at Mar-a-Lago busy with a steady stream of dinner dates. Business Insider reports that last...

19.12.2024 3

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A Paving Stone Was Used at a Home's Front Entrance for Decades. Now It Is Expected to Fetch Millions at Auction. Here's Why.

A 115-pound marble slab is going up for auction at Sotheby's today, and experts expect it to fetch millions. The two-foot-tall piece is inscribed...

18.12.2024 30

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'We Need Panic Buttons': Some Walmart Employees Begin Wearing Body Cameras

CNBC reports that Walmart is outfitting some employees with body cameras at several U.S. locations. The pilot program, a source told CNBC, is not...

17.12.2024 10

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Amazon Pulls Merch Celebrating Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO Killer Luigi Mangione

Merchandise featuring the words "deny," "defend," and "depose" — the same ones allegedly written on shell casings police discovered at the site of...

10.12.2024 20

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Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Ended Last Night and the Receipts Are In. Here's How Much This Record-Breaking Tour Made.

When Taylor Swift sang her last tune in Vancouver and walked off stage for the last time on her Eras Tour, we're guessing she threw herself one...

09.12.2024 2

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Unsolved Murder of UHC Exec Causes Panicked Health Insurance Companies to Take Down Website Leadership Pages

In the wake of the execution-style murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, insurance companies have been quickly removing photos and bios of...

06.12.2024 10

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Hackers May Be Reading Your Texts — U.S. Officials Urge All Americans to Use Encryption Messaging Apps in the Wake of Massive Cyberattack

A Chinese cyberattack has likely stolen data from more than 1 million customers, reports ABC News. The spies exploited weaknesses and hacked into...

04.12.2024 10

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How Do You Stop Porch Pirates From Stealing Christmas? These Top Tips Will Help Secure Your Deliveries.

The Grinch was working overtime last holiday season — research group SafeWise reports that more than 120 million packages were stolen in the U.S....

03.12.2024 8

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'If It Seems Too Good to Be True It Probably Is': $18 Million Worth of 'Great Deals' Confiscated By Border Cops

A huge shipment of what was supposed to be Gibson electric guitars was seized at the Los Angeles-Long Beach Seaport for being out of tune with the...

02.12.2024 6

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Starbucks Forced to Go Back in Time to Pay Its Employees After 'Ransomware Incident'

Blue Yonder Group Inc., a supply chain management software company, was hit with a ransomware attack that affected many customers, including...

26.11.2024 9

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Connecticut Couple Accused of $1 Million Lululemon Crime Spree

Imagine Bonnie and Clyde if they were really into athleisure. Connecticut couple Jadion Richards and Akwele Lawes-Richards have been accused of...

25.11.2024 4

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This Coffee Shop Owner Gained 10,000 TikTok Followers With One Post. Here's How He Did It.

The promise of fame and caffeine are just too enticing to pass up. When Josh Rashid, owner of Coffee Milano Café in Middleborough, Massachusetts,...

21.11.2024 9

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'Will They Know Not to Do Their Business on the Pool Deck?' First Cruise Line Voyage for Dogs Is Announced.

These pirates don't say "arr," they say "arf." Cruise Tails and Orlando travel agent Expedia Cruises announced the world's first dog-friendly...

20.11.2024 1

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Controversial Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight Is Happening Tonight. Here's What You Need to Know and How to Watch.

After eight months, it is finally fight night. Social media star Jake Paul is stepping into the ring with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson at...

15.11.2024 6

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KFC Sues Church's Texas Chicken Over 'Original Recipe'

Church's Texas Chicken's use of the words "Original Recipe" in its advertising has been hard for the Colonel to swallow. KFC filed a lawsuit after...

13.11.2024 5

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Illinois Woman Finds $1 Million in Her Purse — And Gets to Keep It. Here's Why.

Got a lot of clutter? Here's a good reason to Marie Kondo your life — and purse. Last month, a woman made a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a...

12.11.2024 7

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This Sports Team Owner Is Giving Full-Time Employees Bonuses Up to $66,000 Each — Here's Why

The holiday season just got a whole lot merrier for full-time staffers of the Tampa Bay Lighting. Sports Business Journal (SBJ) reports that...

11.11.2024 4

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FedEx and UPS Are Slashing Prices to Win Your Business This Holiday Season: 'No Customer Is Too Small'

FedEx and UPS are battling for business, particularly targeting smaller customers in the face of a challenging holiday season, reports the Wall...

08.11.2024 7

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'You Won Fair and Square': How Mark Cuban, Elon Musk and Business Leaders Are Reacting to Trump's 2024 Election Win

Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House in January after beating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. election with...

06.11.2024 3

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San Francisco's Train System Is Still Run on Floppy Disks. It May Finally Get an Upgrade.

If you're old enough to know what a floppy disk is, you're old enough to know how bonkers this is: San Francisco's Automatic Train Control System (...

05.11.2024 2

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Research Reveals 1 in 3 Americans Would Turn Down Their Dream Job for This Specific Reason

A new survey has revealed one in three Americans would turn down a dream job if it didn't offer good health insurance options. The poll of 2,000...

05.11.2024 2

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Taylor Swift Faced a Major Malfunction on Stage. She Improvised on the Spot—and Gave a Great Lesson on Keeping Cool Under Pressure.

What would you do if you were singing and dancing in front of tens of thousands of people, and a part of the stage set that plays a key role in the...

04.11.2024 1

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This Will Be the Busiest Travel Day During the 2024 Holiday Season

December 23 will be the busiest travel day during the holiday season this year, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,000 Americans who plan...

04.11.2024 3

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'Treated As If I Was a Drug Dealer': An Instagram-Famous Pet With Over 500,000 Followers Has Been Seized By Wildlife Authorities

New York resident Mark Longo, 34, had his rural home raided by officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation on Wednesday. Their...

01.11.2024 3

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These Are the 10 Best U.S. Cities for Renters — and the 5 Worst

Renting is now cheaper than buying in America's 50 largest metro areas. With home prices across the country up 6.1% in April 2024 compared to April...

31.10.2024 10

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Thousands of Oasis Reunion Tour Tix Get Nixed — Instead of Fighting Each Other, the Gallagher Brothers Go to War With Resellers

In a move that we can assume was accompanied by a two-finger salute, Oasis canceled thousands of tickets sold on resale websites, according to BBC....

30.10.2024 6

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