Comment on this storyCommentLast week, Matt Motyl received a box in the mail with two yellow emoji Christmas ornaments: one shocked, another crying a single tear. On the outside, Motyl’s name scrawled in black marker, beneath the word “Leaver.” The strangely timed box of holiday cheer was sent by Facebook parent company Meta, which laid …
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COLUMBIA, SC (WCSC) – To graduate from high school, students probably had to learn the Pythagorean Theorem, memorize the three branches of government and their functions, and read a little Shakespeare.But in the future, South Carolina students will also need to learn skills like managing credit cards and filing taxes to get their diplomas.This upcoming …
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: CarMax (KMX) – The auto retailer’s stock slumped 12.7% in the premarket after its quarterly profit and revenue fell well short of estimates. CarMax earned 24 cents per share, compared with a consensus estimate of 70 cents, and its comparable used-vehicle sales were down 22.4% versus …
Bitcoin (BTC) price action may be “unsustainably high,” as one metric hits its highest levels in seven months. Data from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode confirms that on Dec. 21, Bitcoin’s network value to transaction (NVT) signal reached levels not seen since April.Bitcoin activity may not support $17,000 BTC priceCreated by statistician Willy Woo, NVT essentially …
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View over the tourist area of Istanbul, Turkey, on October 27, 2022. Rita Franca | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTurkey announced a hike of its minimum wage by 55% Thursday, amid a cost of living crisis that has plunged millions into financial hardship, hammered small businesses and rendered many unable to afford basic goods.The move is …
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CNN — More than 1,200 flights have been canceled across the United States, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware, as severe winter weather threatens holiday travel. As of early Thursday morning, 1,218 flights have been canceled nationwide. More than 700 US flights have already been canceled for Friday. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport leads the …
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Two key lieutenants of Sam Bankman-Fried entered guilty pleas and said they will cooperate with the investigation against their former boss/boyfriend. The Ukrainian and Russian presidents both made strong statements about their determination to carry on the war into next year. Micron dents the budding Santa rally and …
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With soaring inflation, a floundering stock market and layoffs hitting several industries, the future of the job market is uncertain at best. “The worst is yet to come,” the International Monetary Fund warned in its latest report, adding that for many people, 2023 “will feel like a recession.” Working professionals across the US are stressed …
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CEO of Alameda Research, Caroline Ellison, (left) and FTX co-founder Gary Wang (right), both of whom have pleaded guilty to federal charges. Screenshot: Twitter / Publish0xTwo executives connected to FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange once valued at fraud $32 billion, have pleaded guilty to criminal charges, according to US Attorney Damian Williams, who made the …
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