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The Silent Mental Health Crisis: Leadership Burnout

Management Today UK | Bill Borrows | Jul 19, 2022 The hot topic is burnout: the recognition of it, the fear of it, the actuality or consequences of it and, increasingly, taking the steps necessary to help prevent it. There is a silent mental health crisis. Major changes and disruptions caused by a global pandemic,


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Are you deep in credit card debt? Here's when it may make sense to tap your retirement savings

As credit card balances rise, more Americans may be considering tapping their nest egg to reduce the debt. Here's what experts say you should first consider.

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Intellectual Property and NFTs: What you need to know

Herbert Smith Freehills | Jul 25, 2022 Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are one of the hottest intellectual property (IP) topics currently. NFTs can be used simply for marketing purposes or as a new form of asset to attract investment or as part of the transfer of products and services into the metaverse. This new asset class


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Here's how advisors are shifting client's portfolios as the Federal Reserve again hikes rates by 75 basis points

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its interest rates again, by another 75 basis points, to combat soaring inflation. Here's how portfolios are shifting.

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Here's what the Federal Reserve's back-to-back 75-basis point interest rate hikes mean for you

The Fed raised interest rates by another three-quarters of a point. Here's how that affects borrowers and savers now and down the road.

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The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates 75 basis points. Here’s what it means for the Main Street economy

As the Fed raises interest rates, getting a loan will get tougher for small businesses, as banks tighten lending requirements ahead of a potential recession.

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Gen Z is stashing away 14% of income for retirement — more than older generations, study shows

The youngest adults in the workforce are beating out their older counterparts when it comes to saving for their post-working years.

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Nearly half of all Americans are falling deeper in debt as inflation continues to boost costs

With inflation hitting a 40-year high, Americans are struggling to keep up with rising prices and putting less money aside for emergencies, several studies show.

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Coinbase Responds to New SEC Securities Listing Probe

Decrypt | Andrew Asmakov | Jul 26, 2022 The popular crypto exchange Coinbase is facing a new SEC probe investigating whether it let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Although the SEC didn’t allege any wrongdoing by Coinbase at


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Could DAOs Be the Future of Sports?

Coindesk | Jeff Wilser | Jul 25, 2022 Buy the Broncos “Fans are clamoring for the ability to not just be a fan, but to also have a voice,” said Sean O’Brien, co-founder of the DAO called BuytheBroncos that recently tried to, well, buy the Denver Broncos. We knew the Broncos would be going up


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Main Street lands record $154 billion in federal contracts, but fewer small businesses benefit

Small businesses pull in a record $154.2 billion in federal contracts in fiscal 2021, but the total number of firms to win government work continues to decline.

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Student loan servicers told to hold off on sending out billing notices, a sign payment pause may be extended

Student loan servicers have been instructed to hold off on the process of restarting borrowers' payments. The bills are scheduled to resume after Aug. 31.

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The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $830 million. Here's how much would go to taxes if there's a winner

Ahead of Tuesday night's draw, the jackpot has already been adjusted upward twice and now is an estimated $830 million.

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Millennials' average net worth more than doubled during the pandemic. Here’s what advisors say they should do next

Millennials' average net worth more than doubled during the pandemic, and real estate makes up more than one-third of their financial assets.

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Credit Suisse CEO to step down from embattled investment bank, WSJ says

The Zurich-based bank will soon announce the departure of Gottstein after a series of embarrassing mishaps and unprofitable quarters, according to the Journal.

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