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Investors scooped up close to 15% of homes sold in first quarter—‘a bigger piece of the pie than in any other’

[ad_1] Last year was a slump for investors in the housing world: mortgage rates were too high, home prices and rents were cooling. But things

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Elon Musk volunteers his own sperm to seed a colony on Mars 

[ad_1] Elon Musk has devoted hundreds of hours and millions of dollars to his obsession with colonizing Mars. Now, he has also volunteered his own

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Gen Xers are around the corner from retirement, but they don’t feel like they can afford it

[ad_1] The first 401(k) generation is getting closer and closer to the traditional retirement age of 65—and survey after survey consistently show members of Gen

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Big Lots closing up to 40 stores, warns of shutdown

[ad_1] Big Lots is warning investors that it might not be around much longer. The discount chain, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange

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Germany will rid 5G networks of components made by Huawei, ZTE

[ad_1] BERLIN — Germany will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of the country’s 5G

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Trump at Bitcoin 2024: When and where he will speak

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump will speak at Bitcoin 2024, an annual conference that also serves as a tribal gathering for fans of the original

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SEC drops key stablecoin investigation into Paxos in win for crypto industry

[ad_1] As the crypto industry continues its calls for regulatory clarity, a glaring question has been whether stablecoins, typically digital assets pegged to and backed

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Swiss giant Nestle has rolled back recycling targets and the difference amounts to the weight of 30 Eiffel Towers

[ad_1] When Nestle SA tweaked its plastic packaging goals in 2022, few noticed. The shift in language on the website of the world’s largest food

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Ask Andy: Can generative AI solve a startup’s problems?

[ad_1] In this biweekly column, Andy Dunn—the founding CEO of Bonobos and Pie—offers advice on leading teams, building things, and surviving the startup life. Got a

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Copenhagen’s new “CopenPay” program rewards tourists for climate-friendly actions

[ad_1] This summer Europe’s most popular hotspots are flighting back against mass tourism.  Whether in Barcelona, where protestors are spraying water at visitors, or in