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The ‘Low-Wage 100’ spend more on share buybacks that enrich executives than on their businesses. Lawmakers are taking note.

A new report on the 100 S&P 500 companies with the lowest median pay finds the buyback machine is still in overdrive. Source link

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Supreme Court declines to revive Biden student debt relief plan. Here’s what borrowers should know.

The court’s ruling is the latest in a legal battle over the SAVE plan. Source link

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Trump’s latest NFT sale features onetime crypto critic holding bitcoin

Donald Trump’s latest collection of nonfungible tokens features an image of the former president holding a bitcoin logo, the newest sign he’s appealing to voters

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Boeing has recorded $1.5 billion of Starliner forward losses, says Jefferies

NASA’s decision to bring Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home on a SpaceX spacecraft represents “another hit” for Boeing, says Jefferies. Source link

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Starbucks could sell $500 million worth of pumpkin-spice lattes this season. But is that enough?

Analysts say while the drink is a reliable seasonal money-maker, the chain needs to address other issues, such as wait times for orders. Source link

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Tim Walz took an early $135,000 withdrawal from a 401(k)-type plan to pay for his daughter’s college. This was a mistake.

The Democratic vice-presidential candidate’s campaign confirmed Walz’s withdrawal from a 401(k)-type plan. Source link

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Oil ends higher as Powell’s Fed policy comments lift prospects for U.S. energy demand

Oil futures settled higher Friday, extending a bounce from the previous session, after comments from head of the Federal Reserve confirmed prospects for interest-rate cuts

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As theft increases, store closures and ‘retail deserts’ could be the new consumer reality

Target has seen its financial standing improve after shuttering nine crime-prone locations Source link

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Starbucks’ pumpkin-spice latte returns Thursday. Could that be too late in the game?

Pumpkin-spice beverages and other offerings are now available as early as July 1. Source link

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Several people in missing tycoon Mike Lynch’s fraud trial have met with tragedy in recent days. Here’s what to know.

Lynch’s attorney and a key defense witness in his fraud case are missing after the yacht they were on sank on Monday. His co-defendant was