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Facebook's infamous 2012 IPO offers a preview of what could go wrong for SpaceX

EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/GettyImagesHype is building ahead of SpaceX's IPO pricing on Thursday.Facebook's turbulent debut back in 2012 is an example of what can go wrong with a major tech IPO.Here's wha...

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Marketing disguised as helpful government benefits doesn't help in the long run

My sister and I recently took my 82-year-old French mom to Northern France for a two-week vacation. We booked several short-term rental accommodations, all of which were excellent with one excepti...

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Why adding adult children as joint owners can create more problems than it solves

Recently, I learned that a grandmother had sold her home and put $1 million into a joint account with her three adult children. When one of her children unexpectedly predeceased her, that child’s ...

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Garry Marr: The revenge of the defined contribution pension plan

Tell a 60-year-old Canadian with a $4,200 per month defined benefit pension that they are sitting on an asset worth close to $1 million, and they might shrug it off as an abstraction. Offer that ...

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CEO to staff: You're not getting a raise. We're spending on AI instead.

Companies are scrambling to find funds to invest heavily in AI, and some employees' benefits and pay are on the chopping block.EschCollection/Getty ImagesStaff compensation is becoming a target for...

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How ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Could Impact Behavior in Good Ways – and Bad

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act deduction that could encourage bad actors. Let me start by heading off some angry mail: I’m all for rewarding hard work. But the “No Tax on Overtime” deduction...

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A New Senior Living Model for the Middle Market?

Amy Schectman I recently toured Opus, an inspiring new senior living development in Newton, Massachusetts, and then had a conversation with its founder, Amy Schectman, on my Risking Old Ag...

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My husband and I spent 40% of our monthly budget on our social lives, so we had to cut back. I worried we'd lose friends.

The author had to cut down on her social spending.FG Trade Latin/Getty ImagesMy husband and I were spending a lot on socializing with friends, so we weren't saving.We created a budget that allowed ...

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Should Peter put most of his 88-year-old dad’s money into a fixed-income fund?

Q. My dad recently moved into assisted living and is about to sell his paid-off house. He has a long-term care plan and a generous company pension, so for now he will have about half a million dol...

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This AI startup says it saves $30,000 a month because of a quirk in OpenAI and Anthropic's pricing

Foyer's CEO, Pratyush Rai, and CTO, Siddhartha Saxena.Courtesy of ThineFoyer, which makes an AI browser tool and a new companion app, is all in on coding tools.Anthropic and OpenAI's tools are in t...

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I left Salesforce in my 50s to start my own company. AI made it feel possible.

After more than two decades in tech, Gabrielle Tao left her Salesforce executive role to start her own company.Gabrielle TaoGabrielle Tao left her Salesforce SVP role in her 50s to launch an AI gov...

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Some job seekers are running out of money — so they're sharing GoFundMe campaigns on LinkedIn.

Lyndon French for BIMore than a year after being laid off as a software engineer, Jesse Jashinsky still couldn't find work. He was supporting his family on a patchwork of unemployment and SNAP bene...

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‘Your $200K Would Be $400K’: Dave Ramsey to 71-Year-Old Who Panic-Sold Retirement Account Twice

The post ‘Your $200K Would Be $400K’: Dave Ramsey to 71-Year-Old Who Panic-Sold Retirement Account Twice appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. A 71-year-old named Donna called into The Ramsey Show rec...

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Partiful threw its own party, complete with free cigs, a Tamagotchi necklace, and a bong packed with Smarties

Partiful hosted a party during New York Tech Week.Sydney Bradley/Business InsiderPartiful is an app for hosting parties. I went to one of the company's own parties.The social startup recently launc...

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How paid influencers hype Polymarket's odds: 'Unbelievable how accurate'

Influencers hyped Polymarket's ability to predict events without disclosing they were paid.Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesPolymarket paid high-profile in...

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The new millennial flex: spending thousands on a birthday weekend at a chateau

Courtesy of Beks LockieThe theme was "magical fantasy forest." Celina Tolbert and a friend spent the day decorating the chateau's wood-paneled dining rooms and spiral staircase with moss, leaves, a...

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Billionaires and celebrities are paying more than $10,000 an hour to see the Knicks play in the NBA Finals

Rich, famous, or just plain devoted Knicks fans descended on San Antonio — many of them optinf or private jets.Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesA-listers have spent big to attend the NBA Finals, paying thou...

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I've taken 5 maternity leaves. Some experiences did not go well — but I learned how important it is to have choices.

The author holding her third baby.Courtesy of Alexandra FrostAlexandra Frost is a former teacher who lives in Ohio and has five children.During each pregnancy, she faced logistical challenges due t...

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After college, I moved from New York to Texas because the South is cheaper. It was the only way to afford my postgrad life.

The author moved to Texas for cheaper housing after college.Courtesy of Brant EckertIn 2023, I graduated into a volatile job market, but thankfully, I landed a job.I was living in New York, with an...

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Chain restaurants are closing hundreds of locations across the US in 2026. See the list.

Wendy's intends to close roughly 5% to 6% of its US footprint this year.Mike Campbell/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSeveral restaurant chains have shared plans to close locations in 2026.Wendy's planned...

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T. Rowe Price tips major shift coming to your 401(k)

Your 401(k) has looked roughly the same for decades: a menu of mutual funds, a handful of index options, and maybe a target-date fund that adjusts as you age. That familiar setup could soon change ...

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