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Trauma, Growth, and How to Be Twice as Alive: Tove Jansson on the Worm
and the Art of Self-Renewal
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experiences in life that strike at the center of our being, sundering
us in half with unforeseen pain for which we were entirely unbraced.
Because we know that this is possible — from the lives of others,
from our own past experience, from the history of the heart recorded
in our literature — we are always living with the awareness,
conscious or unconscious, that life can sunder us at any given point
without warning. This is the price of consciousness, which makes
living both difficult and urgent. “Nothing is easy when you might
come apart in the middle at any moment,” Tove Jansson (August 9,
1914–June 27, 2001) writes in her almost unbearably wonderful 1972
masterpiece The Summer Book (public library), written in the wake of
her mother’s death.

Jansson’s observation here is literal: Her protagonist — a little
girl named Sophia, who is living on a small Nordic island with her
elderly grandmother after her mother’s death — finds herself
thinking about what it’s like to be a worm, fabled to go on living
two new lives when split in half.

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"Every edition of TradeBriefs feels like an intellectual workout. The
newsletter introduces ideas and insights that force me to think more
critically about the business world and the broader forces shaping our
society. It's a rare blend of practical and philosophical."
- Mark Thompson, CEO, NextGen Enterprises

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Volatility looms as election season heats up. Fortify your portfolio
against autumn market shocks
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Thursday's relief rally notwithstanding, a turbulent period probably
awaits investors as the year winds down.

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Walmart Says 75% Of Its U.S. Roles Now Don't Require Degrees--And
Plans New Skills Project - Forbes (No paywall)
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This week’s newsletter highlights last week’s Power Women’s and
Future of Work summits and speaks to Walmart HR chief Donna Morris
about a skills “taxonomy” project with other large corporations
she shared exclusively with Forbes.















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The Fed aims to repeat Greenspan's 1990s masterpiece - WSJ (No
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The Federal Reserve famously guided the economy to a soft landing in
1995, paving the way for the economic boom that followed. Can it do so
again? With Wednesday’s sizable rate cut, it is off to a good start.

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EU to offer Apple guidance on digital rules compliance - WSJ (No
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The European Union’s executive arm has started a process to provide
Apple with guidance on how the iPhone maker can comply with rules to
ensure its operating systems are functional with other technologies.














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New car registrations slump in Europe amid weakening demand, steep EV
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Stellantis and Volkswagen posted significant drops in August new-car
registrations in the European Union, contributing to a sharp overall
decline as demand weakened in key markets and electric-vehicle sales
fell.

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The stock market got exactly what it wanted from the Fed - Markets
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Major indexes wobbled into the close on Wednesday, turning lower
during Fed Chair Jerome Powell's question-and-answer session. However,
the market on Thursday was decisively higher as traders digested the
central bank's big initial rate cut and its outlook for more to come
through the end of this year.














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Exclusive: Zeno emerges from stealth to crib Tesla's master plan for
Africa and beyond | TechCrunch
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Like most good startup stories, Harbor began life as a product of
disappointment. Kevin Lavelle, the co-founder and CEO of innovative
clothing company Mizzen and Main, couldn’t find a baby…

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Black Mirror season 7 cast revealed in a cryptic computer message
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Could these be episode titles? The latter definitely sounds like a
reference to the USS Callister and Brooker and company love symbolic
episode titles taken from songs for their tech hell stories like
“Shut Up and Dance” and “Hang the DJ.” The new Black Mirror
episodes haven’t even landed yet and they’ve already screwing with
our heads.














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US citizens can now apply for their passport online
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These restrictions could change in the future. "This is not going to
be the last thing that we do," Assistant Secretary for Consular
Affairs Rena Bitter said in a briefing. "We want to see how this goes
and then we'll start looking at ways to continue to make this service
available to more American citizens in the coming months and years."
For now, if you quality, follow the steps for online passport renewal
here.

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Two missing and 1,000 evacuated as Storm Boris devastates northern
Italy
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In Hungary, which has reinforced defences along more than 300 miles of
riverbank, the Danube was not due to peak in the capital, Budapest,
until Saturday. The prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said the water
should be below record 2013 levels and Hungary would “mount a
successful defence against this flood as well”.














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Israel bombards southern Lebanon after Hezbollah chief vows
'punishment'
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In a separate development on Thursday, Israeli media reported that
Israel had submitted a new ceasefire proposal to the US, under which
all hostages held in Gaza would be released at the same time in
exchange for ending the war. Israel would also agree that the Hamas
leader, Yahya Sinwar, along with his family and thousands of
operatives, could leave Gaza for a third country "through a safe
passage".

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Home Office urged to scrap long, expensive and 'racist' visa route
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A Home Office spokesperson said: "In cases where a family does not
qualify for a five-year route, but where refusal would breach
obligations under the European convention on human rights, the Home
Office places them on a 10-year route. Neither the race, ethnicity,
nor nationality of an applicant is a factor in the decision to place
individuals on this route.














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Virtuous, a fundraising CRM for nonprofits, raises $100M from
Susquehanna Growth Equity | TechCrunch
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Like most good startup stories, Harbor began life as a product of
disappointment. Kevin Lavelle, the co-founder and CEO of innovative
clothing company Mizzen and Main, couldn’t find a baby…

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Quilt, Furno Materials & RA Capital share the stage at Disrupt 2024 |
TechCrunch
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Like most good startup stories, Harbor began life as a product of
disappointment. Kevin Lavelle, the co-founder and CEO of innovative
clothing company Mizzen and Main, couldn’t find a baby…














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Back Market lays out its plan to make refurbished phones go mainstream
| TechCrunch
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Like most good startup stories, Harbor began life as a product of
disappointment. Kevin Lavelle, the co-founder and CEO of innovative
clothing company Mizzen and Main, couldn’t find a baby…

Work

UPchieve, an online tutor app for low-income students, launches a free
tool for teachers | TechCrunch
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The European Union has opened two “specification proceedings” on
Apple under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it
instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with…













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Announcing more Startup Battlefield judges at Disrupt 2024 |
TechCrunch
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The European Union has opened two “specification proceedings” on
Apple under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it
instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with…

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Exclusive: Tidal Metals sees seawater as the solution to a critical
mineral shortage | TechCrunch
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Like most good startup stories, Harbor began life as a product of
disappointment. Kevin Lavelle, the co-founder and CEO of innovative
clothing company Mizzen and Main, couldn’t find a baby…

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Lawmakers urge U.S. Patent Office and drugmakers to correct patent
mistakes
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The process for handling delays is called a patent term adjustment.
The process was created as part of a federal law called the American
Inventors Protection Act of 1999 and was seen as a way to compensate
patent applicants when the PTO failed to act on applications within
specified time limits. And to get it right, the PTO relies on
automated software.

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The Moonshot Plan to Eliminate Deaths on Americas Roads - Bloomberg
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The US Department of Transportation is pushing wireless
vehicle-to-everything technology to cut traffic fatalities. But the
path to so-called V2X adoption isnt clear.

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History Teachers Are Replacing Textbooks With the Internet
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Nicholas Kryczka, a research coordinator at the American Historical
Association and an author of the report, said that overall, the survey
suggests that most educators understand the need to exercise
self-restraint on political issues.

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How the Robinson Report Could Affect the Presidential Race in North
Carolina
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Maya King is a politics reporter covering the Southeast, based in
Atlanta. She covers campaigns, elections and movements in the American
South, as well as national trends relating to Black voters and young
people. More about Maya King

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Man Falsely Accused Fantasy Football Rival of Plotting Mass Shooting
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After law enforcement officials in Norway and the United States spent
hundreds of hours of work “investigating the threatened mass
shooting,” Mr. Gabriel admitted to submitting the false tip in an
interview with the F.B.I., the statement said.

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North Carolina Governor Race Jolted by Report That G.O.P. Nominee
Called Himself a 'Black Nazi'
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To verify that Mr. Robinson was the poster behind the comments, CNN
identified the username “minisoldr” as one Mr. Robinson used
frequently online. In addition to matching biographical details, the
report said, Mr. Robinson had listed his full name on the Nude Africa
site along with an email address that he had used on various websites
“for decades.”

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Ukraine Wants Long-Range Weapons. Here's a Look at What They Are.
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Since the beginning of the war, the United States has shipped three
million M795 artillery shells to Ukraine for the weapon to fire. That
model can be fitted with a guidance kit that steers the projectile to
its target, though there is no evidence to suggest the Pentagon has
sent those devices to Kyiv.

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Elon Musk's pro-Trump super PAC is spending millions on House races
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Besides Musk, America PAC has been backed by the billionaire
Winklevoss twins, Sequoia Capital partners, and Ken Howery, a former
ambassador to Sweden and co-founder of PayPal (PYPL), among others.
The group is being investigated by authorities in Michigan and North
Carolina over a misleading website that promoted voter registration
help, but appeared to focus more on collecting data.

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Bitcoin climbs above $62,000 on the Fed's jumbo interest rate cut
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Bank of America (BAC) is similarly expecting 75 basis points of cuts
in the fourth quarter of this year, but expects another 125 basis
points of cuts in 2025, for a slightly lower neutral rate of 2.75-3%.

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Threats Against Haitians Land at the Doorstep of The Haitian Times
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The claims have been closely covered by The Haitian Times, a digital
publication with about 20 full- and part-time employees in the United
States and Haiti to cover developments in the global Haitian
community.

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On YouTube, Major Brands' Ads Appear Alongside Racist Falsehoods About
Haitian Immigrants
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The videos that were accompanied by the ads garnered nearly 1.6
million views on YouTube in a 72-hour period after former President
Donald J. Trump promoted a falsehood about Haitian immigrants in
Springfield, Ohio, during the presidential debate on Sept. 10, Eko
found. The group estimated that the commentators likely earned a few
thousand dollars collectively from the advertisements.

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Nike C.E.O. John Donahoe Abruptly Retires Amid Declining Sales
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Mr. Hill spent more than 32 years with the shoe brand after starting
as an intern in 1988. During his tenure he worked across departments
and in both North America and Europe. Before retiring he oversaw
commercial and marketing operations for Nike and the Jordan Brand.

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Valarie D'Elia, Travel Reporter on TV and Radio, Dies at 64
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Her advice was coveted. (Her favorite was “Pack light, forget the
blow-dryer — who wants to worry about all that stuff?”) Her
wanderlust was celebrated. Her documentary “The Making of a Maestro:
From Castelfranco to Carnegie Hall,” the story of the conductor Sir
Antonio Pappano, won first place in the North American Travel
Journalists Association’s competition for travel videos in 2018.

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John Clements, Whose Research Saved Thousands of Babies, Dies at 101
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His work led to a breakthrough three years later by two Harvard
researchers whom Dr. Clements advised: Pulmonary surfactant, they
found, was absent in premature babies with undeveloped lungs who died
of respiratory distress syndrome, or R.D.S.

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Donald Trump said he would not sell his Truth Social stock. But he
technically can starting Thursday.
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Last month, DJT reported second quarter results that revealed a net
loss of $16.4 million, about half of which was tied to expenses
related to the company's SPAC deal. The company also reported revenue
of just under $837,000 for the quarter ending June 30, a 30% year over
year drop.

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Trump Media hits new post-merger low as DJT sale restrictions set to
lift
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With the lockup expiration looming, Trump Media has sought an
injunction that would block ARC Global, a sponsor of the merger that
took the company public, from immediately selling its shares.

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Amazon introduces Amelia, an AI assistant for third-party sellers
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Amazon said the tool uses retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, a
popular AI industry framework that combines generative AI with
long-established methods of information retrieval. It allows the
pulling of certain seller-specific information from Amazon's internal
systems without storing it or including it in model training data.

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JetBlue to open airport lounges in New York and Boston in battle for
big spenders
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Southwest Airlines plans to offer seats with extra legroom to increase
revenue, the biggest change in its more than five decades of flying.
Southwest will provide more details about its strategy at an investor
day next week. Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines have also
launched bundles that include seats with more space and earlier
boarding.

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Darden Restaurants earnings disappoint as Olive Garden, fine dining
sales struggle
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Despite the gloomy quarter, Darden reiterated its full-year outlook.
For fiscal 2025, the company is forecasting earnings per share from
continuing operations of $9.40 to $9.60 and net sales of $11.8 billion
to $11.9 billion.

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Israel Bombards Hezbollah as Group's Leader Vows Retaliation
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Israel has not confirmed or denied responsibility for the device
explosions, although current and former defense and intelligence
officials who were briefed on the attacks say Israel was behind them.

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The Hustlers Who Make $6,000 a Month by Gaming Citi Bikes
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Another, created in 2016, is a program called Bike Angels, in which
Citi Bike users move bikes in exchange for points that could be cashed
in for swag like water bottles and backpacks, membership discounts and
gift cards. This being New York, where even charitable activities
quickly develop overtones of competition, a handful of users started
racing to see who could win the most points. Citi Bike called them
Power Angels.

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Opinion | The Fed's Big Rate Cut Wasn't Political. It Was an Economic
No-Brainer.
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It’s true that the Fed has some very smart economists on its staff.
But there are plenty of smart economists outside the Fed, too. The
implicit declaration that inflation has been defeated won’t come as
news to anyone who has, for example, been following Mark Zandi at
Moody’s or Jan Hatzius at Goldman Sachs, who have been telling us
for months that inflation is under control.

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Opinion | Why JD Vance Dropped Into My Inbox
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Vance came in for it in the same way that I did back in the day.
Despite his efforts to thread the needle, more than a few Appalachians
read the book as disrespectful, condescending and disloyal. Sarah
Jones at The New Republic judged Vance’s main point to be simply
“All hillbillies need to do is work hard, maybe do a stint in the
military, and they can end up at Yale Law School like he did.”

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Opinion | Why Can't Kamala Harris Just Say This?
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Why do so many vice presidents run for president? Sure, it’s because
we’ve been eyeing and ogling that gilded station up close and, in
most cases, we had designs on it before we settled for first
runner-up. But it’s also because our proximity to power has given us
an extraordinary trove of information, an unrivaled exposure to
expertise and a privileged series of lessons. We’re better prepared
than we once were — we’re smarter. And smarter means we’ve
revisited many of our past assumptions. How could it be any other way?

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Israel Bombards Lebanon After Hezbollah Vowed Retaliation
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An elaborate ruse: The operation was complex and long in the making,
according to the officials. Israel established a shell company posing
as an international pager producer which began shipping to Lebanon in
the summer of 2022. These pagers contained batteries laced with an
explosive. Read the full story behind the Israeli operation.

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Nike CEO John Donahoe is out, replaced by company veteran Elliott Hill
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"He is up against a tough environment in terms of morale at the
company, rebuilding some of that culture that the company has lost,"
said Ramirez. "He does have quite some work to do across various teams
but I think that's what needs to be the focus, its culture and
therefore, enabling the ability to have better products and newness."

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Disney to ditch Slack following July data breach
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"Companies also have to take the right measure to prevent phishing
attacks and to lockdown their employees' social engineering," he
added. "So, we can do our part, but our customers also have to do
their part."

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Federal judge extends block on Biden's student debt forgiveness plan
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When the Supreme Court struck down Biden's first wide-scale attempt at
student loan forgiveness in June 2023, the 6-3 vote was split on
ideological lines, with the liberal justices voting to uphold the
program. 

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Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping
for what could be first union strike since 1977
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"We have repositioned truck chassis and are grouping trucks in the
Southeast, Gulf, and Mid-Atlantic regions to maximize the movement of
freight at the ports that have extended hours. We are then putting the
containers at yards we have expanded for later delivery."

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Ariel fund manager on a pick to buy post-Fed and this jumping tech
stock to stick with
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Ariel Investments' Charles Bobrinskoy lists this software name as his
favorite heading into a lower-rate environment.

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From mortgages to auto loans, experts weigh in on when or if to
refinance as interest rates fall
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However, refinancing a federal loan into a private student loan will
forgo the safety nets that come with federal loans, such as
deferments, forbearances, income-driven repayment and loan
forgiveness and discharge options, according to Kantrowitz. 

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Long-overlooked scientist shares Lasker Award with other GLP-1
researchers
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“The Abdool Karims have saved lives around the globe through their
innovative research, evidence-based policy proposals, public
education, and courage to speak truth to power,” the foundation
said.

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