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 “Despite improvements in savings habits and financial engagement, many retirees regret some of the decisions they made earlier in life when preparing for retirement,” Suzanne Ricklin, vice president of retirement solutions at Nationwide Financial, told Yahoo Finance. “More than 8 in 10 workers over 45 regret not taking retirement saving more seriously when they were younger.”
For many women, the shortfall stems from a late start. Research from Corebridge Financial found that more than 6 in 10 retired women wish they had started saving for retirement earlier – only about a quarter of them began saving and investing between the ages of 18 and 29. Worse yet, about 4 in 10 retired women say they did not begin prioritizing their financial and retirement planning until 41 or later, and 20% said they still have not started.
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WorkBig Techs new frenemy era is here - WSJ (No paywall) As Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg try to curry favor with the incoming president, they appear to be warming to Donald Trumps First Buddy" Elon Musk after years of frosty relations. Its all part of a dance where the two are trying to escape the incoming presidents longtime ire and direct it elsewhere within the tech world. Work
WorkThe year that hedge funds got their mojo back - WSJ (No paywall) In a year when everything seemed to go up, the industry generated some of its strongest, and most consistent, returns in a decade. The big question for investors: Was 2024 a turning point, or will the recent trend of so-soand sometimes dismalreturns quickly reassert itself? WorkTrump launches meme coin ahead of White House return - WSJ (No paywall) Named $TRUMP, the project is a so-called meme coin, a type of crypto whose value is based largely on the popularity of internet memes. The token, which is available on the Solana blockchain, quickly soared in value and held a market value of more than $6 billion as of Saturday evening, according to CoinMarketCap.
WorkBlueskys Bot Problem Is a Byproduct of Its Success. Users Are Not Amused. - Inc (No paywall) The social platform Bluesky has earned plaudits from former users of X by offering an experience that evokes social medias early days. Despite an emphasis on chronological feeds and user empowerment, Bluesky is navigating terrain familiar to all social networks past and presentincluding a recent bot invasion that includes a growing number of dupe or impersonation accounts. The wave appears to be hampering the experiences of some people on the site. Work
WorkRepublicans come out against Donald Trump's TikTok "extension" plan TikTok's fate has emerged as a significant geopolitical and cultural issue after Congress passed a law last year signed by President Joe Biden requiring TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest the platform by January 19. Lawmakers supporting the app's sale or ban have cited national security concerns, pointing to ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government and the app's data collection practices. Work
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WorkThe mad dash to protect environmental data from Donald Trump With Donald Trump stepping back into office, advocates are warning that access to important environmental and public health datasets could be at risk. Information about climate change vanished from federal websites under Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called climate change "a hoax. WorkHave Fresh Graduate Tech Jobs Become A Casualty Of AI? As many have noticed, there has been a slew of layoff announcements recently. While layoffs in general appear to be increasing, this article focuses on technical jobs. Technical layoffs create a conundrum for computer science graduates. WorkWorkWorkTikTok goes dark for US users, while Trump signals he will save it - WSJ (No paywall) The app started to halt service Saturday night, as a law was about to take effect requiring it to shed its Chinese ownership or close in the U.S. It marked the first time the U.S. government has compelled the closure of such a widely used app, and disrupted millions of American businesses and social-media entrepreneurs who use TikTok to connect with customers and fans. WorkWorkWorkWhy America is in an alcohol recession Beer, wine, and spirit sales have trended upward for years. But the industry now faces new threats. This year, millions of Americans are participating in Dry January -- the tradition of abstaining from booze for an entire month. And the alcohol industry is waking up to a nasty hangover. WorkTikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump's Solution May Fall Short But it was impressive politics on all sides. By shutting down the app for a bit of Saturday night and Sunday morning, TikTok made vivid to its loyal users what the world would be like without the app. (That shouldn’t be hard to imagine: It first came into American’s phones in 2016, just two months before Mr. Trump was elected for the first time.) And it created, for just a few hours, a standoff that Mr. Trump could then leap in and resolve, at least temporarily, on his way to the rally of his supporters in Washington on Sunday afternoon. WorkAmerican Airlines Accused of Discrimination by Interracial Couple Follow New York Times Travel on Instagram and sign up for our Travel Dispatch newsletter to get expert tips on traveling smarter and inspiration for your next vacation. Dreaming up a future getaway or just armchair traveling? Check out our 52 Places to Go in 2025. WorkWorkTikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump provided aassurancea Trump has previously stated on Truth Social that he would like the U.S. to hold 50% ownership of TikTok in a joint venture to "keep it in good hands and allow it to stay up." However, ByteDance has not changed its stance on having no plans to sell the company. WorkWorkTikTok Says Service Will Return as Users React to Shutdown But by Saturday night in the United States, it was clear those hopes were, at least briefly, in vain. Alix Earle, a popular TikTok creator, headed straight over to Instagram to livestream with her followers and process the news. Ms. Earle joked she had tried to learn Mandarin to use RedNote, a Chinese video app that has become popular in recent days. She had already been banned from that app, she said. WorkWorkMarvel Snap, CapCut, Lemon8 and other ByteDance apps have also shut down in the US alongside TikTok “Apple is obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates,” Apple said in a statement on the support page. “Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting January 19, 2025.” WorkThe world braces for Trump, hoping for the best, unprepared for the worst Turnbull advises that as the executive orders pour out of the White House next week – many of them hostile to the US’s allies – the test will be first to stand up to the bullying, but then to convince him there is common ground, for there is only one question – commercial and political – that Trump ever asks: “What’s in it for me?’ WorkWorkWorkTrump Vowed to End the Ukraine War Before Taking Office. The War Rages On. “Wars can’t be settled by bombast,” Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, said in an interview. “And the missing link in his thinking is the failure to understand that Ukrainians will reach the settlement only if they are at the negotiating table from a position of strength. He’s in effect undermined their position, and that’s one reason why he hasn’t reached a solution before his inauguration.” WorkFor Trump's Second Inauguration, the Vibes in D.C. Are Very Different This is the moment Mr. Trump’s supporters have been waiting four long years to see. The ones who converged on the capital this weekend packed bars and got pulled around town in pedicabs blaring the Village People. They did night sightseeing in Georgetown, marveling at the size of the federalist estates. They were excited. WorkTrump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power “We had a 40-seat Republican margin in the House in 2017 and yet there was trouble ticking off the list of accomplishments,” said Kellyanne Conway, his 2016 campaign manager who served as a senior White House counselor in his first term. “This time there is a slimmer majority, yet larger mandate. President Trump knows he can move with alacrity and immediacy.” WorkWorkTrump's Cryptocurrency Surges to Become One of the World's Most Valuable At least on paper, the Trump tokens in the market as of Sunday late afternoon had a total trading value of nearly $13 billion, and a total of $29 billion worth of trades had taken place in just two days. That calculation is based on the nearly $64 value of each of the 200 million tokens issued, according to CoinGecko, an industry data tracker. WorkWorkThe Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger My friend bought a house on one of these hillsides, in Hollywood, in 2022. Last week, she evacuated. She is well aware of how climate change is supersizing fires. She didn’t think it would be so fierce, so fast. “This is happening a lot sooner than I ever thought,” she texted. “tho I know you had an inkling.” WorkWhen Is Trump's Inauguration Here's How to Watch. Mr. Trump, in announcing the change in plans on Friday, also effectively canceled the traditional parade, noting that guests would be invited to view the inaugural proceedings at the nearby Capital One Arena. He said he would join them there after the ceremony. WorkWorkDonald Trump will want a good deal with UK, says minister He said: "[Priti Patel's] desire to rush into a free trade deal between the UK and US - one that could sell British farmers and food standards down the river - reminds us of where her and her party's true alliances lie: with the Mar-a-Lago clan, not with constituents here in Britain." WorkTikTok Starts Working Again After Trump Says He Will Stall a Ban The possibility of an executive order, followed by TikTok’s stunning about-face, mark a new phase in the fight over the future of the app, which has reshaped the social media landscape, defined popular culture and created a living for millions of influencers and small businesses that rely on the platform. WorkWhat We Know About the TikTok Ban “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok,” the company said in a statement. WorkWorkBrown Brothers Harrimanas slavery links exposed by Liverpool campaign A spokesperson for BBH said: "Slavery is a shameful and abhorrent chapter in history. We have provided information on our website regarding our predecessor firm's involvement in the cotton trade, which relied on enslaved labor, to be open and transparent and to explain the context we believe to be true of that time. WorkJean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70 Mrs. Jennings had no formal training in journalism. Cars, though, she knew: Before joining Car and Driver in 1981, she had driven a cab, repaired engines and crash-tested prototype Chryslers at the company’s proving grounds outside Detroit. WorkTikTok Butters Up Trump as It Navigates a Ban in the U.S. Mr. Trump may not be able to save the app in the long-term as he has declared. He vowed early Sunday to issue an executive order to give ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, more time to make a sale that would satisfy the law, but it’s not clear if he can extend the timeline now that the law has taken effect — or if he has a sale in mind that would meet the terms of the law. Mr. Trump appears to be committed. Even before his post promising an executive order, he posted to the social media platform Truth Social in all-caps: “SAVE TIKTOK!” WorkFirst 3 Israeli Hostages Are Freed Under Gaza Cease-Fire In one clip, one of the returned hostages, Romi Gonen, is surrounded in an embrace by members of her family as they tearfully comfort one another. Yarden Gonen, her sister, who had traveled around the world in the past year to lobby for Romi’s release, jumps up and down in the video as the family hugs. In another clip, another released hostage, Doron Steinbrecher, tearfully embraces loved ones. |
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