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Former RFG Exec Abby Salameh Joins Mercer as Managing Partner
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Terra Raises $22m in Two Weeks, Hits $100m Valuation as Africa’s Defence Tech Sector Accelerates
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 IKEA to open new Colorado store
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Italian exports to US rise 7% in 2025 despite Trump’s tariffs
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Three costly retirement regrets in your 70s and 80s — and how to avoid them
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Laid-off feds find new beginnings through entrepreneurship program
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$56 trillion national debt leading to a spiraling crisis
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Fed rate cuts: Inflation, job reports make cuts under Powell unlikely
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AT&T sued by New York City pension funds for excluding diversity proposal​
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CFTC defends prediction market enforcement as states challenge platforms
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Canada January CPI +2.3% y/y vs +2.4% expected
Prior was +2.4%CPM m/m 0.0% vs +0.2% expectedPrior CPI m/m -0.2% Core measures: BOC core 2.6% vs 2.8%…