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Associated Press•40 minutes agoBig move for Big Bird: Sesame Street is entering classrooms
Sesame Street is taking its beloved, critically acclaimed brand of educational television into the highly profitable world of classroom curriculum — a move that experts say could open the door for other companies to move into the sensitive learning space with possible influence on children. Sesame Workshop
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Associated Press•4 hours agoTrump promotes job training as employers search for workers
Promoting a robust economy, President Donald Trump pressed U.S. companies and trade associations on Thursday to enhance their job training programs as employers search for qualified skilled workers to fill vacancies. At an event in the East Room, Trump told corporate leaders and workers that the nation
Associated Press•4 hours agoTrump promotes job training as employers search for workers
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- Business Insider•5 hours ago
Companies from corporate giants to hot startups have begun offering perks and programs to tackle employees' stifling student loans
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- Business Insider•5 hours ago
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Two strategies to simplify your taxes in retirement
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- Yahoo Finance•8 hours ago
The wealth benefit of college degrees is declining
Studying six generations of data from the 1930’s to the 1980’s, researchers at the St. Louis Fed found that while graduates earn more in terms of income over their lifetime, they haven’t accumulated more wealth.
CNBC•8 hours ago4-day work week is a success, New Zealand experiment finds
It was a "resounding success," according to the report.
- Business Insider•9 hours ago
People of all ages define the American Dream the same way — but millennials take it one step further
Most millennials, Gen Xers, and baby boomers believe the American Dream is still attainable, according to the Bank of the West's 2018 Millennial Study. All three generations define the American Dream the same way: owning a home, being debt-free, and retiring comfortably. Nearly 60% of respondents
- Reuters•9 hours ago
Leading U.S. coding boot camps Galvanize, Hack Reactor to merge
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Associated Press•10 hours agoCNN chief Jeff Zucker undergoing heart surgery
NEW YORK (AP) — CNN's top executive, Jeff Zucker, is undergoing heart surgery and will take a six-week leave of absence from running the news network.
- U.S.News & World Report•10 hours ago
How Genetics Can Help Your Financial Health
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Russian lawmakers tentatively approved a hugely unpopular government plan to hike the state pension age that has led to protests and a record slump in Vladimir Putin's approval ratings. In a rare move, usually pliant Kremlin-friendly nominal opposition parties -- the Communists, the Liberal Democratic
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The post and parcels company said about 70.17 percent votes cast by shareholders at the annual meeting were against the resolution on the director's remuneration report. Shareholder advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis had recommended that shareholders vote against
AFP Relax•11 hours agoPrimark and UNICEF team up in the name of education
Primark is shining the spotlight on children's education, via a new partnership with UNICEF. The fast fashion giant has announced a three-year collaboration with the non profit organization, and has committed to donate US$4.5 million to a program designed to support the education of vulnerable children
- The Telegraph•12 hours ago
Royal Mail stunned as 70pc of shareholders rebel against plans to pay male boss more
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- CNBC•12 hours ago
1 in 3 parents will help their kids pay off student loans
Parents want to help their kids pay for the rising costs of college, but they should be wary of putting their own futures at risk by taking on too much debt, advisors say.
- CNBC•12 hours ago
How to land a great job when you are over 50
More than half of baby boomers plan to work past age 65, studies reveal. Experts explain how job seekers over 50 can overcome stereotypes and land their dream job.
Associated Press•13 hours agoRussians protest retirement age rise, in challenge for Putin
MOSCOW (AP) — Russians are protesting government plans to hike the retirement age, in a rare challenge to President Vladimir Putin's leadership.
Associated Press•13 hours agoRussians protest retirement age rise, in challenge for Putin
Russians are protesting government plans to hike the retirement age, in a rare challenge to President Vladimir Putin's leadership. The State Duma on Thursday approved a bill that would raise the age at which retirees can receive state pensions from 60 to 65 for men, and from 55 to 63 for women.
CNBC•13 hours agoAlmost 70% of millennials regret buying their homes. Here's why.
About four in 10 millennials are homeowners, but they're not necessarily happy about it.
