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: ‘The next frontier’ in growing diversity backlash: programs to help Black businesses and entrepreneurs

Pushback on DEI initiatives and reversal of affirmative action could "set back African-American economic-mobility prospects by decades," one expert says.

: Signet Jewelers has a pretty good idea when you’ll get engaged

Signet's stock rose after the parent of Kay Jewelers and Zales raised its profit outlook, saying the number of couples getting engaged should start increasing.

Movers & Shakers: Salesforce stock buoyed by outlook, Chewy shares slump and other stocks on the move.

Salesforce.com, Okta, UBS, Dollar General and Chewy are stocks on the move.

Financial Crime: Man sentenced to record prison term in fake native-Alaskan art scheme

Prosecutors say Cristobal Rodrigo made more than $1 million on supposedly Alaskan-made carvings and totem poles which had come from the Philippines.  

: Top men’s tennis players to be guaranteed up to $300,000 a year in income in 2024

Before the U.S. Open started, the ATP unveiled a financial program that will guarantee income for some tennis players next year.

Lawrence G. McMillan: Stock market bulls are still on top

U.S. stocks are set up forat least a modest advance from here.

Washington Watch: Energy Department to help fund EV-factory updates as issue percolates in UAW talks

President Biden will make $12 billion available for automakers and suppliers to retrofit factories to produce electric vehicles and other advanced models.

: Hedge funds’ use of leveraged Treasury trades needs ‘diligent monitoring,’ Fed paper says

The increased use of leveraged Treasury trades by hedge funds is now drawing the scrutiny of economists at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington.

: Social Security’s COLA: What is the best way to calculate the increase?

The announcement of the 2024 cost-of-living increase is expected in October.

: These are the ‘Golden Bachelor’ contestants with a ‘zest for life,’ vying for a chance at love

ABC revealed the 22 contestants for the upcoming show

The Big Move: In 1999, I bought a rental house in California for $270,000. It’s now worth $1.3 million. Should I sell it, and put the money in CDs?

'We're earning $8,000 per month from long-term tenants.'

Economic Report: Mortgage rates retreat from multidecade highs, but still remain volatile, Freddie Mac says

The U.S. 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 7.18%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.
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