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: Hurriquake! Moderate earthquake rattles nerves in L.A. as Tropical Storm Hilary hits

As Southern California was dealing with torrential rain and flash flooding from its first tropical storm in 84 years Sunday, the region was rattled by a moderate earthquake.

Market Snapshot: Rising yields put S&P 500 on pace for biggest monthly loss of 2023 as investors brace for Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech

The S&P 500 is on course for its biggest monthly loss of 2023, jolted by rising Treasury yields as investors face the prospect of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates higher for longer.

Economic Report: Most businesses plan to stick to current work-from-home arrangements

Businesses want more employees to show up at the office, but they still intend to stick with current work-from-home arrangements for the foreseeable future.

Help My Career: ‘Gaslighters have two signature moves’: Are you being gaslighted at work? Here’s how to recognize the signs.

People who lie, steal and disrespect you at work have the trappings of a gaslighter. But the real deal has a whole lot more. 

: Outlook for China’s property sector is grim, but it isn’t the only drag on its economy

Financial markets have been firmly focused on the interest-rate implications of a resilient, even robust US economy, but investors may not have been paying enough attention to China’s economic and financial news.

The Margin: Barbie baby-name searches are spiking — and women already named Barbie are here for it

As search interest in the name Barbie jumps 792% off the $1 billion box office hit, real women named Barbie before it was cool are feeling the love

The New York Post: SpaceX and Blue Origin are being targeted by spies from China, Russia, U.S says

Chinese and Russian spies are looking to steal sensitive technology and data from US space companies including SpaceX and Blue Origin, according to a federal government communique.

FA Center: Risky high-yield ‘junk’ bonds aren’t priced like junk — and that’s a problem

The yield spread between Treasurys and junk bonds suggests that junk-bond investors aren't worried about recession.

BookWatch: Uber pitched itself as a solution — instead, it’s ‘a symptom of a very broken job market,’ new book says

"Disrupting D.C." makes a case for how racial inequality and failing policies in Washington, D.C., and other cities have helped the rise of Uber.

Washington Watch: Non-Trump Republican presidential candidates to try for ‘breakout moment’ in next week’s debate

The 2024 Republican presidential primary's first debate offers a chance for candidates to chip away at Trump's big edge, even as he looks poised to skip it.

: Want to pay off your credit-card debt — and move to a lower interest rate? More people are trying this trick.

Credit-card debt consolidators experienced a decline in their credit-card balances of 57%, on average, after consolidating, a new report says.

Mutual Funds Weekly: These money and investing tips can get you through August with no sweat

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