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Insomnia Cookies’ CEO runs a sweets empire worth $350 million—but as a college junior he delivered cookies across campus at 2 a.m.

Insomnia Cookies’ CEO runs a sweets empire worth $350 million—but as a college junior he delivered cookies across campus at 2 a.m.

Insomnia Cookies founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz started his business as a junior in college, delivering 89-cent cookies across campus at 2 a.m. It didn’t take long for dessert-craving night owl...

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Trump’s desire to end quarterly earnings should include these 3 things too

Trump’s desire to end quarterly earnings should include these 3 things too

This is The Takeaway from today’s Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: Oh, the love-hate relationship with quarterly earnings. On the one h...

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The ‘best time’ to buy a home is right around the corner. Here’s what you need to know

The ‘best time’ to buy a home is right around the corner. Here’s what you need to know

The housing market has been particularly brutal the past couple of years. While the pandemic ushered in an era of sub-3% mortgage rates, those climbed to levels peaking at 8% in October 2023. Curr...

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I’m a widow in my early 40s with 3 children. My IRAs are worth $330K. Will we survive financially?

I’m a widow in my early 40s with 3 children. My IRAs are worth $330K. Will we survive financially?

“Most of my income goes to daily expenses and supporting my kids.” (Photo subject is a model.) – Getty Images I’m a widow in my early 40s with three children. My youngest is a special-n...

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Chinese Savers Have $23 Trillion and Few Options Beyond Stocks

Chinese Savers Have $23 Trillion and Few Options Beyond Stocks

(Bloomberg) — Chinese households are tiptoeing back into equities, driven in part by a stark reality: Almost nothing else looks worth buying. The CSI 300 Index has surged more than 25%...

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