The economy's gone from strength to strength after the pandemic — but no one quite knows why, or what comes next

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The S&P 500 has hit record highs this year.

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I quit my corporate job after one year to return to teaching. I feel like I've chosen something I enjoy over long-term financial success.

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Rachel Volk is currently teaching US history at a school in Texas.

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Crucial Rocket Parts End Up Crushed in a Landfill, Imperiling Satellite Mission

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The final mission of the European Space Agency’s Vega rocket has encountered a bizarre setback. Key propellant tanks required for its last flight were found damaged in a landfill, jeopardizing the scheduled 2024 launch.

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UBS sold a Credit Suisse private jet that was used by its ex-chair to fly to Wimbledon and the Euros, breaking COVID rules — and the Maldives for a family vacation

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A Dassault Falcon 7X.

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Respiratory illness hits children in China after COVID-19 restrictions lift

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Hospitals in China are receiving over 9,000 patients a day after a spike in respiratory illnesses, especially among children.

The stock market incorrectly priced in dovish Fed pivots 6 times in the last few years. Will this 7th time be any different?

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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2023.

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The US Army is having a hard time recruiting. Now it's asking soldiers dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine to come back.

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Military doctor gives COVID-19 vaccines to young soldiers at base hospital.

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Moving back to New York weeks before COVID lockdown forced me to confront my 9/11 trauma – but taught me to live in the moment

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Jason Eddy with his husband in New York.

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The warped financial logic fueling America’s ‘doom loop’

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Landlords could help reverse the Retail Apocalypse by lowering rents and extending leases — but their lenders won’t let them.

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How The Creator Became Gareth Edwards' Love Letter to Sci-Fi Movies

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Gareth Edwards’ new film, The Creator, is filled with nods and winks to all of your favorite sci-fi movies: Star Wars, 2001, Alie

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