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When will ServiceTitan finally go public? Now, executives are waiting until after the election, sources say.

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 09:00

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ServiceTitan founders — ServiceTitan cofounders Vahe Kuzoyan (left) and Ara Mahdessian.
ServiceTitan

Tech, Startups, finance, limited-synd, Startups, IPO

Autry Stephens sold his company for $26 billion but died before the deal was done. Here's how a Texas farm boy became an oil tycoon.

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 08:13

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Autry Stephens, founder of Endeavor Energy oil company — Autry Stephens became an oil tycoon in his forties.
Endeavor Energy Resources

finance, energy, trending-uk, finance, energy, autry-stephens, endeavor-energy-resources

Meet Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, the L'Oréal heiress worth about $90 billion

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 07:10

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finance, Features, Wealth, France, francoise-bettencourt-meyers, business-visual-features, Billionaires

Basic income lets some parents afford toys and new shoes for their kids. One mother said it was 'life-changing.'

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 06:03

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Parents and their two young children play with toys — Beyond necessities, guaranteed basic income allows some parents to afford toys or activities for their kids.
jacoblund / Getty Images

economy, finance, economy, finance, Parenting, basic-income, UBI

Washington, DC, is the best place in the US for pay and good jobs. See the other top states.

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:56

Tech Insider : Economy

Factory workers and UAW union members form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky.
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economy, Real Estate, finance, Cities, Workers, labor, labor-union

The best way to fix your credit score? Ignore it.

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:44

Tech Insider : Economy

An anxious person scrutinizing a credit score meter, with a needle pointing to a good rating. — Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

economy, Discourse, finance, credit-reports, credit-scores, Experian, credit-karma

Big banks promised to protect the planet. Now they're doing an about-face.

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:22

Tech Insider : Economy

Wall street sign. — Edmon de Haro for BI

When a small group of climate protesters logged on to a Zoom meeting in early July to speak with Citibank's top sustainability executives, their emotions ranged from cautious optimism to guarded skepticism.

finance, Sustainability, economy, Discourse, wall-street, Citibank, JPMorgan

I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam

Thu, 08/29/2024 - 05:07

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Woman with two phones around her face -- one with a card going in and the other with cash coming out — Getty Images; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BI

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Wannapa Suprasert, a 28-year-old from Thailand now based in San Francisco who was scammed out of over $300,000. The following has been edited for length and clarity.