The dangerous process of mining Himalayan pink salt in Pakistan's Khewra mine

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Himalayan pink salt sells for premium prices in the US and Europe, but in Pakistan's Khewra mine, workers risk their lives blasting it out for a fraction of the profit. We went inside one of the world's largest salt mines and nearby factories to see how it's really made.

Legendary VC firm Sequoia just released the memo for its Apple bet in 1977 — and it shows how far the iPhone maker has come

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Steve Jobs introducing new iPod
Sequoia Capital has shared a relic of business history that centers on Apple and Steve Jobs.

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What ex-Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein says young workers should spend their first $5,000 in savings on

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Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein speaks at the NYT's DealBook conference.
Lloyd Blankfein, who helmed Goldman Sachs during the GFC, said he believed the US was due for another "reckoning" in financial markets.

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5 of tech's biggest names have together seen nearly $200 billion wiped off their fortunes this year as AI fever cools

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Larry Ellison
Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison has seen around $60 billion erased from his net worth this year.

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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon ripped into remote work again. WFH gurus say 5 days in the office is overkill.

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Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon

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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says falling stocks are Trump's 'kryptonite' in the Iran war

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Michael Burry
Michael Burry

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Tech guru Igor Pejic says an AI bust wouldn't rival the dot-com crash — but there'd be almost 'no place to hide'

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Igor Pejic
Igor Pejic is the author of "Tech Money."

Igor Pejic

Top economist Steve Hanke says Iran is channeling Muhammad Ali — and could deal a 'knockout blow' to the US

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Steve Hanke
Steve Hanke.

Steve Hanke

Epstein files: A list of people facing consequences over the DOJ's release

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Jeffrey Epstein judging you
The Justice Department's Epstein files have revealed new connections between powerful people and the disgraced financier.

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Tech investor Bill Gurley predicts a 'reset' for the AI boom: 'I just think we trip and run out of money'

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Bill Gurley is wearing a blue-striped, button-down shirt while standing before a bright yellow step-and-repeat.
Bill Gurley, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and a general partner Benchmark Capital, says AI can serve as "jet fuel" to a career.

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