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76ers' Joel Embiid out 7 to 10 more days after increased swelling in left knee

Between injuries and suspensions, Embiid has played in just 13 games this season.

Yahoo Sports - 8h

Bond funds are offering a ‘double whammy’ for investors

Many of these funds are trading at deep discounts and may have tempting distribution yields

MarketWatch - 5h

Joel Embiid injury update: Sixers star out at least another week due to swelling in left knee

Philadelphia's schedule is getting tough, and Embiid will not be with the team on its upcoming road trip

CBS Sports - 7h

Crypto in your pension? It’s not going to help.

U.S. state and local pension funds are looking at speculating on cryptocurrencies to solve their funding crisis.

MarketWatch - 8h

Embiid to miss road trip as knee swelling returns

Joel Embiid will miss the Sixers' road trip with a recurrence of swelling in his left knee. The team said Embiid will be evaluated again in 7-10 days.

ESPN - 8h

France's new PM talks to unions, employers on pension reform

Yahoo News - 8h

Is SLB an AI play? Oil company’s CEO makes the case as power demand swells.

The stock of SLB, the oil-services company formerly known as Schlumberger Ltd., rose 3% early Friday after the company posted better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, driven by ...

MarketWatch - 10h

Sharia pension funds swell amid returns boost

Funds outperform their default peers over the past decade

Financial Times - 11h

‘I am afraid to push the system for an answer’: I’m a firefighter, 57, from Oklahoma. If I die, will my husband be denied my pension?

“As you can probably guess, firefighters in same-sex relationships are not that common in Oklahoma.”

MarketWatch - 12h

UK councils say government ‘can’t have it both ways’ on pension reform

Town halls in England and Wales warn that requirement to take ‘principal advice’ from pools could create conflict of interest

Financial Times - 1d

U.S. budget deficit swells to record $711 billion in first quarter of fiscal year

The U.S. federal budget deficit widened to a record $711 billion in the first three months of the fiscal year, up from $510 billion in the same period last year, an increase of 39%, the Treasury ...

MarketWatch - 3d

New French PM opens door to rolling back Macron’s pensions reform

François Bayrou’s offer to review law comes as he seeks allies to help pass deficit-cutting budget

Financial Times - 3d

Pension managers urge UK to ditch ‘megafund’ scale test

Ministers say consolidation of retirement schemes would cut costs and boost investment

Financial Times - 4d

Your new year pension tidy up could drag on until spring

Why is it so difficult to transfer your retirement savings to a new provider?

Financial Times - Jan. 10

Michael Sheen to fund new national theatre for Wales

The actor says he is putting everything behind starting Welsh National Theatre.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Microsoft contributes $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund

Microsoft would like President-elect Donald Trump to make sure that U.S. artificial intelligence policy in the next four years will support its goals.

CNBC - Jan. 9

Anthropic in Talks for $2 Billion Funding Round

The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

U.S. Funding Dispute With World Anti-Doping Agency Boils Over

After the Biden administration withheld funding to the agency, saying it had lost confidence in its ability to police elite athletes, WADA removed the United States from its board.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Taxpayer Advocate urges Congress to preserve IRS funding for service, technology

The National Taxpayer Advocate has urged Congress to preserve IRS funding for taxpayer service and technology amid Republican scrutiny.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Active mutual funds struggle to beat large-cap stock benchmarks — again

Professional stock pickers in the mutual-fund industry had a tough time in 2024 beating indexes that passively track U.S. large-cap equities, according to BofA Global Research.

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

'I can't get divorced as I can't get my pension valued'

Divorcing teachers say they are living in limbo waiting for pension valuations to be calculated.

BBC News - Jan. 8

AI Startup Anthropic Raising Funds Valuing It at $60 Billion

The Amazon-backed OpenAI rival was valued at $18 billion last year.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Johnson says no cuts to Social Security and Medicare to fund Trump's agenda

House Speaker Mike Johnson said cuts to Social Security and Medicare won't be part of the legislative plan being worked out to fund President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

ABC News - Jan. 7

Anthropic in talks to raise funding at $60 billion valuation

AI startup Anthropic is in late-stage talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the deal.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Hims & Hers donates $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta both announced $1 million donations, and Amazon and Apple CEO Tim Cook have also reportedly contributed.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Trump backtracks from 'one big, beautiful bill' to fund his agenda

After nearly derailing a spending bill last month, Trump continues to shake up business on Capitol Hill, shifting positions on how Republicans should fund his policies.

ABC News - Jan. 6

Social Security Fairness Act brings retirement changes for nearly 3 million public pensioners

President Joe Biden on Sunday signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law, clearing the way for nearly 3 million public workers including teachers, firefighters and police to see an increase ...

NBC News - Jan. 6

Social Security Fairness Act brings retirement changes for nearly 3 million public pensioners. Here's what that means for retirees

Two provisions have been eliminated that reduced Social Security benefits for public workers who receive pensions. Here's what that means for retirees.

CNBC - Jan. 6

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