Economy
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Hershey CEO: America’s 250 years of innovation and why we expanded our innovation pipeline 50% in one year
A year into leading The Hershey Company, I have been thinking about what it is that makes a business durable. Hershey has witnessed two World Wars, the Great Depression and two dozen U.S. presidents. Milton Hershey started making chocolate in 1894 with a simple bet that still feels modern: treating people well and building something…
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Women hold more U.S. jobs than men—but still earn far less starting the day they graduate
For only the third time in American history, women hold more payroll jobs than men—and that trend isn’t likely to reverse anytime soon. Yet even as women pull ahead on job counts, men continue to out-earn them at nearly every stage of their careers, starting the day they leave campus. A new study by the…
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Oracle gave Larry Ellison and his co-CEOs nearly $1 billion in stock options. By fiscal year end, all were underwater
Oracle awarded co-founder Larry Ellison and its newly minted co-CEOs stock option packages with a combined grant-date value of $988 million in fiscal 2026, a year that saw its cloud business boom and shares post a 38% total return. By the time the fiscal year ended on May 31, every one of those options were…
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We’re researchers tracking the nonprofit crisis. Philanthropy’s response is not enough
The social sector is in severe distress. Nonprofits serving communities across the US have faced an existential crisis since January 2025, when the Trump administration and its allies in Congress began a series of actions targeting the sector. Nonprofits have been reeling from these actions, even as demand for their services has increased as a…
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Mets Veteran Sends Harsh Freddy Peralta Message After Surprising Rays Change
The New York Mets’ three-year reliever seemed to question the trade castoffs’ mindset after a surprising change with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Yankees Castoff Returns To All-Star Home After Surprising Cut
The New York Yankees received a surprising update on their former All-Star trade acquisition after he seemed to find a resurgence.
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Dolly Parton Ties Her Own Chart Record
Dolly Parton’s ‘Ultimate Dolly Parton’ returns to the Top Country Albums top 10 and ties ‘White Limozeen’ as her longest-charting title on the list.
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The Outrage Economy: Why Companies Are Embracing Rage-Bait In High-Stakes Gamble
Companies are making people mad on purpose. And in some cases, it’s paying off.
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MapLight stock falls 46% as InvestingPro Fair Value flagged overvaluation