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It’s about more than just wages, as women also fall behind in wealth, career opportunities and investing confidence.

Economists and Wall Street analysts say there is very little overlap between February’s labor-market weakness and AI’s impact on jobs.

Lumentum and Coherent have market caps of more than $40 billion, well above the threshold for S&P 500 inclusion.

With the conflict in Iran raging, the number of oil tankers and cargo ships making their way through the strategic waterway has plummeted.

Research suggests the U.S. loses more than just an hour of sleep when we spring forward by turning the clocks back.

Growth in Medicare Advantage plans has slowed in the past year and would be almost nonexistent if not for specialty plans that cater to people with chronic conditions or to low-income subscribers — and that bring in much more money than individual plans.

U.S. oil prices rallied Friday and were on track to set a record weekly gain of 35%, as the Middle East begins to feel a squeeze in production and storage capacity as the Iran conflict runs though a seventh day.

“A person who is used to controlling others does not like being controlled.”

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Oil futures were trading at their highest levels since the summer of 2024 on Friday as the Iran conflict entered a seventh day, with no sign of it ending anytime soon.