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Blockbuster movies will come back after COVID-19: former Legendary Entertainment CEO
Thomas Tull — a billionaire former film producer behind blockbuster movies like "Godzilla" and "Jurassic World" — said smash hit movies would remain after the pandemic, even if they're increasingly watched in the home rather than at the movie theater.
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NFL fans could 'regularly attend' games next season: Pittsburgh Steelers part owner
Pittsburgh Steelers minority owner Thomas Tull said he's "personally optimistic" that fans will "regularly attend" NFL games next season. But he cautioned that mask-wearing and player safety protocols will likely remain a part of the sport.
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Bill Gates: US faces 'tricky' task working with China on climate change
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates told Yahoo Finance that U.S. environmental diplomacy with China poses a "tricky" task for the Biden administration, which must navigate a "complex relationship" while urging China to speed up their emissions reduction.
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Facebook allowing Trump back would be ‘terrible mistake’: Laurence Tribe
Laurence Tribe — one of the nation's top constitutional law scholars — assailed Facebook's semi-independent oversight board as "a dangerous idea" and warned that allowing Trump back on the platform "would be a terrible mistake."
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Bill Gates: Permanent Facebook ban of Trump would be 'a shame'
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday said that a permanent Facebook ban of former president Donald Trump "would be a shame" and would amount to an "extreme measure."
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No ‘chance at all’ that Supreme Court will strike down Obamacare: Laurence Tribe
Laurence Tribe — one of the nation's top constitutional law scholars, who briefly served at the Justice Department during the Obama administration — told Yahoo Finance that the Supreme Court challenge to Obamacare stands "no chance at all" of striking down the law.
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Bill Gates says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for power outages is 'actually wrong'
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday rebuked a claim made a day before by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that put the blame for that state's massive cold-weather power outage on the failure of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar.
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Trump will be 'busy' with lawsuits for the rest of his life: Laurence Tribe
Laurence Tribe — one of the nation's top constitutional law scholars, who briefly served at the Justice Department during the Obama administration — told Yahoo Finance that Trump faces a "a huge number of lawsuits" that will occupy his attention for the remainder of his life.
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Biden administration’s role in global climate talks ‘most consequential change’ from Trump: Gro Intelligence founder
Sara Menker — a former Morgan Stanley commodities trader — said the Biden administration's desire to take an active role in climate talks marked the "most consequential change" from President Donald Trump on the issue.
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Climate change will cause industry disruptions at an ‘unprecedented rate’: Gro Intelligence founder
Sara Menker — a former Morgan Stanley commodities trader who founded a data firm that tracks the agricultural sector — warned that business disruptions caused by unusual weather events will become more frequent as climate change worsens.
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COVID-19 ‘exposed how fragile our food systems are’: Gro Intelligence founder
Sara Menker — who founded a data firm that tracks the agricultural sector — said the lack of resilience in the food system stems primarily from an industry focus on short-term deals at the expense of longterm stability.
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CareerBuilder CEO gives key advice for landing a job amid COVID-19
In a new interview, CareerBuilder CEO Irina Novoselsky offered key tips to help prospective employees make their applications stand out.
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Job prospects for former Trump aides depend on ‘what you did’: CareerBuilder CEO
Former White House aides are reportedly concerned about their prospects of landing a job.
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Hospitality industry making plans to bring back jobs ‘really quickly’: CareerBuilder CEO
Hospitality companies are planning to bring back jobs “really quickly,” says Irina Novoselsky, CEO of the online recruitment website CareerBuilder. She employers in the sector are preparing for a “V-shaped” recovery triggered by widespread vaccination that unleashes pent up demand for travel.
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Young Kenyan entrepreneur explains why he admires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
Young Kenyan entrepreneur Mubarak Muyika tells Yahoo Finance that he models his professional life off of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
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Business growth in Africa depends on ‘big tech’: Kenyan entrepreneur
Kenyan tech entrepreneur Mubarak Muyika tells Yahoo Finance that aspiring business leaders in Africa understand the immense role that big tech companies will play in its economic development.
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Kenyan tech entrepreneur explains why he turned down a scholarship to Harvard
Advocates in Silicon Valley have questioned whether a college education make sense for aspiring entrepreneurs. A young Kenyan tech entrepreneur Mubarak Muyika heeded their advice even with a scholarship in hand to Harvard University.
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‘Poor management’ of vaccine distribution in New York: NYC mayoral candidate Ray McGuire
In a new interview, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate and former Citigroup vice chairman Ray McGuire sharply criticized the “poor management” of vaccine distribution in New York, calling it a failure of both logistical preparation and communication with the public.
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U.S. will ‘need more’ COVID relief beyond Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal: former Citigroup vice chairman
Democratic New York City mayoral candidate and former Citigroup vice chairman Ray McGuire applauded the Biden administration’s stimulus proposal but emphasized that the scale of the COVID-19 crisis will require additional federal government support beyond the nearly $2 trillion promised.
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Capitol siege a ‘travesty’ compared with ‘peaceful’ racial justice protests: Ray McGuire
In a new interview, Democratic New York City mayoral candidate and former Citigroup vice chairman Ray McGuire rebuked false comparisons between the attack on the Capitol and racial justice protests.