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    • Max Zahn

      Max Zahn

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      Max is a reporter at Yahoo Finance. His work has been published in Money Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review and The Daily Beast, among other outlets. He holds an M.A. from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
    • The big business figures that President Trump pardoned over his 4 years in office
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      The big business figures that President Trump pardoned over his 4 years in office

      Among the 238 pardons and commutations issued by Trump were some big names in the financial world, including Michael Milken and Charles Kushner.

    • Sheldon Adelson, conservative megadonor and casino mogul, dies at 87
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      Sheldon Adelson, conservative megadonor and casino mogul, dies at 87

      Since 2019, Adelson had received treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which limited his travel and hours at the office, but he continued to helm his casino empire, Las Vegas Sands Inc.

    • Trump ally Stephen Moore says he 'should have conceded long ago'
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      Trump ally Stephen Moore says he 'should have conceded long ago'

      Economist Stephen Moore, a longtime ally of Donald Trump, said on Thursday that the siege of the Capitol by Trump supporters less than 24 hours prior marked a "terrible day for America."

    • If philanthropists overlook diversity, it makes 'the wealth gap larger and larger': Ariel Investments co-CEO
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      If philanthropists overlook diversity, it makes 'the wealth gap larger and larger': Ariel Investments co-CEO

      In a new interview, Ariel Investments co-CEO John Rogers applauded donations in the name of racial justice but said the lack of diversity within philanthropic foundations worsens the racial wealth gap that many such initiatives aim to address.

    • Stock market rally amid COVID-19 creates ‘distorted economy’: Robert Reich
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      Stock market rally amid COVID-19 creates ‘distorted economy’: Robert Reich

      In a new interview, author and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich sharply criticized economic conditions that produce gains for the wealthy and deprivation for the vulnerable.

    • Matthew McConaughey explains why he’s inspired by Marc Benioff's 'new capitalism'
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      Matthew McConaughey explains why he’s inspired by Marc Benioff's 'new capitalism'

      Legendary actor turned investor Matthew McConaughey told Yahoo Finance that Benioff “inspired” him to embrace the notion that business ventures can both generate profit and promote the common good.

    • JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: 'We need a peaceful transition'
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      JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: 'We need a peaceful transition'

      JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday called for a peaceful transition of power and urged supporters of both presidential candidates to accept the outcome of the election, as president Donald Trump continued to cast unfounded doubt on the legitimacy of the results.

    • Bill Gates: Anti-mask sentiment in US ‘worse’ than other countries
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      Bill Gates: Anti-mask sentiment in US ‘worse’ than other countries

      Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday said that the U.S. coronavirus response faces “worse” anti-mask sentiment than other countries, which may owe in part to the nation’s “current leadership.”

    • Trump ally Stephen Moore says his refusal to concede would carry economic 'costs'
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      Trump ally Stephen Moore says his refusal to concede would carry economic 'costs'

      Economist Stephen Moore, an ally of Donald Trump who serves on the White House economic recovery task force, said on Friday that Trump’s unwillingness to concede the presidential election does harm to the nation’s economy.

    • Union members voted for Biden after Trump 'abandoned' them: AFL-CIO president
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      Union members voted for Biden after Trump 'abandoned' them: AFL-CIO president

      AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said many of the federation’s members voted for Biden because the Trump administration had “abandoned” workers through its failure to contain the coronavirus, involve workers in the nation’s economic recovery, or protect essential workers on the job.

    • 'We're not backing down': Amazon workers want paid time off to vote in 2020 elections
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      'We're not backing down': Amazon workers want paid time off to vote in 2020 elections

      Advocates say Amazon has fallen behind a slew of major corporations that announced plans earlier this year to provide their employees with paid time off to vote.

    • 'It's life and death': Amazon Prime Day protests are being held across US
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      'It's life and death': Amazon Prime Day protests are being held across US

      Amazon warehouse workers and advocates will stage more than a dozen protests nationwide this week as the company holds its annual Prime Day, a two-day shopping event on Tuesday and Wednesday set to do billions in sales, anti-Amazon organization Athena told Yahoo Finance.

    • Two prominent Trump allies say he'll step down if he loses but echo unfounded fraud fears
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      Two prominent Trump allies say he'll step down if he loses but echo unfounded fraud fears

      In recent days, Yahoo Finance asked 43 of Trump’s top business and economic allies: Should Trump allow for a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election? Three responded.

    • RBG accomplished her 'major legacy' before joining the Supreme Court, author says
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      RBG accomplished her 'major legacy' before joining the Supreme Court, author says

      Ginsburg served on the high court for nearly three decades but accomplished her most significant achievement before she attained the top judicial post, says Linda Hirshman, lawyer and author of “Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World.”

    • Amazon slammed in report for adding ‘largely low-quality' jobs amid coronavirus
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      Amazon slammed in report for adding ‘largely low-quality' jobs amid coronavirus

      A report released on Tuesday spotlights Amazon among companies that failed protect social welfare in the early months of the pandemic.

    • Sumner Redstone, media mogul, dies at age 97
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      Sumner Redstone, media mogul, dies at age 97

      Over more than six decades, Redstone’s businesses traced—and at times, charted—industry trends from the explosion of movie theaters to the rise of in-home viewing to the insurgence of online streaming.

    • Congress should expand food stamp program amid coronavirus: Fmr. Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack
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      Congress should expand food stamp program amid coronavirus: Fmr. Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack

      The hunger crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak requires action from the government to bolster the U.S. food aid network as it struggles to address heightened need, said Tom Vilsack, the former secretary of agriculture under President Obama.

    • Hunger rate amid coronavirus will go higher than during Great Depression: Feeding America CEO
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      Hunger rate amid coronavirus will go higher than during Great Depression: Feeding America CEO

      The current hunger crisis is even worse than the one the U.S. underwent during the Great Depression, says Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the CEO of Feeding America, a hunger relief organization that has helped meet the suddenly heightened need.

    • Anthony Scaramucci, Jerome Adams, top CEOs offer clarity amid crisis
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      Anthony Scaramucci, Jerome Adams, top CEOs offer clarity amid crisis

      Yahoo Finance on Tuesday airs a special All Markets Summit Extra: Road to Recovery from 5 to 6:30 pm features conversations with newsmakers and experts across American life who can make sense of this uncertain moment.

    • Companies with past 'problems' are 'setting the best models’ in response to George Floyd’s death: Yale professor
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      Companies with past 'problems' are 'setting the best models’ in response to George Floyd’s death: Yale professor

      Yale University Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld posits that large companies with past allegations of discrimination have responded best in the aftermath of Floyd’s death due perhaps to the criticism they received for their shortcomings.

    • Small-business owner says she stayed open by accepting 'new normal' amid coronavirus
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      Small-business owner says she stayed open by accepting 'new normal' amid coronavirus

      Christina Stembel, CEO of San Francisco-based flower company Farmgirl Flowers, told Yahoo Finance that she kept her company open by quickly accepting how the coronavirus had disrupted her business and making the difficult changes necessary to keep serving her customers.

    • 'Enjoying every second': How Serena Williams is making the most of quarantine
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      'Enjoying every second': How Serena Williams is making the most of quarantine

      Tennis legend Serena Williams joined Yahoo Finance to discuss how she's staying strong and focused amid the coronavirus quarantine.

    • Serena Williams, Mark Cuban explain how to reset your mindset at work
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      Serena Williams, Mark Cuban explain how to reset your mindset at work

      As U.S. states begin to reopen, companies face a new set of choices: whether to rehire workers, when to bring them back to the office, and how to ensure their safety and sanity.

    • What Melinda and Bill Gates are doing at home during quarantine
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      What Melinda and Bill Gates are doing at home during quarantine

      Melinda Gates said the family has spent time together at their Seattle home discussing the latest coronavirus developments at the dinner table.

    • Trump administration held 'very good' talks with NYSE amid coronavirus: NYSE President
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      Trump administration held 'very good' talks with NYSE amid coronavirus: NYSE President

      The Trump administration has held “constructive” discussions with the New York Stock Exchange throughout the coronavirus outbreak, NYSE President Stacey Cunningham tells Yahoo Finance in a newly released interview.

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