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Why Apple’s BNPL efforts could mark a ‘tipping point’ in lending

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Apple Inc.’s expansion into buy-now pay-later financing could be just the beginning of an attempt to shake up the traditional payments system. The consumer-electronics giant has made other ventures into financial services before, including through its Apple Pay payment technology and a co-branded credit card done with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS, -2.00%. However, Apple’s…

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Despite plenty of talk, many US companies still have not fully exited Russia: Moral Rating Agency

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In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a host of major US corporations described their efforts to exit the country. With the war about to enter its sixth month, the Moral Rating Agency has released new data surveying 114 of the largest companies in the world involved with Russia at the time of its…

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Amazon, Microsoft, Citi to examine their impact on civil rights, racial equity

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After years of shareholder pressure that ratcheted up after the racial reckoning in summer 2020, some of the world’s most influential companies have agreed to independent racial-equity or civil-rights audits to consider how their policies, products and practices affect the civil rights of and equality among employees, customers and society. The biggest names expected to…

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‘I thought it was a sick joke’: They gave up other job offers to work for Coinbase, and are now unemployed

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When Hao Jia received an email from Coinbase that his job offer had been rescinded, he was on his way to watch “Top Gun: Maverick,” the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise. Jia’s girlfriend had asked him to watch it for her because she was in China, where the film has not been released, and couldn’t…

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Opinion: I’ve never liked Facebook stock – and these 4 warnings beyond Sheryl Sandberg’s departure are why you shouldn’t either

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I hate to say I told you so — although the truth is, I love it! Investing is a hard game, so when you’re right about something it feels good to stretch the legs and take a victory lap. Soon enough, experience has shown me, I’ll be back in the scullery eating humble pie. In…

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