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Someone just won the $372 million Mega Millions jackpot. These should be their next steps

Someone just won the $372 million Mega Millions jackpot. These should be their next steps

A lottery player in Ohio won the $372 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night. Here are the first steps they should take.

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Use these 4 steps to build an emergency savings fund

Use these 4 steps to build an emergency savings fund

Savers can use these simple steps to build a stash of cash for unexpected expenses.

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Exclusive: Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce - sources

Exclusive: Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce - sources

Freddie Mac has offered early retirement to around 25% of its staff as it begins to overhaul its workforce amid a broader push by the Trump administration to reform the housing finance giant, according to four people briefed on the matter.



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Dollar gains on Fed rates view; stocks edge higher

Dollar gains on Fed rates view; stocks edge higher

The dollar gained on Wednesday as improving economic data squashed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in 2020, while global equity markets extended a rally that again pushed key indices on Wall Street to record highs.



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Dollar barely flinches after Trump impeachment, Aussie jumps on solid jobs data

Dollar barely flinches after Trump impeachment, Aussie jumps on solid jobs data

The dollar took in stride the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday while its Australian counterpart rallied after a surprise fall in the country's unemployment rate.



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Oil prices surf near three-month highs after U.S. crude inventories fall

Oil prices surf near three-month highs after U.S. crude inventories fall

Oil prices remained in touching distance of three-month peaks on Thursday, extending a robust streak that began a week ago, after data showed U.S. crude inventories had dropped while output cuts by major producers kept supply snug.



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Asian shares ease from highs, reaction to impeachment muted

Asian shares ease from highs, reaction to impeachment muted

Asian shares pulled back from a one-and-a-half year peak on Thursday as investors booked profits ahead of holiday trade and awaited further data on the state of the global economy.



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Daimler, BMW exiting North American car-sharing market, cutting in Europe

Daimler, BMW exiting North American car-sharing market, cutting in Europe

BMW AG and Daimler AG said Wednesday they plan to exit the North American car-sharing market, with the joint venture partners halting operations in Montreal, New York, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Vancouver, as they focus on the European market.



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MetLife Inc to pay $10 million to settle with SEC after failure to pay pensions

MetLife Inc to pay $10 million to settle with SEC after failure to pay pensions

Insurer MetLife Inc. will pay $10 million to settle with U.S. regulators over longstanding internal controls failures, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Wednesday.



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Tariffs, trade tensions worry Fortune 500 CEOs: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Tariffs, trade tensions worry Fortune 500 CEOs: U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Tariffs and trade tensions are a huge source of worry for U.S. companies, with nearly half of Fortune 500 companies referencing such concerns during last quarter's earnings calls, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday.



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Online service or property agent? EU court to define Airbnb's status

Online service or property agent? EU court to define Airbnb's status

U.S. homesharing site Airbnb will get a better idea of how it should be labeled when Europe's top court rules on Thursday on the tricky question of whether it is an online booking service or a real estate agent subject to onerous rules.



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SEC proposes allowing more investors access to private companies

SEC proposes allowing more investors access to private companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed changes to its decades-old definition of a professional investor in order to allow more Americans to buy shares in private companies.



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Dish founder Ergen says he asked for senator's help on T-Mobile/Sprint

Dish founder Ergen says he asked for senator's help on T-Mobile/Sprint

Dish Network Corp Chairman Charlie Ergen testified on Wednesday that the Justice Department's antitrust chief advised him on June 10 to ask a senator to speak to the Federal Communications Commission about approving a key piece of the merger of wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint .



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Wall Street pauses record-setting rally as FedEx shares tumble

Wall Street pauses record-setting rally as FedEx shares tumble

The S&P 500 ended a five-day winning streak on Wednesday as investors' optimism about global economic growth was countered by a steep drop in FedEx Corp shares, but the benchmark index managed to hover near all-time highs.



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McDonald's Peru operator shuts restaurants for inspection after employee deaths

McDonald's Peru operator shuts restaurants for inspection after employee deaths

All 29 McDonald's Peru locations will remain closed until its local operator Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc completes inspections following the deaths of two teenaged employees at the weekend, the franchisor said in a statement on Wednesday.



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