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Worldwide gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 to 135.6 years

Worldwide gender gap has increased by a generation from 99.5 to 135.6 years

WEF | Natalie Marchant | Jul 14, 2021 By the numbers: Women in STEM Women made up a third (33%) of researchers in 2018 and have achieved parity when it comes to numbers in life sciences in many countries, the report says. But women make up just 28% of graduates in engineering and 40% of


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ISED:  Cyber Security and Policy Statements

ISED: Cyber Security and Policy Statements

Government of Canada ISED | Jul 12, 2021 COVID-19 has had a profound impact on our country and the world. This uncertain environment is ripe for exploitation by threat actors seeking to advance their own interests. Canada's security and intelligence organizations, the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and its Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber


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Report cards are in: 66% of states earn a 'C' grade or worse for personal finance education, new study finds

Report cards are in: 66% of states earn a 'C' grade or worse for personal finance education, new study finds

Although a few states have earned higher grades than they did a few years ago, just 17 were given a grade of A or B for teaching financial literacy.

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10 work-from-home jobs that pay six figures

10 work-from-home jobs that pay six figures

If you want to quit your job as part of the "Great Resignation" and work remotely, here are jobs that pay six figures — and advice on how to land one.

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35.2 million families just got the first monthly child tax credit payment

35.2 million families just got the first monthly child tax credit payment

Roughly $15 billion has been sent out in the first of six child tax credit payments, according to the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS.

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What the heck is SSI? (Self-Sovereign Identity)

What the heck is SSI? (Self-Sovereign Identity)

Liquid Avatar Technologies | RJ Reiser | Jul 14, 2021 What if I told you we are on the brink of another boom as big as the .com boom, creating a tectonic shift in how we live, how we do everyday activities, and how we interact with the world?  The .com boom changed the game,


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Opinion: Biden administration takes an overdue first step to foster competition and help consumers

Opinion: Biden administration takes an overdue first step to foster competition and help consumers

The Washington Post | Bill Baer | Jul 10, 2021 Bill Baer served as the assistant attorney general for antitrust under President Barack Obama and the director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition under President Bill Clinton. He is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution. When the president talks about competition — as he


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Medicare would cover dental, vision and hearing under Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan

Medicare would cover dental, vision and hearing under Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan

While details are slim, these three extra benefits would be covered under original Medicare for the first time in the program's 50-year-plus history.

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Inflation could prompt largest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in decades. Why there's a push to change the way it's calculated

Inflation could prompt largest Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in decades. Why there's a push to change the way it's calculated

New Consumer Price Index data is pushing up the estimated Social Security cost-of-living adjustment to 6.1% for 2022.

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You may need to work longer, ramp up investment risk to afford retirement, BlackRock CEO Fink says

You may need to work longer, ramp up investment risk to afford retirement, BlackRock CEO Fink says

"Unquestionably, as central banks keep rates low, or negative in Europe, the savers are getting slammed," BlackRock's Larry Fink told CNBC.

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AMC share price gets cut in half as reality sets in for meme stock investors

AMC share price gets cut in half as reality sets in for meme stock investors

The movie theater chain's stock tumbled more than 10% on Wednesday. It's now less than half of its all-time high of $72.62 in early June.

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Covid scams cost Americans nearly $500 million — and criminals are now eyeing the child tax credit

Covid scams cost Americans nearly $500 million — and criminals are now eyeing the child tax credit

Victims have lost a combined $488 million, mostly from fraud involving online shopping and travel. The child tax credit poses a new opportunity for scammers.

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Investment in space companies hit record $4.5 billion in the second quarter, report says

Investment in space companies hit record $4.5 billion in the second quarter, report says

Private investment in space companies hit $4.5 billion in the second quarter, according to a report by New York-based firm Space Capital.

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The junk bond market is on fire this year as yields hit a record low

The junk bond market is on fire this year as yields hit a record low

Yields in the $10.6 trillion space for the lowest-grade bonds in terms of quality are at historic lows after a tumultuous year.

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Child tax credit payments will help offset loss of unemployment benefits, end of eviction moratorium for some

Child tax credit payments will help offset loss of unemployment benefits, end of eviction moratorium for some

The upcoming monthly child tax credit payments are starting just as other programs, such as additional unemployment pay and housing protections, are ending.

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