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In a recent episode of the Women & Money podcast, a listener named PBS asked Suze Orman a question many people face later in life: should she consider getting a prenuptial agreement before tying the knot with her partner? PBS is a single mother with two adult children, ages 24 and 18, who lives with her partner. She earns over $12,000 a month and has assets totaling about $3 million, including her home, retirement savings and a rental property. Her partner, however, earns about $3,900 per month, creating a significant income gap that has led her to think deeper about…

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Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | ReutersRipple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse has been skeptical of crypto regulation in the U.S., but he is feeling highly optimistic about the post-election environment around the corner.”This is the most important election we’ve had, but I also believe no matter what happens, we’re going to have a more pro-crypto, more pro-innovation Congress than we’ve ever had,” he said in a Wednesday conversation with CNBC at DC Fintech Week.Ripple, a veteran company in crypto known in part for…

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When the Labour government led by Tony Blair created Sure Start, the decision to invest in early years care and education was based on evidence. All children are entitled to a state school place, five days a week, from the age of four or five. With free nursery places offered only on a part-time basis (currently 15 hours a week but due to rise to 30), support for the youngest children and their parents was rightly identified as a gap in the welfare state.Sure Start was designed to plug this with a holistic offering of play, early learning, health and family support. One…

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Tesla (TSLA) stock rocketed higher on Thursday on the back of several positive disclosures from the EV maker in its third quarter report. From a Q3 profit beat and improving margins to an improved growth outlook, cheap EV update, and robotaxi rollout, there’s plenty for analysts to chew on for a company whose shares, even including today’s big move, are only up 2% for the year. Bank of America’s John Murphy upped his price target on the back of Tesla’s strong quarter. “We are raising our EPS estimates slightly due to improved gross margin in 3Q24 as a result of…

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Northrop Grumman’s Jackal missile, a turbo jet powered precision strike weapon, is set to redefine the rules of engagement. While details about its deployment remain shrouded in secrecy, the capabilities revealed this week are nothing short of astonishing. Imagine a weapon capable of reaching a target 62 miles away in just ten minutes, traveling at speeds up to 373 mph. The Jackal, designed to be launched from air, land, or sea, promises to deliver devastating accuracy and speed. Its turbo-jet propulsion system ensures rapid engagement, while advanced guidance systems guarantee pinpoint strikes. Northrop Grumman’s Jackal Missile: A Precision Strike Weapon…

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“We don’t want to restrict air travel; we value the collaboration, communications, experiences, and relationship building that air travel affords to our campus community. But we also need to lower our emissions, so purchasing carbon offsets is a great way to neutralize the University’s air travel emissions,” says Morgan King, Cal Poly Humboldt’s climate action analyst.  Carbon offsets are certificates representing the removal of one metric ton of carbon dioxide emission (CO2e). Carbon offsets on the voluntary market are available for purchase by individuals, institutions, and businesses to offset carbon emissions from travel and daily activities.  Essentially, carbon offsets fund…

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The extraordinary costs of climate change hit home for Cody Desautel during the 2015 wildfire season.  Now the executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, Desautel was a forester and a firefighter who had just completed taking a full inventory of the 922,000 acres of forest on the 1.4 million acre reservation in north-central Washington. About half of those forests – 450,000 acres – were nearly ready to be enrolled in California’s emissions trading program, where tribal-owned forests have become the workhorses of the state-regulated carbon offset market.  At least eight Indigenous nations in the U.S.…

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Investing.com – Germany stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Frankfurt, the added 0.39%, while the index gained 0.60%, and the index gained 0.28%. The best performers of the session on the were Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG Preferred (ETR:), which rose 3.07% or 2.06 points to trade at 69.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Beiersdorf AG O.N. (ETR:) added 2.79% or 3.55 points to end at 130.60 and Rheinmetall AG (ETR:) was up 2.30% or 11.30 points to 503.40 in late trade. The worst…

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The automotive world is abuzz with anticipation as the Holy Hybrid Hypercar Trinity of the 2020s nears completion. With the McLaren W1 and Ferrari F80 poised to join the ranks, the stage is set for a new era of hypercar dominance. These limited production mid-engine hybrids, each a technological marvel, aim to redefine the boundaries of performance and luxury. Disregarding the likes of the Ferrari SF90 Stradale and Lamborghini Revuelto, they seek to rival the exotics of Pagani and Koenigsegg while leveraging the cutting-edge innovation of Formula One. Ferrari F80 vs. McLaren W1: The Future of Hypercars and Aftermarket Customization…

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