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Stock buybacks manipulate the market and leave most Americans worse off. by William Lazonick Five years after the official end of the Great Recession, corporate profits are high, and the stock market ...

Don’t start with moon shots. by Thomas H. Davenport and Rajeev Ronanki In 2013, the MD Anderson Cancer Center launched a “moon shot” project: diagnose and recommend treatment plans for certain forms ...

In July 2025, the Justice Department announced it would not make any additional files public from its investigation into child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The backlash against the decision was ...

The Carolina Panthers made a ton of free agency investments on defense last season. And while they made some improvements (they could not possibly have gotten worse), most of the money was not well ...

Tracking fitness and health doesn’t have to involve wearing a big screen on your wrist. With the rise of smart rings, screenless bands, and advanced hybrid smartwatches, you can now discreetly and ...

Protein needs no introduction. You likely already know it as one of the three major macronutrients that make up your diet (the other two being fat and carbohydrates), according to the U.S. Department ...

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