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Swiss voters reject tax of up to 50% on large donations or inheritances, fearing exodus of wealthy instead of fighting climate change | Fortune
The revenues were to be used to fight the impact of climate change and help Switzerland meet its ambitions to have net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Ukrainian officials visit Florida as Trump White House pushes for negotiated end to war | Fortune
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Miami.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
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November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The ultrarich are spending a fortune to live in extreme privacy - The Wall Street Journal
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The Ultrarich Are Spending a Fortune to Live in Extreme Privacy — The Wall Street Journal
In Miami and elsewhere, the wealthy are moving in increasingly private spheres, shelling out big money to bypass the indignities of public life
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November 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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ChatGPT was unveiled 3 years ago, kicking off the AI revolution. For investors, it did even more.
OpenAI released ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, not only kicking off the AI revolution but turning around one of the worst market environments of this century.
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November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Illinois soybean farmers struggle with unpredictable trade war and rising costs
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Illinois soybean farmers struggle with unpredictable trade war and rising costs
Farmers say they face added pressure from South American countries, which have become increasingly competitive as China turns to these markets.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Editorial: Chicago's commodities exchanges now trade on sports, elections ... and, Taylor Swift?
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Editorial: Chicago’s commodities exchanges now trade on sports, elections … and, Taylor Swift?
Chicago’s exchanges are innovating. But Taylor Swift trades?
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November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"President Trump has set free a private equity executive who had served less than two weeks of a seven-year sentence for his role in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of victims."

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Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
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November 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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People News – October / November 2025 | FIA
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November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Top 20 LATAM Advisors and Managers 2025 | Citywealth Top List
Top 20 LATAM Advisors and Managers 2025 – a Citywealth Top List recognising excellence in the private client and wealth management industry.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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FBI issues nationwide warning: Fast-growing scam could wipe out your bank account - MassLive.com
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Get the latest Massachusetts local news, sports, weather, entertainment and breaking updates on masslive.com
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November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Is America Heading for a Debt Crisis? Look Abroad for Answers - The Wall Street Journal
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Is America Heading for a Debt Crisis? Look Abroad for Answers — The Wall Street Journal
All that stands between the U.S. and a debt-market freakout is the dollar. Having the world’s reserve currency isn’t the unbreakable shield many assume.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Russia gains the upper hand in the drone battle, once Ukraine’s forte - The Wall Street Journal
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Russia Gains the Upper Hand in the Drone Battle, Once Ukraine’s Forte — The Wall Street Journal
Moscow’s military has gotten better at using the war’s deadliest weapons: small, cheap drones
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November 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Japan’s Finance Minister Says FX Moves Not Based on Fundamentals
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said it is “clear” that volatile yen swings aren’t “moving based on fundamentals,” in the latest expression of the government’s frustration over the currency.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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US Congress Orders Probe of Hegseth Boat Order: Washington Post
Republican-led Senate and House committees say they will increase scrutiny of the Pentagon after a report said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of all crew members of a vessel suspec...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Venezuelans Ignore Trump’s Warships and Jump Into Holiday Season
At Via Appia, a deli tucked into a leafy neighborhood in eastern Caracas, the well-heeled customers were loading up one recent morning on the half-turkeys, pecan pies and mashed sweet potatoes. Never ...
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November 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Thrifty Americans Are Testing the Limits of Leftovers
Rising food prices are prompting more families to get creative with items that once languished in the fridge.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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London Cyberattacks Confirmed — Security Experts Issue Multiple Warnings
Multiple London councils have been hit by cyberattacks overnight — what we know so far.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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The MD moment in an investment banking career
It’s a fraught and familiar time as banks select their new managing directors
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November 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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What the CEO of the world’s largest data center company—with 273 locations in 36 countries—predicts will drive the business forward
Equinix is in the business of "designing and constructing the infrastructure that underpins the digital economy."
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November 29, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The Humble Ladybug Is Having a PR Crisis — The Wall Street Journal
Once known for bringing good luck, the insect is getting a bad rap thanks to an invasive species; ‘too many ladybugs’
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November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The Private Equity-Owned Data Center Behind CME’s Massive Outage
About 45 minutes west of downtown Chicago lies a rather unassuming, glass-encased data center that some of the world’s largest markets depend on. By one 2018 estimate, at least $25 quadrillion of noti...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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German Stock Boom Seen Luring More Foreign Investors, Dealmakers
Germany’s stock market is set to lure more international investors next year with the government’s €500 billion infrastructure spending plan likely to buoy the economy and unlock a dealmaking boom, ba...
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November 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Germany Should Abolish Natural Gas Storage Targets, Study Says
Germany should scrap its legally binding gas-storage targets and pivot to a more market-driven system — possibly backed by a strategic emergency reserve — a government-commissioned study said.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM