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Why Wealthy Americans Love UBS, The Secretive Swiss Banking Giant -CNBC

 

UBS Group AG, with over $5 trillion in invested assets, is Switzerland's largest bank. The company has a sprawling international footprint, with over half of its wealth management assets coming from clients in the United States.

Apple vs. Samsung’s Strategies to Move Manufacturing Away From China | WSJ

 

China has long been the manufacturing hub for tech giants like Apple and Samsung. But now, a range of geopolitical factors are pushing technology companies to spend billions to relocate their operations to places like India, Vietnam and Latin America.

How Mastercard Plans To Beat Visa -CNBC

 

Mastercard is the second largest card network in the U.S., accounting for more than a quarter of all purchase volume using a payment card. As the world transitions to a more cashless society, Mastercard’s value has continued to soar.

Who Actually Pays For Credit Card Rewards? -CNBC

 

About 90% of all credit card spending is on rewards cards like Delta SkyMiles, Chase Sapphire Preferred or American Express Platinum. And these cards are hugely popular for a reason: you can earn cash back, upgrades on flights and many other perks.

Who Actually Pays For Credit Card Rewards? -CNBC

 

About 90% of all credit card spending is on rewards cards like Delta SkyMiles, Chase Sapphire Preferred or American Express Platinum. And these cards are hugely popular for a reason: you can earn cash back, upgrades on flights and many other perks.

The $1.2 Billion Vinyl Industry's Rise, Fall and Rebirth, Explained | WSJ

 

Vinyl record sales hit $1.2 billion in 2022, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987. In today’s digital music era, streaming apps like Spotify and Apple Music offer listeners hundreds of millions of songs instantly through their phones.

Can AI kill the greenscreen? -Vox

 

Can a color really beat the AI revolution? For now, it looks like it can.

What's the future of crypto? -The Economist

 

The financial revolution once promised by cryptocurrencies has been knocked off course by regulators and allegations of fraud. So what does the future hold for crypto?

How The U.S. Is Stalling A Recession -CNBC

 

Wall Street investors remain braced for a recession. But a turndown hasn't yet materialized, due to strong demand from U.S. consumers. Spending makes up roughly 68% of the U.S. economy.

What’s Killing Paypal’s Growth? -CNBC

 

Paypal is a powerhouse in the digital payment industry with a market valuation of over $84 billion. But the company’s stock performance has suffered immensely over the past few years.

How Checked Bags Became A Massive Business For U.S. Airlines -CNBC

 

U.S. airlines carried more than 470 million passenger bags in 2022. For decades most bags flew for free, but in recent years fees have surged, boosting the bottom line of the nation’s carriers.

How Non-Compete Clauses Cost Americans $300 Billion A Year -CNBC

 

In the flurry of papers that an employee receives during the onboarding process, there is one clause that could have a significant impact on their future career: the non-compete agreement.

The Tiny City Where Almost $1 Billion of Products Pass Through Daily | WSJ

 

Laredo, Texas, is primed to become one of the world’s most important supply chain hubs as companies around the world reduce their manufacturing reliance on factories in China and shift their production to Mexico.

Why Inflation Is So Sticky -CNBC

 

Everything is more expensive. Overall consumer prices are about 13% higher than they were in April 2021 and Americans are feeling the pain. Inflation, or the rate prices are increasing in the general economy.

Will ChatGPT Take Your Job? -CNBC

 

The rise in new generative artificial intelligence tools has the potential to rock industries staffed by white collar workers in the coming years.

Where Did Americans’ Savings Go? -CNBC

 

The trillions in excess personal savings built up in the pandemic are beginning to vanish amid high inflation, according to Federal Reserve economists. The monthly saving rate fell to a 15-year low in 2022.

What India’s Population Surpassing China’s Means for Global Economies | WSJ

 

China has been the most populous country for more than two centuries – until this month. India's population may have surpassed China’s, a milestone that some believe heralds a new global order.

Why U.S. Vacation Policies Are So Much Worse Than Europe’s -CNBC

 

The United States is the only advanced economy that doesn’t guarantee workers paid time off. And nearly half of those who are offered paid vacations don’t take the days, even though roughly 80% of U.S. workers receive some sort of paid time off.

Why The Feds Have Seized $1B Worth Of Goods At U.S. Ports -CNBC

 

U.S. Customs & Border Protection gave CNBC exclusive access inside one of America’s largest ports where millions of dollars' worth of cargo was being detained while major companies scrambled to prove their supply chains are clean.

Why is everything getting so expensive? -Vox

 

Right now, inflation is inescapable. At the grocery store, the gas station, and in almost every country in the world, people are paying more — way more — than they did just a couple of years ago for everything. In this video, we explore three explanation