Nov 9, 2022

Corporate growing pains

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Meta announced that it's slashing its workforce after overestimating its growth. Plus, critics blame Brexit for the U.K.'s recent turmoil.

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Tech layoffs show why managing growth can be so tricky for companies

by Stephanie Hughes

Nov 9, 2022

From Meta to Twitter to Twilio, companies are realizing they might have grown too quickly.

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Sam Bankman-Fried Trial

Crypto exchange Binance walks away from FTX deal

by Lily Jamali

Nov 9, 2022

Binance cited a due-diligence check, saying the issues at FTX were "beyond our control or ability to help."

When FTX hit a liquidity crunch, users pulled out money and crypto at once. And rival exchange Binance announced Wednesday that it wouldn't be bailing out FTX.

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Inflation hits health insurance premiums this open enrollment season

by Samantha Fields

Nov 9, 2022

But ACA coverage is more affordable to many, thanks to extended government subsidies.

"It's a daunting process to have to go on to the marketplace," said Cynthia Cox at the Kaiser Family Foundation. But if you have ACA coverage, it may be worth your while.

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Is Brexit to blame for Britain's mess?

by Stephen Beard

Nov 9, 2022

Some critics of the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union say the country’s recent turmoil should drive it back into the bloc.

Anti-Brexit demonstrators march in London on Oct. 22.

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Inflation drives up hay prices, forcing some horse owners to sell

by Caitlin Tan

Nov 9, 2022

Inflation is driving up the cost of things like fertilizer, which drives up the cost of growing hay and feeding horses.

Tom Johnston takes the tarp of his hay stack to prep it for customers. He sells his hay to customers across the country.

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How identity theft and fraud upended one woman's life

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin

Nov 9, 2022

"I said, what can I do to stop this? And the customer service rep. goes, 'Well, if we could stop all instances of fraud, we would but we can't,'" says Jessica Roy, assistant editor of Utility Journalism at The Los Angeles Times.

The FTC has instructions on what to do if you've stopped receiving government benefits because of identity theft. Above, blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury facility in Philadelphia.

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