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Elon Musk and others urging people to have more kids are essentially calling for a Ponzi scheme, experts say

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“It relies on new entrants to produce returns for earlier investors, with the burdens falling most heavily on women, who are responsible for the bulk of childbearing and child-rearing, often without adequate medical care or affordable childcare.”

https://fortune.com/2024/08/31/elon-musk-pronatalism-jd-vance-more-kids-economic-growth-ponzi-scheme/

Harris proposes 10x increase in small business startup deduction to $50,000

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The new figure is meant to support the average $40,000 cost for starting a small business.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/harris-10x-increase-small-business-startup-deduction-50000-tax-plan/

Goldman Sachs predicts stronger GDP and job growth if Democrats sweep White House and Congress

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Trump’s likely tariff hikes on China, the EU and Mexico would lead to an inflationary bump, with a peak impact of 30 to 40 basis points on the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge, the bank’s economists wrote.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/goldman-sachs-predicts-stronger-gdp-and-job-growth-if-democrats-sweep-white-house-and-congress/

Top tech bull compares Nvidia to LeBron James in high school as AI boom accelerates

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"They came, they delivered," Wedbush's Dan Ives said after Nvidia reported earnings. "And I think for tech, this is going to put fuel in that rally."

https://fortune.com/2024/08/31/nvidia-stock-outlook-earnings-revenue-guidance-blackwell-chip-lebron-james-ai/

Tennis players may live 10 years longer. How the sport boosts physical and mental health

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Inspired watching the U.S. Open? It’s never too late to pick up a racket.

https://fortune.com/well/article/tennis-players-live-longer/

Gen Z and millennials are dumping Tinder and daters are flocking to Hinge instead

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Tinder is facing an identity crisis, as it can’t ditch its reputation as a hook-up only app.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/gen-z-millennials-dating-apps-fatigue-tinder-hinge-match-group/

Goldman Sachs predicts stronger GDP and job growth if Democrats sweep White House and Congress

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Trump’s likely tariff hikes on China, the EU and Mexico would lead to an inflationary bump, with a peak impact of 30 to 40 basis points on the Federal Reserve’s preferred price gauge, the bank’s economists wrote.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/goldman-sachs-predicts-stronger-gdp-and-job-growth-if-democrats-sweep-white-house-and-congress/

If you inherit $1 million—or any amount—this is the first thing you should do, says financial planner

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A wealth advisor who specializes in inheritances offers millennials and Gen Z advice on the great wealth transfer.

https://fortune.com/2024/08/31/if-you-inherit-1-million-or-any-amount-this-is-the-first-thing-you-should-do-says-financial-planner/

Best online checking accounts for September 2024

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Maximize your money with our guide on the best online checking accounts

https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/best-online-checking-accounts/

If you inherit $1 million—or any amount—this is the first thing you should do, says financial planner

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A wealth advisor who specializes in inheritances offers millennials and Gen Z advice on the great wealth transfer.

https://fortune.com/2024/08/31/if-you-inherit-1-million-or-any-amount-this-is-the-first-thing-you-should-do-says-financial-planner/

Trump vs. Harris: Which candidate has the better plan for America’s $35 trillion national debt?

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“We think of the United States as too big to fail. It’s not actually true.[

https://fortune.com/2024/09/01/trump-vs-harris-tax-plans-national-debt-us-deficit/

Startup guru Paul Graham eviscerates Silicon Valley’s conventional wisdom about founders

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"VCs who haven't been founders themselves don't know how founders should run companies, and C-level execs, as a class, include some of the most skillful liars in the world."

https://fortune.com/2024/09/01/paul-graham-founder-mode-silicon-valley-conventional-wisdom-manager-mode/

Temu parent tops Tesla with biggest cash pile of any public company that doesn’t pay investors

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PDD Holdings, the parent company of Chinese e-commerce giants Temu and Pinduoduo, has a cash pile that totals $38 billion, according to the FT.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/01/temu-parent-pdd-cash-holdings-tesla-dividends-share-buybacks-china/

Faced with bullish bosses, workers in Japan hire firms to help them quit

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Japan is at a crossroads, as the government attempts to reinvent a workaholic culture

https://fortune.com/2024/09/03/japan-workers-hire-companies-to-quit-exit-momuri-albatross/

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary is considering copying rival EasyJet by launching package holidays as rock-bottom fares fail to draw profits

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“The holiday product is probably a reasonable way of charging higher fares,” the Ryanair boss said.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/02/ryanair-michael-oleary-rival-easyjet-launching-package-holidays-discount-fares-profits/

Some Paralympic athletes will receive 75% less than their Olympic peers for winning a gold medal

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"Ultimately, I do this because I love it. We want parity and that's what we push for every time."

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/paralympic-athletes-payment-prize-parity-olympic-medalists/

Some Paralympic athletes will receive 75% less than their Olympic peers for winning a gold medal

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"Ultimately, I do this because I love it. We want parity and that's what we push for every time."

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/paralympic-athletes-payment-prize-parity-olympic-medalists/

People trying to access Elon Musk’s X in Brazil face daily fines greater than their annual wage

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Musk’s feud with Brazil has become a global flash point in the debate around how far governments can go to police protected free speech in a democracy.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/02/elon-musk-brazil-alexandre-de-moraes-ban/

Meghan Markle explains her investing approach as portfolio expands

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"The quality of a brand’s products, the supply chain, ethical standards and practices—these are all things that I consider before making an investment," Meghan said.

https://fortune.com/2024/09/01/meghan-markle-duchess-of-sussex-investment-portfolio-female-run-brands-cesta-collective/

Astrid & Miyu’s founder bought two flats in her 20s—one paid for her MBA and the other funded her $45 million-a-year jewelry brand

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Astrid & Miyu founder Connie Nam unwinds from the stress of running 22 jewelry shops with fortnightly manicures and monthly massages.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/09/03/astrid-miyu-founder-connie-nam-bought-two-flats-in-her-20s-one-to-fund-mba-and-other-to-fund-her-business-wholefoods-pelaton/