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The Money Toolbox: Short-Term Versus Long-Term Financial Solutions

A few weeks ago, I did a brief radio interview where the hosts of the program asked me whether I thought frugality and cutting expenses or investing and earning more money was more important. I thought for half a second — you have to really think on your feet with …

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Zara’s Parent Company To Close Up To 1,200 Stores Globally By 2021

Spanish multinational clothing company Inditex — which is also the parent company of Zara and other fashion brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear and Bershka — announced today that it will close up to 1,200 smaller stores by 2021. This is following the firm’s first loss after the …

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Meet the ‘Grandmother of Street Medics’

As protests against police brutality have swept the country, in some cases leading to additional police aggression, toward demonstrators, a loosely organized group of trained volunteers has been on call to intervene and treat injuries. Street medics, who may be medical professionals or first aid practitioners with only basic training, …

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