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NerdWallet: Master business skills without paying for an MBA

May 31, 2023, 7:58am Business

Lindsay Mack earned her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2005. Nearly 15 years later, when she considered the best way to grow her business acumen, an MBA was not it. Read story

In this photo provided by the California Governor's Office, Governor Gavin Newsom, right, shakes hands with a MOXION employee Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, Calif. Newsom toured the battery manufacturing plant and touted his updated plan to ease the permitting process for new clean energy projects.

Facing sweltering summers, California’s Newsom floats plan for state to buy energy

In this photo provided by the California Governor's Office, Governor Gavin Newsom, right, shakes hands with a MOXION employee Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, Calif. Newsom toured the battery manufacturing plant and touted his updated plan to ease the permitting process for new clean energy projects.

May 31, 2023, 7:46am Business

For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar and water provides much of the power for homes and businesses. Read story

The draft of a bill that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., negotiated to raise the nation's debt ceiling, is photographed Monday, May 29, 2023. A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over ten years -- far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had envisioned.

Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisioned

The draft of a bill that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., negotiated to raise the nation's debt ceiling, is photographed Monday, May 29, 2023. A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over ten years -- far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had envisioned.

May 31, 2023, 7:43am Business

A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years — far from the cuts GOP lawmakers had promised. Read story

How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay

May 31, 2023, 7:42am Business

For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Read story

Germany orders Russia to close 4 out of its 5 consulates in tit-for-tat move

May 31, 2023, 7:37am Business

The German government said Wednesday that it has told Russia to close four out of its five consulates general in Germany in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow set a limit for the number of staff at the German Embassy and related bodies in Russia. Read story

This combination of photos show the five top paid women CEOs in 2022. From left, Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices, Mary Barra of General Motors, Lynn Good of Duke Energy, Phebe Novakovic of General Dynamics, and Adena Friedman of Nasdaq, Inc. 2022 was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 - compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%. Of the 343 CEOs in the compensation survey of S&P 500 companies done by the AP and Equilar, only 20 were women.

For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips

This combination of photos show the five top paid women CEOs in 2022. From left, Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices, Mary Barra of General Motors, Lynn Good of Duke Energy, Phebe Novakovic of General Dynamics, and Adena Friedman of Nasdaq, Inc. 2022 was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 - compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%. Of the 343 CEOs in the compensation survey of S&P 500 companies done by the AP and Equilar, only 20 were women.

May 31, 2023, 7:36am Business

Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%. Read story

Man awaiting trial for 1982 killing of Archie Rutherford dies

May 31, 2023, 7:35am Business

The 63-year-old man accused of killing Spokane businessman Archie Rutherford in 1982 has died while awaiting trial. Read story

A trader works the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 26, 2023, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street churns to a mixed finish

A trader works the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, May 26, 2023, in New York.

May 30, 2023, 1:24pm Business

Wall Street churned to a mixed finish Tuesday as a long list of worries looms, even if the most pressing crisis seems to be calming as Washington moves to avoid a default on its debt. Read story