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Harvard just accepted a record-low 3.2% of applicants for the class of 2026. But these five jobs are even more competitive than that.

5 things harder than getting into Harvard

By refusing Twitter's board seat, Elon Musk will not be beholden to its restrictions and can acquire as much Twitter stock as he wants.

Elon Musk will not join Twitter’s board. Now what?

Consumer prices in March climbed to a new 4-decade high of 8.5%, according to an inflation report economists described as "nasty" and "ugly.

8.5% inflation sets new 40-year high. But here’s the good news.

Forty years ago, the United States was just emerging from "The Great Inflation," when the annual rate peaked near 15% and led to interest rate hikes.

As inflation hits 21st century high, is now anything like ‘The Great Inflation’?

In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, Jassy wrote about the enormous growth Amazon experienced during the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon CEO Jassy addresses growth, warehouse safety, and NFTs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is all in on Twitter, offering roughly $43 billion to buy out the public company and take it private.

Elon Musk bear hugs Twitter with $43 billion buyout bid

With renters leaving big cities for greener pastures, here are the most popular destinations for those escaping high housing costs.

Renters are flocking to these 5 cities as housing costs skyrocket

After Elon Musk made a bid to buy Twitter, the company's board of directors indicated it'd rather swallow a poison pill than let Musk take over.

What’s a poison pill and why is Twitter biting down?

Twitter's board of directors voted to take a poison pill to try to prevent Elon Musk from a hostile takeover, but it's not the only group to do so.

Twitter popped a poison pill. Here are 3 other companies that did, too.

Uber, United, Amtrak others said they wouldn't require employees or customers to wear masks following a judge's ruling.

Uber, United, Amtrak, others ditch mask requirements after ruling

They came on like a storm, but are NFTs already over? Here are five signs the NFT hype is already crashing in this week's Five For Friday.

Are NFTs already over? 5 reasons the market is cooling

You've probably seen advice suggesting now is the time to ask for a raise, and it appears a lot of people have taken that advice.

Survey: Wages rise at 70% of US companies, most pass on costs

Billionaire Elon Musk will buy Twitter in a cash deal valued at $44 billion, the social media company announced Monday afternoon.

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s ‘best and final’ offer to buy

When it comes to the stock market, there have been a lot of "worsts" in 2022, but investors are looking to safe haven assets to mitigate risk.

Investors turning to ‘safe haven’ assets like gold, cryptocurrency amid volatility

Elon Musk has vowed to enhance Twitter and make it a free speech destination. Here are three things he hopes to change on the platform.

3 ways Elon Musk hopes to change Twitter

Jen Psaki mentioned Section 230 in response to a question about Elon Musk buying Twitter.

White House discusses Section 230 reform following Musk Twitter deal

Russia just escalated its war against the West by cutting off gas supplies to two European nations that refused to pay for exports in rubles.

EU: Russia is ‘blackmailing’ after cutting off gas to Poland, Bulgaria

The future of Twitter remains uncertain as the company confirmed it has seen fluctuations in follower counts after the Elon Musk sale was announced.

Twitter: Follower fluctuations after Musk sale were ‘organic’

The American economy shrinks for the first time since the early pandemic.

US economy shrinks for first time since early pandemic

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would love to see Elon Musk move Twitter from California to his hometown, following Tesla, HPE, and Oracle.

Should Twitter follow Tesla, Oracle in corporate charge to Texas?

The European Union wants to ban Russian oil by year's end, but one of its own is standing in the way, calling energy sanctions a 'red line.'

Europe considers ban on Russian oil by end of year

Travel experts project summer 2022 will be a hectic time for the airline industry, which is still recovering from COVID-19.

Will airlines be able to keep up with surging summer demand?

With inflation now running at a 40-year high, the Fed is trying to tamp down without triggering a recession or high unemployment. 

Fed’s historic interest rate hike aims to cool inflation, could crash economy

Inflation is at a record high and money isn’t going as far as it once did, so consider these five tips to combat rising costs.

From TikTok to gas hacks: 5 money saving tips to fight inflation