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By Luc Cohen and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein…
My beauty routine has changed significantly since moving from Boston to Paris about six years ago.French women tend to wear less makeup, so I no longer use foundation or eye shadow every day.I’ve learned to embrace my natural brows and less elaborate hairstyles.As an American who’s lived in France for…
Eric Sim spent over 20 years in banking, working in Singapore, London, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.The engineering major says he had no idea what banking was when he graduated in 1994.Sim left banking in 2017 and is now a published author, professional speaker, and career coach.This as-told-to essay is based…
Randy McCabe left Google, and now he has earned over $1 million in five years on Fiverr.He left corporate jobs due to stress and inflexibility and found balance with freelancing.McCabe shares his four strategies for successfully transitioning from corporate to freelance.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Randy…
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Sales of personal luxury goods are set to fall 2% this year, making it one of the weakest on record, with price hikes and economic uncertainty shrinking the industry’s customer base, according to consultancy Bain & Company. In its closely-watched report on the 363-billion-euro…
Ari Brojde thought his grandmother’s estate would be easy, but it took nearly three years to settle.Brojde and his cousin invented software to help streamline estate administration.Talking ahead of time and getting iron-clad legal directives can speed up estate settlement, he said. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation…
I started dating a man who was 15 years older than me.Everyone in my life criticized my age-gap relationship, asking if I was only in it for the money.Our relationship did eventually end, but it wasn’t because of our age difference. Age is an odd topic of conversation. In high…
(Reuters) – This year’s U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world’s 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first “Conference of the Parties” in 1995. Here are some of the most significant moments in the history of climate talks: 1800s – For about 6,000 years…
We still don’t know who will control the House next year, and it could take days to count votes.Trump will have a GOP Senate, but either parties has a path to control of the lower chamber.If Democrats gain control, they could significantly curtail Trump’s power. Donald Trump is now the…
Once I found out I was pregnant, we relocated from the US to Mexico, where my husband was born.We’re able to afford decent healthcare, fresh food, and an apartment in a walkable city.We’ve lived here for four years and don’t have plans to return to the US. In early 2020, I…
