SuccessSerena Williams will retire from tennis with a $260 million net worth and GOAT status. Next up: Her $111 million venture capital fund with nearly 60 investments
Serena Williams, the highest-earning female athlete, is retiring her racket for her checkbook, with an eye on funding early-stage, woman-founded companies.
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China has banned the West’s biggest blockbusters, from Marvel movies to ‘Top Gun.’ Here’s why the new ‘Minions’ movie was approved
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Europe
Domino’s has been run out of Italy in just seven years after trying to sell Italians American-style pizza
Federal workers are advertising their security clearances on LinkedIn. Agencies say those are ‘top secret’ for a reason
The EU is calling natural gas ‘green,’ but critics aren’t buying it
Finance
A majority of Black, Latinx, and Native American households say they’re facing serious financial hardship because of inflation, according to a new poll
Larry Summers is ‘appalled’ by the private equity carve outs in the Inflation Reduction Act
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FDA approves splitting of monkeypox vaccine doses to stretch supply, green-lights shot for children
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Coinbase posts $1.1 billion loss, falling revenue in Q2
Reddit and FTX update blockchain-based “community points” to make rewards accessible to crypto newbies
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