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The best way to answer ‘tell me about yourself,’ says CEO who’s done over 30,000 interviews
MARCH 26, 2024
"Tell me about yourself."
It's one of the most common — and deceptively difficult — job interview questions.
But "tell me about yourself" is more than an icebreaker: Hiring managers also use this question to evaluate your confidence and get a pulse on your goals and priorities.
"When you're interviewing for a job, you're marketing yourself," says William Vanderbloemen, the...
MARCH 25, 2024
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal on Sunday drew attention to a pointed new Donald Trump moniker making the rounds on social media: “Don Poorleone.”
The former president had until Monday to secure a bond for the multimillion dollar civil fraud judgement against him while he appeals the ruling. Come the deadline, if Trump does not post bond, New York Attorney General...
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Making One of These 6 Common Tax Mistakes Could Get You Audited by the IRS. Here’s What to Know
MARCH 21, 2024
The IRS said it will focus on the wealthiest individuals and organizations this year. Mphillips007/Getty Images
Tax filing season can be a stressful time for many Americans. Between the challenge of having to navigate countless forms and compling all of the correct information, filing season can become overwhelming. The looming threat of an audit can ratchet up the stress of tax season even...
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US Treasury chief Yellen defends Biden budget against Republican senators’ fears of tax increases
MARCH 21, 2024
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the 2025 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2024.
Republican senators questioned Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about provisions of the Trump administration's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which if allowed to expire, they alleged, could raise taxes for some Americans.
Yellen...
MARCH 21, 2024
Pence Executive Privilege.
A White House valet who was with former president Donald Trump on the day Congress certified his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden told the House January 6 select committee that Mr. Trump threatened then-vice president Mike Pence’s future political viability in a phone call just before Mr Pence was to preside over a joint...
MARCH 16, 2024
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Social Security benefits are vital to the finances of tens of millions of U.S. seniors. In fact, more than 40% of baby boomers say their monthly checks will be their primary source of retirement income, according to a 2023 report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
When it comes to...
MARCH 16, 2024
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2024.
On Tuesday, the little-known Judicial Conference of the United States — the policymaking arm of the federal judiciary — made some unusual headlines by announcing a new effort to make it harder for plaintiffs in certain lawsuits challenging state or federal policies to hand-pick...
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The $1.8 billion ‘conspiracy’ verdict that rocked the real-estate industry has turned into a groundbreaking $418 million settlement
MARCH 15, 2024
National Association of Realtors building on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Sept. 20, 2023. - Antonio Perez—Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service/Getty Images
Americans pay roughly $100 billion in real estate commissions each year, but that burden is about to be lightened considerably. The National Association of Realtors, one of the country’s largest industry associations, reached a settlement Friday morning...
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Whirlpool’s new technology promises to fix one of the biggest issues with refrigerators: ‘There’s a lot of work to be done here’
MARCH 14, 2024
Have you ever wondered what happens to your old refrigerator once you're ready to part ways? Turns out, recycling refrigerators is no easy task. Whirlpool Corporation, manufacturer of home appliances, is working on a way to make refrigerators more sustainable.
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Pam Klyn, the Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations & Sustainability for Whirlpool,...
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Former US federal judge: US Supreme Court ‘dangerously betrayed’ democracy with Trump disqualification decision
MARCH 14, 2024
Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig issued a searing rebuke of the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision that Colorado could not disqualify former President Trump from the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection ban, preserving his ability to seek a second term.
In a piece published in The Atlantic on Thursday, Luttig, a longtime conservative jurist on the 4th U.S....