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- A Bridgewater vet is launching his own fund. Paul Podolsky, who spent 15 years at Bridgewater Associates, plans to go live with Kate Capital on November 1. The $200 million fund .
- Your credit card is overcharging you. It’s easy for consumers to be lured in by credit-card companies’ glitzy rewards and points. But with the average credit-card interest rate now over 21% — and the hidden fees to boot — card issuers have the power to exploit consumers like never before.
- The real reason Amazon ordered RTO. Amazon’s RTO mandate might be a move to cut headcount without the consequences of formal layoffs, Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom told BI. It’s a “backdoor layoff” strategy that could cut costs but risks harming areas like AI, where recruiting top talent is tough.
- New York mag’s Olivia Nuzzi accuses her ex-fiancé of blackmail amid the RFK Jr. scandal.
- DirecTV’s CEO says its Dish acquisition ‘isn’t so much about bullying’ media giants — but it’s definitely about playing hardball.
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- New York City mayor Eric Adams appears in court on charges of bribery and fraud.
- G7 interior ministers meet.
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