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Facebook’s Sandberg is leaving at a risky moment

  Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Meta Platforms Inc, is resigning after 14 years of running the company alongside Mark Zuckerberg. It was “time to write the next chapter of my life,” she said in a 1,542-word post on Facebook accompanied by effusive comments from her fellow executives at the company. Her departure had been anticipated for some ...

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Today’s pensions don’t favour Gen Z

Even in 2022, pensions still command an aura of reverence. A benefit where you work for one company for 30 years and then retire with a livable wage? And you don’t have to fret about picking investments? What’s not to like? Although pensions are increasingly rare in the US, they’re not obsolete. About 38% of the private workforce had access ...

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In US, is it a wake-up call for public education?

  A recent national analysis contained a deeply disturbing finding that has generated little public discussion when it should be causing an outcry: Nearly 1.3 million students have left public schools since the pandemic began. Most states have seen enrollment declines for two straight years. In New York City, K-12 enrollment has dropped by an astounding 9%. Given that state ...

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