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Tricky punctuation

Here is a refresher on exclamation points, question marks, and semi-colons. Exclamation points Most style guidelines within the news industry recommend avoiding the exclamation point

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Pay transparency and the gender pay gap

According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), pay transparency legislation can help address the gender pay gap and reduce broader gender inequalities in the labor

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Do Olympic dreams pay?

We are in the final week of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and business stories are plentiful. From the historical cost of the Games for

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The history of digital banking

Digital banking is now part of our everyday lives, but it took the industry decades to get to the point that it is today. This

Banking deserts

A banking desert is defined as “an area without traditional financial institutions and services,” meaning there is no physical bank branch within a specified radius

AI: A teacher’s sidekick… or substitute?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making headlines every day for one thing or another, and business journalists shouldn’t be afraid to seek out AI stories even

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Marketing can make or break a business

Don Vultaggio, the brand chairman and founder of AriZona Beverages – the maker of the popular 99-cent iced tea – recently made headlines for his

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Don’t count out printed books just yet

When ebooks first rose to popularity after the 2007 release of the Amazon Kindle, many wondered if they’d kill the print publishing industry. Fast forward to

Financial nihilism

Even if you are not a personal finance reporter, odds are personal finance stories are peppered throughout your beat. If you cover real estate, retail,

Vinyl records: What’s old is new

When Taylor Swift released her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, the album shattered vinyl record sales when over 800,000 physical copies were sold in

What is the Corporate Equality Index?

First established in 2002, the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) is a benchmarking tool for LGBTQ+ workplace inclusion and annually measures “policies, practices and benefits pertinent

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