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2023-01-05 14:58:01 Thinking to quit your job? Yours might be one of the 20 jobs a new report from Payscale has shown to be most likely to leave now or in the near future.

In the No. 1 spot is senior customer service representative. Click here for @BusinessInsider’s breakdown of the full list, and share with anyone you know that works in these roles. Open / Comment

2023-01-05 02:06:04 Career breaks are supposed to hurt your career. So how is Gen Z getting away with it?

Members of Gen Z are taking more career breaks to travel, take care of their mental health, or explore career paths, and it's leaving large gaps on their résumés.

Based on Eve Upton-Clark’s interviews for this Insider story, it's clear that Gen Z doesn't think opportunities for personal development should be limited to the more-traditional gap year before or after college, and they don't think companies should be penalizing workers who have chosen to or been forced to take time away from their career.

Instead of viewing it as a negative, many Gen Zers are arguing that career breaks are positive and forcing employers to reconsider their preconceived notions about the résumé gap.

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2023-01-04 21:04:03 We go below deck on one of the world's largest cruise ships, and look at why it costs $1 million per day to run.

It takes a staff of 2,400 people working day and night to keep Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas sailing. From tiny cruise-ship kitchens, chefs whip up 30,000 meals a day.

All waste onboard is dealt with in secret, crew-only areas of the ship. And the engine room and captain's bridge work together to power and move the floating city.

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2023-01-04 17:59:01 These two events could fuel the first major US market moves of the year:

The Fed is set to release the minutes from its December meeting at 2PM Eastern Time Wednesday, which could offer investors some insight into whether it'll look to press ahead with its rate hikes – or ease up on monetary tightening as inflation starts to cool toward its 2% target.

The release of non-farm payrolls data at 9AM Eastern Time Friday will show how many jobs the economy gained in December – and could set the direction of travel for financial markets for the next few weeks.

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2023-01-04 15:04:03 These are the four types of purchases writer Jen Glatz plans to cut back on in 2023, so she can save more and spend way less.

After taking inventory of her finances, she noticed four areas where she was overspending regularly. And when she added up the recurring expenses, she realized it was a waste of money.

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2023-01-04 02:07:03 An Indian student activist spoke out about government discrimination. They demolished her house.

Afreen Fatima’s family had always been fierce advocates for their community, the Muslim minority in India’s Uttar Pradesh province.

Fatima tells how the rising tide of hate against Muslims has impacted her personally.

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2023-01-03 23:04:01 Some of Russia's longtime allies have snubbed the country and Putin since the Ukraine invasion.

Once-subservient allies are growing bolder, seeing Russia struggle to subdue a small neighbor. And large powers like China and India are charting an ambivalent path.

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2023-01-03 21:00:34 What makes pearl lobsters so special? And why are they so expensive?

Tropical rock lobsters, or pearl lobsters, as they're better known, are one of the rarest and most expensive lobster varieties. The colorful crustaceans are so valuable that there have been international smuggling attempts of its larvae.

Commercially bred pearl lobsters sell for about $50 per kilogram, while wild-caught pearl lobsters sell for $99 per kilogram. This makes pearl lobsters more than six times as expensive as Maine lobsters.

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2023-01-03 18:01:01 Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to plead not guilty on Tuesday, initiating a legal back-and-forth that former federal prosecutors say is unlikely to result in a lenient deal from the Justice Department.

The disgraced FTX founder is accused of defrauding investors and is facing eight criminal charges. A not guilty plea would mean the government continues its investigation.

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2023-01-03 15:02:01 2023 is a hopeful time to start a business or side hustle. These are the businesses poised to perform best, according to expert and founder predictions.

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