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    Reuters

    Wall Street bonuses fell 2% for 2023, New York Comptroller says

    Wall Street's cash bonuses fell 2% to an average $176,500 last year as financial firms took a more cautious approach to compensation, according to an estimate by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. "Wall Street's average cash bonuses dipped slightly from last year, with continued market volatility and more people joining the securities workforce," DiNapoli said in a statement.

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    Yahoo Finance

    Realtor lawsuit settlement unburdens home sellers from heavy commissions. What now for buyers?

    The settlement with the Realtors' association ended guaranteed commissions but could impose new costs on buyers already struggling to break into the market.

  • Business
    Yahoo Finance

    Companies are getting back control of their companies

    Companies are getting bolder in their battles to beat back proposals requiring them to disclose more about everything from environmental policies to AI.

  • News
    The Canadian Press

    Sex trade to slavery: a UN agency says criminals reap $236B a year in profits from forced labor

    GENEVA (AP) — Illegal profits from forced labor worldwide have risen to the “obscene” amount of $236 billion per year, the U.N. labor agency reported Tuesday, with sexual exploitation to blame for three-fourths of the take from a business that deprives migrants of money they can send home, swipes jobs from legal workers, and allows the criminals behind it to dodge taxes. The International Labor Organization said the tally for 2021, the most recent year covered in the painstaking international st