Long Lives and Big Returns

People are planning for (and living) longer and more rewarding retirements. Barron’s Lauren Rublin takes a look at the companies that are meeting retirees’ needs — and offering opportunities to investors.

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New Disease Caused by Plastics Discovered in Seabirds

A new disease caused solely by plastics has been discovered in seabirds. The birds identified as having the disease, named plasticosis, have scarred digestive tracts from ingesting waste, scientists at the Natural History Museum in London say. From a r…

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State revenue: ‘Regressive tax system’

If Washington didn’t have such a regressive tax system, we wouldn’t have to choose between cutting down 100-year-old trees or funding schools and county services [“Trading timber for firetrucks,” Feb 23, A1]. The state now lets companies pay to log sta…

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Sources: Inflection AI, founded by LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and DeepMind’s Mustafa Suleyman, is in talks to raise up to $675M, after raising $225M in 2022 (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
Sources: Inflection AI, founded by LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and DeepMind’s Mustafa Suleyman, is in talks to raise up to $675M, after raising $225M in 2022  —  DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and…

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