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Pope invites Lebanese Christians to Vatican for peace prayer

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has invited representatives of Lebanon’s Christian community to the Vatican on July 1 for a day of prayer and...

Many women CEOs saw raises last year, but ranks remain thin

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Most of the women running the biggest U.S. companies saw their pay increase last year, even as the pandemic hammered the economy and many...

The highest-paid CEOs by state

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Here are the top-paid CEOs by state for 2020, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. ...

How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay

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For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. ...

Pandemic or no, CEO pay rises again. Typical package: $12.7M

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NEW YORK — As COVID-19 ravaged the world last year, CEOs’ big pay packages seemed to be under as much threat as everything else....

Paycom Software’s Richison, AMD’s Su among highest paid CEOs

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Here are the highest paid male and female CEOs in the S&P 500 index for 2020, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar,...

Acorns’ stock to take root after investing app OKs merger

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NEW YORK — Acorns Grow, whose app encourages people to save and invest with subscriptions for as little as $1 per month, plans to...

States tap federal aid to shore up empty unemployment funds

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Businesses could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years — potentially freeing up money to spend on employees or invest...

Online scrubs seller Figs soars 36% in stock market debut

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NEW YORK — Shares of Figs Inc., which sells scrubs online to nurses and doctors, soared in their stock market debut Thursday, valuing the...

FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract

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CLEVELAND — A FirstEnergy senior vice president was fired Thursday for her “inaction” regarding a 2015 amendment to a “purported” consulting contract with someone...