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Women do ask for pay raises, they just don't get...

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Women ask for a raise as often as men, but stand a much smaller chance of getting one.



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Database: Here's how much money Under Armour gives...

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When Florida State athletes arrived on campus in 1998, they received $144,750 in free Nike footwear and apparel. This year, a vault of $2.8 million in Nike gear awaited players arriving in Tallahassee. That’s in addition to the $1.4 million in cash Nike will pay this year for the right to outfit the university’s athletes. Florida State isn’t the only school cashing in on the booming market for collegiate apparel deals. Nike, Adidas and Under Armour will pump more than $300 million into university…

Podcast: Jen Meyer talks the state of Betamore,...

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Jen Meyer has seen plenty of companies succeed and fail. Several companies that have come through Betamore, the startup and incubator space she oversees, have gone on to be some of the biggest tech companies in the city — such as James Foster’s ZeroFOX. The key to the ones that succeed and ones that fail? Patience. “You’ve got to be incredibly patient,” Meyer said. “Remember that entrepreneurship, although it’s portrayed as a very enviable, wonderful opportunity — which it is all of those…

8 things you need to know this morning

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Good morning, happy 2,131 day. I’m not even an O’s fan, and I can appreciate the fact that this is the 21st anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking the MLB’s consecutive games played streak. Temperatures are going to start heating up this week after a beautiful weekend. It’s going to be hot this afternoon, and we’ll see heat indexes in the high 90s for the rest of the week. For now, here are eight things to know after the long weekend. A massive fire broke out at a bridal store in Fells Point…

The year's biggest takeover bid just got even...

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The $63.5 billion offer on the table for U.S. seed giant Monsanto was already the biggest takeover bid this year. But in an effort to clinch a deal, Germany’s Bayer says it’s ready to go even bigger. Bayer said Tuesday it’s prepared to pay $65 billion…



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Roger Ailes enlists lawyer behind Hulk Hogan,...

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Roger Ailes has retained the libel lawyer who represents Hulk Hogan in his suit against Gawker and Melania Trump in her suit against The Daily Mail.



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British Airways computer problem causes delays

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British Airways is reporting problems with its computer system as passengers at multiple airports complain of delays and long lines. “Our IT teams are working as hard as they can to quickly fix a problem with our check-in system,” the airline said in …



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Fall in love with a job you don't even like

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More than half of Americans find their job unsatisfactory, according to an annual survey released last month by the Conference Board research group. The nation has been hovering around the halfway mark of job dissatisfaction since at least 2000.



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Two months on, Brexit plan is still unclear

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What exactly is going on with Brexit? More than two months have passed since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union and the British government has still not revealed any details.



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Fiat's founders are leaving Italy

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The aristocracy of Italian industry are moving their massive investment company to the Netherlands.



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