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Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services. A slew of federal agencies opened investigations into whether Acadia illegally held patients against their will in its psychiatric hospitals, as described in a New York Times investigation in September. The federal inquiries rattled investors, causing Acadia’s stock…

Markets slipped on Thursday, reversing some of the gains from a heady two-day rally, after officials in China said they were not holding talks with the United States about easing trade tensions between the superpowers. Stocks in Asia were mixed, while benchmarks in Europe turned mostly lower in early trading. Futures for the S&P 500…

The facade of Norway’s central bank, also known as Norges Bank, in Oslo, Norway. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Norges Bank Investment Management — the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world — on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of 415 billion kroner ($40 billion), citing weakness in the tech sector. “The quarter has been…

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Two federal judges on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to arguments from elite law firms asking for definitive relief from President Trump’s executive orders targeting them. Lawyers for two firms, Perkins Coie and WilmerHale, have asked the courts to permanently block the Trump administration from carrying out the orders, arguing that the measures are so blatantly unconstitutional…

In 2023, the Winooski River in Vermont spilled its banks, kissing the green truss bridge that spanned it. River water poured onto the marble floors of the State House. Up to nine inches of rain fell within 48 hours, causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. A year later, Vermont enacted the Climate Change…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters S&P 500 futures were flat on Wednesday night after the major averages posted a second straight winning day. S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded nearly 0.1%…

The ongoing debate over DEI often frames the practice as either fundamentally flawed or entirely unnecessary. However, this binary perspective oversimplifies a far more complex reality. Research and practical experience reveal that while some DEI initiatives have successfully raised awareness of individual biases and systemic barriers, others have fallen short—and in some cases, even produced…