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We’ve Lost the Plot on Menopause

It’s been 23 years since I went through the menopausal transition, long before there was more than just one (flawed) study on the impact of hormone therapy. So treatment options were limited, and I wasn’t much interested anyway, as my symptoms—an occasional 30-second flash of feeling like I was run over by a truck—were pretty negligible. Which isn’t to say …

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Apple adds another buy now pay later service to Pay

Apple Pay will now include Klarna as an option at checkout. The addition of the buy now pay later (BNPL) service comes just months after Apple shut down Pay Later, its own BNPL service launched in 2023. Klarna lets users purchase products with four interest-free installments. Even though BNPL services like Klarna are rising in popularity, surveys suggest the services …

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The changing face of India’s rich

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. India is mourning the death of Ratan Tata, the visionary industrialist and philanthropist. The former chairman of the Tata Group is known …

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