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The chief executive role has inherently high turnover, but most of the C-suite bigwigs below have committed sins of omission, commission, or have simply been on the throne too long without satisfactory results materializing. Why Corporate Bonds Are Risky With Higher Interest Rates 01/16/2019 07:00pm • Bond buyers are told to stay in the shallower end of the yield curve to avoid unnecessary duration risk in a low interest-rate environment. Less discussed are the credit quality of these investments. When interest rates are near zero, corporations and other entities pile on debt. The difference in Jose Andres-founded charity dishes out free meals for federal employees, contractors 01/16/2019 02:07pm • WASHINGTON — Federal employees and contractors who aren't getting paid because of the shutdown are lining up for free, hot gourmet meals from the charity founded by Chef Jose Andres. "This is what we do. 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Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which takes effect for tax filings for the 2018 calendar year, standard Column: NFL's coaching hires reflect a disturbing trend 01/15/2019 12:30am • WASHINGTON — The NFL’s annual game of musical chairs is winding down, and so is the number of viable excuses for the lack of diversity within the head coaching ranks. Five of the eight coaches fired this year were black. The Miami Dolphins are reportedly focused on hiring Patriots assistant c 10 low-cost online colleges for out-of-state students 01/14/2019 07:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. 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