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A "robot dog" manufactured by Boston Dynamics

Finance professionals say the AI skills gap is widening

The CQF Institute, a global quantitative finance membership organization based in London, reported 88% of quantitative finance professionals worldwide believe a skills gap exists across the industry. Quantitative finance is a field that analyzes investment opportunities.

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Gas pump, Shell station, Boston, Mass., March 16, 2022

Debate persists over nation's highest gas prices in California

Between 2015 and 2024, drivers in the Golden State paid what the report called a mystery surcharge at the pump that averages 41 cents per gallon, costing Californians $59 billion. This is an extra cost that isn’t accounted for by taxes, fees or the cost added at the pump for state-run environmental programs, the report says.