March Madness could cost employers more than $12 billion in lost productivity

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The Hill(center)

It’s March, which means millions of Americans will be locked in on the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament in the coming weeks. That could mean a dip in productivity at some of the nation’s largest employers, and end up costing companies a sizable chunk of change, according to new data from empl

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Daily Wire(right)

This week, Americans will legally wager an estimated $3.3 billion on March Madness, a 54% jump from just three years ago. That number says something important about what happens when you let adults make their own choices in regulated markets rather than pushing them toward offshore bookies in the sh

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Vox(left)

I was fortunate enough to spend several days last week at the Aspen Institute’s Crosscurrent summit on AI and national security in San Francisco. My first takeaway: I very much recommend being in sunny (at the moment, at least) San Francisco rather than slushy, raw New York in early March. The secon

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r/wallstreetbets(lean-left)

tldr: Amsterdam, March 17, 2026 — Nebius Group N.V. (“Nebius Group” or the “Company”; NASDAQ: NBIS), a leading AI infrastructure company, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $3.75 billion aggregate original principal amount of convertible senior notes, in

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Daily Wire

This week, Americans will legally wager an estimated $3.3 billion on March Madness, a 54% jump from just three years ago. That number says something important about what happens when you let adults make their own choices in regulated...

r/wallstreetbets

tldr: Amsterdam, March 17, 2026 — Nebius Group N.V. (“Nebius Group” or the “Company”; NASDAQ: NBIS), a leading AI infrastructure company, today announced its intention to offer,...

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March Madness could cost employers more than $12 billion in lost productivity.

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March Madness could cost employers more than $12 billion in lost productivity

It’s March, which means millions of Americans will be locked in on the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament in the coming weeks. That could mean a dip in productivity at some of the nation’s largest employers, and end up costing...

Daily Wire · link

March Madness Sparks Betting Boom — What It Proves About Letting Americans Choose

This week, Americans will legally wager an estimated $3.3 billion on March Madness, a 54% jump from just three years ago. That number says something important about what happens when you let adults make their own choices in regulated...

Vox · link

The AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a year

I was fortunate enough to spend several days last week at the Aspen Institute’s Crosscurrent summit on AI and national security in San Francisco. My first takeaway: I very much recommend being in sunny (at the moment, at least) San Francisco rather than slushy, raw New York in early March. The secon

r/wallstreetbets · link

Nebius Group announces proposed private offering of $3.75 billion of convertible senior notes

tldr: Amsterdam, March 17, 2026 — Nebius Group N.V. (“Nebius Group” or the “Company”; NASDAQ: NBIS), a leading AI infrastructure company, today announced its intention to offer,...

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March Madness Sparks Betting Boom — What It Proves About Letting Americans Choose

This week, Americans will legally wager an estimated $3.3 billion on March Madness, a 54% jump from just three years ago. That number says something important about what happens when you let adults make their own choices in regulated markets rather than pushing them toward offshore bookies in the sh

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The AI threat costing Americans $16.6 billion a year

I was fortunate enough to spend several days last week at the Aspen Institute’s Crosscurrent summit on AI and national security in San Francisco. My first takeaway: I very much recommend being in sunny (at the moment, at least) San Francisco rather than slushy, raw New York in early March. The secon

Source ›

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Nebius Group announces proposed private offering of $3.75 billion of convertible senior notes

tldr: Amsterdam, March 17, 2026 — Nebius Group N.V. (“Nebius Group” or the “Company”; NASDAQ: NBIS), a leading AI infrastructure company, today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $3.75 billion aggregate original principal amount of convertible senior notes, in

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Democracy Now!

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Israel Says It Killed Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani and Commander of Basij Paramilitaries, Iran Says Infant, Toddler, Mother and Grandmother Among Latest Victims of U.S.-Israeli Strikes, Rocket from Lebanon Injures 7 in Northern Israel as Iranian Drone Damages Jerusalem Holy Sites, Baghdad’s Gr

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