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‘In reality, the amount [billionaires] donate is a fraction of what they would pay if their tax rates were in line with the working class,’ Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price told MarketWatch.

‘Friends called us cheap. We prefer thrifty or frugal.’

WeWork co-founder and former Chief Executive Adam Neumann is in advanced talks to settle a high-profile legal fight with SoftBank Group Corp. by agreeing to a nearly $500 million cut in his payout from the shared-office-space company’s new owner, a move that would help clear the way for WeWork’s second attempt at a public listing.

After weeks of spiking share prices for a blank-check company rumored to be targeting the acquisition of electric-vehicle company Lucid Motors, the two parties officially announced a deal Monday afternoon, and the stock sank sharply.

President Joe Biden led a moment of silence Monday evening and mourned the more-than-500,000 Americans who have died from the coronavirus pandemic.