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Five months have passed since an investment group led by Bill Chisholm agreed to purchase the Celtics from the Grousbeck family at a valuation of $6.1 billion. Since then, Chisholm assembled the rest ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of ...