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Just 37% of Americans ages 35 and lower are invested in stocks

Before the 2008 stock market crash, 52% of Americans aged 35 or younger were invested in the stock market. As of last year, the number had dropped to 37%, according to Gallup.

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Data: Yahoo! Finance; Chart: Lazaro Gamio/Axios

Why it matters: The poll was conducted last year but attracted new attention in the last few days because the U.S. bull market run reached 10 years on Saturday. People whose total working-life experience is the crash years appear to be much less likely to trust their savings to stocks.

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Blinken makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan to sell troop withdrawal

Photo: CARLOS BARRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Thursday to meet with the nation's president, Ashraf Ghani, and Abdullah Abdullah, who is representing the Taliban in negotiations, per the Washington Post.

Why it matters: Blinken sought to reassure the pair that the U.S. will maintain support for the country, despite President Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan starting May 1 and concluding in full by Sept. 11.

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Sara Fischer, author of Media Trends
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Women rise to the top at major media companies

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios

Several women have been tapped to lead some of the country's largest newsrooms over the past year — a promising sign of progress for an industry that's typically been slow to accept change and embrace diversity.

Driving the news: CBS News executive Kimberly Godwin was named president of ABC News on Wednesday. Godwin will be the first Black woman to lead a major broadcast news division when she takes the helm in May.

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Ashley Gold, Caitlin Owens
2 hours ago - Health

Americans will likely have to navigate a maze of vaccine "passports"

Illustration: Rae Cook/Axios

Many private businesses and some states are plowing ahead with methods of verifying that people have been vaccinated, despite conservative resistance to "vaccine passports."

Why it matters: Many businesses view some sort of vaccine verification system as key to getting back to normal. But in the absence of federal leadership, a confusing patchwork approach is likely to pop up.

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