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Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...

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Excel remains popular despite being 40-years-old [Getty Images] In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they ...

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