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Laya Neelakandan is an associate general assignment reporter with CNBC’s Business and Company News team. She was previously a digital rotational program associate for CNBC. She graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in June 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and sociology.
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