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The return to office debate has been on the airwaves for almost a year – and it has changed. It seems we’ve all landed on hybrid work as a solution to the flexibility that employees demanded and that bosses of personal culture clung to. However, some people still need to be convinced. In a recent episode of McKinsey Global Institute…

Most days, Dominique Fluker starts her morning with matcha. Japan-native powdered green tea has become a staple of the Los Angeles-based journalist’s morning routine after first trying it at a wellness event about a month ago. “I was immediately hooked because I didn’t crash and burn at 2 p.m. like I usually do with coffee,” she says. “I didn’t have…

Facebook parent company Meta last November carried out its biggest layoffs ever, laying off about 11,000 employees. But it seems more jobs will be cut. CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted in a Facebook post on Feb. 1, “We wrapped up last year with some tough layoffs and some team reshuffles. As we did so, I made it clear that this is…

Kevin O’Leary recalls what a disruptive force Amazon was in the early 2000s. Fortunately, he was an early investor in the company. Now he’s seeing similar disruptions in the search business thanks to OpenAI’s artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. “ChatGPT is certainly a threat to Google, and Google needs to know that,” he said shark tank said Star Insider in an…

As Corporate America’s earnings season draws to a close, the lesson is clear: A two-year streak of rising earnings is over. With the bulk of the quarterly reports, earnings per share of companies in the S&P 500 Index fell 2.3% in the last three months of 2022, the first decline since the third quarter of 2020, according to data compiled…

Exxon Mobil Corp.’s ambitious plan to storm the world of energy trading has drawn skepticism from veteran market observers, who say the oil giant could be a formidable opponent — but only if it takes risks it’s not previously prepared to accept was . Exxon’s wide range of physical assets and huge balance sheet even give it an advantage over…

More than just a break between games during the biggest sporting event of the year, Super Bowl advertising offers a glimpse into the country’s zeitgeist and shows how major industries are faring. This year, crypto ads and automakers are advertising less as these industries face troubles. Big food brands like M&Ms, tech companies like Google, streaming services like Peacock, and…

The IRS announced Friday that most of the relief checks issued by states over the past year are not subject to federal taxes, providing guidance for the 11th hour when tax returns begin to flow. A week after payees were asked to delay filing tax returns, the IRS said it would not challenge the tax liability of payments related to…

In video from a Jan. 25 news report, President Joe Biden talks about tanks. But a manipulated version of the video has racked up hundreds of thousands of views on social media this week, making it appear as if he delivered a speech attacking transgender people. Digital forensics experts say the video was created using a new generation of artificial…

Being a mom in the US is tough, even for a multi-hyphenated singer, business leader, and fashion mogul who’s a self-made billionaire. Despite the access and resources that status brings, Rihanna is still not immune to the challenges of finding a work-life balance. “It’s very different,” Rihanna said of her postpartum life at a press conference on Thursday’s Apple Music…