Corporate dealmaking has picked up. That’s good news for bankers

marketplace.org The business of banking has become tougher in the last few years. Rising interest rates mean banks have to pay depositors more interest, and many banks have a lot of risky…

Why doesn’t Medicare cover drugs like Ozempic for weight loss?

marketplace.org Medicare Part D, which provides prescription drug coverage, will now cover the weight-loss medication Wegovy in cases where the patient is at risk of a heart attack or a…

Cooney moves to cardiovascular beat at STAT News

talkingbiznews.com STAT News reporter Elizabeth Cooney is now cover the cardiovascular beat for the news organization. Cooney has been the author of the “Morning Rounds” newsletter. She joined…

With 'functional' beverages, brands rush to quench a thirst for drinks that do more than taste good

apnews.com Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy. There are sodas made with mushrooms that supposedly improve mental clarity and juices packed…

Our Obsession With Self Improvement Is Making Us Miserable

vox.com Recently, psychologist Maytal Eyal has observed what she calls an “epidemic of self-hatred.” Both within her work as a therapist and in her wider community, Eyal noticed how…

Biden’s Plan B on Inflation: Turn It Against Trump

news.yahoo.com President Joe Biden during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (Haiyun…

Seven things couples who "made it" had in common, according to expert

newsweek.com When it comes to relationships that can weather even the most severe of storms, these couples often have in common a number of behavior and communication patterns. Thanks to…

"Former Cornell Student Pleads Guilty to Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus"

reason.com From the Justice Department Wednesday: Patrick Dai, 21, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, pleaded guilty today to posting…

No, Abrdn, you can’t bully a company

theguardian.com It is impressive that a person can rise to the position of chief investment officer of a major financial institution without understanding the difference between a person…

Learn the secrets to successful online marketing with these 10 courses

fortune.com In today’s digital marketplace, personalization is king. Hubspot’s The State of Marketing 2024 report underscores this, revealing that 75% of marketers credit personalized…

ADL gives Harvard and a dozen other universities failing grades on campus antisemitism

aol.com The Anti-Defamation League has graded 85 American universities for their policies to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on campus. It gave Harvard and 12 other…

High interest rates, rising inflation: The economy still isn’t normal

washingtonpost.com Higher borrowing costs were widely expected to tackle inflation with full force, to bring the roaring economy crashing down — or both. Instead, things seem to be settling in…

Christina Sharpe: the influential author and intellectual who sees America as it is

theweek.com In early April, Christina Sharpe, the creative nonfiction author and professor at York University in Toronto, won the prestigious Windham Campbell prize. The prize givers…

Some laid-off workers turn to content creation instead of traditional jobs

euronews.com Grace Xu took to TikTok to announce to roughly 300,000 followers she was laid off. But she was planning to pursue a different career anyway as a content creator. “I guess…

Content creation holds appeal for laid-off workers seeking flexibility

theglobeandmail.com With a compact mirror in one hand and an eyelash curler in the other, Grace Xu told her roughly 300,000 TikTok followers she was likely about to be laid off. She was right,…

Ferret-UI may help Siri understand iOS app interfaces

appleinsider.com If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Read our ethics policy Apple's Ferret LLM could help allow Siri to understand the layout of apps in an iPhone display,…

The secret to career success may well be off to the side

economist.com The conventional language of career success moves in only one direction: up. You scale the career ladder or climb the greasy pole. If you do well, you have a rapid ascent.…

Tech layoffs push part-time content creators into becoming full-time influencers

fortune.com With a compact mirror in one hand and an eyelash curler in the other, Grace Xu told her roughly 300,000 TikTok followers she was likely about to be laid off. She was right,…

What’s behind the U.S.-China spat over Chinese ‘overcapacity’ and its ‘existential threat’ to the world’s auto and other industries

fortune.com China’s burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet…

Workaholism is unhealthy for companies. A call for managers to end the often-praised trait

theglobeandmail.com Workaholics are prized by organizations. They seem to be more productive, so their addiction – unlike alcoholism – is viewed positively, even as a model for others to…

Will China flood globe with EVs, green tech? What's behind latest US-China trade fight

apnews.com China's burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet…

Oracle's Larry Ellison thinks every government will want to build a 'sovereign' AI cloud in the future

cnbc.com Every tech company is talking up its AI opportunity. Oracle is no exception. But during an earnings call in March, Oracle's Larry Ellison laid out a future market…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls on China to offer a level playing field for U.S. workers and firms as she arrives for trade visit

fortune.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on China on Friday to address manufacturing overcapacity that she said could cause global economic dislocation and to create a…

Yellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit

abcnews.go.com The U.S. treasury secretary has called for a level playing field for American companies and workers as she opens a five-day visit to China in a major industrial and export…

US Treasury Secretary Yellen meets foreign business leaders in China ahead of trade talks

apnews.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off a trip to China on Friday with a morning meeting to hear the concerns of American, European and Japanese business…

Here are the 5 best reasons Americans should retire as soon as they can

aol.com Retirement, especially when approached from a life transition standpoint, has long been a tricky subject — and will remain so for generations to come. But between what once…

Brown rats got to America nearly 300 years ago and wiped out black rats in just a few decades, says study that looked at 32 piles of rodent bones

fortune.com Brown rats are the undisputed winners of the real rat race. New research suggests that they crawled off ships arriving in North America earlier than previously thought and…

Women s Share Top Tips for Career Success

entrepreneur.com Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. This March, Entrepreneur was proud to celebrate Women's History Month by spotlighting incredible business…

Colleges are lawyering up to avoid becoming the next Harvard

politico.com Shortly after she pressed three university presidents at a December hearing on whether calling for the genocide of Jews constituted campus harassment, Rep. Elise Stefanik…

Former A3 TV Literary Agent Jillian Holch Joins Verve

deadline.com Verve continues to bolster its core business with the hire of former A3 TV literary agent Jillian Holch, Holch began her career as an assistant to an Executive Producer at…

Response to Concerns about Low Birth Rates

populationmedia.org Many economists raise concerns that low birth rates will lead to slower economic growth. In reality, a smaller population is exactly what the climate and biosphere need.…

Donald Trump's mind "faltering," top psychologist warns

newsweek.com Donald Trump's mental capabilities appear to be "faltering in a very dangerous way," a leading psychologist said. Speaking on the David Pakman Show on Monday, Harry Segal, a…