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Power Shift

August 30, 2024 | The worker pay power shift is here in a cooling hiring market. Pay for new white-collar hires shrank last year, and now blue-collar worker wages are declining, too, according to ZipRecruiter.

The Old-Fashioned Way

August 28, 2024 | Warren Buffett, who turns 94 on Friday, got an early birthday present this year. His Berkshire Hathaway topped the $1 trillion market cap threshold for the first time.

Simple, Not Easy

August 26, 2024 | In Niccol’s six years at Chipotle, the stock rose 773% as revenue and profits soared thanks to savvy marketing and keeping it simple.

Patience Pays

August 25, 2024 | We're chatting with Edwin Lugo, a member of our Mastermind Community and a professional investor with over 20 years of experience in managing international equities for various clients.

The Time Has Come

August 23, 2024 | “The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said during the Fed’s annual retreat this week in Jackson Hole.

Harness the Power

August 21, 2024 | We might not be far from a day when virtually everyone has an AI assistant at work. Need a tedious or monotonous series of tasks done by noon? No problem. Already, AI is helping people with something else: starting businesses.

Prime Targets

August 19, 2024 | Meet Annette Manes, an 83-year-old widowed social worker tricked by con artists impersonating JPMorgan Chase's fraud department and U.S. agents into handing over about $1.4 million of her savings.

Job Therapy

August 18, 2024 | Michael finds himself zoning out during team meetings, daydreaming about other careers and workplaces. Is it time for a change? Or is this just a normal phase of career ambivalence? Today, we're chatting with Tessa West, a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication, about her new book.