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    Reinventing retail: AI’s transformative impact

    Reinventing retail: AI’s transformative impact

    Retailers and consumer product companies are using AI to get ahead of their competitors.

    By Aparna Sharma and Daniel Smythe
    November 3, 2025

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    Managers are puzzled by Gen Zers as giving feedback becomes a lost art in the era of the ‘coddled mind’
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    Managers are puzzled by Gen Zers as giving feedback becomes a lost art in the era of the ‘coddled mind’

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    June 3, 2024
    Former Yum Brands CEO: How active learning took me from 30 trailer parks to the helm of a $32 billion global corporation
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    Former Yum Brands CEO: How active learning took me from 30 trailer parks to the helm of a $32 billion global corporation

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    June 2, 2024
    We are entrusted with the pensions of 4.7 million American workers. We must ask private equity firms the hard questions—even if they don’t like it
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    We are entrusted with the pensions of 4.7 million American workers. We must ask private equity firms the hard questions—even if they don’t like it

    By Randi Weingarten and Sean McGarvey
    May 31, 2024
    Women’s health has been ignored for most of history. Here’s why that’s changing—and why it’s time to double down
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    Women’s health has been ignored for most of history. Here’s why that’s changing—and why it’s time to double down

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    May 31, 2024
    Activist investors are suffering grueling defeats in proxy fights—but they can still matter when they pick the right battle
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    Activist investors are suffering grueling defeats in proxy fights—but they can still matter when they pick the right battle

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    May 30, 2024
    Scouting America CEO: Our name change was long overdue—and today’s divisions prove the role we have to play is more important than ever
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    Scouting America CEO: Our name change was long overdue—and today’s divisions prove the role we have to play is more important than ever

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    May 30, 2024
    The U.K. is bucking the trend as Europe bleeds foreign direct investment. Here’s why
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    The U.K. is bucking the trend as Europe bleeds foreign direct investment. Here’s why

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    May 30, 2024
    Boy and girl learning coding in school.
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    AI will make coding skills more, not less, valuable—and it’s more important than ever for children to learn them

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    May 29, 2024
    I’ve read over 100 AI requests for proposals from major companies. Here’s the matrix of guardrails and obligations that is emerging
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    I’ve read over 100 AI requests for proposals from major companies. Here’s the matrix of guardrails and obligations that is emerging

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    May 29, 2024
    Satya Nadella of Microsoft
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    The future is a state of mind: What it takes to build a future-ready company

    By Hans-Paul Buerkner, Arindam Bhattacharya and François Candelon
    May 29, 2024
    Jamie Dimon is right. The number of U.S. public companies is plummeting—and that’s bad news for the democratic component of the economy
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    Jamie Dimon is right. The number of U.S. public companies is plummeting—and that’s bad news for the democratic component of the economy

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    May 28, 2024
    The short-lived memestock revival shows how retail investors and markets still misunderstand each other
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    The short-lived memestock revival shows how retail investors and markets still misunderstand each other

    By Meagan Andrews and Hallie Spear
    May 27, 2024
    I’ve worked with thousands of emerging Gen Z leaders. There’s a fundamental reset in what this generation wants career-wise 
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    I’ve worked with thousands of emerging Gen Z leaders. There’s a fundamental reset in what this generation wants career-wise 

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    May 24, 2024
    ‘As quick as 5 minutes in California or as grueling as 11 hours in Texas’: Research reveals new post-Dobbs map of abortion access driving times
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    ‘As quick as 5 minutes in California or as grueling as 11 hours in Texas’: Research reveals new post-Dobbs map of abortion access driving times

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    May 24, 2024
    Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins
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    I’m a whistleblower and have been called a snitch, rat, and traitor. What about hero?

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    May 24, 2024
    ‘A glaring blind spot’ in housing affordability: Mortgage underwriting and home appraisals should account for energy costs. Here’s why
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    ‘A glaring blind spot’ in housing affordability: Mortgage underwriting and home appraisals should account for energy costs. Here’s why

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    May 24, 2024
    Biden’s tariffs on Chinese EVs make sense—but only for a while
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    Biden’s tariffs on Chinese EVs make sense—but only for a while

    By Chris Bataille, Noah Kaufman, Gautam Jain and Sagatom Saha
    May 23, 2024
    Andy Dunn, American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Bonobos Inc
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    Ask Andy: How do I choose the right cofounder for my startup?

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    May 23, 2024
    Big Tech employees missed out on $5.1 billion in 401(k) gains over the last decade because of fossil fuels, new research finds
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    Big Tech employees missed out on $5.1 billion in 401(k) gains over the last decade because of fossil fuels, new research finds

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    May 22, 2024
    Bipartisan support of cryptocurrency is resurging in Congress. Here’s why
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    Bipartisan support of cryptocurrency is resurging in Congress. Here’s why

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    May 22, 2024
    America’s productivity growth is recovering to pre-Great Financial Crisis rates. Europe has more work to do
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    America’s productivity growth is recovering to pre-Great Financial Crisis rates. Europe has more work to do

    By Chris Bradley, Olivia White and Jan Mischke
    May 22, 2024
    I cared for my dad under ‘hospital at home’ in his final weeks. The program is missing one big piece
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    I cared for my dad under ‘hospital at home’ in his final weeks. The program is missing one big piece

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    May 21, 2024
    Portrait of Serena Williams wearing a necklace that says "Mama" while watching a match.
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    Health care workforce challenges must be addressed to support Black mothers

    By Blake Simpson and Karen Cox
    May 21, 2024
    Corporate boards have never been more prepared to face down the anti-ESG backlash, new research finds
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    Corporate boards have never been more prepared to face down the anti-ESG backlash, new research finds

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    May 21, 2024
    Gen Zers walk into the workplace with one foot out the door—slandering them won’t solve the future-of-work conundrum
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    Gen Zers walk into the workplace with one foot out the door—slandering them won’t solve the future-of-work conundrum

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    May 21, 2024
    AI regulation isn’t happening fast enough—and for Gen Zers like me our future is on the line
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    AI regulation isn’t happening fast enough—and for Gen Zers like me our future is on the line

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    May 20, 2024
    We know very little about neurodivergent women—and they may be entirely overlooked at work
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    We know very little about neurodivergent women—and they may be entirely overlooked at work

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    May 20, 2024
    aerial view of homes in a housing development
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    Utilities are doubling their 5-year electricity demand projections—but high interest rates and California’s NEM 3.0 have U.S. solar in a holding pattern

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    May 20, 2024
    The clock is ticking for Democrats on crypto
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    The clock is ticking for Democrats on crypto

    By Sheila Warren and Justin Slaughter
    May 18, 2024
    Portrait of Janet Markoff.
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    I’m nearing 65 and am better than ever at my job. With more boomers opting not to retire, I’m not alone

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    May 18, 2024

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