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‘I drive a Tesla’: After Elon Musk said he’d lose his job, Delta CEO Ed Bastian says there’s ‘no tit for tat’ as airline unveils earnings miss
‘I drive a Tesla’: After Elon Musk said he’d lose his job, Delta CEO Ed Bastian says there’s ‘no tit for tat’ as airline unveils earnings miss

Bastian says the Starlink snub was business, not personal, as a 62% fuel jump led to Delta’s first earnings miss in two years.

By Catherina GioinoOctober 9, 2026
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Chick-fil-A is keeping humans at the drive-thru while McDonald’s tests AI ordering and defends a separate pricing algorithm in court
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By Joshua HongOctober 9, 2026
Controversy swirls over ‘abrupt’ firing of OpenAI safety team members involved in the Hugging Face hack investigation
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By Emily ForliniOctober 9, 2026
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‘A very leaky pipeline’: 1.7 million trade jobs will open each year through 2035—and experts are scrambling to figure out how to fill them

A new report finds a graying workforce and Gen Z retention problems are making it harder to fill ever-expanding skilled trade roles.

By Sasha RogelbergOctober 9, 2026
Jeff Bezos says a 3-day workweek and more single-income households are on the way thanks to AI: ‘It’s going to be difficult to hire people’

Even after Amazon cut 30,000 jobs, Jeff Bezos predicts AI will boost productivity so much that fewer people will need to work, creating a labor shortage.

By Preston ForeOctober 9, 2026
Sam Altman says we need another Renaissance. But we really need another Industrial Revolution

A misunderstanding of history risks giving AI a future of elite patronage instead of widespread prosperity.

By Christopher KoopmanOctober 9, 2026
AI skills could mean bigger paychecks for finance talent

Employers are willing to pay more for new hires with AI expertise, but technical skills are only part of what finance leaders need.

By Sheryl EstradaOctober 9, 2026
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Elon Musk just lost his trillionaire status again after three days—but he says ‘it’s not like it’s sitting in a bank account’ anyway

SpaceX founder Elon Musk lost $63 billion in the span of days, falling out of the trillionaire club for the second time.

By Emma BurleighOctober 9, 2026
Disney offered a 13-year-old $2 million to sing in ‘The Lion King.’ His mom took $100K plus royalties instead. He’s still getting paid 34 years later

Jason Weaver’s mom once backed Aretha Franklin. She bet on royalties over Disney’s cash—and it’s paid more than the $2 million he gave up.

By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 9, 2026
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he wishes he were 26 again because the opportunities post-ChatGPT ‘are so much more powerful’

Brian Chesky, the cofounder of $95.8 billion Airbnb, says now all it takes is a handful of people to start a company—that “was inconceivable before” AI.

By Emma BurleighOctober 8, 2026
Martha Stewart says Kmart once paid her $65 million a year in royalties—enough to bankroll her entire empire

Before “influencer” was a job title, Stewart turned a discount-store licensing deal into nearly $2 billion in annual sales. Then the ImClone scandal cost her about $1 billion.

By Fernanda TroncoOctober 8, 2026
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Gwynne Shotwell’s $300 million SpaceX pledge to Trump Accounts shows billionaires a tax-smart way to give away their own company’s stock

New Treasury rules let the ultrawealthy send shares of their own companies to millions of kids, as long as the gift goes through a charity.

By Sydney LakeOctober 9, 2026
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Finance chief Darren Ellis is pushing socioeconomic mobility up the agenda at Standard Chartered, and in doing so is making the bank a more supportive and inclusive place to work.

By Sam BirchallOctober 8, 2026
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By Keith Ferrazzi and Wendy SmithOctober 8, 2026
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‘Things are better now’: Foreign workers who said they were exploited while building U.S. consulate in Milan settle for record $35 million
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Prosecutors say the settlement with Alabama-based Caddell Construction is the largest ever for labor exploitation in Europe

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Jim Farley is right about Gen Z and blue-collar work. We see firsthand how the industry is failing them

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By Christina SassOctober 8, 2026
How Siemens Healthineers is helping its international staff feel at home 

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By Sam BirchallOctober 8, 2026
Nvidia’s secret to retaining staff? No org charts, a flat structure, and two extra days off every quarter

Over 19 years, Nvidia has evolved from a graphics-chip maker into one of the world’s most valuable companies. HR director Febe Punsalan says, despite these changes, the company is keeping its mission-driven, employee-led culture intact.

By Tamlin MageeOctober 8, 2026
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