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    Chris Kempczinski

    McDonald’s CEO started off as a dishwasher—his tough love career advice for Gen Z is that if you want success, you’ve got to make it happen yourself

    As millions of Gen Z fall into NEET status, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski has some blunt advice for young people: stop waiting around for help.

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    December 16, 2025

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    Jump Trading is offering 4-day-a-week tech jobs with $175K salaries, but they come with a catch

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    October 24, 2024
    NVIDIA founder, President and CEO Jensen Huang.
    Tech

    Nvidia’s Huang teams with Asia’s richest man on Blackwell AI hub

    By Saritha Rai and Bloomberg
    October 24, 2024
    Hiring manager greets group of applicants.
    Leadership

    Salary is just the beginning—here’s how to craft a compensation package that workers really want

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    October 24, 2024
    Two female Stryker employees stand in front of employees holding a "better together" sign.
    Success

    How the Best Workplaces for Women go beyond fair pay to narrow the gender gap

    By Roula Amire and Great Place To Work
    October 24, 2024
    Estonian founder and CEO of the mobility platform Bolt Markus Villig poses in Paris on September 15, 2021.
    Success

    Boss of Uber rival Bolt vows to crack down on remote work to stop ‘insanity of people working from Bali’

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    October 24, 2024
    Amazon employees are a flight risk after the new return-to-office mandate, research reveals—even though one executive insists 90% of employees are happy about it
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    Amazon employees are a flight risk after the new return-to-office mandate, research reveals—even though one executive insists 90% of employees are happy about it

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    October 24, 2024
    WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. The conservative Christian group is hosting a series of congressional members and political candidates to speak on the upcoming 2024 elections. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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    Ex–Obama aide explains why Kamala Harris is losing Gen Z men to Donald Trump

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    October 24, 2024
    More billionaires are publicly backing Kamala Harris than Donald Trump
    Politics

    More billionaires are publicly backing Kamala Harris than Donald Trump

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    October 24, 2024
    Sam’s Club demanded employees return to the office five days a week. Its chief technology officer quit in response.
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    Sam’s Club demanded employees return to the office five days a week. Its chief technology officer quit in response.

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    October 24, 2024
    A woman sits at a long table on her computer.
    Success

    Remote workers are taking $10,000 incentives to move to Tulsa—and helping to solve its brain drain

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    October 24, 2024
    Mark Cuban says Donald Trump is not Kamala Harris’ main rival anymore—it’s Elon Musk
    Politics

    Mark Cuban says Donald Trump is not Kamala Harris’ main rival anymore—it’s Elon Musk

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    October 23, 2024
    Elon Musk’s xAI cofounder calls out cheating interviewee—and now employers are exposing the AI tools being abused by savvy job seekers
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    Elon Musk’s xAI cofounder calls out cheating interviewee—and now employers are exposing the AI tools being abused by savvy job seekers

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    October 23, 2024
    It’s not Gen Z this time. Gen Xers are working the most gigs to stave off financial insecurity
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    It’s not Gen Z this time. Gen Xers are working the most gigs to stave off financial insecurity

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    October 23, 2024
    Man eats at work while sitting on the floor
    Success

    Think Gen Z is lazy? They’re more than twice as likely as boomers to work through lunch

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    October 23, 2024
    Julianne Moore poses for photographers
    Tech

    AI sparks backlash from ABBA, Radiohead, and The Cure–thousands of artists sign letter protesting the use of their work to train robots

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    October 23, 2024
    Eminem
    Politics

    Eminem, vocal Trump critic, endorses Kamala Harris at Detroit rally alongside Obama–rapper stresses importance of political freedom

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    October 23, 2024
    Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings
    Success

    Netflix beating Blockbuster once seemed unthinkable—but this way of looking at the world makes it obvious

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    October 22, 2024
    Julie Wainwright
    Commentary

    Count me among the boomers not retiring—I’m in my 60s and leading another startup

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    October 22, 2024
    The city of Shanghai is seen in the background as construction workers refurbish an overhead pedestrian bridge.
    Finance

    The IMF forecasts a sharp drop in inflation—but China’s growth is set to slow

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
    October 22, 2024
    Pam Kaur
    Success

    HSBC names Pam Kaur as first female CFO in bank’s history

    By Denise Wee and Bloomberg
    October 22, 2024
    Pedestrians walk past the London EY offices
    Success

    EY fired dozens of staff members who attended 2 video training meetings simultaneously 

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    October 22, 2024
    There’s now a university degree for influencers in Ireland, and students say it’s ‘serious business’
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    There’s now a university degree for influencers in Ireland, and students say it’s ‘serious business’

    By Peter Murphy and AFP
    October 22, 2024
    Bad news, trade-loving Gen Z: Electricians and construction workers are among the unhappiest at work
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    Bad news, trade-loving Gen Z: Electricians and construction workers are among the unhappiest at work

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    October 22, 2024
    Photo of Mark Zuckerberg walking through an airport

    The college student who tracks private jets of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Taylor Swift says his Meta Threads accounts were suspended

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    October 22, 2024
    California Democratic state Sen. María Elena Durazo speaks at a worker strike.
    Health

    Burned out mental health workers in California are walking off the job, demanding better pay and work-life balance

    By Damian Dovarganes and The Associated Press
    October 21, 2024
    Bob Iger at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
    Leadership

    Disney just announced a timeline to replace CEO Bob Iger and it sent shares sliding

    By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
    October 21, 2024
    A wave of climate-change anxiety has spread amongst Gen Z. Here are the U.S. states where they’re most and least distressed
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    A wave of climate-change anxiety has spread amongst Gen Z. Here are the U.S. states where they’re most and least distressed

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    October 21, 2024
    Young woman going out with her friend to eat noodles for dinner
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    Gen Z is splurging on $325 AmEx Gold cards to snap up redeemable restaurant credits

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    October 21, 2024
    Anthony Bourdain in 2017 seen up close at a red carpet event. He is wearing a formal suit and tie.
    Success

    Anthony Bourdain honored posthumously with National Medal of Arts

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
    October 21, 2024
    Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
    Leadership

    Seth Godin: Jeff Bezos built Amazon with a strategy based on embracing change

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    October 21, 2024

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