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HSBC CEO Noel Quinn, who pivoted Europe’s largest bank back towards Asia, unexpectedly steps down
Finance

HSBC CEO Noel Quinn, who pivoted Europe’s largest bank back towards Asia, unexpectedly steps down

By Harry Wilson, Ambereen Choudhury and Bloomberg
April 30, 2024
Chris Hulatt co-founder of Octopus Group
Success

‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm

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April 27, 2024
CEOs are happier with the amount of sleep they get each night than directors, managers, employees in nonmanagerial positions, and even business owners, according to the inaugural Expert Reviews Sleep Survey.
Life

Your boss is probably getting more sleep than you are, survey says. Here’s who catches more z’s than even CEOs, managers, and business owners

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April 10, 2024
30-year-old banker quit $100,000 job to start a healthy fast food chain because he had no work-life balance—but being his own boss was more work and he even cut short his honeymoon
Success

30-year-old banker quit $100,000 job to start a healthy fast food chain because he had no work-life balance—but being his own boss was more work and he even cut short his honeymoon

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April 6, 2024
London’s water supplier set to collapse into ‘special administration’ as shareholders refuse to bail out Thames Water
Finance

London’s water supplier set to collapse into ‘special administration’ as shareholders refuse to bail out Thames Water

By Jessica Shankleman and Bloomberg
March 28, 2024
woman sitting on a table with a laptop and a mug
Tech

AI ‘apocalypse’ could wipe out 8 million jobs in the U.K.—women and Gen Z are most at risk

By Irina Anghel and Bloomberg
March 27, 2024
Catherine Duchess of Cambridge presents the winner trophy after the Men's Singles final between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Roger Federer of Switzerland during Day thirteen of The Championships - Wimbledon 2019 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2019 in London, England.
Health

Kate Middleton diagnosed with cancer after abdominal surgery in ‘huge shock’ to British royal family

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March 22, 2024
Kate Middleton
Leadership

Distrust over the Kate Middleton saga threatens the royal family’s $28 billion business empire

By
March 16, 2024
In 2023, an 89-year-old man in the U.K. died in part from vitamin D toxicity, or hypervitaminosis D, coroner’s records show.
Health

The dark side of daily vitamin D supplements: After a man died from an ‘overdose’ in the U.K., experts explain how much is healthy

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March 16, 2024
Millionaire banking boss says ESG investing is good for business: ‘If that makes me woke, shoot me’
Environment

Millionaire banking boss says ESG investing is good for business: ‘If that makes me woke, shoot me’

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February 28, 2024
Workers chatting at the watercooler
Success

Four-day weekends from home are over: Fridays are increasingly just another office day, data shows

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February 22, 2024
Most workers feel positive about return-to-office mandates—but the office just isn’t ready for them, Cisco study shows
Success

Most workers feel positive about return-to-office mandates—but the office just isn’t ready for them, Cisco study shows

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February 7, 2024
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Lord Alan Sugar attends the Australian Premiere of Poker Face at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on November 15, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
Success

British billionaire Lord Sugar rips remote work—while Zooming in from off-site. But he may have a point that it’s ‘bad for morale, bad for learning’

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February 5, 2024
Gen Z’s self-sabotaging spending on ‘caviar bumps,’ luxury holidays, and designer bags is being driven by housing market rebellion and influencer lifestyle envy
Success

Gen Z’s self-sabotaging spending on ‘caviar bumps,’ luxury holidays, and designer bags is being driven by housing market rebellion and influencer lifestyle envy

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February 3, 2024
Illustration of a man watering his own little pot of grass
Success

‘The grass always seems greener on the other side’: Top exec at $50 billion food giant Mars advises prospective job-hoppers how to water the side you’re on

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January 27, 2024

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