Jim Fish, CEO of waste management company WM, says the future of his industry can be succinctly summarized in an observation shared by his teenage daughter: None of her classmates aspire to become a truck driver. “Our biggest challenge—and we are using technology to address it—is labor,” says Fish, who shared the anecdote during a […]

Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the U.S. and across the world, The Associated Press has found. An AP analysis of Food and Drug Administration data shows that agency staffers have not returned to roughly 2,000 […]

A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 18 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police said early Sunday. Authorities asked the public for tips as they searched for the shooters. The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday in Five Points South, […]

Phil Knight and other parts of the Nike universe lauded the hiring of Elliott Hill as the sneaker giant’s next chief executive officer, but good vibes alone won’t be enough to fix a company in turmoil. Hill, a Nike veteran, is coming out of retirement to replace CEO John Donahoe, who is retiring after Nike’s robust growth […]

Interest rates on 10-year certificates of deposit (CDs) usually are higher than shorter-term CDs in periods of rising interest rates, and lower in periods of declining interest rates. Whether a 10-year CD is right for you depends on its annual percentage yield (APY) when compared to the best CD rates of other term lengths, as […]

Every now and then, tough boss comments go viral, stirring a backlash among Gen Zers against grueling work hours and pressure. Today, many managers may be too afraid of the consequences of giving the direct feedback needed to develop and grow their people. “I do not feel I can give constructive, productive feedback to someone, […]

You’re reading this on a screen, but you may want to take a break after finishing the article to avoid spending years of your life eyeballing pixels. That’s not hyperbole. Worldwide, internet users spend an average of 400 minutes—nearly seven hours—a day online, according to a new report. Digital reference library DataReportal in January released […]

Your credit score is a major factor lenders consider when you apply for a mortgage. And although it’s not impossible to buy a house with bad credit, trying to qualify for a mortgage when you have credit problems can often be a challenge—and you should be aware that a lower credit score will likely mean […]

Popflex CEO Cassey Ho was at the salon getting her hair done. Her phone was tucked away, on Do Not Disturb. By the time she checked it again, she’d missed over 10 calls and dozens of messages. Within moments, Ho was watching Taylor Swift’s new YouTube Short promoting her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. […]

The number of new companies that are started in China annually has collapsed as fundraising by Chinese venture capital firms has similarly imploded. A recent Financial Times report described a dire Chinese startup landscape, with founders, investors, and VCs offering bleak comments on condition of anonymity. “The whole industry has just died before our eyes,” […]