May 23, 2024 Chemicals giant DuPont is splitting into 3 companies: Here’s why and what that means The multinational is adding to a growing legion of iconic companies that have split up their different businesses, such as GE and Kellogg. BY Ellie Stevens Multinational chemicals company DuPont de Nemours announced Wednesday that it will split into … Continue reading Chemicals giant DuPont is splitting into 3 companies: Here’s why and what that means
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This new ‘decarceration index’ ranks companies that avoid prison contracts and hire formerly incarcerated workers
May 08, 2024 This new ‘decarceration index’ ranks companies that avoid prison contracts and hire formerly incarcerated workers FreeCap Financial worked with investment index company BITA to create FreeIn, which ranks companies committed to fair hiring practices, among other efforts. BY Ellie Stevens For the past decade, large institutions and even cities have been eliminating their … Continue reading This new ‘decarceration index’ ranks companies that avoid prison contracts and hire formerly incarcerated workers
Big Six tech companies’ profit momentum could ‘collapse’ in 2024, UBS says
April 22, 2024 Big Six tech companies’ profit momentum could ‘collapse’ in 2024, UBS says The earnings momentum of the Big Six has experienced four distinct cyclical waves, UBS said. BY Reuters Profit growth momentum of the so-called Big Six technology stocks could “collapse” over the next few quarters, UBS Global Research strategists said on Monday, … Continue reading Big Six tech companies’ profit momentum could ‘collapse’ in 2024, UBS says
Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found
April 11, 2024 Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found This week, the researchers revealed the names of the companies that discriminated most against Black or female applicants in their study. BY Pavithra Mohan In 2021, a group of researchers published the results of a … Continue reading Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found
How business services companies are helping their clients become more efficient
April 04, 2024 How business services companies are helping their clients become more efficient From keeping track of dinner reservations to assisting with navigating hospital parking lots, the companies recognized in the business services category of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies program aim to increase efficiency. BY Jay Woodruff Optimal efficiency has surely been the holy … Continue reading How business services companies are helping their clients become more efficient
10 highly rated companies with more than 600 open remote jobs
April 03, 2024 10 highly rated companies with more than 600 open remote jobs Have your cake and eat it too: These companies will let you work from anywhere, and their current employees say they’re great. BY Doug Aamoth The best remote jobs are at companies that aren’t only open-minded about where you live but … Continue reading 10 highly rated companies with more than 600 open remote jobs
How the big holding companies are handling genAI
Across the big ad/media holding company space, there’s a lot of talk about AI investments and partnerships. But that’s not their only focus. Kim Davis on March 4, 2024 With last week’s news of IPG’s pioneering integration of Adobe GenStudio into its platform, it became clear that the big ad/media holding companies have subtly different … Continue reading How the big holding companies are handling genAI
Social class impacts workplace culture. Here’s what companies can do
By Shane Lloyd March 11, 2024 No matter what social class you come from, it impacts how you show up at work. For instance, depending on your personal circumstances, you would experience a company policy that expects employees to pay for work travel expenses upfront and be reimbursed later very differently. This kind of travel … Continue reading Social class impacts workplace culture. Here’s what companies can do
AI stocks: 5 of the most popular AI companies to buy shares in
AI stocks: 5 of the most popular AI companies to buy shares in Suswati Basu Freelance journalist AI stocks, AI companies to buy shares in. This week, Nvidia became the fourth most valuable U.S. corporation, sparking a frenzy as AI stocks surged by 41% in 2024. Artificial intelligence is indeed experiencing its heyday, as … Continue reading AI stocks: 5 of the most popular AI companies to buy shares in
Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft aren’t as innovative as you think. Here’s why
By Clint Rainey January 30, 2024 Google invented Google Maps. Apple gave us the iPod. Microsoft introduced PowerPoint. In each case, these technologies began elsewhere—as an idea generated by a startup that was perfected by a new owner with greater resources. Corporate America is full of fat piles of cash being dropped to snatch … Continue reading Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft aren’t as innovative as you think. Here’s why