AI-driven tools, deeper discounts, mobile convenience and flexible payment options drive record November spending. Constantine von Hoffman on November 26, 2025 Consumers didn’t wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to open their wallets this year. U.S. shoppers have already spent $ 79.7 billion online from Nov. 1 to Nov. 23—a 7.5% jump over … Continue reading Holiday ecommerce spending hits $79.7 billion before Cyber Week even begins
Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week Suswati Basu The Star Entertainment Group has been working with Bally’s Corporation to allow the gaming giant to take over the struggling business by the end of November. After a substantial wait for the red tape of regulatory approvals … Continue reading Bally’s approved to take control of The Star by the end of this week
November 15, 2025 This week in business: Shutdown chaos, AI jitters, and a penny farewell
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September 15, 2025 Email eats up 28% of your week. Here’s how to get your time back You sit down to tackle a big project, and within minutes, your inbox pings. A Slack message follows. By the time you’ve responded to those, another four have hit your inbox. Before you know it, your morning’s derailed, … Continue reading Email eats up 28% of your week. Here’s how to get your time back
July 06, 2025 Should you try a no-meeting week? BY Featured Knowledge-workers spend roughly one working day every week, or 23% of their time, in a meeting. The weight of the workday often prevents employees from having uninterrupted time to concentrate, causing them to extend their hours well beyond the traditional 9-to-5. It’s tempting for companies … Continue reading Should you try a no-meeting week?
Cyber Week sales of over $300 billion will account for 23% of holiday 2024 purchases. Kim Davis on November 21, 2024 Cyber Week alone will see some $ 311 billion in spending worldwide, $ 75 billion in the U.S. and account for almost a quarter of holiday purchases, according to Salesforce. What’s more, AI is … Continue reading Salesforce: AI will drive $61 billion in online Cyber Week sales
September 05, 2024 Boeing workers could strike next week if a fair contract isn’t reached The IAM wants Boeing to provide guarantees that its next airplane program will stay in Washington state’s Puget Sound area. BY Reuters Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su on Wednesday encouraged Boeing and more than 30,000 of the planemaker’s factory workers … Continue reading Boeing workers could strike next week if a fair contract isn’t reached
August 25, 2024 How to reclaim a few hours of meeting time a week (and still get more done) Here’s how to figure out when a meeting could be an email, how to trim your meeting times down, and which gatherings to cut all together. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Work Smarter, Fast Company‘s newsletter on … Continue reading How to reclaim a few hours of meeting time a week (and still get more done)
