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A financial guide to navigating your sandwich generation years

July 13, 2024 A financial guide to navigating your sandwich generation years Feeling squeezed between the pressures of caring for aging parents and raising school-age kids? If this describes you, the specific financial advice here can help you and the two generations relying on you. BY Emily Guy Birken Sometimes, it feels like everyone needs you … Continue reading A financial guide to navigating your sandwich generation years

AI Energy Demand: Google Carbon Emissions Rise Nearly 50% In 5 Years

AI Energy Demand: Google Carbon Rises Nearly 50% In 5 Years by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 3, 2024   Pledges to reduce carbon emissions are contradictory to plans to invest in AI products. Google in 2021 shared plans to eliminate carbon emissions from its operations by 2030, but artificial intelligence (AI) infused in all … Continue reading AI Energy Demand: Google Carbon Emissions Rise Nearly 50% In 5 Years

Americans have fought for paid vacation for more than 100 years. Why won’t we take the PTO we have?

May 26, 2024 Americans have fought for paid vacation for more than 100 years. Why won’t we take the PTO we have? Loads of research support the mental and physical benefits of taking time off work, impacting everything from your heart to your ability to be emotionally resilient, not to mention happiness. BY Lydia Dishman Welcome … Continue reading Americans have fought for paid vacation for more than 100 years. Why won’t we take the PTO we have?

Martech cut of budget falls to lowest level in 10 years

Gartner survey finds technology getting 23.8% of marketing budget this year, down from 25.4% in 2023. Paid media jumped from 25.6% to 27.9%. Constantine von Hoffman on May 13, 2024 Marketing technology’s percentage of marketing budgets fell to 23.8% this year, down from about 25.4% in 2023, according to Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey. Spending … Continue reading Martech cut of budget falls to lowest level in 10 years

Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash

May 10, 2024 Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash The move is likely an attempt to avoid last summer’s chaos, when anti-LGBTQ+ protestors damaged merchandise and harassed employees. BY Sarah Bregel You won’t be able to find the Pride Month collection in many Target … Continue reading Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash

Marc Newson dishes on 40 years of jet packs, space Nikes, and why even timeless designs die 

 May 03, 2024 Marc Newson dishes on 40 years of jet packs, space Nikes, and why even timeless designs die  On the release of his new book with Taschen, the legendary industrial designer sat down with ‘Fast Company’ for a discussion as wide ranging as his career. BY Mark Wilson No doubt, a retrospective makes you … Continue reading Marc Newson dishes on 40 years of jet packs, space Nikes, and why even timeless designs die 

Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures

April 30, 2024 Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month. BY Associated Press U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest … Continue reading Consumer confidence drops to its lowest level in nearly two years as Americans fret over their financial futures

Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable

April 30, 2024 Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable The decision to close the health centers, which were primarily located in smaller towns where customers might lack access to quality care, represents an abrupt reversal for the supermarket chain. BY Emily Price Walmart announced plans Tuesday … Continue reading Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable