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Exercise may help treat and even prevent postpartum depression. Researchers recommend this weekly routine
November 29, 2023
Exercise may help treat and even prevent postpartum depression. Researchers recommend this weekly routine
[ad_1] Researchers have apparently stumbled on a new prescription for postpartum depression (PPD)—one that’s free, easily accessible, and doesn’t involve pharmaceuticals. It’s well known that working out provides a wide variety of physical health benefits, from protection against heart disease and diabetes, to improved sleep and lower blood pressure. But it can also cause physiological changes that counteract mental health…
China could become ‘the world’s largest nursing home,’ Ed Yardeni says
November 28, 2023
China could become ‘the world’s largest nursing home,’ Ed Yardeni says
[ad_1] Some economists are worried that China’s aging population and debt-fueled, real estate-focused economic model are leading it toward “Japanification.” That’s jargon for a lengthy period of deflation, low economic growth, and weakness in the property market that can be caused by financial distress from extreme debt loads. Veteran strategist Ed Yardeni, founder and president of Yardeni Research, on Tuesday…
How Sanofi boss Paul Howard is inspired by Formula 1
November 27, 2023
How Sanofi boss Paul Howard is inspired by Formula 1
[ad_1] What started out as a chance encounter at Davos a few years back turned out to be the start of a highly profitable venture for Paul Hudson, CEO of Sanofi. The French drugmaker struck a partnership with McLaren Racing in April 2022 with the aim of running Sanofi’s manufacturing lines using the same speed, precision, and efficiency of a…
Millennials favor work-from-home the most—and kids are big reason why
November 26, 2023
Millennials favor work-from-home the most—and kids are big reason why
[ad_1] The return-to-office debates show no sign of abating. While employees who violate Amazon’s return-to-office mandate will be blocked from promotions—or even fired—ones at Nvidia are free to work wherever they choose, be it at home or in the AI chipmaker’s lavish offices. But beyond attention-grabbing differences among particular companies, a new norm has emerged. Asked whether the work-from-home debate…
Elon Musk warns ‘something scared’ OpenAI’s chief scientist
November 25, 2023
Elon Musk warns ‘something scared’ OpenAI’s chief scientist
[ad_1] Elon Musk played a big role in persuading Ilya Sutskever to join OpenAI as chief scientist in 2015. Now the Tesla CEO wants to know what he saw there that scared him so much. Sutskever, whom Musk recently described as a “good human” with a “good heart”—and the “linchpin for OpenAI being successful”—served on the OpenAI board that fired…
Elon Musk calls Swedish unions ‘insane’ for hurting Tesla
November 24, 2023
Elon Musk calls Swedish unions ‘insane’ for hurting Tesla
[ad_1] Organized labor ranks among Elon Musk’s least favorite things, right up alongside Wall Street short sellers and the mainstream media. The world’s wealthiest man built Tesla into the industry’s dominant automaker despite what he believes has been fierce opposition from all three. Yet it is his steadfast refusal to play ball with trade unions that is his biggest headache…
Research shows that grandparents are great personal finance teachers. Here’s what my poppa who became an accountant during the Great Depression tried to teach me about money
November 23, 2023
Research shows that grandparents are great personal finance teachers. Here’s what my poppa who became an accountant during the Great Depression tried to teach me about money
[ad_1] Poppa once took me to a deli for dinner. I was a boy of about 10. We went to the cash register to pay, only for him to find he lacked exact change. “I’ll owe you the nickel,” he told the cashier, who refused the offer. My grandfather fished out a dollar bill and collected 95 cents in change.…
Capital One Spark Miles for Business review
November 22, 2023
Capital One Spark Miles for Business review
[ad_1] Why we like this card: The Capital One Spark Miles for Business card helps your company reduce travel bills when you use it to cover everyday business expenses. It also offers an ample welcome bonus with an attainable minimum spending requirement. Pros Earn 2x the miles on every purchase Receive a 50,000-mile welcome bonus when you meet the minimum…
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: Gen AI is major turning point in skills-based hiring
November 21, 2023
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty: Gen AI is major turning point in skills-based hiring
[ad_1] Every great idea has its moment. Really great ideas—like hiring on the basis of skills rather than pedigree—might have two. That’s what Ginni Rometty, former CEO of tech giant IBM and current chairman of upskilling initiative OneTen, told Fortune last week. Rometty, aside from being IBM’s first female CEO and a top-10 fixture on Fortune’s annual Most Powerful Women…
Commercial real estate bubble will burst, says economist who predicted 2008 housing crisis
November 20, 2023
Commercial real estate bubble will burst, says economist who predicted 2008 housing crisis
[ad_1] While a lot has recovered and rebounded since the pandemic (think Thanksgiving travel and gathering en masse), work environments seem forever changed. The pandemic emptied office buildings as we once knew them, and central business districts suffered. Commercial real estate is still reeling at the massive shift toward remote or hybrid work, and an unwillingness to hold onto brick-and-mortar…