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[ad_1] Mike Salguero likes to say that ButcherBox, the meat subscription company that made him a multimillionaire, was “built on bacon.” Though entrepreneurs can often overuse hyperbole and flowery language, this one isn’t an exaggeration.  Early on, when the company was still getting off the ground with a Kickstarter campaign, Salguero and his team told backers that if they reached…

[ad_1] Regular exposure to chemicals used in the making of plastic food containers and many cosmetics may have fueled roughly 56,600—or 10%—of preterm births that occurred in the U.S. in 2018, according to new research released Tuesday. It’s been known for decades that phthalates—a group of chemicals that make plastics more durable—are endocrine disruptors, chemicals that block, mimic, or interfere…

[ad_1] Workers at French cosmetics giant L’Oréal have been back in the office three days per week for over a year now. But, company brass has decided, that’s no longer enough. As of last week, Fridays are now mandatory office days, twice a month. The company’s 87,000 employees were told of the new rule last month, and it took effect…

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Tesla is off to a difficult start in 2024, and it’s probably no surprise to Akio Toyoda. The Toyota chairman has long been skeptical of electric vehicles hype, steering his company to focus more on hybrids. That’s turned out to be a smart strategy.     Tesla shares are down about 24% year-to-date, knocking Musk off his…

[ad_1] A Chinese rocket launched a group of communications satellites produced by one of the country’s largest carmakers, boosting the nation’s efforts to catch up in low-Earth orbit — an area dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Eleven satellites made by Geespace, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., lifted off aboard a Long March CZ-2C rocket from the Xichang…

[ad_1] With Apple’s hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves Friday, you’re probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of “spatial computing.” It’s an esoteric mode of technology that Apple executives and their marketing gurus are trying to thrust into the mainstream. This while avoiding other more…

[ad_1] Computer programming, also often simply referred to as “coding,” has become an increasingly popular career track in recent decades. As the tech sector in the U.S. has blossomed and produced some of the economy’s largest companies, it’s largely grown because of a small army of programmers, which includes individuals like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and others. While programming may…

[ad_1] The first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of 2024 is behind us and the markets no longer seem convinced that we will see an interest rate cut the next time the 12 committee members meet in March. Some 34% of the market expect a rate cut at the next meeting, down from 73% just one month ago. Indeed,…

[ad_1] At the top of each year, Fortune takes a look back and tallies the companies that have shown up again and again, on ranking after ranking. To qualify for Fortune’s Blue Ribbon list, a company must have appeared on at least four of our nine most rigorous annual rankings in the prior year: the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, 100 Best Companies to Work For,…

[ad_1] A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the slippers adorned with sequins and glass beads in 2005 from the Judy Garland…