President Donald Trump agreed to quickly work toward a deal on tariffs during his first phone call with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung since he was elected on Tuesday, Lee’s office said on Friday. Lee Jae-myung, a liberal, replaced former conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and ousted…
Renee Schafer, Director of Ops at Data Security Inc., leads strategic decisions and manages departments including R&D, production and sales. Do you remember the last time you changed your password? Depending on your answer, you could either be helping or hurting your organization. Today, connecting with people, ideas, information and…
You thought you knew where you were going with LinkedIn. You had your content calendar, your comments strategy and your DM messages lined up. You had a posting schedule nailed and were showing up on repeat. And then the algorithm changed. Suddenly, your posts didn’t go as far. They only…
By Olanrewaju Babalola Running a small business is a bold and courageous endeavor. It demands grit, creativity, and an extraordinary ability to wear multiple hats all at once. You juggle sales, marketing, operations, customer service, and finance—sometimes with no formal training in any of them. In this high-stakes balancing act,…
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According to NextEarningsDate.com, the Adobe next earnings date is projected to be 6/12 after the close, with earnings estimates of $4.97/share on $5.80 Billion of revenue. Looking back, the recent Adobe earnings history looks like this: The company has an impressive long-term earnings per share…
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After a three-year stint marked by job cuts and uncertainty, Fintech has started hiring again. Sadly, it’s messy. Roles are advertised, then cancelled.…
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Proctor & Gamble said on Thursday that it will cut up to 7,000 jobs, or 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce, over the next two years as part of a broader restructuring effort. “As always, employee separations will be managed with support and respect, and in line with our principles and…
Key News Asian equities were positive overnight, led by Hong Kong and South Korea, while Japan underperformed, as Trump and Xi are said to have held a phone call. Helping sentiment was May’s Caixin Services PMI, which increased month over month to 51.1 from 50.7, beating expectations of 51.0. Hong…
Jacob Orrin is COO and cofounder of Merit, transforming government programs with digital identity solutions and driving rapid growth. Working in the catering business taught me another key lesson: Customers appreciate when you go the extra mile—but only when it’s done thoughtfully and with intention. Overextending can backfire. For example,…
Big companies are about to make even more money. They have discovered they no longer need armies of new hires to grow—extremely bullish news for shareholders because human employees are expensive. Good ones can also be notoriously elusive. For example, I’m the longest-standing member of my kids’ school marketing committee,…
Chaz Perera is the Co-Founder and CEO of Roots, a company pioneering the use of AI Agents to revolutionize the workplace. Since bursting onto the scene a few years ago, generative AI has rapidly transformed from an emerging tool to a business imperative across many industries, with insurance being no…
The Trump administration is clamping down on federal student loan defaults; at the same time, Republican lawmakers in Congress just took a major step to narrow affordable repayment plan options. Taken together, this could mean that millions of borrowers will see substantial cuts to their paychecks in the coming months.…
What is holding back disabled entrepreneurs in the UK? New research suggests that while entrepreneurs with a disability are well-represented among the UK’s small business founders, many are struggling to build businesses of scale. Disabled entrepreneurs account for around a quarter of the UK’s 5.45 million business owners according to…
The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept all options on the table for its next meetings even as the case grows for a summer pause in its year-long easing cycle. The ECB has now lowered borrowing costs eight times, or by 2 percentage points,…
Tim Pratte, CEO of Selerix. For years, brokers have been the quarterbacks of employee benefits—navigating the complex playbook of insurance plans, renewal meetings and employer expectations. But that game has changed. And not unlike the Patriots’ post-Brady offense, some brokers are struggling to keep up. Employers don’t just want help…
A group of more than 300 economists on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress urging the quick passage of the GOP tax package to prevent the expiration of the 2017 tax cuts and a $4 trillion tax hike they say would hurt the economy.…
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