Thasunda Brown Duckett has an urgent piece of career advice for anyone who doesn’t love their job: Don’t run from the challenge. Embrace it.”Be OK with hard,” Duckett, president and CEO of insurance giant TIAA, recently told LinkedIn’s “This Is Working” podcast. “Especially now, where there are so many opportunities for you to click and apply and stay on the market all the time.”Duckett’s advice may seem counterintuitive: Most people don’t look around, see a toxic workplace, and actively decide to stay in a situation they don’t enjoy. And job hopping is hot right now — 83% of Gen Z…
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Guests Invited to Celebrate Birthday Milestone with Complimentary Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola ® Cake, plus Beverages from its Original 1969 Menu LEBANON, Tenn., Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Cracker Barrel (NASDAQ:) Old Country Store ® announced specials for guests to celebrate its 55th birthday including free slices of its famous Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake accompanied by free beverages from its original 1969 menu for new and existing Cracker Barrel Rewards™ Members with a minimum dine-in purchase. Kicking off the yearlong birthday celebrations, Cracker Barrel is committed to honoring the brand’s timeless traditions and heritage while ushering in an…
Donald Trump recently said he would not sell his stock in Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT). But, starting Thursday, he will have that option — something that’s not been available since the social media company went public in March.“I have absolutely no intention of selling,” the former president told reporters at a press conference last week. “I love it. I use it as a method of getting out my word.”DJT shares surged by double digits on Friday following his revelation, although the stock has recently given up those gains, falling more than 10% over the past six days to…
Even though Monica Garcia isn’t a cast member for Season 5 of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, she is still letting viewers know she is very much around. The mayhem in Utah has turned the franchise upside down, in a good way, since Jen Shah’s departure. Monica wasn’t welcomed back for the newest season, but all that could change if she keeps up the good work on House of Villains.Monica Garcia has a great voice for narrating the seasonSomehow, the reality TV gods have smiled down on Monica as she announced she would be the voice, aka EVA…
When it comes to e-commerce investing, the Amazon share price often steals the spotlight. But savvy investors might want to shift their gaze southward to a Latin American powerhouse that’s been quietly outperforming its North American counterpart. Enter MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), the Amazon of Latin America, that’s been writing its own success story. A market darling in the making While Amazon has long been a staple in many investment portfolios, MercadoLibre has been turning heads with its stellar performance. The shares have surged an eye-popping 51% over the past year. This isn’t just a flash in the pan – the…
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ two interceptions Sunday in the Chiefs’ 26-25 win over the Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium was an outlier.It was just the 13th time in 98 regular-season games that Mahomes has been intercepted multiple times. Yet after the game, there was chatter on social media about how NFL officials have helped suppress Mahomes’ interception numbers.Joe DiBiase, a radio host for Buffalo’s WGR-AM, shared a stat on X that said Mahomes has had 17 interceptions called back because of a penalty. This post has been viewed more than 2 million times.The ensuing discussion among fans of other NFL teams that…
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Astria Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATXS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing life-changing therapies for allergic and immunologic diseases, today announced that it will present initial navenibart ALPHA-STAR data at the upcoming European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on September 26, 2024. Raffi Tachdjian, M.D., MPH, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will present a poster titled ALPHA-STAR, a Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial of Single and Multiple Doses of STAR-0215 in…
US bank stocks surged Thursday following a jumbo rate cut from the Federal Reserve, a sign of bullishness among investors who now expect an easing of monetary policy will boost Wall Street giants and smaller regional lenders.Goldman Sachs (GS), Capital One (COF) and Citigroup (C) each rose more than 3% Thursday morning, followed by smaller rises for Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Morgan Stanley (MS).The KBW Nasdaq Bank index (^BKX) and two other indexes tracking large (KRE) and mid-sized (^KRX) regional banks also churned higher by roughly 2%.What banks and their investors are hoping…
By Nyasha ChingonoHARARE (Reuters) – Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe’s new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the government’s plan to make it the only currency in the market by 2026.The gold-backed ZiG, which stands for Zimbabwe Gold, is the country’s sixth attempt at a stable currency in 15 years. It was introduced in April at a rate of 13.6 ZiG per U.S. dollar and has since lost almost 80% of its value on the black market.Independent economist Prosper Chitambara said the devaluation pointed to a lack of confidence…
Image source: Getty Images In the world of fast fashion e-commerce, few companies have had as tumultuous a journey as ASOS (LSE: ASC). Once a darling of the UK stock market, it has faced its fair share of challenges in the past few years. However, recent developments have caught my eye, and I believe the ASOS share price merits closer inspection. A rollercoaster ride The share price has been on a wild ride. Trading just under 443p Thursday (19 September) lunchtime, the shares have shown hints of recovery of late, climbing 7.98% over the past year. However, it’s important to…