Why Volvo is hammering home safety after EV ambitions dashed Volvo is reminding drivers of its safety “superpower” as it seeks to grab market share in a struggling EV market. Fortune · Sep 10, 2024
A national park is using bad reviews to lure visitors—‘A world of regret awaits you’ It’s the latest example of how utilizing bad reviews has become a sought-after strategy for the tourism industry. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Steve Jobs told Bob Iger not to stay too long at Disney so that he would still have time to enjoy life Apple’s mastermind gave Disney’s top exec salient career advice. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Aging is the inflation of life. An emerging crop of longevity biotech companies needs investment to beat it A new generation of longevity biotech companies with a more conservative approach than their predecessors has emerged—but investment remains constrained. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Workers making under $200K are scared they’ll outlive their retirement funds The cost of living has become so untenable that being able to fully retire is a pipe dream, a new report finds. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Starbucks’ new CEO on the worst advice he ever got: Demonstrate that you can fire somebody The main qualm Brian Niccol had with his former manager’s recommendation is that it prioritized disciplining employees rather than coaching them. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Gen Zers aspire to a career in finance—but on their own terms A staggering number of new graduates say they prioritize making positive societal contributions through their work, according to the CFA Institute. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Paperless Post's sibling cofounders launch a B2B sub-brand for event management 20% of Paperless Post's event invitations are already sent on behalf of businesses. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Politicians claim regulation hurts small businesses. When you look at real-world data, the truth is more complicated The smallest firms do not bear the greatest burden, nor do the largest, but rather mid-sized firms with the potential to grow. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Key executives keep getting poached—and it's expensive to replace them Executives are demanding more from their benefits plans and offerings, according to a new report. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
Wells Fargo's failure to notice the death of an employee for 4 days reveals the safety pitfalls of the hybrid and remote work era Experts say that flexible settings have brought communication, responsibility, and privacy problems. Fortune · Sep 9, 2024
What Fortune 500 bosses can learn from an AT&T engineer who took up beekeeping Leadership lessons about developing talent and fostering innovation can be found in the hive, says storied AT&T engineer Eddy Barker. Fortune · Sep 8, 2024
Older adults 65+ should get flu shots earlier in the season. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines Two flu vaccines are FDA-approved exclusively for people 65 and older, who are at higher risk of severe infection. Fortune · Sep 8, 2024
‘Founder mode’ vs. ‘manager mode’: Here’s what the 22 Fortune 500 companies still run by founders tell us Founders do indeed deliver outsize stock performance—but there’s a big caveat. Fortune · Sep 8, 2024
Fortune · Sep 6, 2024 L.A.-area ‘miracle’ home crushed by a tree is on the market for $500K The competitive market means that even a heavily damaged property is being sold as a hot commodity.
Fortune · Sep 6, 2024 Project 2025: Will the rich ever pay tax again? A little-known proposal in Project 2025, the Universal Savings Accounts (USA), means the next Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos will never get taxed.
Fortune · Sep 6, 2024 Red Lobster CEO secretly visited restaurants around the country before being made boss Damola Adamolekun sampled crab legs and lobster tail in a food tour starting in May and ending in August when he was hired.
Fortune · Sep 6, 2024 Workplace wellness programs get a bad rap—but HR departments can’t get enough of them for a reason 80% of HR leaders say their organizations now track the return on investment of their wellness programs—and 95% say they see a positive return.
Fortune · Sep 6, 2024 Honeywell's CFO is stepping down to take on a new role at the company Greg Lewis joined Honeywell in 2006 and became CFO in 2018.
International Business Times · Sep 6, 2024 Major US Airlines Face Federal Probe Over Loyalty Program Practices The four largest U.S. air carriers — Delta Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Group Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co.— have to submit detailed reports on their reward programs within 90 days.
Fortune · Sep 5, 2024 Exclusive: Marc Benioff has declared a ‘hard pivot’ to autonomous AI agents. Will it be enough for Salesforce to thrive in the generative AI era? Benioff says Salesforce is thinking like a startup with Agentforce, a new AI agent platform that will debut at the company’s annual Dreamforce conference.
Fortune · Sep 5, 2024 Bolt CEO: Department stores are rising from the ashes To write off department stores entirely would be premature. These institutions have weathered economic storms before.
Fortune · Sep 5, 2024 Mars chief reveals his secrets to leadership success: Slow down, learn from failures, embrace feedback Anton Vincent, president of Mars North America, underscored the value of constructive feedback in shaping a career.
Fortune · Sep 5, 2024 Reckitt CMO: AI is already making marketers better and faster Reckitt's marketing department carried out a series of GenAI pilots in partnership with BGC. Teams reduced concept development time by up to 60%.
Fortune · Sep 5, 2024 Exclusive: Laravel, an open source startup in Arkansas founded by Taylor Otwell, raises $57 million Series A from Accel Laravel, a PHP-based open source framework, has raised $57 million in Series A funding from Accel, Fortune can exclusively report.