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A few years ago, I landed my dream job. I was asked to lead the content team for an amazing brand and reinvent its look and feel, all while working with a ton of inspiring, creative people.It was the kind of job I told people about, and their jaws dropped. “Oh my God, this is so perfect for you!” they would gush.It really was. However, there was one pretty enormous catch: the commute. The job was based fully across the country from me, in Denver.And the deal was that I had to be in the office for one week every…

Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store on July 16, 2026 in Kings Beach, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration’s reversal on a key piece of its cyclosporiasis investigation has sparked confusion in the U.S., but the agency said Monday that it has not changed its main conclusions about the outbreak.The agency said Sunday a test that indicated a sample of iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico carried the cyclospora parasite was a false positive. However, that only applies to one specific shipment of lettuce supplied by the company,…

Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery hit its first official roadblock when a judge granted a temporary restraining order on the merger as part of a lawsuit brought by state attorneys general. California District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín signed off on the order Monday after hearing arguments from both sides in an Oakland courtroom on Friday. The order puts a 14-day pause on anything moving forward with the merger. Last week, a group of state attorneys general led by California’s Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit seeking to block the $110 billion acquisition due to antitrust concerns. The proposed deal…

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesTestosterone replacement therapy has shifted from the doctor’s office to the center of a massive cultural phenomenon focused on performance, longevity and men’s health. Now, the treatment is back in the spotlight after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week that the U.S. military will begin testing service members’ testosterone levels and make replacement therapy available to those who qualify, saying the goal is to help troops operate at their “absolute best.” The effort…

A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320, left, passes a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 as it taxis on the runway, Thursday, July 7, 2022, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Wilfredo Lee | APJetBlue Airways has won Spirit Airlines slots at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and is looking to move back into the failed budget carrier’s old home, a major reshuffling at the congested airport less than three months after the discounter collapsed in the biggest U.S. airline failure in decades.The slots at the tightly controlled airport are for 12 round-trip flights and are still subject to final court…

Growing up, I didn’t view poker as a game for girls.My dad and brothers constantly played, with the sounds of them placing their bets and shuffling cards always in my periphery. But I was never invited to join them.One time, they let me join a game of Texas Hold ‘Em without fully explaining the rules, only to raise the bets early and push me out as quickly as possible.I was frustrated and vowed never to play at another unwelcoming table.Decades later, when I found out my new job offered a membership to a networking organization that was hosting an all-women…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jerry Burns, a puppy raiser with Guiding Eyes for the Blind. It has been edited for length and clarity.I ran my own businesses for 53 years. First, I did wholesale sales of tobacco and candy. When I sold my partnership stake after more than three decades, I decided to focus on candy and snacks, avoiding the negativity of tobacco. We expanded into novelty goods and nostalgia items, which turned out to be a very good decision: It was a more enjoyable workday, and the margins were bigger.I liked being an entrepreneur,…

Michael Burry says there’s a glaring difference between two of the world’s most powerful media companies.”Disney produces wine. Netflix produces milk,” the investor of “The Big Short” fame said in a Substack post on Friday.”One lasts and even gets better with time, one is just fine for now, but most certainly does not get better with age,” he added.Burry, who pivoted from running a hedge fund to writing about his personal investments late last year, was making the case that Disney-owned properties such as “Star Wars,” “The Avengers,” “Toy Story,” and “Moana” have more staying power than Netflix series such…

Even business leaders can stumble in job interviews.Matthew Siegel, a principal in Korn Ferry’s executive search practice, told Business Insider he sees the same interview missteps fairly often. Also a former C-suite executive himself, he interviews multiple candidates a day for top jobs at companies ranging from private-equity-backed businesses to Fortune 50 corporations.Here are five common mistakes that Siegel said executives make while in the hot seat and how he recommends avoiding them, whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting out.They recite their résumésMost executives have navigated several career moves, but they often fail to explain what drove those…

ETFs that allow investors to double, or triple, the daily performance of a stock or index are growing bigger than ever.Though the market category is more than 20 years old, more than 400 of 700 US leveraged ETFs have been launched in the last two years, according to Baird Strategas. They now manage roughly $200 billion in investor money, commanding a notional value of $500 billion because they use leverage to drive returns.”These leveraged ETFs sound exciting,” said Gene Goldman, chief investment officer of Cetera Advisors. “Basically, investors feel that they will double their money if the stock goes up.”It’s…