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At a time when many organizations are convincing — or requiring — workers to return to the office, James Hurman is taking a different approach: creating an environment people actually want to work in.Hurman, the founder and chair of Previously Unavailable, an innovation studio and venture firm in New Zealand, has designed his company’s Auckland office around an idea he calls a “Michelin-star workspace”: a space built with intention and care to make his team of 18 excited about showing up, in person, every day.”How do you keep great people together for a long time, make sure that every day they’re…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Madison Crane. It has been edited for length and clarity.For most of my career, I’ve worked remotely, as an English as a second language teacher to Spanish students, director of operations at a social media marketing company called Schedult, head of remote at The Remote Company, and now as the customer success lead at Offsite.This working pattern has enabled me to visit family and travel abroad without taking time off work.I work around my kid’s scheduleWhen visiting my parents, who live in different states, I would work during the day while…

The U.S. Supreme Court Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Supreme Court found Thursday that the government’s prosecution of a marijuana user from Texas for owning guns was inconsistent with the Second Amendment. The decision was unanimous. “The Court’s decision is narrow,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote. “It does not address efforts to ban addicts or those presently intoxicated from possessing a firearm; other prophylactic laws Congress might adopt after determining that users of a particular drug pose a special risk of misusing firearms … provision disarming individuals convicted of felonies; or whether the government could…

The iconic Golden Gate Bridge and the stunning San Francisco skyline as seen from the Marin Headlands during the vibrant spring season.Dan Kurtzman | Moment | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The blockbuster SpaceX IPO and potential upcoming public offerings for OpenAI and Anthropic could create a tax windfall for the state of California. Yet the revenue boost may fall short of previous tech IPOs – at least relative to the firms’ valuations…

Abercrombie & Fitch’s Hollister is branching out of its apparel roots and partnering with Target to start selling home and dorm decor for the first time as both brands look to new categories to drive growth. The collaboration, dubbed The Hollister Collection at Target, will launch online, in most Target stores and select Hollister locations on June 28 and will feature almost 60 items across men’s and women’s apparel and bedding. Hollister’s tie-up with Target comes as both companies contend with declines in discretionary spending and waning consumer confidence, which have forced retailers to get creative to entice shoppers to spend. Hollister, Abercrombie’s…

SpaceX’s post-IPO mega-rally has hit its first slowdown.Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket company, which raised a record $85 billion when it went public last week, had dropped nearly 5% on market close on Wednesday — its first down day. Shares were flat in premarket trading early Thursday.The drop ended a monster share price rally that had seen SpaceX’s market cap soar to nearly $3 trillion in its first days of trading, eclipsing Amazon as the world’s fifth most valuable company and cementing Musk’s status as the world’s first trillionaire.The company enjoyed a nearly flawless debut on the public markets, with…

Americans really want wealth taxes. So far, they’re not really succeeding.The latest tax-the-rich proposal to make waves is in California, where billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang would pay a one-time 5% tax on their wealth. The tax would be based on their net worth at the end of 2026, and would hit any billionaires who were California residents at the start of 2026.Already, the proposal has prompted alarm among the ultrawealthy and led to businesses moving out of the state entirely. Like other wealth taxes, it’s popular among voters: A May 2026 survey by the Public Policy Institute…

Negotiating a salary might be one of the most stressful parts of a job hunt.Many factors can make the process feel uncomfortable: nervousness about talking about money, intimidation from recruiters, the pressure to make it work, and the anxiety that it might go wrong.In today’s challenging labor market, it may feel especially daunting. However, like interviewing or networking, salary negotiation is a skill.Business Insider spoke with four compensation coaches and advisors about the dos and don’ts of negotiation:Just askJacob Warwick, an executive negotiation coach, said that even in a tougher market, there are still ways to advocate for a salary…

The average cost of a gallon of gas nationwide has dropped below $4 for the first time since March.Daily data released by AAA on Thursday showed that across the US, the average gas price is now $3.99 per gallon.In California, where gas prices are generally highest, the average price per gallon was $5.64 on Thursday, while the cheapest state was Indiana, where the average price per gallon was $3.39.Gas prices jumped from less than $3 in February after the start of the US-Iran war, reaching a peak of more than $4.50 in late May.The war crippled global oil supply by…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rebecca Cavallo, a senior data scientist from Melbourne, Australia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m a senior data scientist with eight years of experience, specializing in AI.I started looking for new career opportunities in November 2021. I was in a government-based data science role I’d held for the past four years, and I wanted to explore commercial data science roles. I was at a point in my career where I was really looking at what would set me up for the long term in the direction I wanted…