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“Are we working for AI at this point or is AI working for us?” Maxine Carrington, the Chief People Officer of Northwell Health asked a group of HR and people executives who were gathered for dinner on a rainy night in New York City recently.”How we can use those tools as enablers to help us achieve our goals, that’s the mindset I need us to have, not chasing the tools.”Heads around the table nodded in agreement. The group, convened by Business Insider, spent ninety minutes in a conversation titled “Futureproofing Your Workforce in the Age of AI,” presented by Indeed.”I…

2026-03-13T20:46:55.839Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Demarre Johnson, 23, appeared in a viral photo shoot published by Interview magazine last week. PwC on Friday confirmed Johnson had left the company, saying he departed in mid-February. A person familiar with the matter told Business Insider his exit wasn’t related to the magazine pictorial. One of the…

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets of neighborhood on Jan. 13, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesMortgage rates surged to their highest level since September on Friday as bond yields moved higher due to the war in Iran. The average rate on the 30-year fixed loan hit 6.41%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the highest rate since the first week of September, but still below the 6.78% notched at the same time last year.Mortgage rates loosely follow the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury, which was up again Friday.”This is…

Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner with Anthony Capuano, Marriott International CEO, CNBC CEO Council Member, speaking at the CNBC CEO Council in Arizona on May 19th, 2025.Chris Coduto | CNBCThe NFL and Paramount Skydance’s renewal talks on a deal to keep the league’s Sunday games on CBS are beginning to take shape, CNBC has learned.NFL and CBS executives are negotiating a price increase, with a bid-ask spread midpoint around 50% or 60%, according to two people familiar with the negotiations, who asked not to be named because the discussions are private. CBS currently pays around $2.1 billion a year, on average,…

Starbucks union members and their supporters, including baristas who have just walked off the job, effectively closing a local branch, picket in front of the store, Feb. 28, 2025 in New York City. Andrew Lichtenstein | Corbis News | Getty ImagesStarbucks Workers United presented the company with a comprehensive proposed contract last month, the union said on a call with investors Friday, as baristas attempt to strike their first labor agreement with the coffee giant.Here’s what baristas asked for in that proposal:Protections for union baristas against discrimination, unjust firings and temporary or permanent store closures.Starting wage floor of $17 per hour,…

The Iran war could soon mean higher prices on store shelves for consumers.Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz passage has significantly disrupted the global supply chain, affecting goods from fertilizers to metals to gas and fuel. The passage is a critical point, funneling tens of millions of barrels of oil daily along with other exports as one of the world’s most important shipping routes.And the tensions with the strait are showing no signs of changing. On Thursday, Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said the closure should be continued as a “tool to pressure the enemy” in his…

Two Democratic lawmakers are proposing tax overhauls that would eliminate federal income taxes for millions of Americans.The two bills — one backed by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and the other from Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland — are rolling out as Republicans tout the impact of the tax cuts enacted under the “big, beautiful bill.” Those new tax breaks, which include a $6,000 deduction for senior citizens and no taxes on tips and overtime, are projected to lift the average tax refund by about $1,000 this year.Under Booker’s and Van Hollen’s proposals, millions of low- and middle-income households…

It’s becoming harder to ignore the risk of a recession as the Iran war causes historic disruptions in energy markets. Loading audio narration… The US economy skated through 2025 on a solid footing, but the bull case for growth is harder to make this year, as forecasters see no clear resolution to the Iran war and its impact on energy markets. Brent, the international oil benchmark, has stuck close to $100 a barrel throughout the second week of the war. That’s a key psychological threshold in markets that is problematic for a number of reasons. The fear is that higher…

People line up outside of the shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters on March 10, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThree years ago, JPMorgan Chase executive Doug Petno was at a New York City party celebrating a colleague’s retirement when his boss, Jamie Dimon, called Petno over.It was March 9, 2023, and the customers of a West Coast lender known for catering to startups had been withdrawing deposits in droves.”Jamie looks at me and says, ‘Get on this call,'” Petno told CNBC this week in an exclusive interview.On the line were regulators with an urgent question: Was…

After more than a year at a standstill, Starbucks’ union contract talks are percolating once more.Starbucks Workers United, the coffee giant’s union, has lowered its proposed starting wage to $17 an hour, down from the $20 minimum it previously demanded. The company has also proposed that in-person bargaining resume on March 30, in what would be the first contract negotiation session since talks stalled in December 2024.The union’s revised economic proposal, which was provided to Starbucks management 30 days ago, was made public by the union just before SBWU baristas on Friday joined a call with a group of shareholders advocating for workers’…