Seven years ago, I wrote an essay about what life would feel like if I didn’t struggle with saving money. In it, I envisioned the power of having enough in […]
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Back to news homeCEO Changes at Gap and Kohl’s Signal Trend for Female Executives
At the start of this year, a slew of major retailers were searching for the right person to fill their chief executive roles. Most of those companies have now found […]
The Pandemic’s Labor Market Myths
Remember the “she-cession”? What about the early-retirement wave, or America’s army of quiet quitters?For economists and other forecasters, the pandemic and post-pandemic economy has been a lesson in humility. Time […]
JPMorgan Reaches $290 Million Settlement With Epstein’s Victims
JPMorgan Chase reached a tentative settlement with sexual abuse victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier, after weeks of embarrassing disclosures about the bank’s longstanding relationship with him, the bank […]
How to Rebuild Your Savings and Retirement After a Divorce
Divorce lawyers frequently broker deals like these. But the way they approach marital assets can be different from they way a financial planner would view things, said Kristina George, a […]
Elizabeth Holmes Opens Up About Her Theranos Trial and What Comes Next
Mr. Evans took a few calls for work while I was visiting. I asked what he does. “A lot of different stuff, investing, starting companies,” he replied, without elaborating. How […]
CNN’s Chairman Rebukes Don Lemon Over His Nikki Haley Comments
Don Lemon, the CNN morning-show anchor, faced an internal rebuke from the chairman of his own network on Friday after his on-air comments about women and aging set off an […]
Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Under Elon Musk Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find
On Twitter itself, researchers said the increase in hate speech, antisemitic posts and other troubling content had begun before Mr. Musk loosened the service’s content rules. That suggested that a […]
For Women in China’s Communist Party, It’s Lonely at the Top
Mao’s phrase that “women hold up half the sky” rings hollow as China’s most powerful female politician readies for retirement with few others in line. Read More
Battling Violence and Censors, Women in China Become ‘Invisible and Absent’
HONG KONG — When a prominent woman in China’s #MeToo movement took on a powerful man in court, it was the accused, not the accuser, who was held up as […]