Leadership
Sephora’s North America CEO escaped a violent revolution and grew up in foster care. She’s now one of the most powerful women in beauty
Sephora's new North America CEO is the first woman to lead the company. She says her background has informed her leadership style, making her open to diverse voices.
March 18, 2024
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Topics
Environment
Lego CEO promises to use more expensive, renewable plastic in toy blocks by 2032 – without passing higher costs on to consumers
Germany ‘on course, for the first time’ to slash emissions 65% by 2030, vice chancellor says
Months after $4 billion writedown and calling U.S. ‘most painful part of our portfolio,’ Danish energy giant brings wind farm to New York
Finance
Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was once China’s richest person. Beijing now accuses him of inflating his company’s revenue by almost $80 billion
British banks scramble after a Big Lebowski-inspired ‘Dudeist priest’ in Northern Ireland filed hundreds of false documents
Software founder began lying to HP execs at the very first meeting—’The scene of an $11 billion fraud,’ prosecutors said
Health
Intermittent fasting linked to 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease, study says
President Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women’s health
57-year-old woman shocked by $177,000 bill from Mass. Medicaid office for her father’s cancer bill—and threat to go after his home
Leadership
Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was once China’s richest person. Beijing now accuses him of inflating his company’s revenue by almost $80 billion
Software founder began lying to HP execs at the very first meeting—’The scene of an $11 billion fraud,’ prosecutors said
Elon Musk calls X ‘number one source of news in the world’—and also a ‘hardcore, player versus player platform’
Lifestyle
Second wheelchair-bound ruby slippers thief revealed in Minnesota ‘Wizard of Oz’ theft case
Businesses from Chuck E-Cheese and Target to luxury app Long Story Short are adding paid loyalty programs to make their big spenders feel special—and spend more
‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise nears $2 billion at box office as fourth installment claims top spot again in second weekend
Personal Finance
Barack Obama gave his speechwriter career advice that set him on the path to becoming a LinkedIn VP. Now he’s using that to identify the framework for a long-lasting career
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $875 million
Why don’t we trust funeral directors? Transparency and innovation can redefine the industry–if the FTC allows it
Politics
Indiana gov. vetoes bill defining anti-semitism, signs proclamation condemning anti-semitism
Elon Musk calls X ‘number one source of news in the world’—and also a ‘hardcore, player versus player platform’
Trump is struggling to come up with the cash for a bond on his $454 million court judgment, lawyers say
Retail
Starbucks surpasses Subway to become the world’s second-largest restaurant chain
Lego CEO promises to use more expensive, renewable plastic in toy blocks by 2032 – without passing higher costs on to consumers
Businesses from Chuck E-Cheese and Target to luxury app Long Story Short are adding paid loyalty programs to make their big spenders feel special—and spend more
Success
‘We are essentially in a new Gilded Age’: As workers get laid off, CEOs and shareholders gobble up hundreds of billions in profits
‘Folks don’t live near the office anymore’: Remote work guru Nick Bloom gets real on why RTO is so hard
Dell says remote workers must go hybrid if they want any hope of a promotion
Tech
Software founder began lying to HP execs at the very first meeting—’The scene of an $11 billion fraud,’ prosecutors said
Jensen Huang unveils new Nvidia super-chip before robots come onstage: ‘Everything that moves in the future will be robotic’
Elon Musk calls X ‘number one source of news in the world’—and also a ‘hardcore, player versus player platform’