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Sam Bankman-Fried could face years in prison over FTX meltdown

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried attends a press conference at the FTX Arena in downtown Miami on Friday, June 4, 2021. Matias J. Ocner | Miami Herald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of FTX — the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that was worth $32 …

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Wall Street analysts say buy stocks like CrowdStrike & Analog Devices

VMware at the NYSE, Dec. 14, 2021. Source: NYSE Investors’ attention has returned to the Federal Reserve after a hot November jobs report last week. That’s because even though the central bank has pushed interest rates higher, the economy continues to add jobs and wages keep rising. Friday’s report on …

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Companies need to increase salary transparency or workers will quit

Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Salary transparency laws are spreading across the U.S., requiring companies to list salary ranges on job applications. While that’s good news for job seekers, it’s also raising the chances of upheaval as existing employees quickly find out what colleagues are being paid. Roughly 1 …

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Michigan couple teaches people how to start lucrative side hustles

In 2020, Jamie and Sarah McCauley filmed themselves ripping, repainting and restoring thrifted furniture. They resold the items, made more than $1,000 in profit and posted the results on YouTube. Within a week, the video received 20,000 views. The McCauleys, who live off a variety of concurrently running side hustles, …

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Manufacturing orders from China down 40% in demand collapse

Aerial view of containers sitting stacked at the Qinzhou Port on August 15, 2022 in Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. China News Service | Getty Images U.S. logistic managers are bracing for delays in the delivery of goods from China in early January as a result of canceled …

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Men participate less in 401(k) plans than women unless auto-enrolled

Marko Geber | Digitalvision | Getty Images Some men may need a bigger push than women when it comes to participating in their workplace retirement-savings plan, new research suggests. In 401(k) plans with automatic enrollment — meaning employees must opt out if they don’t want to participate — 93% of …

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Don’t overlook this health and safety warning on your holiday lights

To prepare for the “most wonderful time of the year,” my family went to pick up our new Christmas tree that came equipped with built-in lights. What we didn’t expect when we unboxed it was this giant warning: “Cancer and reproductive harm.” We visited the link printed on the package …

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I raised 2 successful CEOs and a doctor. Here’s the No. 1 skill I wish more parents taught kids today

Developing skills like curiosity, kindness and emotional intelligence at a young age will help kids succeed as adults. But there’s one skill that parents aren’t teaching their kids enough of today: self-regulation. When kids learn to self-regulate, they better understand the importance of time and how to manage their own …

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How to make tough conversations easier

If you’re a folk music aficionado, you might be familiar with this line: “Speaking strictly for me, we both could have died then and there.” It’s from singer-songwriter Joan Baez’s 1975 song “Diamonds and Rust,” widely thought to be inspired by Baez’s relationship with Bob Dylan. And according to bestselling …

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An uphill battle could await activist Trian as the firm snaps up a stake in Disney

Handout | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Company: Walt Disney (DIS) Business: Disney is one of the most iconic entertainment companies globally. It operates through two segments, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution; and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products. Disney engages in film and TV content production and distribution activities, …

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