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You might think you sound more professional using corporate lingo, but chances are, you’re probably annoying or confusing your co-workers.  Sixty-three percent of working professionals find it “off-putting” when colleagues use workplace jargon in their communication, and 78% reported stopping themselves from talking or sending messages to avoid using jargon, …

Disney’s board reached out to Bob Iger on Friday, without any other serious candidates in mind to replace Bob Chapek as CEO, CNBC’s David Faber reported Monday, citing sources. The board’s outreach to Iger and discussion to replace Chapek came after surging concerns crested following Disney’s most recent quarterly earnings …

An aerial view of shipping containers and freight railway trains at the BNSF Los Angeles Intermodal Facility rail yard in Los Angeles, California, September 15, 2022. Bing Guan | Reuters SMART-TD, one of the largest railroad labor unions, voted down the tentative agreement with rail management, raising the likelihood of …

My name feels like three awkward syllables that will never quite roll off your tongue. It’s Annika, and you pronounce it by saying the name “Ann,” followed by the name “Nick” and a moment of realization: “Ah.” Not Aw-nih-kah, Aw-nee-kah or any other iteration you might be thinking of. I …

Homeownership costs continue to squeeze out all but the richest buyers, and potential homeowners now need to earn $200,000 or more in eight U.S. cities to afford a typical home, a new study found. U.S. mortgage payments are up by an average of 45.6% in the last year. And with interest …

You’ve seen it before. The boss who insists everything is fine while employees grumble and think the exact opposite. It can present as a tone-deaf companywide call about a pressing social issue.  In an era of employee activism and organizing, it’s especially important for bosses and employees to see eye …

Cathy Tie would consider herself an artist. Not the oil paints on canvas type, though. The 26-year-old, Toronto, Canada, native co-founded her first company, Ranomics, at 18. It provides health risk predictions based on people’s genetic data and has now raised more than $1 million, according to Crunchbase. She founded …

They’re high-return exchange-traded funds carrying big risk premiums. Known as leveraged ETFs, ProShares Advisors’ Simeon Hyman embraces them — running his firm’s UltraPro QQQ and UltraPro Short QQQ funds. “There are a range of uses,” the firm’s global investment strategist told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” last week. “What if I’m about …

We’ve all been there: You want people to think that you’re confident and capable, but somehow, you wind up saying the wrong things that create a sense of arrogance, which is rooted in insecurity. As word experts and hosts of NPR’s award-winning podcast “You’re Saying It Wrong,” we’ve found ways to help …

Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. on Nov. 11, 2022, seeking court protection as it looks for a way to return money to users. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images After a difficult year for digital assets, many investors were blindsided by the recent collapse of …