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HEREāS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Jamie Dimon is still struggling to find a successor. The 18-year JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO says āwe all want to get that exactly right,ā before making a pick.
U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are debating at 9pm ET in the U.S. tonight. Whether you tune in or not, hereās what you should know about their economic concerns.
The chairman of Southwest Airlines (LUV)ā board of directors and six other members are out. The shakeup comes as the carrier fights off an activist shareholder campaign from Elliott Management.
Apple (AAPL) might sell a quarter of a billion iPhones next year. Analysts think the latest version of the device could power a so-called upgrade āsuper cycle.āĀ
Boeing (BA) might be getting a machinistsā strike after all. Despite a 25% wage increase proposal, the workers are poised to reject their unionās recently struck tentative agreement.
Bosses are gatekeeping jobs really hard
A report by the enterprise software company Workday (WDAY) suggests that job applications quadrupled the number of actual job openings in the first half of this year. A low unemployment rate masks how cool the labor market has become.
Plus, thanks to artificial intelligence and other tools, employers are taking a physical look at an ever-shrinking portion of resumes and cover letters that come across the transom.
Quartzās Rocio Fabbro takes a dive into the numbers and explains how much more competitive the job seekerās landscape has become.
A pioneering female CEO of color has some advice
Anne Chow was the first woman of color to lead AT&T Business (T), and she has been named as one of Fortuneās Most Powerful Women.
Now, sheās channeling her experiences into a new book, Lead Bigger: The Transformative Power of Inclusion. The project knocks an item off the bucket list for Chow after a decadeās efforts.
Quartzās Francisco Velazquez spoke with Chow about her journey in corporate America and the tips that she has for younger workers seeking to establish themselves.
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SURPRISING DISCOVERIES
Itās getting harder to surf the web in Pakistan. The country is frustrating its technology sector by setting up a China-style internet firewall.
Thereās a new genre of influencers who peel off layers of skin products every morning. They call it the āmorning shedā and itās taking over beauty TikTok.
Shohei Ohtani might be the first 50/50 baseball player in history. That is, 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.
A coyote āwhispererā is giving San Francisco fits. The cityās Animal Care and Control is struggling with her methods ā guerilla warning signs, trespassing, āmisinformationā ā as well as the animalās unwanted urban presence.
Bluey really took over America. The Australian import is the most-watched show in the U.S., where Nielsen says it has already been streamed for 35 billion minutes this year.
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