Amazon’s Prime Big Deals might surprise you this October
An Amazon worker moves boxes on Amazon Prime Day. Many of the deals that Amazon is advertising for its Prime Big Deal Days this month aren’t your typical holiday gifts. To be sure, the company describes the sales event as “epic deals ahead of the holiday season” (note the “ahead” here). But with other retailers…
Emirates airline bans pagers and walkie-talkies after attacks on Hezbollah devices
Emirates is banning walkie-talkies and pagers on its flights. Emirates airline has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies, it has said. A statement posted on the carrier’s website says: “All Passengers travelling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers and walkie talkies in checked or cabin baggage.” “Such items…
Why so many entry-level jobs aren’t entry-level
If Mihir Goyenka had as much experience working as he does applying to jobs, he might be nearing retirement. Instead, the 23-year-old with undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science is hunting for his first tech job and running into a problem: Many of the roles he comes across require someone with two to three…
5 things you should always have on your résumé and 8 items to leave out
Job seekers should leave out their photo and references on their résumé, experts told B-17. Part of looking for a job is sending your résumé out over and over again. But beware: What you include and leave out and how your résumé looks could shape your chances of getting hired. “Recruiters and talent-acquisition people are…
Illinois is considering a 3% tax on millionaires to solve the state’s skyrocketing property tax problem
The skyline of Chicago. Illinois is considering a millionaires tax to alleviate some of the country’s highest property taxes. Voters in Illinois will decide in November whether to add a special tax on people who make $1 million or more. State leaders say it could alleviate the burden of high property taxes on the average…
I worked as a wealth advisor for Goldman Sachs. Here’s what I learned from how the super rich manage their money.
Ayesha Ofori was a wealth advisor for Goldman Sachs. I joined Goldman Sachs in New York in July 2012. Before that, I’d studied for an MBA at Columbia Business School. While there, I interned at Goldman Sachs. At the end of my training in wealth management in New York in September, I moved to London…
2020 is back on the 2024 campaign trail
As Vice President Kamala Harris enters the home stretch, her campaign is highlighting Republicans like former Congresswoman Liz Cheney. With roughly 30 days left before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies are amplifying their focus on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020…
America’s trade war is coming for Gen Z’s favorites
Gen Z could see higher prices in the coming years when they buy from Shein and Temu. Two of Gen Z’s favorite shopping platforms for cheap goods could get more expensive in the near future. On September 13, the Biden administration announced it was taking steps to reduce the “abuse” of a trade law that…
A major curveball in retirement preparedness: divorce
A decade ago, Libby Mintzer imagined her retirement. Her gated community would sit along a river, each house hugged by palm trees and Florida coast humidity. Mintzer planned to spend mornings at yoga class and evenings on the deck with her husband, watching the sun set in pinks and oranges from their rocking chairs. Today,…
