Increased competition in the external labor market is making it harder for organizations to attract new candidates and retain their best talent, according to Gartner Inc. This is compounded by historically low unemployment rates, which have put pressure on traditional talent management strategies. This has resulted in it taking longer and costing more to hire critical talent. READ MORE
Amazon HQ2 to be split evenly between two cities: Report
E-commerce giant Amazon may split its second headquarters between two cities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. READ MORE
Microsoft Will Not Use Personal Data For Profit
SEC subpoenas Tesla over Elon Musk’s ambitious Model 3 projections
Investigators with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have subpoenaed Tesla for records relating to the company’s early factory projections for the Model 3, the company acknowledged late last week. READ MORE
Here's what you need to do to successfully build a business
If you want to start your own business, you need two things: conviction that you're solving a problem and the belief that you are going to solve it better than anyone else. READ MORE
How to tell if your company retirement plan is a good one
The majority of Americans who save for retirement do so through their employer-sponsored retirement plans. Most employees assess how good their employer’s plan is by looking at the employer’s contribution, but according to Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust, there are many other factors to consider in determining just how “good” a retirement plan is. READ MORE
14 of 19 bear market signals triggered, Bank of America says
Turbulence in the stock market can get old fast. But investors may need to get used to the bumpy ride. READ MORE
CNBC unveils its annual list of 100 promising start-ups to watch
The Upstart 100 is CNBC's exclusive list of promising young start-ups, featuring a diverse group of companies that are building brands and breaking industry barriers on the path to becoming tomorrow's household names. Selected from more than 500 nominees, each one was scored on eight equally weighted quantitative metrics READ MORE
How bankrupt Sears dug its own grave
Break out the headstone for the once-healthy retailer known as Sears Roebuck & Company.
The 125-year old former retail icon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Monday, crippled from years of losses and mounting debt. Sears (SHLD) plans to close about 142 money-losing stores by year-end. The company operates about 700 Sears and Kmart stores. READ MORE
Sears aims to close up to 150 stores in bankruptcy
Sears Holdings Corp is planning to close up to 150 of its department and discount stores and keep at least another 300 open as part of a plan to restructure under U.S. bankruptcy protection, people familiar with the matter said Friday. READ MORE
Rockwell Collins finds buyer for flight stabilizer business
A French aerospace company plans to buy one of the businesses Rockwell Collins has been ordered to divest by the U.S. Department of Justice before United Technologies Corporation can close its acquisition. READ MORE
Time may be running out for Sears
The handwriting is on the wall: Sears appears to be nearing bankruptcy.
One of Sears' major shareholders just dumped a chunk of his stock for pennies on his original investment. The company added a new director who is familiar with bankruptcies and restructuring. Reports circulated that the company is talking to advisers and banks in preparation for a bankruptcy filing. READ MORE
Trump to talk ethanol
President Donald Trump is heading to Iowa to boost Republican candidates and roll out new summer fuel standards. READ MORE
Whose side is HR really on?
"HR works for the company, not you."
"I don't even consider HR as an option when subjected to harassment or sexism."
"PSA: HR IS NOT YOUR FRIEND." READ MORE
How to deal with a workaholic boss
The never-ending emails and phone calls. The unrelenting deadlines. The pile-on of projects and deadlines. READ MORE
LinkedIn spent over $400 million on Glint
New Evidence of Hacked Supermicro Hardware Found in U.S. Telecom
A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, fresh evidence of tampering in China of critical technology components bound for the U.S., according to a security expert working for the telecom company. READ MORE
Snap falls to new low after media analyst says company is 'quickly running out of money'
The 8 best cities for tech jobs
People want to work in tech, and it’s clear why. Tech salaries tend to be about $60,000 more per year than the national average wage, according to a 2018 report from CompTIA, a leading tech trade organization. Tech companies have also built a reputation for offering Cadillac-level benefits, outrageous perks, work-from-home flexibility and the promise of stock options with 10x returns. READ MORE
Jeff Bezos' 5 tips for running a successful business
As the founder and longtime leader of the first publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has amassed quite a bit of knowledge about how to run a business. READ MORE
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