How layoffs will affect DEI pledges: McKinsey’s Shelley Stewart

Businesses need to remain diligent in their diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, efforts as layoffs continue, according to McKinsey senior partner Shelley Stewart. In an interview with CNBC, Stewa...

Why Hispanic workers could face an outsized hit in a U.S. recession

Huntstock | Disabilityimages | Getty Images Turbulent times may be ahead for Hispanic workers, a new report from Wells Fargo found. The firm expects Latino workers to take an outsized hit if a mild re...

How grief, burnout and a Google search led to NYC’s Yu and Me Books

When Lucy Yu was 7 years old, she told her mom she wanted to retire and open a bookstore one day. She’d always loved reading and, as the only child raised primarily by her single mother who immi...

How to get free Nike sneakers, save money at Apple & other life hacks

Reading the fine print or understanding available offers means you could be saving money or taking advantage of refunds or freebies that you might not have otherwise known about, like a brand-new pair...

Gold House launches $30 million fund to invest in entrepreneurs of Asian descent

Megan Ruan knows firsthand how representation can impact funding for entrepreneurs. She recalled being the only woman of color working at a family office earlier in her career and running a portfolio ...

5 money-saving tips from a TikTok lawyer who reads the fine print

Reading the fine print means you could be saving money that you might not have otherwise known about, according to Erika Kullberg, lawyer and founder of Plug and Law, a legal tech start-up for small b...

Why this CEO is using stereotyping as a ‘superpower’

Rene Jones is one of four Black CEOs in the Fortune 500, and the chairman and CEO of M&T Bank said he is no stranger to stereotyping. Growing up the son of an African-American father and Belgian m...

JPMorgan says labor shortage requires unconventional hiring

JPMorgan Chase says that companies can deal with global labor shortages in part by tapping the neurodiverse and people with criminal backgrounds. The New York-based bank has hired thousands of people ...

Victoria’s Secret hires Sofia Jirau, its first model with Down syndrome

Sofia Jirau, a 24-year-old Puerto Rican woman with Down Syndrome, stars in Victoria’s Secret’s latest campaign for its lingerie. Source: Victoria’s Secret Victoria’s Secret sai...

A lack of diversity still persists in the financial planning industry

SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images Financial planning — and the financial services industry, more broadly — has long been an arena of predominantly white men. Industry leaders have been working to bo...

QuickHire founders raised $1.4 million—their best career advice

Deborah Gladney, 34, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 32, are part of a small but growing club of million-dollar Black female founders. The sisters are the creators behind QuickHire, a hiring platform that co...