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☆ The rise of the "AI engineer" and what it means for the future of tech jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Jean Paik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Developers at an AI roundtable said that the tech job market is fluctuating rapidly with gen AI. A few years ago, Kesha Williams was prepared to step away from her tech career — but then the AI boom brought her back. AdvertisementWhile hiring and recruitment in many tech jobs are dropping with the increased adoption of AI coding tools, developers say AI is also opening new career opportunities. "I'm starting to see more and more companies where 'AI engineer' is one of the top-paying jobs available for software engineers." Neeraj Verma, the head of applied AI at Nice, said at the roundtable that AI has enabled software engineers at his company to transition internally to AI roles.

Persons: Kesha Williams, Williams, Shruti Kapoor, Slack, Neeraj Verma, Verma, Nice, Kapoor, we've, Igor Ostrovsky, Ostrovsky Organizations: Amazon, Business, Nice Locations: Nice

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Gen Z is reviving U.S. shopping mallsDespite a number of closures, U.S. malls are making a comeback, due in part to a surge in younger shoppers. Almost 60% of shoppers 18- to 34-year-olds say they shop at the mall "often" or "sometimes" compared with just 48% of 35- to 54-year-olds, according to market research firm Ipsos. So, can younger shoppers help save the traditional brick and mortar mall? CNBC went to Freehold Raceway Mall in New Jersey to find out.

Organizations: CNBC Locations: Freehold, New Jersey

☆ What's next for retail media? 5 bold predictions for 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Sponsored Inmar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As spending with retail media networks (RMNs) continues to grow — predicted to hit $166B in 2025 — retail media evolves daily. Because of the vast array of 1P-connected tactics it powers, Inmar Intelligence is constantly collaborating with retailers across the maturity scale within retail media. Those investments should be priced and measured appropriately as experiential marketing versus eCPMs and iROAS," Leah Logan, vice president and general manager of retail media at Inmar Intelligence, said. Overall, the retail media landscape will continue changing more rapidly than anyone can possibly predict. Skai x P2PI State of Retail Media Survey, December 2023To see how to create the consumer's ideal shopping experience, download Inmar's report, Retail Media Networks: Areas to Watch.

Persons: Read, —, Leah Logan, Z, Matthew Fantazier, Logan Organizations: Intelligence, Inmar Intelligence, CTV, Retail Media Survey, Retail Media Networks, Insider Studios Locations: Kenvue, P2PI

☆ Satellite images show Iran's drone carriers are nowhere near the US as New Jersey faces a mystery drone problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Newly captured satellite imagery shows that Iran's drone carriers are off its southern coast, thousands of miles away from the eastern United States. Satellite image ©2024 Maxar TechnologiesIran's drone ships aren't anywhere near the US. AdvertisementWhite House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the US has "no evidence" that the reported drone sightings are a national security or public safety threat. Iranian drone carriersIran has turned several container ships into militarized drone carriers in recent years. The military's drone problemThe reported New Jersey incidents are not a new phenomenon.

Persons: There's, Naval Weapons Station Earle, John Kirby, Jeff Van Drew, they've, Shahid Bagheri, Van Drew's, Shahid, Van Drews, Gregory Guillot, Pv2 James Newsome Organizations: Maxar Technologies, Business, Command, Arsenal, Naval Weapons Station, US Coast Guard, Pentagon, National Security, New Jersey Rep, Republican, Fox News, Langley Air Force Base, RAF Lakenheath, American, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Army, Vandenberg Space Force Locations: New Jersey, Iran, United States, Jersey, Persian, The, Iranian, United States of America, China, Virginia, California

☆ Analysts have hiked price targets on these 5 stocks ahead of earnings next month
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts have hiked price targets on these 5 stocks ahead of earnings next month A large number of Wall Street analysts have turned bullish on five stocks ahead of their quarterly earnings reports. Costco Since early November the retailer's share price has risen by more than 13%, blowing past analyst price targets. Over the past seven days, 15 analysts have raised their price target further, indicating their long-term bullish view of the company. However, some have cautioned around the near-term share price performance, especially after the company's earnings scheduled on Thursday evening. The investment bank's price target of $1075 points to 8.2% upside over the next 12 months.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Nicholas Jones, AMZN Organizations: Wall Street, Costco, Synchrony Financial, CNBC Pro, Big Tech, Amazon Locations: U.S

☆ Gen Z wants to shop in person — and that's helping malls make a comeback
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Hyams, who works in social media and marketing, illustrates one of the traits of Gen Z that may be surprising. Kevin McCrain, CEO of Brookfield Properties' retail business, said Gen Z craves unique experiences that they can share in person and through social media. One of the most surprising findings of her Gen Z research was a simple one: Despite growing up in a world where everything from schoolwork to dating takes place on the internet, almost every Gen Z person she surveyed or interviewed said they preferred to communicate in person. That compares with only 30% at the company's Hollister brand, which tends to attract Gen Z shoppers. Compared with older generations, Gen Z shoppers also have high expectations of how brands connect their online and offline businesses.

Persons: Lindsey Hyams, Shawn Baldwin, It's, " Hyams, Gen, EY, —, Taylor, Sears, Polly, Hollister, Matthew Hoffman, Kevin McCrain, Z, Annie E, Roberta Katz, Tom McGee, McGee, Abercrombie, Fitch's Hollister, Lauren Spencer Smith, Alexander Stewart, Scott Lipesky, Lipesky, Princess Polly, Courtney Dres, Dres, ICSC, TJ Maxx, Hyams Organizations: CNBC, UPS, International Council of Shopping Centers, JCPenney, Longtime, Abercrombie, Fitch, Simon Property Group, Netflix, Brookfield Properties, Casey Foundation, McKinsey, Stanford University, ICSC, Abercrombie & Fitch, Ohio State, Media, Westfield Century, Body, Walmart, TJ, Target Locations: Marlboro , NJ, Marlboro , New Jersey, Chicago, Hollister, California, Columbus , Ohio, U.S, Scottsdale , Arizona, Los Angeles, Westfield Century City, discounters, Zara

☆ A watchdog in China has called out Temu's parent company for its refunds-without-returns policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A watchdog in China told Temu's parent company to rethink its refund policy. In July, hundreds of merchants stormed Temu's office in China to protest the refund policy. A top Chinese markets watchdog has called out PDD Holdings — the parent company of low-cost Chinese marketplace Temu — over a controversial customer-first refund policy. The watchdog told the company's executives the practice has strained profit margins for small merchants, sources told Bloomberg. AdvertisementThe regulators asked PDD Holdings to fix the refund policy issue but did not provide specific suggestions, the outlet reported.

Persons: Temu, Gen, Gen Zers, Donald Trump's, Temu's, Trump Organizations: PDD Holdings, State Administration, Ministry of Commerce, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post, Amazon, Seoul Metropolitan Government Locations: China, Guangzhou, Seoul

☆ Biden admin says it is surging deliveries to Ukraine as Trump criticizes decision to allow US weapons to strike inside Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

In the latest show of support for Ukraine, the Biden administration plans to announce an expected $500 million aid package in coming days that will pull equipment out of the US military’s stocks. And the senior administration official told CNN that the administration is pouring resources into getting previously announced weapons for Ukraine into Kyiv’s hands before Biden leaves office. “DoD is undertaking a historic effort to move massive quantities of weapons into Ukraine in the next five weeks,” the senior administration official said. He said in the interview that he “vehemently” disagreed with the decision by the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US-provided weapons. But still, the biggest challenge facing Ukraine is not its weapons stocks, the senior administration official said — it’s manpower.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Trump, Donald Trump, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Lloyd Austin, airlifts, Andriy Yermak, David Shimer, Ukraine hasn’t, — Trump, “, ”, “ We’re, ” Trump, Mike Waltz, Keith Kellogg —, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: CNN, Kyiv, Time Magazine, DoD, Pentagon, National Security, Russia, Ukraine NATO, Trump, Congress, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Paris, “ Ukraine

With the balance of power in northern Syria swinging toward the rebels who toppled the Assad regime, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces and their ability to contain ISIS may now be under threat. Suspected ISIS fighters in a prison cell in northeastern Syria in 2019. “One camp recognizes the historic fight with the Kurds against ISIS … and of course the other camp — where Trump probably lands — is to try and move out of Syria,” he said. Syrian Kurds fleeing areas north of Aleppo walk to the western outskirts of Raqa, on Dec. 3. Delil Souleiman / AFP via Getty ImagesIf a second Trump administration were to pull out of Syria, it would leave Kurdish forces without a major international ally.

Persons: Assad, —, Mazloum Abdi, Ugur Yildirim, Hayat Tahrir, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Fadel Senna, ”, Renad Mansour, Mansour, Erik Kurilla, State Anthony Blinken’s, “ We’ve, Lloyd Austin, “, Delil Souleiman, Donald Trump, Trump, Farhad Shami Organizations: ISIS, Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, Islamic State, Syrian National Army, Getty, Kurdistan Workers Party, House, NBC, U.S . Central Command, State, ”, Syrian Democratic Forces, ISIS …, Reuters, NBC News Locations: Syria, U.S, Kurdish, Turkey, Manbij, Israel, Damascus, Turkish, Iraq, East, North Africa, London, Japan, Aleppo, AFP, United States, Syria’s, —, Raqa, “

☆ ‘Not everyone is looking to move up the ladder’: Why 42% of workers say they'd turn down a promotion
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But even if offered the chance to move up, a significant share of workers would say "no thanks": 42% of U.S. workers say they'd turn down a promotion because they're happy with their current job, according to data from Randstad, the HR firm. Most workers, 76%, say they already do more than what's expected of them at work, according to Pew data. At the time, Sanders was offered a promotion from accounting manager to assistant controller. Courtesy of subject"Nine times out of 10, before you get a promotion within the same company, you've already started doing the work," Sanders says. A majority, 73%, of workers say their company has experienced disruptive change in the last year, which correlates with high levels of burnout, according to a recent report from Gallup.

Persons: they're, you've, Sherrika Sanders, hasn't, Sanders, sprees, Debra Boggs, Daniel Zhao, Robert Walters, It's, Sherri Carpineto, Boston Sanders, — Organizations: Bloomberg, Pew Research, Management, Gallup, U.S Locations: America, Randstad, Atlanta, Canada, Boston

☆ LinkedIn wants to have its TikTok era
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

LinkedIn is taking aim at TikTok — and creators are intrigued. Meghana Dhar, a creator with 15,000 LinkedIn followers, said her LinkedIn "engagement has just exploded" since she started posting videos. Marketing strategist Caroline Giegerich found that her LinkedIn video posts reached three times as many people as her text posts did. A LinkedIn spokesperson said video posts — including videos shared from individual profiles and pages — get 1.4 times as much engagement on average as other posts on LinkedIn. Related storiesLinkedIn's do's and don'ts for videoSo, what makes a good LinkedIn video?

Persons: —, Meghana Dhar, Melissa Hobley, Dhar, Caroline Giegerich, Jamé Jackson, Satya Nadella, Jackson, you've, I've, Avi Gandhi, Gandhi, Jahleane Dolne, Dolne Organizations: LinkedIn, Microsoft

☆ Sorry, ‘Real Housewives.’ Gen Z is all about Mormon wives
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Alicia Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” follows a group of eight married Mormon women in their 20s and early 30s living in Utah. Nowak and Hannah Jaeger, both Southern California locals, noticed their friends talking about “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” nonstop, prompting them to discuss it on their lifestyle podcast BusyBabes. Jessi Ngatikaura, Jennifer Affleck, Mayci Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul, Mikayla Matthews, Layla Taylor and Demi Engemann in "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." Fred Hayes/DisneyAs the Mormon wives began to gain an audience on TikTok in 2022, one of the mothers Taylor Frankie Paul revealed she and other Mormon couples had been taking part in “soft-swinging” – or consensually sharing partners. But, in many ways, the show embraces the Mormon wives’ progressive desires – from talking about their sex lives to getting divorces – and pushes back on the conservatism within their own community.

Persons: Sydney Nowak, ” –, “, ” Nowak, ”, It’s, Nowak, Hannah Jaeger, Gen Z, millennials, Nielsen, ’ ” Nowak, Kathy M, Newman, ” Newman, Jessi Ngatikaura, Jennifer Affleck, Mayci Neeley, Taylor Frankie Paul, Mikayla Matthews, Layla Taylor, Demi Engemann, Fred Hayes, Lisa Filippilli, ” Georgia Berger, Nara Smith, Hannah Neeleman, Joel Penney doesn’t, we’re, ’ ” Penney, ” Penney Organizations: CNN, Nielsen, Hulu, Carnegie Mellon University, Disney, Management, Collider, Times, Montclair State University Locations: Las Vegas, Utah, Southern California

☆ On Social Media, the Myth of Luigi Mangione Preceded the Man
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Scott Nover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But with Luigi Mangione, the lead suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, that process was reversed. Within hours of the shooting, social media was churning out a mythologized version of the masked man. That didn't stop the denizens of social media from pretending to be the most qualified people to lay out exactly who Mangione is. But social media has sped up the assumption cycle to the point where we put the killer into a category before police have found the killer. He is a contributing writer at Slate and was previously a staff writer at Quartz and Adweek covering media and technology.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Robin Hood, Jake Gyllenhaal, Timothée, —, Ezra Klein, podcaster Joe Rogan, Alexandria Ocasio, Peter Thiel maligning wokeism, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Charli XCX, Ayn Rand, Mangione, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Jonathan Haidt, it's, he's, Zer, Scott Nover Organizations: Ivy League, CIA, Boston Marathon Bomber, rockstar Locations: America, New York City, Washington, Alexandria, Cortez, Washington , DC

☆ The top 5 cities where Gen Z renters spend most of their income on housing—2 are in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Judy Lagrou | In Judylagrou | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are 5 cities where the highest number of Gen Z renters are rent-burdened:While financial experts recommend limiting housing expenses to no more than 30% of income , this can be challenging in a number of cities where younger renters shoulder the heaviest load. Housing expenses in the analysis were not not limited to rent, Zillow Economist Kenny Lee tells CNBC Make It. In fact, nearly 6 out of 10 Gen Z renters (18- to 25-year-olds) are "rent-burdened," according to a recent Zillow analysis of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data. This is common in this economy, says Lee, since many of the best-paying jobs for Gen Z are located in cities where the rent is most burdensome. Find a roommate"A lot of renters have been relying on finding roommates to split the cost of housing," says Lee.

Persons: Kenny Lee, Lee, you'll, It's, John Barlett, Bartlett, Gary Saharov Organizations: CNBC, Census, American, Survey, Gen, Metropolitan Tenants Organization, New York City Locations: Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Brooklyn, New York

Taiwan on Monday said multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels were moving in regional waters and around the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has not announced military drills or acknowledged the large-scale deployment cited by Taipei. Its naval forces, specifically, have significantly raised its posture around Taiwan and the Western Pacific,” Hsieh said. The maritime deployment was the largest since China began holding large-scale war games around Taiwan in the mid-1990s, according to the ministry. Visit to USThe Chinese military movement comes days after Lai made unofficial stops in Hawaii and Guam during a weeklong South Pacific tour, which wrapped Friday.

Persons: Lai Ching, Gen, Hsieh Jih, Sheng, Hsieh, ” Hsieh, Lai, Lai’s, ”, Beijing’s, Mao Ning Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, China, Taiwan’s Defense, Communist Party, General Staff for Intelligence, Taiwan Defense Ministry, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, CNN, China’s Defense Ministry, “, Taiwan, Foreign Ministry Locations: Taipei, Hong Kong, Taiwan Strait, Western Pacific, Taiwan, Hawaii, Guam, Beijing, Washington, ”, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, Pacific, Zhejiang, Fujian, United States, China

☆ I had my first child in my 20s. I thought having more kids in my 40s was going to be easier, but I was wrong.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Jill Robbins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

We adopted two boys at the age of 3 and 2, and despite knowing more, it was still hard. My husband had never been married or had children, so we adopted two little boys. Most were childless or had older kids long past the "Mickey Mouse Club House" and day care struggles season of life. When my kids were little, things like bending over to give them baths made me realize that although I might feel young, my back said otherwise. However, my decision to have more kids a little later in life, while maybe unconventional, was the best decision.

Persons: There's, I'm, sass, I've, — Organizations: Mouse

The swift collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime represents a devastating defeat for Iran, the latest in a string of setbacks that have punctured long held assumptions in the West about Tehran’s military prowess. As the rebels pressed ahead, there was no concerted effort to stop the advance with Russian warplanes or Iranian-backed proxy forces. “Assad was effectively abandoned because his only friends ... Iran, Hezbollah and Russia, no longer had the capacity to help,” the official added. The United States and other governments had feared an Israeli attack on Iran would produce an overwhelming response against Israel by Iran’s proxies. Those officers had decades of experience in Syria and a network of contacts among the militants in Iran’s proxy network, including Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis, Yemenis and others.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad, ”, “ Assad, Iran’s, “, Israel, Norman Roule, Alex Vatanka, Vatanka, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, ” Abtahi, Roule, Soleimani, ” Roule, Qassem Soleimani, ’, Ayatollah Ali Khamanei, Yahya Sinwar, Marc Polymeropoulos, ” Polymeropoulos, Sen, Andy Kim, ” Kim, Donald Trump, ” Vatanka Organizations: Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Russian, Biden, U.S ., United Against Nuclear, Middle East Institute, Hezbollah, Revolutionary Guard Corps ’, Revolutionary Guard Corps ’ Quds Force, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Force, CIA, MSNBC, U.N Locations: Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Tehran, Russia, Damascus, Iranian, Iraq, Aleppo, Israel, Washington, United States, Gaza, Yemen, U.S, United Against Nuclear Iran, Revolutionary Guard Corps ’ Quds, Baghdad, Yemenis

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The word was frequently used by the media this year, Merriam-Webster noted, and was repeated on networks like MSNBC and Fox News — particularly when describing politics and the presidential election. Several other terms associated with politics — including “democracy” — also made the dictionary’s words of the year list. But this year, Merriam-Webster said the word saw a “rise in lookups” due to “multiple reasons relating to the U.S. election,” including the health of both President Joe Biden and Trump. Meanwhile, Collins Dictionary named “Brat” word of the year, after the Charli XCX album became part of the cultural zeitgeist over the summer.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Webster, ” —, ”, “, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz’s, Walz, Harris ’, Joe Biden, Trump, Jools Lebron, Francis Scott Key, Gen Zers, Alpha, Collins Organizations: Merriam, MSNBC, Fox News, Comcast, NBC News, Black, Minnesota, . Merriam, Oxford University Press Locations: Independence, lookups, Baltimore , Maryland

☆ 2-way apprenticeships can help employees connect on difficult topics and learn new skills, BCG exec says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Alicia Pittman, BCG's global people-team chair, is a member of BI's Workforce Innovation board. This article is part of "Workforce Innovation," a series exploring the forces shaping enterprise transformation. AdvertisementAlicia Pittman, the global people-team chair at BCG, has been at the consulting firm for nearly 20 years. AdvertisementWhere is BCG on the adoption curve of artificial intelligence, and what do you want to see in 2025? A firm like BCG is under pressure to stay on top of things because its clients look to us.

Persons: Alicia Pittman, BCG's, It's, Pittman, I'm, she's, we've, we're, it's Locations: North America

☆ Company Holiday Parties Are Coming Back. That's Good News for Gen Z.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementI've never experienced a company holiday party like it since. (When I asked how many holiday parties he booked in a typical season, he said only "many.") "It was a late night, and I've never experienced a company holiday party like it since." Hadley said the Christmas-specific focus of many company holiday parties could be alienating to workers who follow non-Christian religious traditions. Well-planned company holiday parties, on the other hand, can be a boon to employees' overall work experience and even strengthen company culture.

Persons: —, Scrooge, I've, Baruch Labunski, Bora, Labunski, Danielle Kane, they'd, Constance Noonan Hadley, Hadley, Rick Hermanns, Hermanns, Z, COVID —, Hubert Palan, it's Organizations: Challenger, USA, Wall Street, Berlin, Company Locations: Manhattan, Toronto, Bora Bora, Palawan, Ibiza, New York City, Berlin, midsize, Los Angeles

☆ Rebel group claims to have taken control of Myanmar’s border with Bangladesh in grinding civil war
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Myanmar’s military government did not immediately comment. Maungdaw, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, has been the target since June of an Arakan Army offensive. The group captured Paletwa and Buthidaung, two other towns on the border with Bangladesh, earlier this year. The Myanmar town of Maungdaw, seen from the Teknaf area of Bangladesh just across the border on September 26, 2024. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ReutersSince November 2023, the Arakan Army has gained control of 11 of Rakhine’s 17 townships, along with one in neighboring Chin state.

Persons: Myanmar’s, Aung, Suu Kyi, Khaing, Thurein Tun, Khaing Thukha, Mohammad Ponir Hossain Organizations: Bangkok AP, Arakan Army, Associated, Reuters, Rakhine Locations: Bangkok, Maungdaw, Bangladesh, Arakan, Rakhine, Suu, Mandalay, Myanmar’s, Myanmar, Chin, Ann, Bay, Bengal, Buthidaung, China

☆ What the Omnicom-IPG deal means for workers across the global ad industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ad industry workers should expect concerned clients and bruised egos as the two companies combine. AdvertisementA coming mega-merger is set to make waves across the advertising world, especially among the millions of people employed by ad agencies globally. The deal would create the world's largest advertising agency holding company. They said ad industry workers should expect disruption like job cuts and opportunistic rivals swooping in for concerned clients as the new Omnicom takes shape. Job security in the ad agency world has been increasingly hard to come by.

Persons: Omnicom, Doug Martin, General Mills, Steve Boehler, Forrester, Martin Sorrell, Sorrell, IPG, John Wren, Wren, Publicis, Maurice Levy couldn't, Shannon Stapleton, creatives, Simon Francis, Jay Wilson, Wilson Organizations: Interpublic Group, General Mills . Industry, IPG, Mercer Island Group, Bureau of Labor Statistics, S4 Capital, WPP, Nike, Reuters, Flock Associates, Gartner Locations: Omnicom

☆ Gen Xers are stumbling in saving for retirement as they face caring for both kids and parents
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Many Gen Xers are caring for both their children and parents, and it's hurting retirement savings. 56% of Gen X investors were financially supporting either their parents or their kids, Nationwide found. The financial burden of supporting two groups has some Gen Xers doubting if they'll retire at all. The sandwiched generationBy some measures, Gen Xers are even more ill-prepared for retirement than baby boomers. "And so there's a large swath of Gen Xers who may be in a bit of a lurch."

Persons: they'll, Steve Mullen, Xers, —, X, Caregiving, Gen Xers, Carewell, Julie, Joe Wadford, Satayan Mahajan, Mahajan, Brandon Goldstein, they're, Goldstein Organizations: Nationwide, AARP, National Alliance, Prudential Financial, Bank of America, Gen, Social, Congressional, Office, Prudential, Pew Locations: caregiving, Ohio

☆ The US military struck 75 ISIS targets in Syria as Assad's government fell
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US military struck ISIS targets in Syria on Sunday as rebel groups toppled the government. President Joe Biden said US forces would remain in Syria to fight ISIS. AdvertisementThe US military said it carried out dozens of precision strikes against ISIS targets in central Syria on Sunday. AdvertisementUS Central Command, which oversees Middle East operations, said it struck ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps to prevent the terrorist group from rebuilding in central Syria amid the chaos. President Joe Biden, in a press briefing on Sunday, acknowledged that the US conducted airstrikes "targeting ISIS camps and ISIS operatives" inside Syria.

Persons: Bashar Assad, Joe Biden, Syria's, Assad, Centcom, Michael Erik Kurilla, Al, Biden Organizations: ISIS, Longtime, Command, Air Force, Anadolu, Getty Images Hayat Locations: Syria, Damascus, Moscow, Russian, Syria's, Homs, Al Qaeda, Aleppo, Hama, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, United States

☆ Insider Today: Bernie talks Elon, RFK Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here. Business Insider's Mia de Graaf recently got the chance to sit down with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss the incoming administration. Adobe's data showed $10.8 billion in Black Friday e-commerce sales, while Cyber Monday hit $13.3 billion, new records for both days. Khosla Ventures; Salesforce Ventures; Menlo Ventures; 500 Global; Business InsiderBI asked readers and top venture capitalists to name the promising young VCs in their networks. This year's investors come from a wide array of backgrounds and a range of different roles.

Persons: Mia de Graaf, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Elon Musk, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, That's, Jon Chu, Caroline Fiegel, Deedy Das, Iris Sun, Shrestha, BI Brothers Roy, Ryan Seiders, iStock, Rebecca Zisser, boomers, they're, — Mark Andrews Organizations: Business, Adobe, Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Menlo Ventures, BI Brothers, Homeowners, that's

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