In the latest installment of “Women Mean Business,” NBC News’ Savannah Sellers spoke to the CEO of one of the world’s biggest dating apps, Bumble. The daughter of a mechanic and a cleaner, Lidiane Jones grew up in a modest neighborhood in Brazil. With a passion for computer programming, Jones is now the CEO of Bumble and will oversee the app’s relaunch.
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The U.S. labor market is shifting toward skilled labor as white-collar hiring slows
America’s jobs market increasingly appears to have a steady demand for skilled workers and a flagging interest in hiring more “knowledge-based” professionals.
Inside Trump’s ‘quiet’ VP search
Former President Donald Trump sealed the Republican presidential nomination nearly two months ago, and for more than two weeks he has been occupied by a criminal trial in New York.
Major corporations reluctant to make a splash at the 2024 political conventions
Normally risk-averse companies are considering whether attaching their brand to the political conventions is worth the potential backlash.
Secretly recorded phone calls and carefully worded denials: Day 10 of Trump’s hush money trial
A recap of Trump’s 10th day on trial in the New York hush money case.
‘What have we done?’ Lawyer recounts hush money deal struck before 2016 election
Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Thursday in a New York City courtroom with a former lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels recounting the deal struck days before the 2016 election to suppress her claims that she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump — and the role he suggested the deal may have played in his campaign victory.
Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another
An aviation worker — who went public with safety concerns and alleged retaliation by his employer — has died following a brief illness, weeks after another Boeing whistleblower’s death, attorneys who represented both men said Thursday.
Sony and Apollo send letter expressing interest in $26 billion Paramount buyout as company considers Skydance bid
Sony Pictures and private equity firm Apollo Global Management have sent a letter to the Paramount Global board expressing interest in acquiring the company for about $26 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Young voters are mad about Gaza. But many don’t see it driving their 2024 votes.
Young people are critical of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, but focus group participants also noted they’re unlikely to change their votes over it.
Campus calls to divest from Israel hinge on a tough question: Where’s the money exactly?
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University demanded the school drop any investments in companies doing business in Israel.