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Caregivers, like home health aides and personal care aides, are a big component of President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan. But many of the people responsible for caring for America's most vulnerable make less than the median annual salary of all occupations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment...

When a series of African American mayors took office throughout the '70s and '80s, few understood the significance this would have on one of the tinier pockets of the financial markets.Cities such as Detroit and Washington, DC, elected their first African American mayors in the '70s, while the money centers of Chica...

The Carlyle Group, a global private-equity firm with $246 billion in assets under management, is taking steps to integrate its buyouts and growth strategies in the US.The private-equity giant, known for megadeals across sectors from industrial to technology and consumer retail, is bringing together the two approache...

In 2017, Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, was preparing to speak at a local TEDx event. His talk was about the then rare practice of working from home, which most people at the time associated with slackers and the occasional 20-something freelancing from a beach café in Thailand. He ha...

Although 23% of the US population is now vaccinated against the coronavirus, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of "impending doom." In a press briefing on Wednesday, Rochelle Walensky said the US is in "a critical moment in our fight against the pandemic." In the last seven da...

President Joe Biden exercised his power on his first day in office with a series of executive orders, already ticking off some items on his agenda and undoing his predecessor's legacy.Many of Biden's first actions in office have targeted former President Donald Trump's policies."There is no time to waste when it com...

Amazon says workers don't pee in bottles. Interviews with delivery drivers and mountains of evidence indicate otherwise. On Wednesday, Amazon tweeted at Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan: "You don't really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you? If that were true, nobody would work for us."The e-commerce giant was res...

This story was originally published on March 6. It has been updated to add information about work conditions at Goldman Sachs and Apollo Global.Declining coronavirus case counts and plans to ramp up America's vaccine distribution have some on Wall Street hopeful the end of the pandemic is less a mirage and more a fi...

Summary List PlacementMoving season is in full swing on Wall Street.  Once the bonus season dust settles and cash hits the bank accounts, Wall Street laces up its running shoes. Now, everyone from up-and-comers to full-fledged rockstars is racing to assess their opportunities. Take Goldman Sachs for instance. While there's been a steady stream of senior exits since David Solomon grabbed the throne and...

Summary List PlacementOn a winter night in Dallas in 2018, Dave Pace, the chief executive of Jamba Juice, met with Steve DeSutter, the leader of Focus Brands, for a steak dinner. DeSutter ran the emerging multi-unit fast-food company whose mall-based brands included Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon. At the behest of Focus' parent, Roark Capital Group, and its founder, Neal Aronson, DeSutter was on a...

Summary List PlacementPublic-health experts are experiencing a novel feeling lately: optimism about the coronavirus. It's not something we've heard much when talking about the pandemic, which has killed more than 500,000 Americans and sickened millions. But when Insider spoke with 18 doctors and scientists about the coming summer, they all said there was reason for some cheer on the horizon. "We're planning a summer...

Summary List PlacementWhen Netflix is faced with a big, agenda-setting decision, it convenes a special team of 23 business heads to debate the issue at hand. This team helped shaped recent company moves, like the decisions to open an office in Canada and to invest $100 million in Black-led banks and financial institutions, a Netflix spokesperson confirmed to Insider. The group known internally as...

Summary List PlacementRetailers made many changes to adapt to pandemic-era business, and some of those changes are here to stay. Insider spoke with Buck Jordan, CEO of Wavemaker Labs, and Imogen Wethered, CEO of Qudini, on what retailers should expect from a post-pandemic retail landscape. Transcript has been edited for clarity and length: Insider: What trends caused by the coronavirus pandemic do you expect...

Summary List PlacementI. The Night Of Kyle Rittenhouse raised his hands in the air as he stumbled toward the convoy of armored police vehicles, his AR-15 bouncing against his legs. Behind him, three men who had chased him lay bleeding on the street. Two were dying, and the third was in agony, his right bicep blown off. Kyle, a teenager from Illinois, had traveled...

Summary List Placement2020 marked ups and downs for Google's hardware division. Some big names departed, while the company tried to launch brand new smartphones in a challenging market. But this year could be even more significant: CEO Sundar Pichai promised we will see some of the Google's "deeper investments" in hardware play out next year.  Hardware is hard, but Google knows it needs to...

Summary List PlacementThe fight for a $15 minimum wage is not a new one. But it's increasingly gained traction as Democrats push for it amidst other pandemic recovery measures, and the House and Senate are under Democratic control for the first time in years. President Joe Biden has been an outspoken supporter, reiterating his views again on Tuesday.  Biden talked about his support for...

Summary List PlacementIf there's one industry you can bet on during an economic downturn, it's enterprise tech. According to a report from OpenView Venture Partners, enterprise software is virtually recession-proof. That's because companies, whether they're in tech, finance, retail, or virtually any industry, rely on enterprise software to make their businesses run. That's even more true now: As the pandemic forced businesses to shut...

Summary List PlacementThe global energy industry is evolving faster than ever. Scores of companies are pledging to reduce their emissions. Oil companies are trimming down after demand for fossil fuels collapsed. And the Biden administration is moving quickly to create incentives for clean energy.  Still, there are many challenges ahead to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement — a global pact to limit...