Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images"Ghosting" isn't just a dating phenomenon: It has grown more common at the workplace, too. And that unreliable behavior risks reputational harm to employers and job seekers, said career experts.The concept of ghosting — abruptly and unexpectedly ceasing communication with someone (i.e., disappearing) — arose...
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Baylor University outperformed the Ivy League in university endowment performance rankings. Here’s how
Watch out, Ivies, there's a new endowment performer in town.Baylor University's $2 billion endowment — a fraction of those in the Ivy League — generated a 6.4% return for the fiscal year that ended June 30, outperforming the entire conference. Harvard's endowment, the largest at $50.7 billion, returned 2.9%.What's more,...
After doubts about Alibaba’s future, co-founder Joe Tsai says: ‘We’re back’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is back on track to be a top market player after a period of pressure, co-founder Joe Tsai told CNBC's Emily Tan in an exclusive interview Friday.Questions about Alibaba's future have mounted after a series of internal changes, a scrapped cloud computing IPO and competition for...
Block shares surge as much as 14% after company announces surprise profit
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBlock stock rose as much as 14% in extended trading Thursday after the payments company reported fourth-quarter...
Barclays jumps 8.6% after announcing major strategic overhaul
LONDON - Nov. 5, 2020: Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square.Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Barclays on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter...