Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth: Our Paper ‘Is Thriving’ Under Jeff Bezos
Lally Weymouth, Senior Associate Editor of the Washington Post, talked about what it’s been like to work at the paper since it was purchased by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in…
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Caroline Anstey: ‘Millennials Are Making It Clear They Want To Invest Alongside Their Values’
Caroline Anstey, Global Head of UBS and Society, said it’s promising that younger people are wanting to invest in issues they care about as they grow, rather than waiting until…
Anne-Marie Slaughter: U.S. Absence In Paris Confirms Unfortunate Obama Narrative
Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, said she thought the U.S. was wrong not to send a more high-profile official to a unity march to honor the victims…
Bassim Haidar: ‘Get Out Of The Living Room’ And Stop Judging Places Based On TV
Bassim Haidar, founder, chairman and CEO of Channel IT Group, said a key part of launching his business was actually going out and exploring new places — something he thinks…
Zainal Amanshah On The Business Impact Of Missing Plane Disasters
InvestKL CEO Zainal Amanshah spoke to HuffPost Live at Davos about his corporation’s goal to get 100 companies to invest in Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley by 2020, noting they’re “just…
Guilherme Leal On The Fight To Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Guilherme Leal, co-chairman of the board of directors of Natura Cosmetics, said The B-Team is issuing a challenge to companies to help eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and fight for “climate…
This CEO Spent Her Honeymoon Knitting A Sweater And Loved It
Nora Abousteit, founder and CEO of Kollabora and the Kollaborator Network, told HuffPost Live at Davos her company helps people “start making.” Abousteit said she knitted the sweater she wore…
Reverend Jim Wallis On Ferguson: ‘We Need More Than A Commission, We Need A Movement’
Rev. Jim Wallis, president and founder of Sojourners, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos about being arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, saying his arrest was much different than the arrests of…
Rabbi David Rosen: Don’t Blame Muslims For The Paris Terror Attacks
Rabbi David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs at the American Jewish Committee, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos about the recent attacks in Paris, and condemned those who blamed…
Businessweek’s Abercrombie Cover Is Really… Something
This week’s Businessweek cover is really something. The cover goes along with the magazine’s latest feature, “The Aging of Abercrombie & Fitch,” which chronicles the rise and fall of the…
Obamacare Is Close To Achieving Goal Of 9.1 Million Signups
The Obama administration is moving closer to its goal of 9.1 million people signed up for private coverage under the president’s health care law. – The law offers subsidized private…
Sue Desmond-Hellmann: ‘I Don’t Think That Anybody Feels Good About The Global Response To Ebola’
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussed the ongoing Ebola problem with HuffPost Live at Davos, saying the Gates Foundation has made a $75…
How HuffPost And Global Citizen Are Working Together To Fight For Global Justice
Hugh Evans and Jordan Hewson of Global Citizen sat down with Arianna on HuffPost Live at Davos Thursday to share how HuffPost and Global Citizen are working together to get…
Rob Johnson: It’s ‘Pathetic’ What Politicians Have To Do To Stay In Office
Rob Johnson, executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, said it’s “pathetic” what politicians have to do to stay in the U.S. Congress. Johnson told HuffPost Live at…
Njideka Harry Wants Young People To Harness The Power Of Rural Communities
Njideka Harry, founder and CEO of YouthForTech, told HuffPost Live at Davos it’s important for young people to get skills not only get and maintain jobs, but to create jobs…
Tupperware CEO Rick Goings: It’s A ‘Ridiculous Economic Decision Not To Empower Women’
Rick Goings, CEO of Tupperware, said his company is about a lot more than food storage. “The whole thing is aimed at making life easier,” Goings told HuffPost Live in…
Michael Berkowitz Shares How Cities Can Become More Resilient
Michael Berkowitz, president of 100 Resilient Cities, said it’s going to take “integrated solutions” to help address the 21st century challenges many cities face. “If you design a more walkable,…
Workers Sue McDonald’s For Discrimination, Opening New Front In Franchise Fight
A group of former McDonald’s workers from Virginia are suing their stores for racial discrimination and sexual harassment — and they’re taking the rare step of naming the world’s foremost…
Justine Cassell: Microchips In Humans Not A Question Of ‘If,’ But ‘When’
Justine Cassell, Associate Vice Provost at Carnegie Mellon University, said the advancement of technology, while scary, could foster new creativity and doesn’t necessarily mean humans will be replaced by machines….
Jeannine Sargent: We’re Moving Out Of The Information Age Into The Age Of Intelligence
Jeannine Sargent, president of Innovation and New Ventures at Flextronics, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos about the “IOT,” or internet of things. “We like to say that it’s not…
Ertharin Cousin Explains Food Insecurity And How To Help Prevent It
Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, said her organization is “not doing enough” despite feeding millions of people because they’re only able to feed “the…
One Myth About Ebola That Needs To Be Debunked
Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer of Johnson & Johnson, said there’s one major myth about Ebola that needs to be debunked. “One of the misconceptions is that Ebola is only…
I haven’t gotten a raise in years
Related: Here’s why the middle class feels squeezed These measures, however, look at the economy in the big picture. Hidden within are the millions of Americans like Humphrey who literally…
A grown up theme for a grown up Davos?
Naturally, events in Paris will be on everyone’s minds. In the most simplistic sense, how can journalists go about their daily business as usual? How can Jews quietly prepare for…
Obama bank tax: Smart policy or bank bashing?
Related: State of the Union Spoilers Will it encourage banks to reduce risk? Maybe. Too much leverage — the amount banks borrow relative to their capital — helped cause the…
Shake Shack plans to raise up to $80 million in IPO
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Can I afford to retire early?
Your expenses after leaving the workforce could also be much higher than you project. One potential wild card is health care. Even though the Affordable Care Act has made it…
How you can already get money for community college
Think about a teaching career: You can get up to $4,000 a year from the federal government for pursuing a teaching degree. But you must agree to teach in a…
AK-47s: Soon to be made in USA
Related: AK-47s become hot commodity after U.S. sanctions Demand for Ak-47s — already very high in the U.S. — has surged after the sanctions. – Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc….
Skittles and Carnival are Super Bowl ad rookies
The company said the ad will be based on a YouTube ad campaign called “Win at Glue.” That bizarre video features a bunch of people dancing while wearing fanny packs…