Author: Daniel snow

New grads don’t feel prepared for work meetings—these tips can help

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New grads are entering the workplace this summer, and they have mixed feelings about how prepared they are.Two in three recent college grads say they feel “fully ready” to communicate with their colleagues through email or instant messaging at work, while 59% feel good about making conversation in person, according to the latest Handshake report on the class of 2025.But one area they’re less ready for: participating effectively in meetings, where just 35% of 2025 grads say they feel confidently prepared.Figuring out how to show up well in in-person meetings, especially as a new hire and even more so as…

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Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

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My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, June 3 1. The S & P 500 was heading for a slightly lower open after the index gained modest ground yesterday in the first trading day of June. Tariffs are still front and center. The OECD sharply cut its U.S. economic growth forecast. Another negative headline is The Wall Street Journal’s feature on China’s hardline new trade negotiator. 2. Club name Meta Platforms has reached a deal to use Constellation Energy nuclear power in Illinois for 20 years to power data centers. Constellation shares jumped nearly 11% on the news. This should…

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Ford reports 16% sales increase in May amid employee pricing, tariffs

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Salesman Walter Silva (R) helps Alexis Lechanet shop for a Ford vehicle at Metro Ford on May 6, 2025 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday reported a 16.3% year-over-year sales increase for May, as the automaker continues an employee pricing program amid rising tariff costs and vehicle price increases.Sales for the Detroit automaker were led by a 17.2% increase in its vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines, as well as a roughly 29% jump in hybrid models. Those gains offset a 25% drop in sales of all-electric vehicles — notably its electric F-150 —…

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My top advice for entrepreneurs—it helped me build $1B company

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Starting a company straight out of college, with no prior business experience, isn’t always easy.To support himself and his flavored-water business Cirkul, Garrett Waggoner played professional football in Canada and worked as a car valet in the offseason, he says. His co-founder Andy Gay worked in the women’s shoe section of a department store, Waggoner adds.Together, they sought advice from anyone and everyone. Today, Waggoner’s top tip for young entrepreneurs has a hint of irony to it: Don’t listen to everything you’re told, the 34-year-old CEO says.”Every time you get advice from somebody who has grown a business, make sure…

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Alaska Airlines to make Europe debut with Rome flights next year

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An Alaska Airlines plane and a Hawaiian Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Dec. 5, 2023.Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines plans to start its first flights to Europe next year with nonstop service to Rome from Seattle.The Seattle-based carrier’s new route is enabled by its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines — and its fleet of long-haul jets — last year.Flights are set to begin next May and will go on sale this coming fall, Alaska said Tuesday. The four-times-a-week service will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, which are in the combined company’s fleet…

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