The hardest interview question this 39-year-old executive likes to ask newsthirst.

Starface World president Kara Brothers has interviewed dozens of prospective employees since she joined the cult-favorite skincare brand in 2021. In those conversations, the 39-year-old executive is assessing candidates for an important soft skill: emotional intelligence. Research dating back decades has found that emotional intelligence — the ability to manage your own feelings and the…

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Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility newsthirst.

Bitcoin was far and away the best performing asset class in 2024 as new ETFs ushered in more widespread adoption and hopes for deregulation under a new presidential administration lifted digital assets to record levels. But owning cryptocurrency also came with its usual unpredictability and dizzying swings, as this month’s trading clearly illustrates. Bitcoin has…

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Treasury small business ownership rule on hold as court eyes constitutionality newsthirst.

Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, on a tour of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in Vienna, Virginia, on Jan. 8, 2024. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images An upcoming Treasury Department deadline for millions of small businesses to fulfill a new reporting requirement on “beneficial ownership information” was delayed again, following a court order that…

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