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Workplace visits change how children view everyday jobs

Workplace visits give kids a front-row seat to jobs that used to live only in textbooks. Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 23 encourages children to enter real work environments, where tasks, tools and interactions are seen firsthand. That access replaces classroom assumptions with direct

LVMH's Arnault says to talk of retirement in '7-8 years'

Bernard Arnault, chief executive of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, brushed off speculation of his retirement on Thursday, telling shareholders that "we'll talk about all this again in seven to eight years". The 77-year-old founder of the French group whose brands

Nestle sales slump under strong franc but volumes recover

Nestle sales slump under strong franc but volumes recover

Nestle, the food giant whose brands include Nespresso coffee and Perrier water, saw first-quarter sales figures slump due to the strong value of the Swiss franc and a baby formula recall, but sales volumes overall edged higher. The maker of Purina dog food, Maggi bouillon cubes, Gerber baby food

EssilorLuxottica sales slide as investors turn wary of AI glasses

EssilorLuxottica sales slide as investors turn wary of AI glasses

Shares in EssilorLuxottica, the world's top maker of eyeglasses, slid on Thursday as analysts said investors have turned wary of AI glasses. The French-Italian company has pushed hard into wearable tech and has a tie-up with Meta for its Ray-Ban AI glasses. The nearly five

Eurozone business activity falls on Mideast war

Eurozone business activity falls on Mideast war

Business activity in the eurozone contracted for the first time in 16 months in April, as the war in the Middle East drove energy prices up and disrupted global supply chains, a closely watched survey showed Thursday. The Flash Eurozone purchasing managers' index (PMI) published by S&P

Missoula career fair aims to connect local workers with jobs

MISSOULA, Mont. — A career fair in Missoula is set to bring local employers and job seekers together as officials work to match workers with openings in the area. Montana’s unemployment rate held at 3.6%, while Missoula County’s rate sat slightly higher at 3.9%. State leaders said

Tesla reports higher profits, confirms hefty spending ahead

Tesla reports higher profits, confirms hefty spending ahead

Tesla reported higher first-quarter profits Wednesday, topping expectations as it confirmed plans for massive additional investments in autonomous transport, humanoid robotics and artificial intelligence. Elon Musk's electric vehicle company reported profits of $477 million, up 17 percent from the year-ago period, while revenues jumped 16 percent