Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku in its original Japanese, is a mindfulness practice that involves immersing oneself in nature. The decades-old practice pulls from research that shows that spending time in nature can help lower stress levels and improve focus.Recently, forest bathing is growing in popularity, thanks in part to social media where people are sharing their experiences exploring forests and other green spaces and taking in all that they have to offer. Over 45,000 videos have been shared on TikTok with the tag #forestbathing. Users says they’ve seen an improvement to their mental health.”It’s slowing down. It’s connecting to nature…
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Earnings season is winding down, and the market has held up relatively well through the onslaught of quarterly results and the implementation of tariffs. Wall Street’s next test this week: Inflation data. The pair of reports measuring price pressures in the U.S. economy carries implications for the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate move and likely the stock market’s. It’s too soon for President Donald Trump ‘s newest tariff rates to show up in the numbers just yet, but we’ll be watching for any inflation signs from the levies already in place. The S & P 500 is coming off a…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the New Hampshire Democratic Party McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2025.Sophie Park | ReutersDemocratic lawmakers on Sunday defended their colleagues’ efforts in Texas to counter a GOP-led redistricting push, and chided President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott over what they argue is “cheating” and “outrageous.””[Abbott’s] the one who is attempting, mid-decade here, at a time when, frankly, all of us are concerned about the future of democracy, he’s literally helping whittle it away and licking the boots of his leader, Donald Trump,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told NBC News.Pritzker…
Mira Murati, Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI (L) and Dario Amodei,Getty Images | CNBCA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Artificial intelligence startups have minted dozens of new billionaires this year, adding to an AI boom that’s quickly becoming the largest wealth creation spree in recent history.Blockbuster fundraising rounds this year for Anthropic, Safe Superintelligence, OpenAI, Anysphere and other startups have created vast new paper fortunes and propelled valuations to record levels. There are now 498…
Sales tax free week at the Connecticut Post Mall, in Milford, Conn. Aug. 19, 2024.Connecticut Post/hearst Newspapers | Hearst Newspapers | Getty ImagesEvery year, a handful of states offer shoppers a temporary tax break to encourage spending. This year, some of those “sales tax holidays” are happening as President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to hike prices.These holidays waive state sales tax (and sometimes local levies) on certain purchases for a set period. While eligible items vary by state, many include categories like back-to-school shopping or supplies for disaster preparedness.”Sales tax holidays are politically popular because everyone likes tax relief,” said Katherine…
The rise of generative AI and large language models has drastically shifted the cybersecurity landscape, empowering attackers with easy-to-use tools that can create realistic video and voice deepfakes, personalized phishing campaigns, and malware and malicious code. That has opened the door for AI on the defense as well. As agentic AI becomes more deeply embedded in the enterprise in areas like finance and legal, cybersecurity AI agents are on the rise, too, becoming a key asset for detection, analysis, and alerts. “It’s a massive challenge to detect, contain, investigate and respond across larger companies,” said Brian Murphy, CEO of cybersecurity technology company ReliaQuest.…
Concerns over a potential plunge in web traffic due to artificial intelligence — and its impact on many businesses — may have been overblown. The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools in web navigation have raised concern that Google, as well as companies that rely on consumers reaching them through search results, could see their business take a hit. A study by the Pew Research Center found that users who encounter an AI summary when searching are about half as likely to click on a traditional search result than those who aren’t met with one. Another survey from Bain found that…
Goldie Chan knows how to put herself out there.Chan, the founder and head of content for branding agency Warm Robots, is also an author, a frequent keynote speaker and a LinkedIn Top Voice.Still, she describes herself as an introvert at heart — which presented a challenge in growing her career.”I think a lot of people underestimate introverts in the workplace,” she says.According to Chan, building a personal brand was key to her success. Earlier in her career, Chan worked “completely behind the scenes” in various marketing and social media roles, she says.In 2017, she began posting short videos about pop…
Ever dreamed of taking a sabbatical from your career and traveling the world?Jason Lee and his wife Katie did that when, in July 2024, they moved themselves and their son from Columbus, Ohio, to Taipei, Taiwan.Jason and Katie, both 34, came up with the idea after they brought Forrest, now 6, to visit his paternal grandparents in Taiwan when he was an infant.They spent eight weeks together while Jason took paternity leave and saw how special it was for his parents to bond with their grandson.Jason tells CNBC Make It that during their tearful goodbyes at the airport at the…
There’s still too little visibility from a policy perspective for investors to plant their feet in one direction or the other as stock valuations sit at record highs, according to BNY head of market strategy Robert Savage . Savage noted that picking between sticking with sky-high valuations and looking for value in an expensive market isn’t a black and white decision. The S & P 500 currently trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of about 22 times, near the top of its historical average over the past 20 years, when it’s averaged about a 16 times multiple, according to FactSet…
