Glassdoor announced the winners of its 10th annual Employees' Choice Awards, honoring the Best Places to Work in 2018. Winners are determined entirely on feedback provided by the employees. Robert Hohman, CEO of Glassdoor, breaks down the the companies that topped this year's list.
Facebook grabbed the number one spot for the third time. Hohman explains what is it about Facebook's culture that puts it in the top spot once again.
Although there were plenty of familiar faces that reappeared on the list, 40 newcomers found their way onto it this year, including Blizzard Entertainment and Adidas. Only Bain & Company, Google, and Apple made the list for the 10th consecutive year.
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
Climate change doesn’t just mean more extreme weather – it also leads to billions of dollars in lost productivity, tourism, and stresses infrastructure.
