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Hybrid workplaces are now ubiquitous as a byproduct of the pandemic. KAITI SULLIVAN/The New York Times News Service Mary Ann Yule is the chief executive and president of HP Canada. When I was raising my two boys and trying to advance my career in tech, I often faced seemingly impossible choices. Trying to juggle drop-offs, school events, sports and other family activities with travel, meetings and work at the office – it seemed like I could never do enough. That level of pressure can take a heavy toll. I have seen women pass up projects and promotions and even leave promising careers because of the balancing act required. Today, though, hybrid workplaces are ubiquitous as a byproduct of the pandemic. More professional women have an opportunity to re-enter the workplace on their terms, while improving the balance between their work and home lives. As we continue to edge toward a new normal, some particularly loud voices in the tech industry have begun to call for a return to the offic...

A family loads a TV into a pickup truck outside a Walmart on Black Friday in El Paso, Texas on Nov. 25. JUSTIN HAMEL /The New York Times News Service Gus Carlson is a U.S.-based columnist for Tausi Insider. There’s some head-scratching going on among retail experts this week as they try to make sense of the strong sales at U.S. stores on Black Friday and record-setting online sales on Cyber Monday. The recurring question: What inflation? Shoppers’ enthusiastic spending to kick off the holiday season has defied the gloomy mood set by a well-worn list of data that has weighed on the U.S. economy for some time. Inflation is at 40-year highs, with steep prices for gas, food and other staples, and rising interest rates are making everything from mortgages to car loans more expensive. Yet retail sales over the U.S. Thanksgiving long weekend topped US$9-billion, and Cyber Monday sales of more than US$11-billion set a new record. The National Retail Federation expects the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The past three years have changed nearly every industry. Where business used to be conducted in person, in offices and laboratories, the coronavirus pandemic forced a change. When remote work became mandatory, even traditional industries like the biopharmaceutical sector had to embrace new technologies. Today, the world may no longer be required to isolate and keep a distance, but the influence of advanced technologies is only growing. Their potential is apparent in shortening the time it takes to bring medications to market, dealing with supply chain issues and personalizing medicine. The paradigm shift of biopharma The biopharmaceutical industry has a reputation for being rather traditional. Despite its dependence on research, development and innovation, the industry has relied on tried and tested ways of conducting research. Conducting clinical trials and bringing new medications to the market ten...