Monica Padman Almost Turned Down the Babysitting Gig That Built a Podcast Empire

The Armchair Expert co-host and producer on why her career didn’t go according to plan—and why that’s the best thing that could have happened.

The Armchair Expert co-host and producer on why her career didn’t go according to plan—and why that’s the best thing that could have happened.
ICICI Bank has taken a fresh 9-year lease for a 3,347 sq ft commercial unit at Farena Corporate Park in Pune’s Hadapsar area, paying a monthly rent of ₹2.5 lakh. The bank already occupies another 2,794 sq ft commercial unit in the same complex under an earlier lease that remains active until 2033, according to property…
Klarna (NYSE: KLAR), the global digital bank and flexible payments specialist, has activated its inaugural integration with J.P. Morgan Payments in the United States. Merchants using the bank’s Commerce Platform can now present Klarna’s payment choices at checkout without actually developing a separate technical connection. Retailers spanning apparel, travel, health and wellness, and other categories gain…
The Solana Foundation said Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will support stablecoins on Solana’s blockchain, enabling U.S. wallet users to send money cross border using Circle Internet’s USDC stablecoin starting the last week of this month. There are 82 million active Samsung Galaxy mobile devices in the U.S. market and available for the new service,…
Most people expect that if they still have money left in their pension pots when they die, their spouse or children will inherit it. While you can pass on a pension, you cannot do so solely through your will. Instead, most people will need to tell their pension provider who to pay their pension to…
There’s growing confidence in the idea that traditional software companies will be able to withstand AI disruption.
September ended on a mixed note, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.5% and 4.3%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.9%. Markets remained on edge with higher oil prices and Treasury yields weighing on investor sentiment and triggering fears of additional interest rate hikes. In this climate, investors with a…