Sara Blakely, founder and CEO of Spanx, turned just $5,000 into a billion-dollar business after hustling to bring her shapewear brand to market. And according to Blakely, much of her success […]
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Back to news homeIs a $300 unemployment boost a disincentive to work? Covid relief bill revives anxiety
Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images$600 a weekWhen Congress issued a $600-a-week boost to unemployment benefits in the spring, as part of the CARES Act, the backlash […]
Michael Farr says Tesla is too risky a bet for most investors
Tesla’s stock is stupidly expensive. It may go higher and shareholders may be rewarded, or it may languish or fall.There is no law prohibiting stupidly expensive from becoming moronically expensive. […]
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ scores highest box office opening of the pandemic, Warner Bros. fast-tracks third film
Gal Gadot stars as Wonder Woman in “Wonder Woman 1984.”Warner Bros.”Wonder Woman 1984” soared into theaters on Christmas day and secured the highest box office opening of any film released […]
NY healthcare provider may have fraudulently obtained vaccine doses
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at Rady Children’s Hospital before it’s placed back in the refrigerator in San Diego, California on December 15, 2020.Adriana Drehsler | AFP | Getty ImagesDoses […]
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott: Pandemic made the rich richer while wrecking others; donating money gives me hope
The coronavirus pandemic has made some of the richest people in the world richer, and one of those people is MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.When the […]
Covid-19 hometown heroes: A look at the people who made a dramatic difference this past year
From left to right: Kim Green, Janis Lindsey, Bill Porter, Trina Lacour, Leslie A. Rogers, Paul M Dickson Sr, Harley Croff Jr, Brandon Floyd, Alan Bass, Ryan Wagner, Bobby Flores, […]
China extends stimulus measures for small businesses — a sign the recovery is not yet complete
A man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 12, 2020.Carlos Garcia | ReutersBEIJING […]
Instagram chief says TikTok is the most formidable competitor the company has ever seen
Photo-sharing service Instagram announced Thursday morning that it’s bringing together two of its biggest priorities — online shopping and its new Reels short-form video feature, which competes with fast-growing social […]
Tech companies aren’t doing enough to keep their devices out of landfills, and neither are we
It seems like every tech company is trying to sell their products as environmentally responsible. That’s why Apple claims its latest iPhone 12 line comes without a charging block in […]