Some secondary buyers are finally showing interest in X, formerly known as Twitter, to ride the Trump wave
In the last month and a half, Glen Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Rainmaker Securities, has started to see prospective buyers express increased interest in shares of X, formerly known as Twitter. “I wouldn’t call it a flood, but there’s been a decent volume of X orders coming in,” Anderson said. “There’s a sense that…
I thought I knew how to homeschool my son. He taught me that I had a lot of learning to do.
I didn’t think homeschooling would be my moment of humility. I never considered that my decision to homeschool my 9-year-old son would teach me some new lessons, too. When we started, I used some of the same conventional strategies I’d seen from other homeschool moms I knew. I mapped out precise schedules, intentional time blocks,…
Thousands of flights disrupted as US and Canada hit by winter storms over Presidents Day weekend
People walking through the snow in Toronto on Sunday. Winter storms saw thousands of flights delayed, primarily across the East Coast, over the Presidents Day weekend. Major airports in New York, Newark, and Washington, DC, saw around 40% of their flights delayed on Sunday — totaling over 2,000, per data from FlightAware. Around 850 flights…
I founded a company with my best friend of 31 years. We never let our egos get in the way of good business.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Rivers, cofounder of Oasis Energy Drink. It has been edited for length and clarity. Wesley Fowler and I have been friends since fourth grade. That’s when we met, playing football outside Atlanta, where we grew up. We played all together all through middle school and…
My 12-year-old daughter is an entrepreneur. She built her own website and reinvests earnings into her business.
The author’s daughter selling goods from her business at a market. It’s a parenting rite of passage when a child first becomes interested in making their own money. At our house, it started with a lemonade stand, as it often does. But then, I blinked, and my 12-year-old was somehow running a full-fledged handmade goods…
I’m 53, and all my coworkers are Gen Z teens. I didn’t expect to connect so deeply with people my son’s age.
The author (not pictured) is working with all Gen Z kids. A Prince “Purple Rain” T-shirt was dropped off at the thrift store where I work; it was in perfect condition. “I saw that show,” I told my new 19-year-old coworker. “Yeah, I saw that movie too,” she said, uninterested. “No,” I told her, “I…
Traders are scrambling to fly gold bullion across the Atlantic — here’s why
More gold is being flown from London to New York than usual. Significant amounts of gold are being taken out of the UK’s central bank and flown to New York, driven by fears about the impact of tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. The uncertainty means gold held at the Bank of England has been…
I’m an ex-PwC HR director with 36 years of experience. Here’s how to tell if you’re well-liked at work.
Michael Doolin has been in the HR industry for 36 years, working for multinational companies. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Michael Doolin, CEO of Clover HR and former human resources director at PwC, British Airways, and DPD in Ireland. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Employees probably…
‘The Odyssey,’ Christopher Nolan’s next film, is based on the epic Greek poem. Here’s everything we know about it.
‘The Odyssey,’ Christopher Nolan’s next film, is based on the epic Greek poem. Here’s everything we know about it. After his box-office hit, award-sweeping “Oppenheimer” movie, Christopher Nolan is adapting Homer’s Greek epic poem “The Odyssey” for his next film. Universal Pictures announced the movie in late 2024, saying it would be shot using “brand…
