Seeking nominations for B-17’s most innovative CMOs of 2025 list — submit entries by April 25
Duolingo CMO Manu Orssaud featured on B-17’s most innovative CMOs of 2024 list — will your marketing chief be featured this year? B-17 is seeking nominations for our 10th annual list of the most innovative CMOs in the world. Submit your nominees via this form by 5 p.m. ET on April 25. Your nomination doesn’t…
Enough about Greenland. The US now wants Denmark’s help with its egg shortage.
The US is exploring ways to bring the price of eggs down. The US and Denmark may be at odds over Greenland, but when it comes to solving its egg shortage, Washington is looking to Copenhagen for help. Jørgen Nyberg Larsen, CEO of the Danish Egg Association, told B-17 that his trade group received a…
Trump’s trade war is stirring up booze battles
American whiskey and European wine are at the center of the latest proposed tariffs. President Donald Trump might not drink, but his trade war is shaking and stirring up the market for some of the most popular boozy beverages globally. On Wednesday, the European Union responded to US tariffs on aluminum and steel by imposing…
Here’s what could go right for stocks after a brutal tariff-fueled wipeout
The stock market has been badly hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade war so far, but one Wall Street research firm says there are potential catalysts on the horizon that could help turn the situation around for investors. Strategists at BCA Research said they see a handful of “upside scenarios” that could restart the rally.…
A US Navy supply ship just finished up major maintenance work at a South Korean shipyard for the first time
South Korean engineers reverse-engineered the damaged rudder, fixing it without a blueprint. In a strategically significant first as the US military looks for options to repair and maintain ships in the priority Indo-Pacific theater, a South Korean shipyard has completed large-scale maintenance work on a US Navy supply ship. Earlier this week, South Korean shipbuilder…
A government shutdown now seems unlikely. That’s giving the stock market a much-needed boost.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. After days of pain brought on by President Donald Trump’s trade war, markets got some relief in Friday’s session as developments in Washington, DC, indicated the government will avoid a shutdown. Major stock averages rose sharply on the unexpected news that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer would…
Bill Gates on the worry that ‘plagued’ him when stepping down as Microsoft CEO
Gates stepped down as CEO of Microsoft in January 2000. It’s not easy handing over the reins of the company you created — just ask Bill Gates. Gates worried about the company’s future when he ended his tenure as Microsoft’s CEO in 2000, he said in an interview Microsoft posted Thursday. “I’ve had two successors,…
Read the pitch decks from these 38 creator-economy startups that helped them raise millions of dollars
AvatarOS, a virtual avatar startup, raised a $7 million seed. The creator economy has bred a generation of startups — from influencer-marketing companies to new social-media experiences. These startups have captured the attention and wallets of influential venture capitalists and angel investors over the last several years, giving rise to several unicorn valuations in the…
Photos from the American Airlines fire show passengers made a huge mistake
American Airlines Flight 1006 passengers walking on the plane wing on Thursday after landing at Denver airport on Thursday. Photos of a burning American Airlines jet on Thursday show dozens of evacuating passengers standing on the wing with their bags in tow — breaking one of the most important safety rules. Flight attendants explain during…
