Nike can take a leaf out of its past struggles with Adidas to boost sales, analysts say
Nike has faced tough competition before. Nike should use its own playbook to stage a proper comeback in sports apparel, analysts said. The company’s sales have been slumping, with revenue down 8% in Q2 FY25 from the year prior. It’s turned to a new strategy and a new CEO to help recover and drive product…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its Bank of America stake and dumped bank stocks last quarter
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Warren Buffett and his deputies pared bets, exited wagers, and added only one new stock to their portfolio in the quarter ending December 31, signaling they once again struggled to find bargains in a buoyant market. The famed investor’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its Bank of America stake to 680 million…
4 Googlers who started as interns share their advice on securing a full-time offer
B-17 spoke to four former Google interns who secured full-time offers. With internship application season in full swing, you might be wondering how to make the most of your summer fellowship — and how to turn it into a full-time offer. B-17 spoke to four former Google interns who turned their summer gigs into full-time…
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…
