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Markets
Goldman Sachs slashes European growth forecasts
How a Trump presidency could impact the European auto, defense, and clean energy sectors.
November 10, 2024
Tech
AI demand is starting to drive cloud spending
Growth indicators look strong, but questions remain about whether increasing capital expenditures for AI services will be recouped efficiently.
November 10, 2024
Markets
Starbucks could get dragged into discounting in the U.S.
Luckin blew past Starbucks in China; now it’s coming to the U.S.
November 10, 2024
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Strategy
🇯🇵 Japanese 7-Elevens
7-Eleven is refining its business amid underlying trends in the U.S. convenience store market, drawing inspiration from its Japanese stores.
July 10, 2024
Trends
Gold’s Stealthy Bull Market
Following central bank activity, retail investors are driving up gold prices.
July 9, 2024
Markets
The False Promise of Thrift Companies
Thrifting is booming, but companies specializing in secondhand apparel are struggling to grow alongside the overall market.
July 8, 2024
Markets
Non-Obvious Winners from the Ozempic Craze
Analysts predict Ozempic and other weight loss drugs will have ripples across many industries.
June 6, 2024
Business
Tech
Prediction markets fuel American’s appetite for speculation
Supporters say the platforms are better at predicting the election than polls, but they also seem to have several potential flaws.
November 10, 2024
Markets
Berkshire unloads more Apple shares
Steep market prices have contributed to Buffett’s reservations.
November 10, 2024
The ROI of robo-parking
Robo-parking is a growing trend in luxury real estate.
November 10, 2024
Markets
Florida’s housing market is flirting with disaster
High prices, high mortgage rates, and high insurance have completely collapsed the market.
November 10, 2024
Tech
AI on Wall Street
One place AI is seeing excellent market penetration is financial services.
November 10, 2024
Trends
The celebrity beverage business is booming
Celebrities, from Blake Lively to Michelle Obama, are piling into the soda business.
November 10, 2024
Startups
Career Growth
The Power of Compounding in Your Career with Laura Thompson
Laura Thompson shares lessons from her career as a go-to-market and product marketing leader with 15 years of experience at places like Google.
January 30, 2024
Join a Startup
Devin Bhushan, Squint: Accelerating Human Potential with Augmented Reality
Devin Bhushan is the Founder and CEO of Squint, a mobile app that uses AI and AR to present contextual information at the right time and place.
January 18, 2024
Career Growth
Joining a startup early with Charley Ma
Charley Ma on his experience joining early-stage startups. He was the first business hire at Plaid and an early member of the Ramp team.
November 29, 2023
Student Programs
Sara Flamm on Galvanizer at Stanford
An interview with Sara Flamm, the Director of Founder Programming of Galvanizer, on how they support female founders at Stanford.
November 15, 2023
Student Programs
Inside Z Fellows with Ali Debow
An interview with Ali Debow regarding her experience as a Z Fellow.
November 8, 2023
Accelerator Programs
How to get into YC with Jake Stein (YC W23)
An interview with Jake Stein, the Founder & CEO of Common Paper, regarding his experience participating in the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
August 29, 2023