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Why Silver Prices Surged, Then Dropped Overnight

Safe-haven demand, industrial use, and dollar weakness fueled the rally—but profit-taking may be kicking in. BY FAST COMPANY Credit: Freepik In a...

yesterday 3

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Fast Company

Gold Has Dominated Bitcoin in 2025, but That’s Not the Full Story

yesterday 10

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Phil Rosen

How to Emphasize Different Benefits and Attract the Best Job Candidates

yesterday 1

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Bruce Crumley

The “Black Friday of Wellness” Is Coming. Is Your Company Ready?

yesterday 1

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Stephanie Mehta

7 CEOs Share Their New Year’s Resolutions

yesterday 1

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Stephanie Mehta

This New Feature on LG’s TVs Has Been Driving Some Owners Crazy

yesterday 1

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Ava Levinson

How FOMO Is Turning AI Into a Cybersecurity Nightmare

yesterday 20

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Nick Selby

How to Make an RTO Plan Your Employees Won’t Hate

yesterday 2

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Kit Eaton

6 Tax Changes for Businesses Coming in 2026

Here are some of the upcoming changes to keep on your radar as the 2026 tax season gets underway. BY CHRIS MORRIS  @MORRISATLARGE Photo: Getty...

previous day 5

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Chris Morris

How Base44 Found a Buyer 4 Months After Launching

previous day 20

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Ben Sherry

Open AI Might Change App Design Forever

WIth OpenAI’s new app store now open, design execs at Canva, Figma, Adobe, and Target explain their first integrations into ChatGPT and answer the...

previous day 2

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Fast Company

This Brand’s Holiday Pop-Up Has Done So Well, It Inspired a New Retail Strategy

Marine Layer’s customization shop became on of its best-performing retail spaces in less than two months. BY ANNABEL BURBA, EDITORIAL ASSISTANT @...

previous day 5

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Annabel Burba

Walmart’s CEO Shares His Final Year-End Reading List Ahead of Retirement

Doug McMillon’s 11 book recommendations span topics including leadership, technology, and basketball. BY AVA LEVINSON, NEWS WRITER (Photo by Ethan...

previous day 4

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Ava Levinson

How 2026 Could be the Year the RTO and WFH Debate Gets Settled

Flexible work arrangements are popular among workers, and some CEOs are taking notice. BY KIT EATON  @KITEATON Photo: Getty Images Even as some...

previous day 4

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Kit Eaton

This Chart Explains Why the Stock Market Will Keep Rallying Into 2026 

Defensive stocks just keep lagging the rest of the market. BY PHIL ROSEN, CO-FOUNDER AND EDITOR, OPENING BELL DAILY @PHILROSENN Credit: Getty...

previous day 4

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Phil Rosen

The Surprising Advertising Strategy AI Companies Are Investing in to Stand Out

The AI race may be digital, but the frontlines of its marketing wars are in the real world. BY MARTY SWANT, FREELANCE WRITER A ChatGPT billboard in...

previous day 4

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Marty Swant

7 Predictions for 2026, From Coffee-Making Humanoid Robots to AI Helping Treat Disease

monday 6

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Chloe Aiello

AI Boosted My Productivity—Until It Didn’t

These are the AI tools I found useful every day—and the ways the technology is still failing to live up to its potential. BY FAST COMPANY [Images:...

monday 6

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Fast Company

We Predicted These Companies Would Break Out in 2025. Here’s How They Did

From Spindrift to CoreWeave to Databricks, here’s what happened to the companies we thought would have a banner year.  BY JENNIFER CONRAD, SENIOR...

monday 4

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Jennifer Conrad

Wall Street Doesn’t Care About Historically Bad Consumer Sentiment

The S&P 500 is breaking records while sentiment surveys crash. BY PHIL ROSEN, CO-FOUNDER AND EDITOR, OPENING BELL DAILY @PHILROSENN Credit: Getty...

monday 4

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Phil Rosen

Melinda French Gates Received Billions From an Old Flame 

The gift went to Pivotal Ventures, her philanthropy expanding women’s influence. BY AVA LEVINSON, NEWS WRITER PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 01: Melinda...

monday 5

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Ava Levinson

Why Revathi Advaithi of Flex Is Modern CEO of the Year

monday 1

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Stephanie Mehta

AI Won’t Save Your Company, But Technology Leadership Will

The future of work demands differentiation, not duplication, and that’s a human job. BY WILL SWARTS  @WILLSWARTS Photo: Getty Images No one has a...

monday 4

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Will Swarts

Crumbl Cookies Store Closures: See the List of Doomed Locations, Even as the Company Plots a 2026 Expansion

The bakery chain known for its massive social media following says it plans to grow its footprint next year. However, a handful of stores have...

monday 4

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Fast Company

I Train CEOs—This 16-Minute Morning Habit Builds Muscle and Boosts Productivity

The neuroscience-backed session builds muscle while increasing your focus and executive function. BY JOSEPH ARANGIO, FOUNDER OF PEAK STRENGTH &...

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Joseph Arangio

12 Objects That Tell the Story of a Wild Year

better or for worse From frog costumes to bucket hats, these 12 objects tell the story of 2025. BY FAST COMPANY [Collage: FC] Every year the world...

28.12.2025 1

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Fast Company

Why Zoning Does More Harm Than Good

A century of evidence proves it. BY FAST COMPANY [Source Image: cherezoff/Adobe Stock] Thomas Kuhn was a philosopher whose groundbreaking 1962...

28.12.2025 10

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Fast Company

8 of the Biggest (and Most Interesting) Deals of 2025

From OpenAI to Versace to a big public firm that went private, these are the most notable mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships of the year. BY...

28.12.2025 2

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Chris Morris

The World’s Best Scotch Whisky Is Surprisingly Affordable

28.12.2025 10

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Ava Levinson

The Most Shocking Innovation Failures of 2025

Inc. takes a retrospective look at this year’s most notable failures in business and innovation. BY MARÍA JOSÉ GUTIERREZ CHAVEZ, EDITORIAL FELLOW...

28.12.2025 8

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María José Gutierrez Chavez

5 Tips for Making the Leap From a Side Business to a Full-Time Startup

Looking to turn your side project into a business you run full-time? Here’s what experts recommend. BY CHRIS MORRIS  @MORRISATLARGE Photo: Getty...

28.12.2025 3

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Chris Morris

Why This 65-Year-Old Burger Chain Is Shuttering Dozens of Restaurants

The reason isn’t bankruptcy. BY AVA LEVINSON, NEWS WRITER (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images) A reported 77 Hardee’s locations will...

28.12.2025 30

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Ava Levinson

Why the McKinsey Layoffs Are a Warning Signal for Consulting in the AI age

This isn’t about one firm. It’s about the whole business model. BY FAST COMPANY Credit: WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock; SOPA...

28.12.2025 4

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Fast Company

5 Innovations That Turned Industries Upside Down in 2025

From autonomous robotaxis, to blind box and nostalgia marketing here are 5 of the most innovative business moves and trends in 2025. BY VICTORIA...

28.12.2025 4

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Victoria Salves