A fancy Starbucks coffee drink with whipped cream Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images Under new CEO Brian Niccol, Starbucks had a sometimes rocky 2025. I thought slimming down the menu length and adding after...
AI could expand white-collar work by making complex tasks cheap enough to attempt, Box CEO Aaron Levie says. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Box CEO Aaron Levie says AI will increase, not reduce, white-c...
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (R) is handing over the top job to John Furner in the new year. Walmart 2025 has been a big year for retail CEO transition announcements. Roughly 45 retailers said they are c...
Investors trading commodities, such as oil, have been in high demand. Jeri Clausing/AP Hedge funds that trade commodities struggled in 2025. Big-name managers with exposure to energy or agriculture tr...
California-based Grocery Outlet has opened more stores in the Eastern US over the past few years. Alex Bitter/BI Grocery Outlet is opening new stores, especially in the Eastern US. The chain touts its...
The Warner Bros. Discovery board has again dismissed Paramount's hostile takeover attempt, branding it as "inadequate" and a "risk" to the company due to its reliance on an "extraordinary amount of in...
Image and video capabilities could be crucial in 2026. Getty Images Google Gemini announced it was partnering with Walmart to offer AI-powered shopping recommendations. Gemini will use Walmart and Sam...
US bankruptcies are on the rise. doockie/Getty Images From corporate giants to mom-and-pop shops, bankruptcies are piling up across the US this year. Large corporate bankruptcies have hit their highes...
📋 Key Facts ✓ VanEck analysts identify declining mining activity as a bullish signal for bitcoin price. ✓ Bitcoin has historically post...
Many leaders I spoke with took non-traditional paths to their current jobs. gradyreese/Getty Images/iStockphoto I spoke to around 80 executives in 2025, over 30 of whom worked at Fortune 500 companies...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was often seen by the side of President Donald Trump. Leah Millis/Reuters The future of the AI race was laid down in 2025. Big Tech may hold up the entire economy with its cape...
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang is the face of the company supplying chips to many of the companies in the AI arms race. Woohae Cho/Getty Images If you've heard about AI, you're probably familiar ...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal signals an important shift in the AI market. AI workloads are moving from model training to real-time in...
Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Mary Barra all started far from the top. Getty Images Many of the world's most powerful business leaders began their careers in more humble ways. From Jensen Huang workin...
📋 Key Facts ✓ High earners across the US are actively spending during the holiday season. ✓ Middle-income households are facing financi...
Ron Telemarque Ron Telemarque Ron Telemarque had 11 days to decide: accept severance or return to the office full time. He shared how he decided whether to stay at Paramount — and whether he reg...
Nancy Green. Beyond Yoga This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nancy Green, the CEO of Beyond Yoga, who's based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's been edited for length and clarity. ...
Saks Global, the company behind some of the most iconic luxury department stores, is in trouble. Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Saks Global, the company behind some of America's most iconic department...
📋 Key Facts ✓ AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025. ✓ World's biggest tech companies cited AI in layoff strategies. ...
Beyoncé performs during the Renaissance World Tour. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Beyoncé is worth $1 billion, according to Forbes' estimates. Much of her wealth is derived from her valuable musi...