Blackstone is acquiring Hamilton Island, a vacation destination near the Great Barrier Reef. Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Blackstone is acquiring Hamilton Island, a resort destinatio...
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Kiana Mei started her business at the age of 15 in high school. Now, she's fully committed to life as a young entrepreneur. Aditi Bharade Kiana Mei was 15 when she started her business, selling origam...
The author is grateful for the gift her grandfather gave her when she turned 21. Courtesy of Alice Draper For my 21st birthday, my grandfather gave me 21,000 South African rand (about $1,500 USD). How...
It is premature to assume the AI era will lead to non-inflationary growth like the ’90s computing boom...
The personal computer has remained surprisingly resilient to change over the past 15 years. Apple promised a "post-PC" era with the iPad in 2010 and failed to deliver one. Smartphones even overtook la...
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The new government in Prague wants to change the constitution to anchor the Czech crown as the country's legal tender and guarantee the right to use cash, not just cards. Why has it made this pledge a...
Fidelity International calls AI “the defining theme for equity markets” in the coming year....
From trade tensions and high debt burdens to fears of an AI stocks bubble, the global economy will face an array of risks that could dampen growth in the new year....
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country. (Image credit: Kirk...
Garry Tan is a top seed investor. Courtesy Y Combinator founders seized the AI boom in 2025, with increasingly younger teams securing millions in seed funding. Founders launched companies ranging from...
Emerging markets are finally accessing finance, with a $310-billion stablecoin market showing that adoption is not hype. Here is what this milestone actually means....
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. ...
The American economy is tipping away from low-wage workers once again. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images The K-shaped economy has returned, with gaps widening between high and low-income American...
The dual life of stablecoins: A lifeline for citizens and a tool for sanctioned entities involved in Venezuela and Iran's economic crises....
President Donald Trump aims to control and revive Venezuela's oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism....
Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images; Mateusz Slodkowski; Alyssa Powell/BI It certainly looks like an insider may have cashed in big by betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's American-orchestra...
There’s opportunity in inequality. There’s also an election coming up....
Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) is “the first fiat-backed, fully-reserved stable token" to be issued by a US public entity, says state Governor Mark Gordon....