NFL opens door for private equity
As team values soar, the NFL has opened the way for private equity firms to take minority positions in teams. Private equity firms have been buying up…
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Problems persist in the airline industry
If it isn’t one thing in the air travel industry, it’s another. Supply chain issues, software glitches — and of course, the catastrophes at Boeing. And…
Luxury is a big business
Luxury is still just business Christian Dior. Bulgari. Fendi. Tiffany & Co. Dom Perignon. Givenchy. They’re some of the most famous luxury brands in the…
Businesses balk at yet another postage increase
For the second time this year and the sixth time in three years, the US Postal Service has hiked the cost of a First Class Forever stamp. Now, first class…
Pet humanization trend sparks new products
Pet culture worldwide is generating whole new markets as humans begin to treat the critters like family members. Human-grade pet food is taking off for…
Diamonds lose a little of their sparkle
A diamond is forever, but some are wondering if diamonds may, in fact, be going out of style. In jewelry, the Big Four precious stones are diamonds,…
How one man invented the road trip
Wally Byam was a country boy from Oregon, but by the 1920s, the Stanford grad was living working in the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. He yearned to…
The proposed Oklo nuclear reactor looks like a Swiss chalet.
AI, climate power move to nuclear energy Artificial intelligence is hungry for energy. By some estimates, at current growth rates, AI alone could demand…
First hydrogen-powered yacht debuts
Dutch luxury shipbuilder Feadship has introduced the first hydrogen fuel-cell powered superyacht, called Project 821. After five years of design and…
A nuclear reactor formed by nature
Two billion years ago, there was a nuclear reactor in what is now the African nation of Gabon. No, it wasn’t put there by aliens or an ancient…