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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Workplace burnout has evolved from an employee concern into a major business risk, costing companies productivity, retention and long-term growth. Forward-thinking organizations are moving beyond superficial wellness perks and redefining workplace health as a core business strategy. By prioritizing mental health, flexible work models and preventive, personalized wellness initiatives, companies are building environments where employees can perform sustainably without burning out. I remember the exact moment I knew something had to change. I was answering emails at midnight, physically present but mentally checked out, running on caffeine and the vague…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a salmonella outbreak in more than a dozen states. Worse, the outbreak appears to be linked to a strain of the bacterium that may be resistant to antibiotics.Here’s what you need to know about the source of the outbreak, where it’s occurring, and what you can do about it.What’s happened?On April 23, the CDC posted an update regarding its ongoing investigation into a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections. The outbreak is believed to be linked to backyard poultry, such as ducks and chickens. The first reported infection linked to the outbreak is believed…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Crisis is where the real deals are: When a market enters crisis, the assets do not become worthless — the fundamental value remains. Real asset deals in distressed markets aren’t won by the highest bidder. They’re won by the person who spends time on the ground, builds relationships, earns trust and commits to staying. The best business decisions often look like the worst ones in the moment. If you’re willing to look past the headlines, you can find great opportunities in the places everyone else is avoiding. In 2014, when…

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment.Trump said in a social media post that the EU “is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal,” though he did not flesh out his objections in the post.Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had agreed to the trade deal last July. It set a tariff ceiling of 15% on most goods, though the Supreme Court this year ruled against the…

A long-standing barrier to stock day trading is falling, potentially reshaping who can participate — and how markets behave. Source link

Spirit Airlines looks like it’s getting spirited away.The airline is preparing to shut down after attempts to establish a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration fell through, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. Negotiations for the government lifeline had been underway for weeks as Spirit’s cash reserves dwindled, but investors have reportedly balked at the prospect of the federal government becoming a majority owner of the company. Despite reports saying that the company is prepping to cease operations, a company spokesperson declined to comment when asked by Fast Company, and said that “Spirit is operating as usual.”On Friday,…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. They ask it to write posts, clean up emails and save a few hours here and there. Useful, sure. But that is not what turns a side hustle into a seven-figure business.The real money is not in automating the $20-an-hour tasks. It is in using AI to make the $500-an-hour decisions: what to sell, who to hire, where leads are leaking and which product to build next. A March 2026 Goldman Sachs survey of 1,256 small business owners found that 76% are already using AI, yet only 14% have fully embedded it…

Since the massive success of Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021, fans have been eagerly awaiting the next Peter Parker-centered film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Five years later, the fourth MCU Spider-Man film, subtitled Brand New Day, is finally coming to theaters—but a reveal in the screenplay’s first page has some fans abandoning the hype train. Director Destin Daniel Cretton shared the first three pages of Brand New Day with Entertainment Weekly, complete with annotations from himself, its stars Zendaya and Tom Holland, and other department heads. The pages reveal that the story picks up nine months after the events…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Doug Evans’ Juicero raised $135 million before becoming “one of the biggest Silicon Valley failures,” but his new company The Sprouting Company hit $1 million monthly revenue after appearing on Shark Tank. Evans switched from perishable juice with low margins to a subscription model selling sprouting seeds and hardware. After leadership training in the desert, Evans learned to trust his team and stop micromanaging, allowing the company to run while he traveled. In October 2025, Doug Evans appeared on Shark Tank to pitch The Sprouting Company, a countertop home sprouting…

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Zuckerberg blamed the layoffs on data center and AI infrastructure spending.“We [basically] have two cost centers in the company,” Zuckerberg said, according to the Journal, pointing to raw processing power, like GPUs and chips, and to data centers. “There’s [compute and infrastructure] and there’s people-oriented things, and if we’re investing more in one area to serve our community, then that means that we have less capital to basically allocate to the other.“So that means that we do need to take down the size of the company somewhat.” During the meeting, Zuckerberg also…