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Published April 18, 2026 03:06AMI’m a distance runner who regularly struggles with watery eyes, a stuffy nose, and a low-grade headache during allergy season. Going on trail runs when pollen, the culprit behind most people’s allergies, is everywhere. I almost always regret leaving my house. I’m not alone; more than one in four Americans have seasonal allergies, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels due to climate change have lengthened the allergy season by about three weeks between 1990 and 2018, according to a 2021 study. This is because many plants that trigger allergic…

It must have seemed like a slam dunk PR opportunity for all concerned: A “DoorDash Grandma” making a (staged) delivery to the White House, affording President Trump a chance to tout his “No Tax on Tips” policy, and DoorDash a prompt to praise that policy for letting “workers keep more of what they earn, including hundreds of millions of dollars for Dashers.” As press looked on and cameras rolled, Sharon Simmons, sporting a “DoorDash Grandma” T-shirt and handing a couple of McDonald’s bags to Trump, praised the policy for saving her thousands of dollars on taxes, which she says she’s…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways People do not learn culture by reading about it. They learn it by watching the person at the top of the metaphorical food chain. If you want a culture where people take ownership, you as the leader have to be seen taking ownership, especially in low-stakes situations where nobody expects you to. If you want a culture of accountability, you have to admit your own wrongdoings in front of your team. I want to tell you about a chair.A few months ago, before a company event, I walked into the…

Painted Tree Boutiques, a nationwide retail chain that gave independent small business owners a brick-and-mortar platform to sell gifts, clothing, and home decor products, abruptly announced that it would cease all business operations on Tuesday, April 14. Vendors were given a 10-day window to collect their inventory during limited daytime hours. The Arkansas-based company was founded in 2015 and later expanded to over 60 locations across more than a dozen states. Painted Tree described itself as “An Etsy marketplace and Pinterest catalog come to life.” Many locations were housed in former Bed Bath & Beyond stores. The chain operated as…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways CFO involvement in pricing brings cost visibility, improving margins and decision quality. Aligning finance and commercial teams ensures pricing reflects market realities and profitability. Shared data and early finance input help prevent margin erosion and mispriced deals. In many organizations, pricing sits with the commercial team. The CFO reports and reviews margins after deals are signed.I spent a decade in corporate banking before becoming a CFO. In banking, I evaluated companies from the outside, analyzing their financial health and creditworthiness to inform lending decisions. When I moved to the CFO…

Anthropic Labs just announced a new product for its flagship AI model called Claude Design. According to Anthropic, the new tool “lets you collaborate with Claude to create polished visual work like designs, prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more.” The company is billing the tool as a way for non-designers to mock up visuals, and a way for designers to quickly test out a range of initial prototypes. It’s powered by Claude’s most recent new model, Opus 4.7, which is trained to handle difficult coding prompts and complex, long-running tasks. Claude Design is available starting today to Claude Pro, Max, Team,…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Advancing your career requires evolving how you build visibility, trust, and influence — not just improving performance. Recognizing your current stage helps you make the right moves to avoid plateaus and accelerate growth. A few months after being promoted to lead a regional marketing team in Central and Eastern Europe, I walked into a meeting where the people around the table had been my peers just weeks earlier. I was now responsible for setting direction, evaluating performance and representing the team to senior leadership.My technical skills had earned me the…

A new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows that more students are seeking out an associate degree first over a four-year bachelor’s degree. Surpassing those aged 21 to 24 for the first time, students aged 18 to 20 represent the largest share of first time associate degree earners in the 2024-25 academic year. That academic year, of the 2 million students who earned a bachelor’s degree, 532,464 of them had a prior postsecondary credential—either a certificate, associate or bachelor’s/masters degree. And of those, 419,766 students completed the bachelor’s degree pathway from an associate degree, accounting for…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Personal legal issues rarely stay contained; they quietly impact leadership focus and business decisions. Effective leaders plan early, delegate authority and protect decision-making capacity during personal disruption. Most leaders think of personal legal issues as separate from their business.Something to handle privately. Something that, with the right advisors, can be contained and resolved without affecting day-to-day priorities and operations.In my experience working with business owners and executives going through divorce, those assumptions tend to break down quickly.Not because something dramatic happens overnight – but because the impact shows up in…

As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made.Users on Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, could place bets on when the airman would be rescued. When Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., shared a screenshot of the activity on social media, an April 3 rescue was trading at 15% compared with 63% who were betting on April 4.After Moulton posted the screenshot and blasted this “dystopian death market,” Polymarket stopped the betting, saying the market “does not meet our integrity standards.”A former Marine…