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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Momentum traders prioritize existing trends, using volume, price action and catalysts Strict criteria and preparation enable fast, disciplined execution in high-speed markets Success depends on risk management, pattern recognition and continuous post-trade learning Trend watching is big business. “Influencers” try to start trends or at least jump on them early. Day traders are just as passionate about spotting trends, but our timeframe is very much shorter, as in which stocks will take off today.Some traders don’t focus on trends: They’re known as “counter-trend” traders. These folks will do fundamental analysis…

It’s been a rough several years for restaurant chains. Many have been facing headwinds on two fronts: consumers who are pulling back on discretionary spending as inflationary pressures bite, and rising operating costs. These pressures have resulted in numerous chains filing for bankruptcy. Now, another chain’s owner has joined those ranks: 801 Restaurant Group, the parent company of the 801 Chophouse chain of steakhouses, has filed for bankruptcy. Here’s what you need to know. What’s happened? Earlier this month, 801 Restaurant Group, owner of several companies that own 801 Chophouse, 801 Fish, and 801 Local, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Hoarding cash doesn’t guarantee survival — what matters is whether you’re actively using that capital to learn fast enought ot stay relevant in a rapidly shifting market. Startups with plenty of runway can still stall when they optimize for survival instead of learning — avoiding hard decisions, freezing hiring, delaying initiatives and shrinking bets. Stop treating runway as your strategy. Pick one bet (one customer segment, one product thesis, one market where you have real conviction), and fund it properly. Cut everything else. Every founder I know can tell you…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning restaurants and retailers not to sell or serve recalled shellfish from a Washington State company due to potential norovirus contamination.  The recalled shellfish was harvested on March 22 through April 9, according to a safety alert from the FDA. The alert follows an April 10 recall conducted by the Washington State Department of Health, cautioning the FDA about all species of shellstock from the company, Gomez Shellfish, due to norovirus-like illnesses that were associated with the consumption of raw oysters. Norovirus is a contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea and is…

Key Takeaways Youngblood started his shelf-stable hummus brand Prest in November 2024. He invested a few thousand in a pressure cooker, dehydrator and other equipment. Prest hit $3,600 in week one and is expected to grow sales to $500,000 in year one. This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Brian Youngblood, 28, of Boston, Massachusetts. Youngblood is the founder of shelf-stable hummus brand Prest, which he runs as a side hustle while attending Harvard Business School’s MBA program. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.  Image Credit: Prest. Brian Youngblood. What was your day job or primary occupation when you…

Oil prices dropped more than 10% Friday, and U.S. stocks raced toward another record after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying oil from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide. The S&P 500 leaped 1.5% as Wall Street rallied to the finish of a third straight week of big gains, its longest streak since Halloween. A freer flow of oil would take pressure off prices not only for gasoline but also for groceries and all kinds of other products that get moved by vehicles. It could even ultimately help people pay less on credit-card interest or mortgage bills. The Dow…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Most entrepreneurs are still wiring together five different apps and hoping nothing breaks at 2 AM. But AI has moved past automation into autonomy — tools that don’t just assist, they plan, execute and report back without supervision. PwC’s 2026 AI Performance study found that 74% of AI’s economic value is being captured by just 20% of organizations — and those leaders are 2.8 times more likely to have increased the number of decisions made without human intervention.The gap isn’t access to tools. It’s whether you’re using them to assist or to…

Most business leaders are laser-focused on the existential threat that AI poses, with many of them citing it as a reason for major layoffs. At an event on April 15, however, Indeed CEO Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba suggested there’s another force that will wreak havoc on the labor market—one that he argued is more pressing. “Actually, what is happening in all developed countries, including European countries and the U.S. . . . is a big demographic change: an aging labor market,” Idekoba said at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Business Insider reported. He said the sheer number of people aging out of the workforce…

Check your old receipts. Trader Joe’s is paying out $7.4 million to customers who used credit or debit cards between March 5, 2019, and July 19, 2019, after a class action lawsuit claimed the grocery chain violated federal law. The issue? Receipts at some stores printed the first six and last four digits of customers’ cards, increasing the risk of identity theft. Trader Joe’s denied all wrongdoing and said no one reported actual identity theft from the receipts. But the company’s insurer decided settling was cheaper than fighting a long legal battle. Under federal law, you don’t need to prove…

Just because a startup fails doesn’t mean it can’t cash out big. According to a report by Forbes, defunct companies are selling their digital footprints to AI companies as training data—and making real money from it. Shanna Johnson, the CEO of now-defunct software company cielo24, told the publication that she was able to sell every Slack message, internal email and Jira ticket as training data for “hundreds of thousands of dollars.” This isn’t a one-off scenario. SimpleClosure, a startup that helps companies like cielo24 shut down, told Forbes that there’s been major interest from AI companies trying to get their…