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Yesterday, shares of Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META) dropped nearly 8% in a single trading session, ending the day at $547.54 per share. Today, the stock price has continued to fall, down about 2.5% in early-morning trading. At its current price of around $533 per share, it has declined more than 32% since META shares reached an all-time high of over $796 per share last August. But why has Meta, led by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, seen its stock fortunes reversed so profoundly since last summer? There are three primary factors at play. The most immediate factor affecting…

Key Takeaways The average Wall Street bonus hit a record $246,900 in 2025, about $15,000 higher than in 2024. The total bonus pool climbed to $49.2 billion, fueled by a more than 30% jump in industry profits. The richer payouts added an estimated $199 million in extra state income tax revenue. The average Wall Street bonus reached $246,900 in 2025, a record high, as bank profits surged, per a recent report from New York State’s Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. DiNapoli reported this week that the average Wall Street bonus increased by 6% in 2025 compared to 2024. That means that the…

Since Patrick Star first posed it to Squidward Tentacles, the internet hasn’t been able to get the question, “Is mayonnaise an instrument?” out of its collective head. Luckily, experts have finally stepped in to give us an answer.Those experts include Hellmann’s, the world’s biggest mayo brand, and researchers at Northumbria University, led by Dr. Rachael Durkin, its Head of Global Music Technologies, who employed fields like acoustics, musicology, and organology—the study of musical instruments—to put the question to rest.Their inquiry takes inspiration from one of SpongeBob SquarePants’s most beloved early episodes, “Band Geeks.” In a much-memed scene, curmudgeon Squidward polls…

Let’s stop pretending cannabis brands are playing the same game as everyone else. They’re not. While most businesses are out here running ads, scaling funnels, and casually collecting data like it’s a hobby… cannabis brands are navigating restrictions that feel like they were designed to make growth as painful as possible. And yet, some of them are still winning. So what’s going on? 🚫 The Biggest Problem: You Can’t Market Like Everyone Else Most industries rely on: Cannabis brands? Blocked. Restricted. Shadowbanned. Flagged. Platforms like Meta and Google have strict policies around cannabis-related content, especially when it comes to THC…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways What got your business off the ground won’t scale it, and founders must shift from instinct-driven startup habits to structured, repeatable systems. Scaling requires clarity on your X-factor, hiring leaders who can operate beyond your bandwidth and securing the right capital at the right time. Here’s the uncomfortable truth most entrepreneurs avoid: what got your business off the ground will not scale it.Yet founders routinely try to grow by repeating the very behaviors that helped them survive the early days — instinct, hustle and heroic effort. In “start mode,” those…

Most “top marketing articles” are just recycled advice wearing new statistics. Same tips. New year. Slightly shinier buzzwords. This isn’t that. If you’re building a real brand in 2026, here’s what’s actually changing, what still works, and what you need to do if you don’t want to get buried. ⚡ 1. AI Isn’t Replacing Marketing — It’s Exposing Bad Marketing AI is everywhere now. Content, ads, emails, strategies. And somehow… most of it still sucks. Why? Because AI doesn’t fix weak ideas. It just scales them faster. According to industry trends, AI is reshaping targeting, personalization, and content creation, but…

Energy researchers like me know that the concept of a strategic oil stock goes back to the early 20th century, when the U.S. Navy first substituted oil for coal as a fuel for ships. Starting in 1912, Congress set aside several petroleum-rich areas in the U.S., including Elk Hills in California and Teapot Dome in Wyoming. In times of need, oil wells could be drilled in those regions to produce fuel for the Navy.The current system involves oil that has already been produced and is stored so it can enter the market quickly. That approach was created by the International…

JetBlue is quietly shopping for a buyer, according to Semafor. The airline has tapped advisers to assess selling itself to a rival and has specifically scenario-planned how deals with United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, or Southwest Airlines might be received by regulators in Washington. JetBlue shares jumped 12% when the news broke. The move comes after JetBlue’s attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines was blocked on antitrust grounds in 2024. Since then, JetBlue shares have dropped more than 40% and the airline has struggled to compete with higher-end carriers like United and Delta while losing discount customers to Spirit and Frontier. United…

Jeopardy! may have been born on over-the-air television, but it’s determined not to live and die there.The trivia game show’s first iteration premiered on NBC daytime television more than 60 years ago in 1964. Its modern syndicated version launched in 1984, and 41 seasons later, it’s still going strong, garnering 7.5 million viewers for its latest season premiere and maintaining its title as the most-watched syndicated series on TV.Though Jeopardy! made it through the cultural transition to streaming largely unscathed, its producers are still finding ways to innovate its format and bring the show to new platforms. That includes the…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Leaders must prioritize disciplined clarity over reactive decision-making to effectively guide their businesses through rapid technological change. In an AI-driven landscape, women founders can ensure team trust and stability by practicing relational steadiness and improving leadership communication. Choosing strategic momentum over nonstop output is crucial for sustainable growth and authority in high-speed environments. Artificial intelligence is not just changing how we work. It is changing how quickly we are expected to lead.What once unfolded over years now shifts in quarters. New tools surface before teams have mastered the last set.…