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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, along with the S&P 500, rose on Monday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. will pause strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. (The S&P was up 1.5% in Monday afternoon trading.)The decision comes after Iran said that if the U.S. hit Iranian power plants, Tehran would “irreversibly destroy” key energy facilities in the Middle East region, defiantly warning Trump that would mean “say[ing] goodbye to electricity.”Bitcoin (BTC) rose 5.2%, to $71,400, on Monday morning in New York. By the afternoon, it was trading at $71,047.51, up about 3.4%. The price…

Key Takeaways Growth without discipline turns small compromises into expensive, long-term mistakes. A clear plan only works if you actually follow it under pressure. If your gut says no, forcing growth will usually make things worse. When you are an entrepreneur, you want nothing more than to see ‘your baby’ grow up into a successful business, especially with all the headwinds that are sure to come your way. That often means that those same entrepreneurs are willing to make sacrifices, veering off on tangents away from their stated business plan.I am not talking about business pivots in a new direction,…

Planning a backpacking trip? Join Pacific Crest Trail correspondent and thru-hiker David Gleisner live on March 25 for a Q&A. (Photo: David Gleisner )Published March 23, 2026 02:46PMIf you want to call it a thru-hike, you’ve got to go the whole way—start to finish—in one continuous push, which usually means a few solid months on the trail. We’re talking hundreds (sometimes thousands) of miles on routes like the Triple Crown trails: the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. Only a small percentage of people who set out on a thru-hike actually make it to the finish.…

Polymarket is updating the rules of its platform to crack down on insider trading as the prediction market giant looks to curb scrutiny over market manipulation.Announced Monday, the updated rules outline three distinct categories of insider trading which will be prohibited on the platform. These include trading on stolen confidential information, meaning trading based on confidential information that violates a preexisting obligation; trading on illegal trips, meaning someone who passed down information illegally; and trading by those who can influence the outcome.“Markets thrive on clarity,” Neal Kumar, Chief Legal Officer of Polymarket, said in a press release. “These rule enhancements make…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A successful acquisition starts with a clear strategy. Without one, you’re just buying an expensive distraction. The choice between buying the whole business or just its assets depends on how much continuity you need and how much risk you are willing to absorb. Retaining key employees, protecting customer confidence and ensuring cultural alignment during the transition are just as important as getting the financials right. The transaction itself is only the beginning. Integration determines whether the acquisition creates value. Entrepreneurship is often framed as starting from nothing. An idea, a…

Several hundred non-tenured full-time faculty members at New York University are on strike after the school failed to reach a tentative contract agreement with Contract Faculty United-United Auto Workers. Nearly 75% of the union’s more than 900 full-time NYU contract faculty—who teach across the university’s various schools—voted to authorize the strike in February. On Monday morning, a deal seemed possible, with CFU-UAW extending its 8 a.m. strike deadline by three hours after bargaining through the university’s spring break last week. By midday, union members and supporters were on the picket line outside NYU’s John A. Paulson Center in lower Manhattan.…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Structured as five-day sprints, hack weeks provide a balance between focused work and avoiding burnout. Hack weeks promote team building and serve as a platform for tackling big ideas, with recent sessions focusing on AI advancements. For some people, the idea of “group projects” causes a reflexive spasm of dread, complete with unpleasant flashbacks to high school assignments where one person always seemed to drop the ball and tank everyone’s grade as a result.In my opinion, workplace collaboration is unfairly maligned. Consider a different image, say, the movie Armageddon, or…

Published March 23, 2026 12:18PMI thought I knew what to expect when I sat down with Josh Rosen, host of Dirt, a Huckberry travel and adventure series that follows the former pro snowboarder around the world exploring food cultures, connecting with local farmers and chefs, and of course, getting a little wild.But I was surprised to hear how transformative the show has been for him. Not only has it changed the way Rosen imagines a collective future; it has changed the way he imagines his own. “I just want to be engaged with people, telling stories,” Rosen told Outside. “Dirt has made…

On March 19, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve a commemorative gold coin that flies in the face of the law. On one side of the coin President Donald Trump is seen scowling as he leans with his fist on a desk; on the other, a bald eagle carries the Liberty Bell. Designed for the United States’ semiquincentennial, the coin would break a longstanding U.S. tradition established via an 1866 law that bans living presidents from appearing on currency. Only one other living president in history has appeared on a coin: 100 years ago when then-President Calvin…

Sam Altman saw the writing on the wall months ago. The OpenAI CEO issued a “code red” late last year after realizing the company was spreading itself too thin — chasing everything from video models to robotics while Anthropic focused on winning business customers. The strategy backfired. Business customers purchasing AI for the first time now choose Anthropic at three times the rate of OpenAI. Altman’s solution: hire aggressively and refocus. He plans to double OpenAI’s workforce to 8,000 employees by year-end, with new hires working across product development, engineering, research and sales. OpenAI is also ditching “side quests” to…