Success
‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm
“Everyone thought we were totally mad,” Chris Hulatt recalls of the moment he and his co-founders dropped out of the grad program to launch Octopus Investments.
April 27, 2024
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Environment
Biden administration’s tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
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Finance
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‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm
Activist hedge fund Elliott bets $1 billion on British platinum producer
Health
USDA tells poultry producers to reduce salmonella in certain chicken products to help prevent food poisoning
Minneapolis imposes $15 a pack minimum for cigarettes—$2 more than NYC—to curb smoking
New York outlaws sales of diet pills and muscle-mass builders to children
Leadership
Activist hedge fund Elliott bets $1 billion on British platinum producer
Troubled Philadelphia-based bank implodes in first failure of the year
Billionaire Miami Dolphins owner wants to make South Florida more like Manhattan—’I still love a challenge’
Lifestyle
These incarcerated women are leaving prison with a certified license to make people feel beautiful. The program ‘gave me a chance to feel human again’
Adidas, Ye, and the death of DEI: A cautionary tale for corporate America
Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse—he says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out of town
Personal Finance
‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm
Troubled Philadelphia-based bank implodes in first failure of the year
Commercial tax-prep companies lost out on $5 billion in fees thanks to IRS’ direct file, government says
Politics
Commercial tax-prep companies lost out on $5 billion in fees thanks to IRS’ direct file, government says
Fed’s favorite inflation gauge accelerated in March, spelling trouble for rate cuts—and Biden’s re-election bid
Scientists inspired the right guardrails for nuclear energy, the internet, and DNA research. Let them do the same for AI
Retail
These incarcerated women are leaving prison with a certified license to make people feel beautiful. The program ‘gave me a chance to feel human again’
Pottery Barn parent Williams-Sonoma fined for marketing furniture as ‘crafted’ in the U.S. when it was made in China
Troubled Philadelphia-based bank implodes in first failure of the year
Success
The meteoric rise and stunning fall of Prime, Logan Paul’s energy drink that was once resold for almost $1,500 a can: ‘A brand cannot live on hype alone’
These incarcerated women are leaving prison with a certified license to make people feel beautiful. The program ‘gave me a chance to feel human again’
‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm