BUSINESS NEWS
- My company ‘died’ three times, including a full pivot back to our roots after a $60m series B. It’s the test most VC-backed startups face
by Andreas Cleve on October 8, 2025 at 3:24 pmHere's how our most impressive fundraise led to a return to our roots in AI infrastructure — and why founders shouldn’t fear the big pivot.
- Jamie Dimon warns leaders not to ‘put their head in the sand’ about AI. ‘It is going to affect jobs’
by Eva Roytburg on October 8, 2025 at 3:20 pmManagers and leaders have to “get their mind working on how they’re gonna use this thing," the JP Morgan Chase CEO said. "It's kind of the tip of the iceberg."
- The gut science of sports: Fandom triggers ’emotional eating’ and sometimes peer pressure to eat the thing you really shouldn’t
by Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation on October 8, 2025 at 3:16 pmBuffalo Bills fans eat wings. Cincinnati Bengals fans eat Skyline Chili. And the things that people eat the day after a big loss...
- Dolly Parton once turned down a song request from Elvis Presley. That was just one business decision that helped build her $650 million empire
by Sydney Lake on October 8, 2025 at 3:12 pmParton established her own publishing company in 1966, which helped her hold onto nearly all of her publishing rights.
- Billionaire investor Marc Andreessen says AI destroying jobs and making everyone poor is a ‘fallacy’—and even if that did happen, prices would drop
by Emma Burleigh on October 8, 2025 at 3:09 pmAn AI-driven productivity boom could create an era of abundance—where $100 items might soon sell for just a penny, said Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Marc Andreessen.
- The real-estate ‘winner’s curse’: Study of nearly 14 million home sales over 20 years shows you don’t want to win that bidding war
by Soon Hyeok Choi, The Conversation on October 8, 2025 at 3:08 pmEconomists at the Rochester Institute of Technology looked at a dataset covering 30 U.S. states, looking for patterns in resales and mortgage defaults.
- Ray Dalio says investors should take heed of the 1970s and increase their gold holdings
by Eleanor Pringle on October 8, 2025 at 3:04 pmAs gold tops $4,000, Ray Dalio urges investors to increase exposure, calling the metal a key diversifier amid debt concerns and global de-dollarization.
- ‘Let’s trust consumers and stop this hot dog populism’: European politicians up in arms over vote to ban ‘steak’ and ‘meat’ reference to veggie protein
by The Associated Press on October 8, 2025 at 2:53 pm"A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef ... Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers,” Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh said.
- Jamie Dimon isn’t so sure the U.S. will avoid a recession next year—even if Wall Street is convinced otherwise
by Eleanor Pringle on October 8, 2025 at 10:26 amJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says a U.S. recession could hit in 2026, a warning to markets not to get complacent despite strong GDP growth and AI optimism
- Gold’s record price is driven by the ‘debasement trade,’ China, and fear of an AI bubble, analysts say
by Jim Edwards on October 8, 2025 at 10:19 amGold surged past $4,000 an ounce, up 50% this year, driven by investor fears over government debt, a weaker dollar, a buying spree by China’s central bank, and concerns the AI stock boom may collapse.
