Jeff Bezos shares his best advice for anyone starting a business based on his experience founding Amazon 26 years ago
Alex Wong/Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shared four key pieces of advice that helped make his company a success. At a 2019 conference, Bezos encouraged entrepreneurs to take risks, be passionate,...
Norwegian Cruises CEO is eyeing acquisitions thanks to a $8 billion war chest raised during the pandemic. Here are the 6 companies it could be pick up, per experts
As demand for travel rebounds, Norwegian Cruises CEO Frank Del Rio floated one way to use the company's cash on hand: buy other cruise lines. Del Rio told analysts during a Goldman Sachs webinar that the company is...
Grocery stores are pulling perishable food, covering aisles in plastic sheets, and running sprinklers on store roofs as they battle the record heat wave
Washington grocery stores cover refrigerated aisles to lock in the cool air Carla Judah Grocers in Washington state have been forced to stop selling some refrigerated goods amid a heat wave. The heat makes it hard...
Gas stations in some states are running out of fuel ahead of Fourth of July weekend and an oil-truck-driver shortage is to blame
A woman fills gas cans at a Speedway gas station on May 12, 2021 in Benson, North Carolina. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images Gas prices are expected to remain at their highest level since 2014 over Fourth of July...
Unvaccinated Americans are more likely to participate in July 4 festivities than vaccinated ones, survey finds
People wave US National flags during the 2020 "Salute to America" event in honor of Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, July 4, 2020. AFP/Saul Loeb via Getty...
It's not just housing shortages. A lumber CEO says a boom in DIY projects is also driving up demand for the building material.
Scott Olson/Getty Images Weyerhaeuser CEO Devin Stockfish said home-improvement projects are a key driver of lumber prices. Lumber prices have fallen from May's record highs, but experts say they will stay elevated...
Kanye West is suing Walmart for selling 'virtually indistinguishable' knockoffs of his foam Yeezy shoes
Kanye West speaks on stage at the "Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson" at the on November 07, 2019 in New York City. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company Kanye West sued...
A new USPS plan could add two days to delivery times for some Americans. Here are the states that could be hit hardest by mail delays.
Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Postal Service's 10-year plan could slow mail delivery times by as much as two extra days. The new policies would heavily impact delivery times along the West...
The FAA wants the airline industry to fight decades of sexism on airplanes by removing words like 'Cockpit,' 'Airman,' and 'Unmanned'
Airline pilots in an Airbus cockpit. Shutterstock.com An FAA committee released a report recommending airlines shift to gender neutral language. The group recommended airlines replace words like "Airman"...
Videos show a herd of cows stampeding through Los Angeles as people try to lasso them after they broke free from a nearby slaughterhouse
Even cattle embryos have been found to be securities. Getty Images 40 cows raced through Pico Rivera streets after they escaped from a nearby slaughterhouse. One cow was shot, while another trampled a Los Angeles...
Take a look at Spotify's new audio-only app Greenroom, the audio streaming giant's bid to challenge Clubhouse
Spotify Spotify launched its own audio-only app called Greenroom on Wednesday. The app will go head-to-head with Clubhouse, a platform that has been valued at $4 billion. Here's what you need to know about...
Tesla's fastest car has a 'Drag Strip Mode' that lets you go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 2 seconds - but the set-up process takes 15 minutes
Tesla Model S Plaid. Tesla The Model S Plaid can accelerate from 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds, but it requires a set-up process. MotorTrend tested the vehicle out. It had the fastest acceleration speed they'd seen,...
Amazon is reportedly buying 1,000 autonomous truck-driving systems, which could pave the way for one day ditching drivers
Plus Amazon reportedly ordered 1,000 autonomous truck-driving systems from a startup called Plus. The retail giant also has the option to buy shares of the AI startup, according to a recent filing. The technology...
Celebrity Cruises CEO says people are itching to blow tons of money on casinos, massages, and other thrills: 'They just want to enjoy themselves'
Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Reflection ship. Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said many travelers are eager to shell out extra cash. During the pandemic, Americans saved $1.6 trillion and...
Take a look at some of the lakes in California that have been swallowed up by the 'megadrought'
Associated Press California has been hit by a "megadrought" that has dried up key reservoirs in the state. Entire lakes have shrunk exponentially, leaving yachts and docks beached on dry land. Nearly 95%...
Videos show hordes of people lined up for blocks to get into Disneyland after it dropped its mask mandate
Getty As California reopens from the COVID-19 pandemic, videos emerged of people lined up for Disneyland access. Masses of people without masks stood in lines for hours to get into the theme park. New state...
Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever before, as used-car prices hit record highs
Used car lot. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The average age of a US car is over 12 years old, IHS Markit found. Soaring prices for new cars have increased the market for used vehicles. Car owners looking to repair...
Take a look inside an Amazon Air Boeing 737, the latest weapon in Jeff Bezos' master plan to win the delivery wars
The exterior of a Prime Air Boeing 737-800BCF plane. Sinéad Baker/Business Insider Amazon operates its own planes to meet its goals to deliver packages to customers quicker. The Amazon Air fleet also moves cargo...
The CEO of Tesla wannabe Lordstown Motors is out. Insiders say he exaggerated demand and hired interns to do his engineering.
Monday morning, Lordstown Motors, the electric vehicle startup that just a few months ago went public at a $1.6 billion valuation, announced the resignation of founder and CEO Steve Burns, along with other top...