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These music mavens left their top jobs to build their own record label. Here's how a slow, 'old-school' approach helps them build their business.

(R-L) Phil Lawrence by Jaloni Williams; Malik Rasheed by Marc Peace; Chief...

GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy says Trump won't be the party's 2024 presidential nominee

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana). Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post/AFP via...

Google's Stadia gaming division reportedly missed its user goals by hundreds of thousands of gamers

Playing a Stadia game. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Google's Stadia...

47 influential democracy activists charged in Hong Kong in China's biggest crackdown yet under controversial new law

Pro-Democracy Activist, Benny Tai, Arrives at Ma On Shan Police Station, to...

The global 'infodemic' will be Biden's biggest challenge

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds his phone as he arrives at...

Archaeologists found the 'Lamborghini' of chariots preserved near Pompeii

A view of a chariot that was found north of Pompeii. Pompei Archeological Park Archaeologists found a preserved ceremonial chariot near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Experts say it's not like anything found in...

A Texas judge has ruled the CDC's eviction moratorium during the pandemic is unconstitutional

The Maricopa County constable signs an eviction order on October 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. John Moore/Getty Images A federal judge in Texas struck down the constitutionality of an eviction moratorium. The...

Facebook deleted a video of Rep. Marie Newman installing a transgender flag in front of her office but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's anti-transgender post was untouched

A transphobic sign was put up by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2020, after Rep. Marie Newman, D-Ill., put up a pro transgender rights flag across the hallway in the Longworth House Office...

Watch Amazon's anti-union ads that Twitch is removing after saying they should 'never have been allowed'

Amazon/via More Perfect Union on YouTube Amazon ads on Twitch, shared by More Perfect Union, discouraged Alabama workers from voting to unionize. Twitch told Insider in a statement that it does not allow political...

SPAC Reinvent Technology Partners surges after merger deal to list Joby Aviation on NYSE

Joby Aviation Prototype aerial vehicle. Joby Aviation Reinvent Technology Partners is set to merge with the air taxi company Joby Aviation. The deal will value the combined enterprise at roughly $6.6...

The FBI has arrested a Capitol riot suspect who boasted on TV that she 'would do it again tomorrow'

Left: Lori Vinson at a news interview. Right: Vinson and her husband Thomas outside the Capitol. WEHT/14News via criminal complaint Lori Vinson and her husband were arrested by the FBI on Tuesday in connection to...

3 top execs at hedge fund Elliott Management have put their New York apartments up for sale as the firm moves to Miami. See inside one of the $39.5 million homes.

The living room of a TriBeCa apartment that's being listed for $39.5 million. Compass Top execs from Elliott Management are selling their New York homes, the Wall Street Journal reports. The apartments are for sale...

Workhorse extends 2-day slide to 57% after losing USPS contract to Oshkosh

Workhorse Truck Workhorse Workhorse stock extended its two-day slide to 57% on Wednesday after losing a coveted USPS contract to Oshkosh Defense. The electric vehicle maker was a front runner for the ten-year,...

10 ways to manage stress and stay calm under pressure as a business leader

Overloading your mind with too many to-dos can lead to burnout and emotional outbursts. Maskot/Getty Images Business leaders can use certain techniques to minimize stress and burnout at work. Managing your daily...

Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham warns the stock-market bubble could burst before May in a new interview. Here are the 16 best quotes.

Jeremy Grantham. REUTERS/Nicholas Roberts Jeremy Grantham warned the stock-market bubble will likely deflate before May.The GMO cofounder also criticized SPACs and cheered electric vehicles.Here are Grantham's 16...

Liz Cheney says the GOP risks becoming known as 'the party of white supremacy'

Liz Cheney: "It's very important, especially for us as Republicans, to make clear that we aren't the party of white supremacy." Getty Rep. Liz Cheney said the GOP needed to "make clear we aren't the...

150 business leaders, including Google's Sundar Pichai and longtime Trump ally Stephen Schwarzman, are backing Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus bill in a letter to Congress

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, President Joe Biden, Google CEO Sundar Pichai Jim Spellman/Getty Images, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images More than 150 execs from top US firms have...

How a wealthy businesswoman moved to a depressed, rural corner of Georgia, won over its voters, and got them to send her to Congress

Marjorie Taylor Greene. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Insider Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of the most divisive new politicians in Congress. Insider spoke to...

Marjorie Taylor Greene faces a 'bloodbath' of a reelection race in 2022 - if she isn't expelled from Congress first, district organizers say

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is one of the most contentious new figures in Congress. Republicans and Democrats in her district say she'll face...

GameStop's CFO Jim Bell due to exit the company with a package worth about $30 million

GameStop is seeking a new chief financial officer. Jeff Roberson/AP GameStop CFO Jim Bell will reportedly exit with a $30 million package, Bloomberg reported. When he departs in March, his contract entitles him to...

Johnson & Johnson faces 25,000 US lawsuits over its baby powder. Some users say talc in the product caused their cancers.

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Johnson & Johnson has set aside $3.9 billion in "litigation expenses," it said Monday. This includes funds related to the talc scandal, where its baby powder was linked to...