Parradee Kietsirikul/Getty ImagesUS regulators are grappling with a controversial new frontier in online shopping: companies using our personal data to work out how much each of us is willing to pay.
Some state legislatures are seeking ways to alleviate anxieties about plastic waste. Rowanswiki/Wikimedia CommonsStanding in your local retail store, it can be mind-boggling to try to weigh the pros and cons of all the packaging options. Take shampoo, for example. Shampoo can come in a rigid plastic bottle, a flexible squeeze tube, a refillable metal canister or a solid bar in a paperboard box.
mixetto/Getty ImagesIt’s now easier than ever to sell your unwanted clothes or household items online in Australia.
Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket carrying an all-female crew, including musician Katy Perry, lifted off in 2025. Justin Hamel/Getty ImagesFrom launchpads to low Earth orbit and beyond, space companies and their affiliates are deploying a familiar marketing tactic – with a new twist.
Damien Meyer/Getty ImagesBurn it, slash it, bury it – this is what clothing brands have been doing for years with their unsold stock.
Hunters Race/UnsplashHarrison Young has had a long and distinguished international career in banking and finance. He started in senior executive roles in major United States banks, then became a US financial regulator, with responsibility for the resolution of failing banks. He was also a director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for ten years, and was on the court of directors of the Bank of England.
I AM WORK.
This handwritten phrase was found among the papers of industrialist Essington Lewis after his death in 1961. It captured the mindset shared by many Australian executives of his era.
Arian Simone, left, and Ayana Parsons of the foundation The Fearless Fund saw their grant program for Black women entrepreneurs affected after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action.
High property taxes in Detroit deter national retailers from opening stores in the city. Sylvia Jarrus for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesDetroit’s borders encompass 139 square miles, a footprint large enough to fit Manhattan, Boston and San Francisco combined.
A barista prepares drinks at Qahwah House in Dearborn, Mich. Valaurian Waller for The ConversationThe mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud, declared the city the “Coffee Capital of America” in November 2025.
