The power of a customer-first strategy
I would argue that the most important indicator of a brand’s health is customer loyalty. For leaders, building and sustaining strong customer loyalty is the holy grail. Leaders talk a lot about how to win
Day: June 25, 2025
Notice a red sticker on a Dollar Tree item? It means the price is going up
Dollar Tree is raising prices on some items to $1.50 from $1.25. Alex Bitter/Insider Dollar Tree is raising prices to $1.50 on some items that currently cost $1.25. Some store employees are putting red stickers
Video podcasting is surging and creating much-needed work in Hollywood
Video podcasting is growing and creating opportunities for hosts. Pete Ryan for BI Video is reshaping podcasting as people increasingly watch the format on YouTube. The trend has created opportunities and challenges for people who
I struggled to land a job in LA, until I started producing video podcasts for influencers
Devon Asher works on shows for influencers like Tana Mongeau and Trisha Paytas. Jesse Lambright Photography Devon Asher pivoted from working on Hollywood sets to producing video podcasts with influencers. Asher used a strategically placed
Uber made a big change to how it prices trips. It might be the real secret to the company’s turnaround.
Uber drivers and riders have been affected by the company’s use of upfront pricing, a new study says. Education Images Uber’s upfront pricing strategy could have powered its financial turnaround, a new study found. The
‘Rogue One’ director Gareth Edwards says he would never make another ‘Star Wars’ movie: ‘I’m very happy to move on and do my thing’
Felicity Jones and Diego Luna in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Lucasfilm Gareth Edwards is content moving on from the ‘”Star Wars” franchise after “Rogue One.” “Rogue One” faced behind-the-scenes drama, including massive reshoots.
The top US general says Iran likely didn’t see the B-2 bombers that hit its nuclear sites. Here’s why they might have gone undetected.
B-2 Spirits are advanced stealth aircraft designed to avoid enemy detection. But other elements factored into them going unseen during the US strikes on Iran. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images US B-2 Spirit
CMO Carla Hassan shares how JPMorgan Chase is leaning into AI for business growth
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These 96 housing markets are seeing falling home prices
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National home prices rose +0.5% year-over-year between May 2024 and May 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value
Amazon drives 25% of US streamer sign-ups as it pushes to own the TV experience
Jeremy Helfand oversees the Prime Video advertising business. CHRIS FRAWLEY/Chris Frawley/Prime Video Amazon is putting a big focus on promoting rival streamers to make Prime Video profitable this year. Prime Video “channels” account for 25%
Amazon is taking on Walmart’s rural dominance with its latest delivery push
Amazon is expanding its reach into smaller cities and towns across the US — areas where Walmart often has an established presence. Amazon Amazon said it’s adding more than 4,000 “smaller” communities to its same-day
Scale AI locked down Big Tech client documents after BI revealed security holes
Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang is the focus of Meta’s future AI plans. Jeff Chiu/AP BI alerted Scale AI two weeks ago that public Google Docs exposed confidential client data. Scale locked down the documents
Toys have been cheap for so long that it’s going to be a huge shock now that prices are finally rising
Parents are bombarded with so many toys — partly because they’re so cheap! But their prices are going up. AP Photo/Mike Adaskaveg Bad news, kids: Toy prices rose 2.2% between April and May, according to
How to watch the NBA draft 2025 live online or on TV, including free options
Basketball fans will be keeping their eye on New York tonight for the first round of the 2025 NBA draft at Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, with an 8 p.m. ET tip-off in
BeReal is back. Can it stick around this time?
Is it time to BeReal again? In 2022, the photo-sharing app surged in popularity, won Apple’s “App of the Year,” and even earned its own SNL skit. Once a day, at a random time, users
Why a mission-based approach to leadership can pay off
Brian Peckrill, who runs the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, says CEOs of for-profit companies could learn from not-for-profit organizations. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Brian Peckrill, head of the McGowan Charitable Fund, says ethical leadership is
Apple’s ‘F1’ is yet another big-budget, big-screen movie. I’m not sure why Apple keeps making them.
Brad Pitt is the lead in “F1”, Apple’s new movie. But the racing scenes may be the real stars. Apple Apple is rolling out “F1,” a big-budget racing movie starring Brad Pitt. A few years
Bipartisan bill aims to ban Chinese AI from federal agencies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday vowed to keep Chinese artificial intelligence systems out of federal agencies while pledging to ensure the U.S. will prevail against China in the global AI competition. “We are in a
Bumble shares soar after dating app announces major job cuts
Bumble is cutting a third of its workforce, the latest sign that all is not well in the business of online dating. The company informed its staff of the layoffs in a letter from founder
U.S. stocks near all-time high as oil stabilizes
U.S. stocks are hanging near their all-time high on Wednesday as financial markets catch a breath following two big days bolstered by hopes that the Israel-Iran war will not disrupt the global flow of crude oil. The