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Secret Sauce

February 10, 2024 | Wouldn’t the office be better if we all took a collective coffee break?

Sam Altman’s $7 Trillion Plan

February 9, 2024 | Sam Altman, CEO of the company that created ChatGPT, has probably never been criticized for a lack of ambition. His latest endeavor is, to say the least, quite ambitious.

The Big Review

February 8, 2024 | McKinsey has warned about 3,000 of its consultants that their performance was “unsatisfactory” and must improve. Otherwise, they could be removed from the company.

Burrito Season

February 7, 2024 | It’s never been easier to have Uber deliver your Chipotle order, and coincidentally, both companies reported earnings this week.

JPMorgan’s Love Affair

February 6, 2024 | Personal finance has gone digital, but JPMorgan didn’t get the message.

NYC On Sale

February 5, 2024 | Forget this bonkers housing market. How about buying a whole apartment building? New York City apartment buildings are on sale for a bargain, sometimes 50% off.

Housing Revolution

February 4, 2024 | Meet Icon’s Jason Ballard, who wants to put a dent in the affordable housing crisis. Could his tiny Austin, Texas-based company disrupt the trillion-dollar construction industry?

Disappearing Public Companies

February 3, 2024 | Back in 1996, there were over 8,000 public companies trading on American stock exchanges. Fast forward to today, and that number has collapsed to fewer than 3,750. The end result?

February 2, 2024 | Two years ago, Facebook’s parent posted the biggest market valuation loss in stock-market history. But Thursday, it reported more impressive quarterly earnings, and its stock rose about 21% on Friday — adding $200 billion to its market cap, the biggest single-session market value addition.

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