Having spent much of the past two years trading sideways, GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) was perhaps one of the last companies investors would have expected to rally into the holidays. But a 35% jump since the start of the month, seemingly out of nowhere, has put paid to that assumption and firmly drawn Wall Street’s…

Just days after his contentious removal as CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman has agreed to return to and lead the company, and a new initial board is in place, OpenAI said in a post on X. The new initial board will include Bret Taylor (chair), a former co-CEO of Salesforce; former treasury secretary Larry Summers;…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In our experience, most small business owners want to grow their companies. There are many reasons to grow your business, including economies of scale. But some entrepreneurs—who could ordinarily grow their businesses—choose to limit the growth of their enterprises. Why? We’ve heard the mantra: You have to…

It was every cruisegoer’s worst nightmare come true last week when violent storms and sky-high waves caused roughly 100 passengers to be injured, five of which were considered to be serious. Passengers onboard Saga Cruises’ Spirit of Discovery were on day nine of a two-week journey from Southern England through the Canary Islands, located off…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. “Fake news” is not just a buzzword. Beyond conspicuously ridiculous conspiracy theories and sensationalist headlines, fake news threatens the very foundations of our information ecosystem. The damage is real indeed: reputations are tarnished, businesses suffer devastating losses, and the line between truth and lie is blurred. But…

Brandon Landry, the son of a Louisiana sugar cane farmer, watched a young Shaquille O’Neal breaking backboards for the Louisiana State University Tigers in the early 1990s. Years later, after a high school basketball career that ended with him being recruited by small and mid-level colleges, Landry went to LSU to study business. He also…

“We make a lot of stuff here,” laughs Louie Hinnen, when asked to explain his business The Factory NYC. Co-founded by Louie and his art school buddy Paul Outlaw, The Factory NYC is a design shop that specializes in event fabrication, photography sets, pop-up shops, custom props, and much more. The Factory NYC opened in…

There’s nothing to excitedly dance about for U.S.-based TikTok employees who have been ordered to return to office — and now management is implementing an internal tracking tool to ensure workers are showing up as expected. According to a new report by the New York Times, TikTok has begun using an internal software called MyRTO…

A piece of royal history broke records at auction last week when the late Princess Diana’s beloved sheep sweater sold for over $1 million. The Warm & Wonderful brand sweater that the then-19-year-old infamously wore to see her soon-to-be husband (now King Charles III) play polo in 1981 fetched $1.1 million when bidding closed on…

What are some quick, simple, and maybe a little weird productivity tricks entrepreneurs use to get more done? I’m always curious about that, so I asked my most productive and successful friends for the “hacks” and tools they use daily. You can find 27 fascinating and informative answers in the latest episode of the Side…