Recess is just the latest online retailer that is now opening stores so customers can experience the brand, and buy its products, in real life. Source: Business News
An overlooked trade that’s crushed the S&P 500 for 20 years has fallen on hard times — but one expert says it’s poised for a big comeback
Reuters/Lucas Jackson Medium-sized companies have given investors dramatically better returns than bigger companies over the past few decades. And after a recent lull, an analyst says that pattern is about to resurface. Sam Stovall of CFRA Research says that compared to the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400 is at its lowest price relative to […]
An organizational psychologist has a sneaky job-interview question to figure out what it’s really like to work somewhere
Sebastiaan ter Burg/Flickr Be sure to ask interview questions about company culture. For example, ask the hiring manager to tell you a story about something that happened at this organization that wouldn’t happen anywhere else. That’s according to Wharton psychologist Adam Grant. It’s the hiring manager’s job to sell you on their company — to […]
Convicted kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is likely heading to the ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies’ — a US prison where no one has ever escaped
US DEA/Handout via REUTERS Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican cartel chief found guilty in a US court on Tuesday of running a criminal enterprise that smuggled drugs into the US, is likely headed to a "supermax" prison where repeating his past escapes would be nearly impossible. No one has broken out of Administrative Maximum […]
A Canadian woman is selling her $1.3 million mansion for $19 in an essay contest, and photos of the interior show just how lucky the winner will be
Facebook/Write a Letter, Win a House Last month, Canadian resident Alla Wagner made headlines when she announced an essay contest with a grand prize of her $1.3 million home. The 3-bedroom house is located in Millarville, Alberta on waterfront property. Inside, the house features an expansive kitchen and wine cellar, along with a stunning master […]
Here’s what it takes to pick, pack, and ship 150 million Valentine’s Day roses from Colombia to your local florist
Rachel Premack/Business Insider Americans will spend an estimated $2 billion on roses this Valentine’s Day. The overwhelming majority of those blooms come from Colombia, particularly the temperate highlands outside of Bogotá and Medellín. Business Insider traveled to Colombia to learn why roses are grown there and how the floral industry is shaping the country. […]