The consumer movement against plastic food and beverage packaging is gathering momentum, and companies are beginning to respond. The FT’s Anna Gross takes a closer look at some of the more innovative products available, including reusable takeaway cups and compostable packaging. Meanwhile, as part of its sustainable strategy, food giant Nestlé is looking to create
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WorkingNation highlights the trend of technology and globalization replacing jobs in diverse industries across the United States.
As the list of companies offering flexible work schedules grows, the businesses and infrastructure that supported office workers in major cities could crumble. Produced by Sean Clark Supervising Producer: Logan Whiteside #CNN #Business #WFH CNN Business brings you the latest news about the companies, personalities, and innovations that are driving business forward. Interested in more
► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs The FT’s Leslie Hook takes a look inside an Amazon centre in Tracy, California, as it gears up for the holiday shopping season. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo Facebook https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes
The venture capitalist says anyone building a startup now must be able to do one thing “uniquely well.”
The Waggoner Ranch in north Texas is slightly smaller than Rhode Island and is the largest ranch in the U.S. within a single fence. Everything about it is Texas-scale: the colorful history, the sprawl, the oil that lies beneath it, and the feud among the heirs that is forcing a court-ordered sale. This old-fashioned working
Psychologist Ty Tashiro, author of “Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially awkward and Why That’s Awesome,” explains why awkward people are more likely to demonstrate “striking talent.” ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the fastest growing business news site in the
Intelligent, indestructible and with no humans on board, these sailboats are plotting their own course through the waters of San Francisco Bay. If Richard Jenkins gets his way, soon there’ll be hundreds of them – trawling the oceans for data. Video by Victoria Blackburne-Daniell, David Nicholson ———- #BloombergHelloWorld Hello World is a Webby and Emmy-nominated
For thousands of years, agarwood has been known as “The Wood of the Gods.” First-grade agarwood can cost as much as $100,000 per kilogram, making it one of the most expensive raw materials in the world. Aquilaria malaccensis is a tree native to the rainforests of southeast Asia. The healthy heartwood inside Aquilaria trees is
July 25 (Bloomberg) — Genuine Fakes Owner John Myatt, who was involved in the greatest art forgery of the 20th century, according to Scotland Yard, tells us how he did it. (Source: Bloomberg) –Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global importance.
Rolex watches are some of the most sought-after timepieces in the world. Last year, a vintage Rolex Daytona worn by Paul Newman was sold at auction for $17.8 million. Cara Barrett, editor at Hodinkee, fills us in on why Rolex’s are so pricey. Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance,
Bill Benter is the most successful gambler you’ve never heard of. After being banned from Vegas for beating the house at Blackjack, he turned to Hong Kong where he devised a system that could predict the horses. Around a billion dollars later, this is his story. Video by Tom Gibson #BWStorylines ——– Like this video?
Elon Musk was preparing to take Tesla public in June 2010. Ten years later, Tesla has become the most valuable car company in the world. Here’s what he told CNN about the future of the company on the day of Tesla’s IPO. This interview was originally conducted by CNN’s Poppy Harlow on June 29, 2010.
The COVID-19 crisis is changing the way future Coastguardsmen are trained at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, NJ. According to the Training Center’s Commanding Officer Capt. Kathy Felger, there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the Training Center. Due to the crisis, the Coast Guard has implemented a 14-day “Restriction
The pandemic has put intense pressure on the flow of ships from Asia to the west. But FT Trade Secrets writer Thomas Hale says there could also be a far more long-lasting impact on the industry. ► To learn more, visit our website – https://tradesecrets.ft.com/ ► Watch more videos from this series here – https://bit.ly/2ZiDSqM
May 13 (Bloomberg) — Jesse James Firearms Unlimited (JJFU) is the latest venture from the infamous biker and TV personality. Following the success of his custom motorcycle shop, West Coast Choppers, and a string of popular TV shows like Monster Garage, Jesse James is reconnecting with hands on work in his new, much smaller, business.
Hand-harvested Icelandic sea salt could cost you more than 30 times the price of table salt. Housed in one of the most remote and coldest locations in the country, Saltverk salt factory produces 10 metric tons of salt each year. But there’s one other thing that’s unique about the way it’s processed: Everything is powered
Jocko Willink, a former Navy SEAL commander, host of the “Jocko Podcast,” and the author of “Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual,” believes your best chances might be to run from a fight. Following is a full transcript of the video. Jocko Willink: If someone attacks me and they want to punch or kick me, I can just run
By 2050 it’s estimated there’ll be over 6.5 billion people living in urban spaces, and vertical farming could play a growing role in feeding them. The farms use far less space, water, and transport than traditional methods of farming, although their power consumption is a constant challenge. Persis Love travels to Germany and the UK
McDonald’s training course is more than flipping burgers.
10.4 feet across at its widest point, Boston’s ‘Spite House’ is the undisputed narrowest in Beantown. Curious? It’s available for rent.
House managers can be critical to the smooth running of their employer’s life, home and staff. Emma Jacobs looks at how these domestic professionals support the wealthy. Credits Filmed by Steve Ager, Nicola Stansfield, Petros Gioumpasis. Additional material: Getty. Graphics and animations by Russell Birkett. Edited by Nick Swinglehurst and Seb Morton-Clark. Produced by Nalini
Get a rare look at the entire process of how rocks are turned into magnificent sparkling diamonds in the hands of experienced craftsmen.
In the U.S. today, the average African-American household owns just 6 cents for every $1 of wealth held by the typical white household, and blacks make up just 1.7% of the top 1% of wealthy Americans. But there are black members of the 1% who are working to change that. Tanzina Vega investigates the historical
Cuban cigars hold a reputation as the world’s most opulent tobacco product. A box of good quality Habanos can cost thousands of dollars. Every hand-rolled Cuban cigar goes through about 500 manual tasks from seed to cigar. But over the last 25 years, cigars made in other countries in the Caribbean and Central America have
J.J. Redick is one of the top 10 free throw shooters in NBA history. Redick sat down with Business Insider to discuss NBA free agency, his big offseason and why players struggle with free throws. ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the
Toms went from being valued at $625 million to having massive debt. Blake Mycoskie started the company to help people with its “One for One” donation model. However, Toms had trouble growing beyond its original product and branding. MORE RISE AND FALL: The Rise And Fall Of Harley-Davidson The Rise And Fall Of Hummer The
Zoox is on the verge of transforming the entire transportation industry by creating self-driving robots that will become the ride-shares of the future. Read more about Zoox: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-17/robot-taxi-startup-zoox-has-800-million-and-a-wild-pitch #BloombergHelloWorld ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Bloomberg is the First Word in business news, delivering breaking news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data,
On our a recent trip to Fiji, Tony Robbins took us on a private tour of his massive beachfront mansion. Robbins recently hosted the winners of the Shopify Build a Bigger Business competition at his Fiji resort, Namale, where he invited Business Insider senior strategy reporter Richard Feloni for an inside look at the 525-acre
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son’s Vision Fund has been impossible to ignore since its inception, pumping billions upon billions of dollars into tech companies like WeWork and Uber. Now, a string of high-profile losses and the coronavirus pandemic have put the fund deeply in the red. Bloomberg journalists Pavel Alpeyev, Sarah McBride and Tim Culpan break
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