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Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). In the summer of 2019, when rows of unsold Model S and Model X sedans baked in the California sun, Wall Street thought Tesla (TSLA) was cooked.  The company was running out of road and Tesla’s bears knew it. Margins were shrinking, as was its cash flow, so more and more people lined up to short TSLA stock.  But what they could not see was the assembly line inside the building, where Tesla would produce a mass-market sedan called the Model 3. That model would eventually send Tesla stock…

Key Takeaways Major brands like Target and American Eagle are increasingly tapping everyday social media users with as few as 500 followers to create branded content. These programs are often gamified, offering tiers, challenges and small rewards such as gift cards, discounts and free products instead of substantial cash payments. Emarketer forecasts that social media spending on influencers with small followings will surge this year. The bar for getting a brand deal has never been lower as major brands court content creators with small audiences.  According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, over the past year, major…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Live streaming is one of the most effective ways to reach your target audience and build a real, lasting connection — and therefore a loyal customer or viewer. Ever since I started going live on YouTube, I’ve built relationships with entrepreneurs around the world, connected with amazing clients and created opportunities that simply wouldn’t have existed otherwise. As a business owner, I’ve spent years helping entrepreneurs, brands and professionals increase their online visibility. Recently, one of the most effective tools I’ve added to my strategy has been going live on…

Key Takeaways Henry co-founded Stord when he was an 18-year-old college student at Georgia Tech. He dropped out at 19 to focus on the company, which hit a $3 billion valuation earlier this year. Stord delivered to nearly 20% of U.S. households in 2025 alone and is on track for $1 billion in annual revenue. This first-person, as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sean Henry, CEO and co-founder of Stord, a commerce enablement platform providing independent brands with the operational intelligence they need to compete with Amazon. Henry started Stord with co-founder and CTO Jacob Boudreau in 2015…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways The gap between a $300,000 exit and a $900,000 exit isn’t how good your business is — it’s whether you’ve built the asset buyers actually pay for. Stop optimizing for taxes and start optimizing for clean books: the pennies you save in April cost you millions at exit. Many entrepreneurs see building a company and eventually selling it as the ultimate achievement. My first exit happened by accident, and I didn’t even know I’d had one. I was 19, mowing lawns because I’d bought a mower, and walking to jobs…

Key PointsGE Aerospace trades at a premium due to recurring revenue expectations, while Delta is priced as a highly cyclical stock. Delta Air Lines has diversified its revenue beyond main cabin ticketing, and in doing so made its revenue streams a lot less cyclical. 10 stocks we like better than Delta Air Lines ›The valuation discrepancy between GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) and Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) speaks volumes about how investors view the commercial aerospace industry. While that view has historical precedent, I think the industry has changed, and the market is at least mispricing Delta Air Lines.How the…

Key PointsIf you’re on Social Security, there’s probably a big question on your mind: What will your 2027 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, amount to? And will it be more generous than this year’s somewhat meager 2.8% COLA?We won’t know what next year’s COLA looks like until October. But early inflation numbers offer a clue as to what to expect in the new year.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » Image source: Getty Images. What the…

It’s looking really rough out there with Asian stocks once again being taken to the cleaners. All eyes are on South Korea as tech shares continue to be battered amid the AI boom and bust cycle. At the lows just now, the KOSPI sank by over 12% and leads the rout in recent weeks to effectively wipe out the gains from April to June.From earlier: South Korea has just experienced something worse than the dot-com bustThe amount of leverage involved will serve as good lessons for the future and it’s going to be quite a big wake up call for…

Deutsche Bank analysts note that lower oil prices and bond yields supported US equities, helping the equal-weighted S&P 500 reach a record high as investors rotated into defensive and non-tech sectors. However, continued weakness in semiconductor stocks left the NASDAQ 100 close to correction territory, while a deepening chip-led sell-off in South Korea pushed the KOSPI down around 12% and triggered another circuit breaker. Elsewhere in Asia, markets were mixed, with Australian equities advancing after softer-than-expected inflation reduced expectations of further RBA tightening.Equities gain as chips sell off”The decline in oil and rates also helped support equities, with the S&P…

Geoff Yu at BNY reports that global equity allocations have reached a record share of portfolios, with United States (US) markets dominating both equity and fixed-income holdings. Yu sees recent Dollar-selling from equity rebalancing as a healthy correction but expects the structural rotation toward equities to persist, with shifts likely within regional and sector allocations rather than back into bonds.Structural rotation keeps stocks dominant”We acknowledge near-term downside risk to global equity allocations, but the data suggest the rotation of the past three years is structural. In January and February, markets focused on the “debasement trade” as falling U.S. real rates…