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  • 1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Bob Bryan |Emily Stewart |Henry Blodget

    If you haven't seen it yet, go check out Airbnb, Ticketmaster, Booking.com, or StubHub and behold the magic that is all-in pricing. These platforms, which once had a reputation for stacking on hidden fees as consumers got to the checkout page, are now showing their costs up front. It's not because all these companies have had a collective epiphany — it's because the government is compelling them to be more transparent.

  • 2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bob Bryan |Emily Stewart |Henry Blodget

    William Fischer was in Peru, about to embark on a motorcycle tour around South America, when he got an offer he couldn't refuse — a job offer, that is. A US-based fintech startup reached out in spring 2024, and Fischer was intrigued. The only hiccup: They were 100% in office, no exceptions. The mandate didn't jibe with his LatAm-by-bike plan, or the digital nomad lifestyle he'd lived since 2021, working remotely while traveling to Spain, Mexico, and South Africa, among other locales.

  • 2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bob Bryan |Emily Stewart |Henry Blodget

    Alex Mundo gets a little worked up at the idea of tariffs making the instruments at his music store more expensive, especially for beginners. "There's going to be a lot of kids now who aren't going to be able to get their stuff, aren't going to be able to become musicians," he says. "It's already becoming very cost-prohibitive as it is."Mundo is a jack-of-all-trades within one trade: music.

  • 3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Bob Bryan |Emily Stewart |Henry Blodget

    Bud Light was the king of beers for a long time in the United States. Sure, its sibling brand, Budweiser, had the formal title, but based on sales, the lighter lager was on top for decades. A couple of years ago, in the face of a cultural firestorm and changing consumer tastes, Bug Light lost its crown. Mexican-made Modelo took its place as the top-selling beer in America in retail, becoming the new rey of beers, if you will.

  • 1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Bob Bryan |Emily Stewart |Henry Blodget

    This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Money may not buy happiness, but it does buy stuff. And buying stuff is at the heart of our consumer-driven economic engine. Lately, it's wealthier people, in particular, who have been keeping that engine running.

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Emily Stewart
Emily Stewart @EmilyStewartM
13 May 25

am at the ~ ooo summit ~ where they are making people stand in super long lines to get in and uh lol anyway you wonder why people think conferences are not worth it https://t.co/4Q8N6KPKfx

Emily Stewart
Emily Stewart @EmilyStewartM
13 May 25

RT @Tanya_Sabrinaaa: new entry in @Airbnb being an absolute scam https://t.co/iwvql1ezE1

Emily Stewart
Emily Stewart @EmilyStewartM
13 May 25

sorry did airbnb just do a different version of yellow pages