Ulta is betting $400 million that an NYC megastore will help it compete with Sephora—and that flagships still work
When Ulta Beauty opens its first-ever flagship, a four-level megastore in New York’s Times Square late next year, the retailer...
OpenAI’s latest AI model likely has similar cyber vulnerabilities to one that led to U.S. export controls on Anthropic’s Fable, British agency says
OpenAI latest AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, likely has security vulnerabilities similar to one that led the Trump administration to impose...
Memory chip giant SK Hynix jumps nearly 13% in Wall Street debut as AI frenzy powers biggest initial share sale in the U.S. by a foreign company
Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose 12.8% as they made their debut on Wall Street, at a...
Why companies are paying a premium for battle-tested CFOs—and Nike’s struggling turnaround shows what that costs
Good morning. Proven public-company CFOs are scarce enough that companies increasingly offer pre-paid packages when recruiting them away from other...
Current price of oil as of July 10, 2026
At 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil was priced at $76.80 per barrel with Brent serving as the benchmark (we’ll...
U.S. Treasury has borrowed $155 billion every month of this fiscal year—and is now paying $24 billion a week in interest on its debts
Despite concerns from debt hawks, the U.S. government is continuing to borrow at pace: For the fiscal year of 2026...
40% of Americans didn’t read a book last year. These 3 are worth the exception
In today’s CEO Daily: 3 business books that are worthy of the beach. The big leadership story: Stanford’s Nicholas Bloom...
In 2026 so far, U.S. VCs have deployed a record-shattering $412.7 billion. Almost none of it is trickling down.
Venture capital is bigger than it’s ever been—but that doesn’t mean the industry is better than it’s ever been. I’ve...
Stitch Fix’s CEO inherited a broken tech darling. He’s fixing it like a traditional retail exec
A decade ago, Stitch Fix was a hot tech company promising to revolutionize how consumers shopped for clothes. Its personal...
Companies are shifting toward cheaper open‑source AI models to rein in costs, Amazon CTO says
Companies worried about mounting AI bills are increasingly shifting to cheaper, open-source models, according to Amazon’s chief technology officer, Werner...
The Raising Cane’s co-CEO has seen those World Cup fans praising the chicken and sauce. He’s ‘pretty grateful’ to have ‘chicken fanatics’ worldwide
Less than 10 days away from the World Cup final, it’s pretty hard to have missed the “FIFA 15” culinary...
Vietnam is paying women to have more babies—but there’s a catch: they have to be on baby no. 2 to qualify for the cash bonus
Like Elon Musk and governments around the world, Vietnam wants more babies, and it’s offering women cash to set their...
Harry Styles fans flew to Amsterdam, paid a 21% premium for hotels, and sent inflation soaring. One Gen Zer paid $1,000 for a tiny ‘box’ hotel room
Inflation has remained stubbornly elevated across the United States and Europe, driven by everything from energy costs to geopolitical tensions...
Asia’s founders are decamping to the U.S. as the region suffers a protracted venture funding slump
Yoevan Khemlani had already begun building his AI company in Singapore when he realized that all his customers were looking...
Hybrid‑work expert Nicholas Bloom says World Cup chaos and pricey commutes are turning July into the summer of remote work
The Stanford economist and remote work researcher who helped explain the Great Resignationsays many companies are never going back to...
