Trump has now signed the sweeping Russia sanctions legislation championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham. The bill passed the Senate 86-11 and the House 262-159, targeting Russian officials, banks, and the so-called shadow fleet transporting Russian energy. But the most dangerous provision is not actually directed at Russia. Washington has given the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the largest countries purchasing Russian oil and natural gas. In other words, we have moved from sanctioning Russia to threatening nations that refuse to obey American foreign policy. This is economic warfare, plain and simple. Politicians have…
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Before a customer says a word, your space is already speaking for you. The difference between good and unforgettable often hides in the smallest details. Your team is your experience in motion. Your online presence gets your potential customers curious about your business. But the moment they walk through your door, the real story begins. Every glance, every greeting, every scuff on the floor tells your customer something about you before you say a word. That is why the in-person visit is the second half of my client assessment at…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways New rules on customs, AI disclosure, packaging, deforestation and privacy look unrelated on the surface, but all demand the same thing: proof of what you know about your own prices, products and machines. Companies should show total prices upfront, treat AI disclosure as a designed part of the experience and build a product data record good enough to answer a regulator, supplier and shopping agent from the same source. It’s not about compliance. Each rule is a public statement that customers are entitled to know what they are paying, what…
Key Takeaways Net-a-Porter CEO Heather Kaminetsky has been leading the luxury retailer since April 2025. Over the span of over a year, Kaminetsky has been asking Net-a-Porter’s customers for feedback — and they have been more than happy to provide it. Kaminetsky’s push for improvement has helped Net-a-Porter stage a comeback; the company’s latest financial results point to a strengthening business. Luxury retailer Net-a-Porter is staging a comeback — and using customer complaints as the groundwork for what to improve. CEO Heather Kaminetsky took over the company in April 2025, and for over a year, she has been relentlessly asking customers…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Brands have always been focused on getting more of people’s attention, but now people want a reason to put their phones down. Instead of asking, “How do I get people to spend more time with my brand?” ask, “How can my brand help people spend their time better?” In-person events can build stronger relationships than online engagement alone. Events, clubs, classes and recurring rituals can turn audiences into genuine communities. Social media, email and digital marketing still work. But we’re entering a period where attention is so constantly being fought…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Every dollar in an account is either working or waiting, and waiting isn’t free. It has a hidden cost most people don’t think about, and now you know exactly what that cost looks like in real numbers. The next step is simply deciding that your capital deserves better than idle. Any balance sitting well beyond your operating needs and emergency reserve is a candidate for redeployment, not a reason to feel behind. Idle cash is any money sitting in a low-yield or non-yielding account that is not actively working toward…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways A website is no longer a competitive advantage — it’s the starting point, and AI can now build one in minutes. As AI makes online content abundant, real differentiation comes from the systems, relationships, trust and expertise that AI can’t manufacture. I built my first website in 1999. I was just an art school kid teaching myself HTML in a bedroom. My competitive advantage was very simple: my sites looked better than the ones the programmers were making. Back when most business websites looked like spreadsheets with hyperlinks, one that appeared professionally designed communicated authority. Traffic and revenue followed.…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: • NIKKEI 225 closed • Shanghai increased 38.035 points or 0.97% to 3,949.907 • Hang Seng increased 291.93 points or 1.18% to 24,042.71 • ASX 200 increased 0.70 points or 0.01% to 8,731.90 • SENSEX increased 564.03 points or 0.76% to 74,858.99 • Nifty50 increased 67.90 points or 0.29% to 23,414.30 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00027 or 0.04% to 0.71241 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00012 or -0.02% to 0.57198 • USDJPY increased 0.527 or 0.34% to 157.401 • USDCNY decreased 0.00267…
A bunch of TikTokers are getting paid thousands of dollars a month to make ads that don’t look like ads at all. The videos look like regular UGC (user-generated content), but they’re actually a stealth way creators can promote a brand, according to The Wall Street Journal. One creator, Ceci Beck, was paid more than $800 to run an account showing her getting dumped over and over, always using the same voice-dictation app. She says she now averages $6,000 a month doing this kind of work. The posts rarely disclose that they’re ads, even though that violates the rules on…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways Mental health support alone cannot build a future-ready workforce. AI adoption depends as much on human capacity as technology. Stronger managers create more resilient organizations. For years, employers have expanded how they think about workplace mental health. Employee assistance programs. Mental health days. Counseling benefits. Wellness initiatives. Burnout prevention. That progress matters. But there is a larger question entrepreneurs and business leaders should be asking: What if supporting mental health is necessary, but insufficient for building a workforce capable of thriving in the future? Employees aren’t only dealing with mental…