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Architectural Wise

Why did Gaudí not have more of an impact on global architecture?

Few architects have achieved more public recognition than Antoni Gaudí. But why was he not more influential? Nat Barker reports as part of...

Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl is "the only object you need for the World Cup" thumbnail
Architectural Wise

Gustaf Westman's stadium-shaped snack bowl is "the only object you need for the World Cup"

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman is ringing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted across the USA, Canada and Mexico, with a chubby pink...

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Architectural Wise

Sell Out Show offers designer-made objects for sale out of a vending machine

An unusual vending machine popped up in a Copenhagen kiosk during 3 Days of Design, offering affordable limited-edition design objects ranging from a...

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The Business Economics

Current price of oil as of June 17, 2026

At 9 a.m. Eastern Time today, the price of oil sits at $80.78 per barrel, using Brent as the benchmark (we’ll explain what...

Exclusive: A 21-year-old Stanford grad just raised $11 million to put a hormone lab on your wrist thumbnail
The Business Economics

Exclusive: A 21-year-old Stanford grad just raised $11 million to put a hormone lab on your wrist

Jenny Duan closed her seed round the same week she picked up her diploma. Duan, 21, graduated from Stanford University last weekend with...

Exclusive: Karta raises $15 million to bring WhatsApp-run U.S. credit cards to global travelers thumbnail
The Business Economics

Exclusive: Karta raises $15 million to bring WhatsApp-run U.S. credit cards to global travelers

When American Express began scaling back a niche credit card for non‑U.S. clients who keep money in American banks and brokerages, it left...

Michael Burry is ‘tempted’ to short Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but says it’s not enticing enough for ‘fundamentally a small space company’ thumbnail
The Business Economics

Michael Burry is ‘tempted’ to short Elon Musk’s SpaceX, but says it’s not enticing enough for ‘fundamentally a small space company’

Famed investor Michael Burry—of “The Big Short” fame—considered antagonizing the richest man on the planet over the IPO of his latest company. Burry...

CFO pay surged 8% last year—and long-term incentives now account for 63% of the average package thumbnail
The Business Economics

CFO pay surged 8% last year—and long-term incentives now account for 63% of the average package

Good morning. CFO pay is rising but not in the way you might expect. New data from Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), exclusively shared...

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The Business Economics

SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants

The Business Economic provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. The Business Economic is a network member of the Associated...

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The Business Economics

Canadian pension giant joins race to fund India’s AI-fueled data center boom

The Business Economic provides reliable, free, up-to-the-minute syndicated news to any media publication. The Business Economic is a network member of the Associated...