Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In October, ports across the U.S. shut down as the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) went on strike for the first time since 1977. The port strike shut down 14 major ports and threatened to disrupt more than half of the U.S.’s global trade. The ILA represents about…
Hurricane Helene, North Carolina’s deadliest storm in modern times, ravaged communities in the westernmost corners of the state, but it has not deterred resilient residents from early voting. In fact, turnout is shattering records in a battleground state that could determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. “What most of the affected counties are…
Starting an online marketplace — a platform that connects multiple buyers and sellers — has many advantages for entrepreneurs. They have low overhead costs and allow for scalability and global reach, among other plusses. But none of that can happen if you don’t know how to operate and market your marketplace to customers and businesses…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In my early years of entrepreneurship, I believed that the more I tried to manage all aspects of my business, the more successful it would be. I thought that micromanaging was my way of protecting myself from failure. But I soon realized that while I was busy…
Canadian seniors are set to receive a scheduled top-up in benefits as the Liberal government faces pressure to increase payments for those under the age of 75 years. October payments of the old age security (OAS) pension will roll out on Tuesday to eligible Canadians aged 65 years or older. OAS amounts are reviewed each…
A man has been charged following a report of a sexual assault in the Lecky Road area of Londonderry on Sunday. The 32-year-old man is charged with sexual assault by penetration and grievous bodily harm. He is due to appear before Londonderry Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. The victim, a woman in her 50s, suffered serious…
Getty Images The government has promised not to raise taxes on “working people” in this Wednesday’s Budget. However, with the big day looming, it still isn’t clear exactly what this means, who Chancellor Rachel Reeves will protect, or who will get a Halloween shock. So what have Labour ministers defined as a working person? ‘Someone…
Kemi Badenoch has suggested she will offer all six candidates in the Tory leadership race a job in her shadow cabinet if she is elected leader. The Tory leadership hopeful, who is competing against Robert Jenrick to become the next head of the Tory party, said she “did not know” if they would like the…
Call it a modern-day version of a spectacular Renaissance patronage. Since 2019 Microsoft has provided more than $13bn in cash and computing capacity to OpenAI, a once-penniless startup that is now at the forefront of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and, as of its most recent fundraising round, worth $157bn. In exchange, Microsoft has gained the…
A leading member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera. Patricia Kaliati, Secretary-General of the UTM party, was arrested last week on suspicion of “conspiring with others to commit a serious offence”. Appearing on Monday at a court in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, the 57-year-old did not speak….
