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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Thomas Derksen, a German entrepreneur who has lived in China for over a decade. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I have been living in China since 2016 and own a market intelligence business.There’s so…
Sydney Sweeney has unveiled her second American Eagle campaign using her now-signature move: a sly wink at the camera. Loading audio narration… Nearly nine months after the brand’s “Great Jeans” campaign sparked online outrage, Sweeney reunited with American Eagle to promote its new denim shorts collection. The campaign, dubbed “Syd…
My older brother, Fergus, and I have spent most of our adult lives chasing the same thing — just never in the same place at the same time. Loading audio narration… We’re both adventurous, but our lives have unfolded on different continents since 2009. That was the year he left…
This interview is based on a conversation with Peter Brenner, 87, a retired senior food service manager from Westchester, New York. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I had to depend on myself very young in life. I was raised by a stepmother. She and…
Tariffs are the new normal, and executives know it. Loading audio narration… A supermajority — 86% — of US executives surveyed by PwC last month said they expect tariffs to remain a “permanent planning assumption” for them. The Big Four firm published the survey results on Monday.The results include the…
The effects of the Iran war showed up in the latest US inflation reading. Inflation climbed to the highest rate since May 2024, and gas prices reached a record month-over-month increase. Loading audio narration… The consumer price index increased 3.3% in March from a year ago, up from the 2.4%…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sony Mordechai, the founder of Imperia Caviar and entrepreneur behind companies including Sport Couture Group and Alesonor Real Estate Development. It has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… About 15 years ago, a friend of mine who works…
When people ask why I settled in the Aosta Valley, they often assume I fell in love with a local or that I’m a ski bum. What actually happened was I fell in love with the region. Loading audio narration… I first discovered Courmayeur, my new hometown, in 2018. I…
Growing up, I wanted to live in every city my family visited on vacation. As an adult, I started to work through that list. Loading audio narration… After college in Virginia, I moved to DC, went to grad school in Wisconsin, and then followed jobs to Denver and New York.…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Courtnage, the 51-year-old cofounder of the donation-management platform Benevity, who lives in Creston, British Columbia. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When I exited my last endeavor in 2020, I purchased a large piece of land…
