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Battles with Rupert Murdoch and gaining David Fincher's respect: How 'Fight Club' went from box-office bust to '90s cult classic

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 14:23

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Style

Stills from David Fincher's — "Fight Club" wasn't a hit upon its 1999 release. Now, it's considered a cult classic.
20th Century Fox; Alyssa Powell/BI

When Bill Mechanic was the chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment, he had one simple operating principle: Get in trouble.

Entertainment, Movies, fight-club, bill-mechanic, david-fincher, rupert-murdoch, brad-pitt

Just Fix It: Nike's stock is down 70% — but there's hope for a comeback

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 04:13

Tech Insider : Sports, Business, Economy

Photo collage featuring a Nike running shoe — Edward Berthelot/Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

The thing about corporate turnarounds is that they take a minute and then some. In the case of Nike, it's and then some … and then some more. Hopefully.

Retail, Discourse, Nike, elliott-hill, China, john-donahoe, Sports

Inside San Francisco's hottest peptide club

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 04:09

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Peptides and the Golden Gate Bridge — Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

health, Discourse, Tech, Discourse, discourse-explainer, discourse-freelance, tyler-le

Wall Street CEOs keep getting pressed on AI — here's what banks have said about how they're using it

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 06:25

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Photos of J.P. Morgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley — Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Getty Images; BI

finance, AI, limited-synd, JPMorgan, goldman-sachs, morgan-stanley, Citi

Trump is killing America's buzz

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 04:23

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy, Politics

Alcohol bottles, downward stock line, and Donald Trump — Getty Images; NurPhoto; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

economy, Discourse, Food, Alcohol, donald-trump, Drinking, economy

The digital trail of the 20-year-old accused of targeting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Wed, 04/15/2026 - 12:45

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Daniel Moreno Garcia photo collage — Courtesy of the Department of Justice; Tyler Le/BI

Almost one year to the day before he traveled to California in what authorities said was a bid to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Daniel Moreno-Gama handed in an assignment for a college English class.