The demise of Red Lobster is a perfect case study in how to kill a business

Tech Insider
The Wall Street bull about to eat a Red Lobster logo
Sure, Endless Shrimp turned out to be a horrible idea, but the problems at Red Lobster are much deeper than one bad promotion.

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Everything you shouldn't do during a home renovation

Tech Insider : Economy
A home renovation disaster image
Our yearlong cottage renovation stretched out more than three years. The work still isn't done.

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Exclusive: Bill Gates, ousted for misconduct, is still pulling the strings at Microsoft

Tech Insider
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Welcome to the white-collar recession

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
A long line of white-collar workers, with a caution sign indicating slow movemen

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Young guys literally only want one thing and it's this $7,000 chair

Tech Insider : Economy
A man sitting in a Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman with money in the background
For a certain type of newly rich, young American man, the Herman Miller Eames lounge chair and ottoman is the pinnacle of status.

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Elon Musk just set Wall Street up for one of his classic head fakes

Tech Insider : Economy
Photo collage of Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, holding a box of office items in front of an Exit sign
There's only one person to blame for Tesla's shambolic state and only one person whose exit could save the company: Elon Musk.

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America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled

Tech Insider : Economy
A globe wrapped in plastic
Americans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere.

Carl Godfrey for BI

The rules for real estate have changed. Here's how you can profit from the upheaval.

Tech Insider : Economy
Illustration of a person walking through a house maze.
A $418 million settlement could help American homebuyers save tens of thousands of dollars. But the path to ownership is still lined with hazards.

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How America stopped caring about quality and learned to embrace 'customer satisfaction'

Tech Insider
A distraught guy in between survey faces

Nick Little for BI

All I can really say about the appointment at my kid's allergist is that it occurred. We waited weeks to get in, got some tests, received a diagnosis and a treatment plan, had a weird insurance thing that wasted our time. American healthcare took place.

Then I got a survey. 

Trump's stock bust came even quicker than I expected

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
A phone with Trump's face in a garbage can
If you own stock in Trump Media, you should hurry up and sell before he can.

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