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So how's everything going over at the Vatican ahead of his conclave?....

the most recession indicator to ever recession indicator

Consumers are getting more vocal. Monica Cepak, CEO of women's telehealth company Wisp, has seen more people sharing their thoughts. "The culture of reviews has become more prevalent." How startups are harnessing those stars into sales. For Inc. inc.com/ali-donaldson/…

TIL the Vatican has a marching band

Chicago Pope about to walk out to this:

Villanova fans are about to be insufferable

Conclave over. Pope Leo XIV has been elected. For the first time, the head of the Catholic Church is an American. That can only mean one thing: the merch is dropping. I dove into the all-American Pope merch that's already hit the internet for Inc. inc.com/ali-donaldson/…

The first Chinese goods subject to President Trump’s 145%-plus tariffs have begun arriving at the busiest ports in the U.S. in Los Angeles and Long Beach, per CNBC 12,000 shipping containers in all are on the first flotilla of freight vessels from China with goods for Amazon,

Founders are learning that made-in-America is not a foolproof defense against tariffs.  Startups that manufacture their products in the U.S. are still struggling to find a stateside solution for packaging. For Inc. inc.com/ali-donaldson/…

The year is 2006 and someone shows you this picture

Michael Jordan back at work?! Recession indicator !!!!!

Bankruptcies on the rise. S&P Global: "Year-to-date US corporate bankruptcies remained at a historically elevated level in April, with filings through the first four months of the year at their highest since 2010."

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An NYU professor AI-proofed his assignments. The students complained they were too hard and that “he was interfering with their ‘learning styles.’”

Real life is becoming one big 30 Rock bit

Told this to a friend last week. Make peace with Caitlin Clark now or you’re gonna be on the wrong side of bball history. Her game will eventually make all this discourse look very small

If a business has a small dish of these by the register it means the company isn’t owned by private equity yet:

being a hacks enjoyer from season one feels exactly like what i think buying apple stock when it was $10 felt like

Nothing hits quite like the first soft shell crab of the season