business ‘These things are always wrong’ Christin Hakim, May 8, 2022 When Elon Musk has a new start-up idea, he typically skips a crucial stage of getting the business off the ground: He doesn’t create a business plan. Over the last two decades, Musk has helped build a slew of successful companies, from PayPal to Tesla and SpaceX — making him… Continue Reading
sport Matt Corral injury is why Kirk Herbstreit is wrong on bowl opt outs Christin Hakim, January 8, 2022 New Year’s Day began with ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit uttering a line on College GameDay that would echo for hours, with the blowback becoming deafening as unfortunate events unfolded hours later in New Orleans. “I think this era of player just doesn’t love football,” Herbstreit said, in discussing players opting… Continue Reading
Real Estate How Evergrande found itself on the wrong side of China’s regulators Christin Hakim, October 20, 2021 High-rise apartment buildings at China Evergrande Group’s under-construction Riverside Palace development in Taicang, Jiangsu province, China, on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese developer Evergrande made little progress toward complying with Beijing’s crackdown on real estate debt — until it was too… Continue Reading
tech The Apple rumors were wrong Christin Hakim, September 18, 2021January 9, 2022 The Apple rumors were wrong. For many who follow tech news closely, Apple’s event on Tuesday had a few big surprises — not because there were completely unexpected announcements, but because we didn’t see things we really thought we’d be getting. Rumors that had enough smoke to be almost a… Continue Reading