The dark history behind Adidas — how a bitter feud between Nazis built the world’s No. 2 athletic brand Adolf and Rudolf Dassler made shoes that were worn by Jesse Owens in 1936. Then they split, and founded Adidas and Puma, respectively. Amy Lamare 12.6.21 2:56 PM
Is Black Friday losing its allure? Not only are sales down, retailer web traffic dropped, too. We looked at data for the top five e-commerce platforms in the U.S. — Amazon, Walmart, BestBuy, Costco and eBay. All had less web traffic this year than last. Christie Smythe , Stella Weng 12.3.21 9:31 PM
Why crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried and bitcoin maximalist Max Keiser think the U.S. dollar’s reign is over The pair delivered remarks on the future of crypto at a conference in El Salvador, the first country to make bitcoin legal tender. Jonathan Laguán 11.30.21 7:55 PM
Used car prices are up 44% from a year ago — here are the vehicles you're most likely to find for sale We examined data from CarMax to examine pricing trends for popular makes across the U.S., including for gas-powered cars and EVs. Albion Krasniqi 11.26.21 5:34 PM
We found the 100 best (legal) places to buy weed in the U.S. Here is a map of the top-rated marijuana dispensaries around the country, based on data from Weedmaps collected by Thinknum. Jael Goldfine 11.23.21 4:13 PM
How Trader Joe’s beat big box supermarkets while staying true to its quirky roots Unusual foods, a vast selection of cheap wine, and friendly staff in tropical shirts helped the late Joe Coulombe turn Trader Joe’s into America’s most-loved grocery store. Amy Lamare 11.22.21 4:47 PM