U.S. Government and 17 States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Anticompetitive Practices That Led to Higher Prices for Consumers

The U.S. government and more than a dozen states are suing Amazon, alleging the company engaged in anticompetitive practices and monopolized various markets over the years. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 state attorneys general assert that Amazon used its dominant position to favor its own services, harming third-party sellers on its platform and…

‘The Firm Deeply Regrets Any Association With This Man:’ JPMorgan Agrees to Pay $75 Million to Settle U.S. Virgin Island Suit Over Jeffrey Epstein

JPMorgan Chase has settled with the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) after the territory sued the bank in December 2022 for allegedly profiting off Jeffrey Epstein‘s sex trafficking operation. The bank will pay the USVI government $75 million, according to a press release shared on Tuesday. The sum will be split with $20 million going to…

I Flew Business Class on 6 Airlines This Year and There Was a Huge Difference Between the Best and the Worst

This article originally appeared on Business Insider. Over the past 12 months, I’ve experienced six different international business-class products thanks to my job as Insider’s aviation reporter. And — among this particular bunch — I’ve found that none of them are like the other. My string of high-class flights started in September 2022 when I…

Empathy is the Ultimate Customer Service Secret. Here are 3 Empathy Essentials You Need in Your Competitive Arsenal

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A missing ingredient in your customer service approach — I’m going to hazard to guess — is empathy. If you infuse empathy into your customer service via customer service training and the other elements I’ll discuss below, you’ll be on your way to success, loyalty and ambassadorship…

People Are Eager to Go to Europe. But a ‘Strange and Humiliating’ Requirement Is Derailing Travel Plans.

As travel demand continues to surge post-pandemic, so does the chaos surrounding it. People who need short-term visas to visit Europe are encountering monthslong delays that threaten their travel plans, The New York Times reported. Although most travelers from the U.S. don’t require visas to enter Europe’s Schengen Area — the border-free zone permitting free…

This Founder Walked On to a Top College Basketball Team in the ’90s. Today, He and Drew Brees Are Bringing the ‘Walk-On Mentality’ to Franchising.

Brandon Landry, the son of a Louisiana sugar cane farmer, watched a young Shaquille O’Neal breaking backboards for the Louisiana State University Tigers in the early 1990s. Years later, after a high school basketball career that ended with him being recruited by small and mid-level colleges, Landry went to LSU to study business. He also…

70% of Consumers Say They’ll Buy ‘Green’ Products, but Only 5% Actually Do. That’s Due to a Common Marketing Mistake By Eco-Friendly Brands.

Eco-friendly products have a problem. Consumers say they want sustainable products; surveys show that up to 70% are willing to buy them. But only 1% to 5% actually buy them — a serious disconnect. What’s the solution? “That’s where marketing comes in,” says Edwin Stafford, a Utah State University marketing professor who’s studied the sustainability…