Netflix gives ‘The Gray Man’ its own universe with a confirmed sequel and spin-off

Netflix will be giving its spy thriller “The Gray Man” its own universe. The film was just released on the platform last week and is already a global hit, garnering broadly positive reviews. Seemingly inspired by “John Wick,” the action movie starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans will get its very own sequel and spin-off…

Shopify sinks 17% on plan to lay off workers as the CEO admits to ‘wrong’ call about sustainable pandemic-driven growth of online shopping

Shopify CEO and founder Tobi Lütke. Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Shopify; IStock Photo; Vicky Leta/Insider Shopify shares sank 17% on Tuesday as the company announced layoffs at the e-commerce platform.  The pandemic fueled growth in the e-commerce space, and the company anticipated such strength to continue.  “Ultimately, placing this bet was my call to make and I…

Net present value: One way to determine the viability of an investment

Net present value provides a way for both investors and companies to compare potential investments or projects in today’s dollars. Alyssa Powell/Insider Net present value (NPV) is an economic measure that adds all potential outflows and inflows of an investment in today’s dollars.A positive NPV means the investment is worthwhile; an NPV of 0 indicates…

3 ways to stop overthinking at work and start making decisions faster

Overanalyzing can hold you back from doing your best work. PeopleImages/Getty Images Executive coach Melody Wilding helps high-achievers overcome overthinking. She suggests finding the happy medium of satisfying and sufficing: “satisficing.” Create positive constraints and lean on your intuition. Stop overanalyzing at work. It’s holding you back. Let’s talk about how to spot overanalyzing and…

Payment for order flow is compensation online brokers receive when third parties execute orders for them — here’s how it affects you

Some brokerages earn PFOF by selling client orders to high frequency trading (HFT) firms for trade execution. SDI Productions/Getty Images Payment for order flow (PFOF) is the compensation online brokerages earn when third parties execute their orders. PFOF may impact an investor’s final per-share cost. Though PFOF can affect costs, it doesn’t jeopardize your transactions…

How to invest in equity crowdfunding, a way to give small private firms a boost — and possibly profit yourself

Equity crowdfunding provides an online platform that puts private companies and individual investors together. Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images Equity crowdfunding lets individuals invest in private companies in return for an equity stake.You can invest via equity crowdfunding platforms, which vary in their standards and specialties.Equity crowdfunding investments are riskier and less liquid than publicly traded securities….

How to make your Twitter account private to choose who can see your tweets

Making your Twitter account private will hide your tweets from non-followers. Associated Press You can make your Twitter account private on desktop or mobile.  Private Twitter accounts are only accessible to followers that you approve.  Current followers will still be able to see your Twitter when you make it private. While celebrities and businesses use…

Meta has been hit with 2 new lawsuits that say Instagram spurs eating disorders in teenage users

SOPA Images/Contributor Two new lawsuits allege that Meta-owned Instagram played a role in teenagers’ eating disorders.  This follows a string of lawsuits that allege that Meta is aware of the harm it does to young users.  One of the lawsuits said Meta created a “perfect storm” of addiction and exposure to harmful content on Instagram. …