I scared people at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights. Aside from the drunk guests and long hours, it was the most fun job I've ever had.

"This sounds bad, but when you scare someone and they jump so badly they shatter their phone or something, it's so satisfying," Ashley Young says.
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I scared people at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights. Aside from the drunk guests and long hours, it was the most fun job I've ever had.

I scared people at Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights. Aside from the drunk guests and long hours, it was the most fun job I've ever had.

"This sounds bad, but when you scare someone and they jump so badly they shatter their phone or something, it's so satisfying," Ashley Young says.

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I sell rare sneakers and made $2.1 million in sales. Here's how I built my business.
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I sell rare sneakers and made $2.1 million in sales. Here's how I built my business.

Yaniv Bar started sharing his sneaker collection on Instagram, grew a large following, and turned it into a sneaker-resale business.

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London's 'thinnest house' measures just 6-feet wide and is narrower than a bus. A 2-bedroom apartment inside is on sale for $1.1m.

London's 'thinnest house' measures just 6-feet wide and is narrower than a bus. A 2-bedroom apartment inside is on sale for $1.1m.

Formerly an artist's studio, the 2-bedroom oddity in the prestigious South Kensington neighborhood has been on the market since September.

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Zillow is selling hundreds of homes in places such as Atlanta, Phoenix, and Houston. An Insider analysis found almost two-thirds were listed for less than it paid.
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Zillow is selling hundreds of homes in places such as Atlanta, Phoenix, and Houston. An Insider analysis found almost two-thirds were listed for less than it paid.

The losses could point to larger issues for Zillow, one of the country's biggest iBuyers. A moneymaker the property giant was banking on is in peril.

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How young people can lead the charge in transforming our global food system and combating climate change

How young people can lead the charge in transforming our global food system and combating climate change

"If we want a future where people and the planet are healthy, we need to start caring more about creating more sustainable food systems."

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How Gopuff's operational chaos left pallets of food to spoil outside warehouses around the country
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How Gopuff's operational chaos left pallets of food to spoil outside warehouses around the country

One Gopuff warehouse manager said he discarded at least $10,000 worth of food every week — sometimes two or three times that.

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How consumers, businesses, and the government can make pensions greener to fight climate change

How consumers, businesses, and the government can make pensions greener to fight climate change

The "How your wallet could save the world" event at COP26 will discuss the role your savings, bank, and pension play in the climate crisis.

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Ex-Ark analyst James Wang breaks down why he thinks ethereum could 'easily' hit $10,000 by year-end with some positive price action — and shares 3 under-the-radar tokens that are driving a mini DeFi resurgence
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Read the cover letters that landed people jobs at Google, LinkedIn, and other top companies and their advice for making yours stand out

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Google, Uber, Coinbase, Stripe and other tech firms are shaking up their stock plans, and employees are getting their money sooner
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Google, Uber, Coinbase, Stripe and other tech firms are shaking up their stock plans, and employees are getting their money sooner

Silicon Valley is loosening the golden handcuffs as tech companies rethink their approach to compensation by letting employees get equity faster.

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