Successful business leaders and CEOs read voraciously to stay up-to-date with their industries and business trends.
Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world and a successful CEO, estimates that he spends 80% of his time reading. Buffett has said that every morning he reads the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the New York Times, USA Today, the Omaha World-Herald, and the American Banker.
Bill Gates reads the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist cover to cover.
On that note, Knowledge Matters, makers of Virtual Business, has compiled this list of headlines and links to some of the most important business headlines of the week. Download a PDF of the list here, and you can share these stories with your high school students and possibly discuss some of them in class.
How Two Brothers Turned 7 Lines of Code into a $9.2 Billion Startup – Bloomberg Businessweek
Why the Hatchet Men of 3G Spent $10 Million on a Better Oscar Mayer Wiener – Bloomberg Businessweek
Inside Patreon, The Economic Engine of Internet Culture – The Verge
In Weary Wisconsin Town, A Billionaire-Fueled Revival – New York Times
How Lyft Could Defeat Uber - Fortune
