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BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here . Social media is becoming increasingly influential in shoppers' purchasing decisions. In fact, the top 500 retailers earned an estimated $6.5 billion from social shopping in 2017, up 24% from 2016, according to BI Intelligence estimates. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also: THE OMNICHANNEL FULFILLMENT REPORT: Why the death of brick-and-mortar has been greatly exaggerated Amazon is facing antitrust scrutiny in Italy Amazon is beset by false product reviews

Getty images Pinterest priced its IPO at $19 a share on Wednesday, giving it a valuation of $10 billion. It's above the range the company originally set for its IPO, though still below its last private funding valuation of $12.3 billion. Pinterest is expected to start trading on Thursday on NYSE under the ticker symbol "PINS." Pinterest , the self-described "visual discovery" platform, priced its IPO at $19 a share on Wednesday, giving it a valuation of $10 billion. The company is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday under the ticker symbol "PINS." It's joined by another multi-billion dollar unicorn — Zoom , the video conferencing platform, which is also expected to list on Nasdaq on Thursday under the ticker symbol "ZM." See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: Watch Google unveil Stadia, its new video-game platform that streams across devices without a console See Also: Pinterest...

Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images Last month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accepted an invitation from Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr to visit coal mines in Eastern Kentucky after the two sparred over climate change policy.  But Barr later made the invitation conditional on Ocasio-Cortez offering an apology to Rep. Dan Crenshaw after the New York lawmaker and Crenshaw sparred over Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent comments about 9/11.  " GOP's getting scared that up close, their constituents will realize I'm fighting harder for their healthcare than their own Reps," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to the change. A trip that would have shown a rare moment of bipartisanship between lawmakers in the House of Representatives appeared to fall apart on Friday. Last month, New York progressive Rep. Ocasio-Cortez made headlines when she sparred with Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr over climate change policy. Subsequently, she accepted an invitation from Barr to "g...

Diversity is good for business, but where do you start? How do you set goals that feel tangible and achievable, yet impactful? Diversity is worth the investment. It’s not something that businesses need to be concerned about from an optical or ethical standpoint. It’s also important for the bottom line: Recent studies have shown that companies that have more diverse management teams have 19% higher revenue . Read Full Story

The duo’s athlete-centric Uninterrupted media brand today launches a podcast miniseries called Branching Out to inspire a different conversation about careers and finances. When it comes to the business acumen of pro athletes, the bulk of the stories we’re told are of two extremes: The millionaires who somehow lost it all , or the pros whose skill for making money just get better with age. Read Full Story

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This Entrepreneur won the 2008 CrossFit Games, and now he runs over 20 gyms.