Sam Levington

The Best Airline in the World? (image generated by Google Gemini) In most contexts, Ryanair landings are the butt of the joke. But in a business context, they are far from it. Over the past few decades, Ryanair has easily become the most financially successful low-cost carrier in the world. Year after year, they raise the bar higher by reducing fares, adding new routes, and purchasing new aircraft. As an American, I assumed that the budget airline model was dead when starting my research on...

Is a mobile app known for its iconic bird logo, cheesy memory games, and death-threat-adjacent emails if you break your streak. But did you know that this iconic education platform is a publicly traded company? Duolingo, stock ticker $DUOL, was once a company that could not be stopped. After their IPO (initial public offering) on July 28th, 2021, their share price grew from $141 to $545 on May 14th, 2025. Almost a 300% return on investment in less than 4 years! By the end of quarter 1, 2025,...