How this sports start-up with $2 million in sales won over Mark Cuban on ‘Shark Tank’

The pods retail for $99.99 and cost Pescovitz $23 per unit to make. So far, 85 percent of Pescovitz’s sales have come from online. In the year before appearing on the show, Pescovitz sold 22,000 units, brought in $2 million in revenue and $1 million in profit....

Why ‘Shark Tank’ investors Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary got in a bidding war over wine for cats

The wines — with clever names like MosCATo, Pinot MEOW and CharDOGnay — have no alcohol or any grape juice. They are brewed with natural herbs like chamomile. The red drinks have beet juice for color. The wines for cats contain catnip, which makes them...

Why ‘Shark Tank’ investors Daymond John and Kevin O’Leary got in a bidding war over wine for cats

The wines — with clever names like MosCATo, Pinot MEOW and CharDOGnay — have no alcohol or any grape juice. They are brewed with natural herbs like chamomile. The red drinks have beet juice for color. The wines for cats contain catnip, which makes them...

Here’s why gold is trapped between two currents after failing to hold a multi-month high

It’s tough to be a certain precious metal these days. On Friday, gold jumped to its highest level since November after the release of a March jobs report that was weaker than expected, but soon gave up its gains to settle just slightly higher on the day....