A strong economy doesn't mean good news for job seekers this time around. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The US economy looks strong, but job growth remains slow — creating a "jobless boom."...
Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is retiring at the end of this year. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images R360's Barbara Goodstein says Berkshire Hathaway's coming shake-up is an opportunity for ...
Chevron, the only US oil major still operating in Venezuela, counts Berkshire Hathaway as a key shareholder. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Trump administra...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, James J. Townsend Jr, Senior Advisor at the Atlantic Council, says that the presence of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Ukraine peace talks in Par...
Ivan Rodriguez Alba/Getty Images TikTokers have been debating two jobs: $120,000 for fully virtual work, or $240,000 for five days in-person. The debate between virtual, in-person, and hybrid work rag...
Steven Senne/AP It's jobs day in America. At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly report on the employment situation for December 2025, giving us the latest ...
Almost half of Europeans in major economies say they plan to look for a new job in 2026. But nearly four in five say they feel unprepared to find a new role....
Core Scientific was a crypto mining company before repurposing its business to focus on AI. Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images A major investor in Core Scientific says the firm will lease 400 ...
Tim Fung is the founder and CEO of Airtasker, a gig work app based in Australia. Airtasker Gig work underwent major changes with the rise of automation and increased competition in 2025. Tim Fung, CEO...
If you're in need of at-home printing but you don't want to deal with the upfront cost of buying a printer or the hassle of purchasing ink cartridges when they run out, then HP is offering a plan that...
Rep. Ritchie Torres Alex Wong/Getty Images A Polymarket user made over $400,000 off a well-timed bet on Nicolás Maduro's political future. The bet was made just one day before US forces captured the V...
Justin Howells, Target's group vice president for Pacific Northwest stores. Matt Hage/AP Content Services for Target Target is getting a new CEO in the New Year — one who started with the compan...
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Valuations may be spectacular and a bust could come — but while there’s exuberance there is no mania or irrationality...
Amazon is pushing forward with its own brand of chips called Trainium. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon rolled out a manager dashboard that tracks the time corporate employees s...
The author (left) had to care for her mother's finances after a dementia diagnosis. Courtesy of Ala Landin My mother saved for retirement but did not account for health issues such as her dementia dia...
Thiel Capital, founded by the billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, opens a new Miami office amid California's proposed wealth tax debate. Marco Bello/Getty Images Thiel Capital opened a new Miami of...
Workers in six more states will see their minimum wages hit $15. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Nineteen states will raise their minimum wages in January, affecting over 8 m...
Toys R Us was one of the dominant toy retailers of the 1990s and early 2000s. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Toys R Us opened pop-up stores at some US malls this holiday season . The retailer h...
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter told Business Insider that Atlas, the humanoid robot, will eventually work the assembly line of a factory. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images Hyundai's Bo...