Many leaders I spoke with took non-traditional paths to their current jobs. gradyreese/Getty Images/iStockphoto I spoke to around 80 executives in 2025, over 30 of whom worked at Fortune 500 companies...
Brands including Chili's, Starbucks, and Cracker Barrel have undergone revitalization efforts this year. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Many major restaurant chains have been undergoing revitalization and ...
'/> Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026. (...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Instacart has ended its AI-driven pricing tests. ✓ The tests pushed up costs for some shoppers. ✓ ...
Steel and aluminium exporters to the EU will start paying for the CO2 emissions linked to their production as of 1 January 2026. Critics have accused the EU's law of 'protectionism' and say it will hu...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was often seen by the side of President Donald Trump. Leah Millis/Reuters The future of the AI race was laid down in 2025. Big Tech may hold up the entire economy with its cape...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The FDA approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill on Monday. ✓ The pill was developed by Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical g...
Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing emplo...
Wall Street CEOs Jamie Dimon, Jane Fraser, and David Solomon. AP Bank CEOs have praised the epochal efficiency changes promised by AI. But what does efficiency mean for employees? Does it mean fewer j...
US-listed XRP ETFs continued to draw steady inflows through December, even as Bitcoin and Ether funds posted sharp monthly outflows....
CD Projekt has sold its DRM-free PC storefront GOG to its original co-founder, Michał Kiciński, for 90.7 million Polish złoty (approx. $25.2 million). Kiciński is also co-founder of CD Projekt itself,...
A Grok investor said he's "deeply concerned" about the "speculative" data center market. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A Groq investor said he's "deeply concer...
Following the 2012 halving, Bitcoin surged to end the following year at a new high; and a similar pattern played out in 2016 and again in 2020....
The time it takes to save for a home down payment fell to about seven years in 2025. TrongNguyen/Getty Images The time to save for a typical home down payment has dropped to seven years in 2025. While...
From left: Anthony Gutman, David Solomon, Jacqueline Arthur. Courtesy of Goldman Sachs 10 Goldman Sachs leaders shared their go-to book and podcast recommendations. Business Insider asked the CEO and ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Deloitte's eight-week review, completed in May, identified fragmented Microsoft 365 tools at Whole Foods causing inefficiencies with Amazon. ...
Japan’s economy is likely to fall behind India’s in 2026 to fifth place in the world, according to an International Monetary Fund’s estimate, potentially diminishing the East Asian nation’s presence o...
US administration has other ways to hit trading partners with duties...
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country. (Image credit: Kirk...
Rapid post-Christmas rally unwinds, dragging down gold and other precious metals...