Real estate investing team Tanice and Paul Myers. Courtesy of Tanice Myers Each year, HomeVestors, the company behind We Buy Ugly Houses, hosts an ugly home contest. The contest showcases dramatic hom...
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."...
Tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk led a workforce efficiency crusade in 2025. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic The "efficiency" m...
Social Security tax rules will change in 2026. Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI Social Security tax rules will change in 2026 at the state and federal level. West Virginia will stop taxing Social Security be...
Delivering food or driving passengers for Uber isn't the only type of gig work anymore. PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS Gig work has never been more widespread — and more challenging. Over the pas...
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...
Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers' stock trades, raised a $30 million Series A round in 2025. Dub The creator economy has captivated notable VCs' attention and checks. Some crea...
Lou Gerstner, the former CEO of IBM, has died at 83. James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images Lou Gerstner, who led IBM's turnaround in the 1990s, has died, the company told staff. He kept IBM intact and ...
Scribe cofounder and CEO Jennifer Smith. Scribe AI startup Scribe raised $75 million and achieved unicorn status. Scribe helps businesses standardize workflows and implement AI. Here's the pitch deck ...
A fancy Starbucks coffee drink with whipped cream Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images Under new CEO Brian Niccol, Starbucks had a sometimes rocky 2025. I thought slimming down the menu length and adding after...
Macy's plans to close stores over several years. kena betancur / AFP via Getty Images Nearly 300 US retail stores, including Macy's and Kroger locations, are set to close by the end of 2026. Major cha...
A rendering of Walmart's new corporate campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart Walmart is investing big bucks in its tech workforce as it looks to beef up its e-commerce business. A software engineer...
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 ...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Companies are revising their H-1B strategies after ...
Generous annual bonuses help elite law firms attract and retain talent. xavierarnau/Getty Images Top US law firms shelled out six-figure bonuses to associates in 2025. The generous end-of-year payouts...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Triton Partners transferred assets into a continuation fund. ✓ The firm sold these assets for more than the projected wor...
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang is the face of the company supplying chips to many of the companies in the AI arms race. Woohae Cho/Getty Images If you've heard about AI, you're probably familiar ...
Tel Aviv skyline. Elisa Schu/picture alliance via Getty Images Staff at multinational tech firms in Israel are increasingly seeking to relocate abroad, a new report says. The report found 53% of firms...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Federal Reserve is seeking public feedback on a new payment account. ✓ This account could provide easier access to th...
US bankruptcies are on the rise. doockie/Getty Images From corporate giants to mom-and-pop shops, bankruptcies are piling up across the US this year. Large corporate bankruptcies have hit their highes...