Barnes & Noble is among the retailers reportedly opening more stores in 2026. Al Drago/Getty Images Retailers such as Dollar General and Nordstrom Rack plan major store expansions in the US in 2026. S...
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...
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...
The future of cinemagoing is top of mind as 2026 kicks off, with Netflix, which is buying Warner Bros. for $72 billion, reportedly interested in a 17-day window for theatrical releases before they hit...
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images The "godfather of AI" says AI could trigger a new wave of job losses in 2026. "We're going to see AI get even ...
AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI will soon need "10 yottaflops" of compute — a scale of computing power the world has never built before. Caroline Brehman / AFP via Getty Images AI will soon need...
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI The must-read story in the $5 trillion hedge fund industry used to be about who made the biggest trade or launched the biggest fund. Now it's about who made the biggest ...
Jamba Juice's former CEO said middle management is important for maintaining company culture. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Jamba Juice's former CEO, James D. White, said he's all for middle mana...
Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/BI The 2025 frozen job market could thaw by the time 2026 is over. Job-market experts like Claudia Sahm don't think the low-hire, low-fire state is sustainable. Hiring exp...
Brian Niccol has spent his first year as CEO of Starbucks making a series of changes, big and small, to improve operations at the coffee giant. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company Brian Ni...
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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bitcoin may end 2026 with a negative return, breaking the four-year cycle due to market maturation. ✓ Both U.S. political...
The number of people living in multigenerational households in the US quadrupled between 1971 and 2021, according to Pew Research. Stephen Simpson Inc/Getty Images As the cost of living rises for Amer...
📋 Key Facts ✓ High earners across the US are actively spending during the holiday season. ✓ Middle-income households are facing financi...
Palmer Luckey, Ro Khanna, and David Sacks have all posted on X about the wealth tax. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Ima...
Sridhar Ramaswamy cautions against all-or-nothing thinking when it comes to AI. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Snowflake CEO says the biggest misconception about AI is all-or-nothing thinking about its ...
Image and video capabilities could be crucial in 2026. Getty Images Google Gemini announced it was partnering with Walmart to offer AI-powered shopping recommendations. Gemini will use Walmart and Sam...
Patrick T. Fallon / AFP There are 10 cities that look like good options for those buying a home for the first time, Realtor.com said. The firm ranked cities for first-time homebuyers based on factors ...
This year, I listened to over 50 tech leaders discuss AI across various conferences, podcasts, and interviews. Lee Chong Ming/Business Insider Over the past year, I listened to more than 50 tech leade...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Metaplanet is Japan's largest corporate Bitcoin holder ✓ Approval for issuance of preferred shares with dividends ...