China is taking steps to reshape the direction of its foreign investment, unveiling a revised catalogue of encouraged industries that steers overseas capital towards the advanced and technologically c...
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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...
Sephora uses AI to recommend skincare products. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Major retailers, such as Walmart and Target, are integrating AI into their shopping experiences. Retailers have partn...
Fashionphile's New York City flagship features 15,000 items ready to be resold — including hundreds of Hermès Birkins, which consistently pull a high ROI. Courtesy of Fashionphile Resale has tak...
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...
Chip Wilson stepped down from the CEO role at Lululemon in 2013. Jim Bennett/Getty Images Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has been a vocal critic of the brand since leaving the company. Some of his rema...
China’s carmakers are on track to capture about one-third of the global auto market by 2030 and generate most of their profits overseas, according to UBS, underscoring the resilience of the country’s ...
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...
The Gulfstream G700 is among the most luxurious jets in private aviation — an increasingly popular way for the ultrawealthy to travel. Taylor Rains/Business Insider Private jet travel is more po...
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...
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 ...
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...
Thailand is one of the countries with an expected tourist tax increase in 2026. Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several destinations plan to raise or introduce tourism taxes ...
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 ...
Investors trading commodities, such as oil, have been in high demand. Jeri Clausing/AP Hedge funds that trade commodities struggled in 2025. Big-name managers with exposure to energy or agriculture tr...
"Bluey" is consistently one of the most viewed shows on Disney+, though the streamer's viewership share has leveled off. Disney Disney's streaming subscriber count has grown, but its US viewer...
Lincoln County, Kansas is paying remote workers $4,500 cash to move to there. d3sign / Getty Images Some companies are keeping remote work policies even as other firms call people back to the office. ...
Steven Bartlett is the founder and host of "The Diary of a CEO." Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images Entrepreneur Steven Bartlett said he learned a key lesson after hiring someone without experience...
Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix have very different approaches to remote work. John Lamparski/Getty Images; Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Beata Zawrzel/Nu...