Networking during the holidays can pay off in the new year. Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press Job seekers can use the holiday season to network and reconnect with contacts. Holiday messages offer a na...
Georg Loewen Georg Loewen Georg Loewen struggled to get to the office on time due to his daughter's day care drop-off. His manager approved a more flexible schedule than the company's policy typically...
High cocoa prices pushed Singapore's Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie to innovate across its business. Huileng Tan/Business Insider Faced with soaring cocoa prices, Mr. Bucket Chocolaterie is turning crisis in...
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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...
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI This past weekend, the internet was set ablaze by a post on r/Confessions claiming to be from a software engineer-turned-whistleblower working at a food delivery app . "I...
A body has been discovered near where a swimmer who may have been attacked by a shark went missing last week, officials in California said in an update on Sunday....
President Donald Trump speaks at a podium about his January 3rd raid on Venezuela. Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller stand behind him. Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump on Sat...
Tin Can landline phones for kids. Tin Can Tin Can is a "landline" phone for kids that is gaining buzz and keeps selling out. On Christmas morning, its service was overloaded, and kids couldn't...
The Qrevo Curv 2 Flow can tackle wet and dry messes. | Image: Roborock The market leader in robot vacuums has been behind in the latest trend - roller mops. But not for much longer. At CES this week, ...
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The German economy desperately needs a boost in 2026 after years of downturn. Yet despite massive government spending pledges, optimism is fading among economists....
Enzo Fernández grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser as managerless Chelsea snatched a 1-1 draw at title-chasing Manchester City....
Solana’s bid to move beyond memecoins will depend on whether its upgrades can deliver predictable execution for serious onchain finance....
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Berlin police said that the man told guests he kept large quantities of fireworks, which led to them receiving a tip....
The appeal came after injuries and outbreaks of violence linked to New Year’s Eve fireworks, both public and private. Meanwhile, a spate of black ice has caused numerous accidents across Germany....
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Celtic survived a late scare to win against 10-man Aberdeen. ✓ The victory marked Wilfried Nancy's first win after fi...
As cool as gaming PCs are, they pretty much all follow the same kind of formula – a giant metal box with computer parts inside that power computer games. The Asus ROG GM1000, debuting at CES 2026 , la...