"You don't need millions to retire," Debra Crockett said. She found out she could live comfortably abroad with just $500 worth of basic expenses.
Walmart is most known for its rock-bottom prices, which can mean lower quality, but the retailer is stocking more and more premium selections too.
Media
2024-05-06T12:58:58Z
A good tip when starting a media company in 2024? Be well connected. That's a nugget I found interesting in this longer story about Hunterbrook Media.
Retailer data is increasingly informing advertisers' TV buys, and the company poised to benefit most is Amazon, which is now a TV ad seller.
Ex-CEO Howard Schultz says Starbucks needs a "maniacal focus on the customer experience" and to make its app an "uplifting experience" to boost sales.
Tech
2024-05-06T12:37:59Z
From banning PowerPoints to having 50 direct reports as CEO, here are some of the most unusual management habits of tech's biggest names.
Retail workers' wages have increased substantially in the last few years. Here's the median wage for workers at companies like Amazon and Walmart.
Tech
2024-05-06T10:28:01Z
It creates mountains of busywork for everyone. So why do more than half of the companies in the Fortune 500 use it?
Price hikes are keeping some customers away, so many fast food chains plan smaller increases for the rest of the year in a bid to win them back.
Data from NBER shows a promising trend: Recessions have become less common in the US.
Cheryl Simmons, 62, is a parking lot attendant making $42,000 a year who lives in her car in San Diego but makes too much for affordable housing.
Data centers are scrambling to secure large sources of electricity. Nuclear power looks more like an option.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting France, aiming to refresh China-France ties amid complaints about China's factory overcapacity.
Jim White shared how he reached FIRE — Financial Independence, Retire Early — and retired at 43.
Hundreds of thousands of fish died last month in one reservoir in southern Vietnam. An extended drought continues in parts of the country.
A Google software engineer in Zurich loves his résumé's two-column format. But he would change two things if he were a junior developer.
Downtown LA has seen a surge in new residents since the pandemic, and that growth is expected to continue over the next few decades.
A bitcoin trader lost nearly $70 million after criminals tricked them into sending crypto to a fake address that looked like their own.
Writers, techies, and social media workers are just some of those heading down to Orlando and sharing their experiences online.
Turkey said it would halt trade with Israel until there is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Here's how much that could cost Israel.
"I feel like I can make ends meet, but I can't really move this lifestyle," one person told Business Insider.
Winning more than once is remarkable, but Christine Wilson's back-to-back wins aren't a first in lottery history.
Biden and Trump remain locked in a tight race ahead of November, when they're set to compete in an epic rematch of their 2020 contest.
Forget the Hamptons and put down the rosé: stubborn inflation and stock market volatility are making this Wall Street's summer of worry.
A Cleveland Uber driver who took home $17,000 in 2023 shares the top earnings strategies he's tried, and why he's considering quitting ride-hailing.
People between the ages of 14 and 24 are in their decisive decade. Many of them are dropping out of school and feeling financially unstable.
Tech
2024-05-05T09:48:01Z
Jan Sramek believes the solution to the housing crisis is to build a new city from scratch — and that he's the guy to get it done.
Port Ellen has been a 'ghost' distillery for 40 years, inactive but with available stock.
Kate Tomas is a corporate psychic. She says CEOs have paid her hundreds of thousands to help them make decisions — and more money.
Tech
2024-05-05T09:22:01Z
A risk management advisor has gone viral thanks to his motivational videos bringing positivity to the everyday routines of office life.
The rising cost of healthcare and housing is driving some Americans to retire in Italy, where they say there's a better work-life balance.
Startups rode the internet wave while Big Tech companies are leading the AI charge, meaning if their stocks crash then far more investors will be hit.
Surrenne, a newly opened wellness and longevity club designed by Inge Theron, is an elite haven for the health conscious.
At 93, Warren Buffett said he hoped he would be able to make next year's shareholders meeting for Berkshire Hathaway.
Warren Buffett has raised the alarm on AI, warning that it could supercharge fraud by making scams more convincing than ever.
Experts said home insurance costs, which have surged nationwide, could keep prices from continuing to climb.
Photographer Joshua Charow's new book "Loft Law, The Last of New York City's Original Artist Lofts," explores the highs and lows of loft living.
Joshua Jordan, an engineer in Texas, builds emergency bunkers for wealthy clients who are nervous about a nuclear disaster.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sold a net $17 billion of stocks last quarter, fueling a $21 billion increase in its cash pile in three months.
Eric and Beth Ann Mott moved from Denver to Thousand Oaks in 2022. They were surprised their cost of living was cheaper in California than Colorado.
This artist left San Francisco and moved to LA. She says her new city feels socially distant and she misses the diversity, culture, and support in SF.
Gone are the days of McDonald's dollar menu, Subway's $5 footlongs, and NYC's $1 slices. Here's why.
Some political analysts are worried about the eye-watering cost of Egypt's new capital.
Job seekers often fear applicant-tracking systems, but a big reason why your résumé gets rejected might not be technology, but people.
Inclusionary zoning is often so expensive that developers build less housing overall. Making it voluntary — and the incentives generous — would help.
Gen Zers are navigating their decisive decade — ages 14 to 24. Some are showing signs of becoming "disconnected youth."
Ian Baylon said he moved to Montana after getting priced out of California, and that not all recent transplants are wealthy and buying up property.