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2025-09-27T12:53:02Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lived in luxurious homes throughout the East Coast. She spent her childhood summers in mansions in the Hamptons, New York, and Rhode Island. Photos show the impressive homes she lived in and owned in her lifetime. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis grew up in spacious New York apartments…

Marcus: Homeschooling’s not that taboo anymore.Our decision to take up homeschooling was more internal between us than external. We follow Jefferson Bethke, an author and prominent voice in Christian media, who wrote several books on family and marriage, which led us to learn more.We read one book after another and fell into the rabbit hole of reimagining how we wanted to raise our family.Hannah: I was homeschooled until the second grade by my mom, and I never thought I would homeschool our daughter, but I’m happy it turned out this way. Our oldest was months old during the pandemic, and…

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Reiji Kobayashi, a Japanese startup founder based in Bengaluru, India. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always been an entrepreneur. I dropped out of university before my final year to launch a web marketing business in Japan. I sold the company, started learning about the real estate business, and launched a share house company. After leaving that company, I moved to Kenya in 2018, where I had traveled in college, to launch a startup.My first year in Kenya was a nightmare. I had built and sold several businesses at…

Matching on dating apps is getting a makeover thanks to AI.Amata, a new dating app launching in the US this week, is the latest startup to deploy AI to shake up the online dating experience.Instead of swiping through profiles, Amata has its users chat with an AI matchmaker, called an “Amata” in the app. The AI matchmaker asks several questions about users’ dating preferences and goals, and then pitches potential matches to go on a date with.Amata’s CEO, Ludovic Huraux, told Business Insider that AI-era dating apps should help people “connect as fast as possible in real life without spending…

2025-10-07T21:27:24Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. How much money you need to make to afford a studio apartment varies widely across the country. The Economist’s “Carrie Bradshaw index” ranks cities by how affordable they are for single renters. Coastal cities are the least affordable, while Sun Belt and Midwestern cities are more livable. Living with…

Investors probably won’t be getting September’s nonfarm payroll report on time, but luckily, there are other sources of data that can help paint a picture of the labor market. Unfortunately, the picture isn’t all that pretty. The job market remains on solid footing overall, with the unemployment rate near a historic low of 4.3%.However, cracks are beginning to emerge. This week, data from ADP showed the private sector lost 32,000 jobs in September, badly missing expectations. Markets also took in a slew of weak employment data on Thursday that suggested the job market in stumbling. It’s a balancing act for…

2025-10-04T10:30:02Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Two rarely available condos near Central Park are listed for $1.39 million. Pomander Walk, a hidden gem in Manhattan, features unique European-style cottages. Built in 1921, the landmarked area offers a rare real estate opportunity for the next buyer. An Irish immigrant designed a neighborhood on the Upper West…

There’s a new leader at Verizon — though he’s not exactly a new face.On Monday, Verizon named Dan Schulman as its new CEO. Schulman served on Verizon’s Board of Directors for seven years, starting in 2018. In December 2024, he was named Lead Independent Director.Schulman is taking over for Hans Vestberg, who has served as Verizon’s CEO since 2018, the same year Schulman joined the board. In a memo to employees on his first day, Schulman thanked Vestberg for creating “an unmatched network and an innovative culture.”This isn’t Schulman’s first big telecommunications gig. He’s spent 25 years in the business,…

Watch out, Wawa, there’s a new leader of the C-store pack.Midwest fuel stop Kwik Trip leapfrogged the competition to top the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index rankings of US convenience stores.The Wisconsin-based company improved its score by six points from last year to pull ahead of regional favorites like Wawa, Sheetz, QuikTrip (unrelated), and Buc-ee’s.”The brands rising to the top are doing more than just selling coffee and snacks. They’re building communities inside their stores,” said Forrest Morgeson, ASCI’s director of research emeritus and a Michigan State University marketing professor, said in a statement released Tuesday.Following Kwik Trip’s 84 points…

2026-01-23T16:50:59.857Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Target sent a memo to staff acknowledging the stress workers may be carrying and advising on safety. The retailer’s stores have been a flash point during ICE raids in Minnesota. “We’re listening and working to de-escalate where possible,” Kremer said. Target once again finds itself in a precarious political…