Author: Editor

American Airlines A321XLR.Courtesy: American AirlinesAmerican Airlines announced Thursday it will add seven international routes to its 2027 schedule, with many of those on its Airbus A321XLR planes.Here are the additions:Charlotte, North Carolina, to Barcelona, Spain, starting May 27, on a Boeing 777-200ER.Chicago O’Hare International Airport to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, starting March 19, on a Boeing 787-9.New York John F. Kennedy International Airport to Amsterdam, starting March 28, on an Airbus A321XLR.New York JFK to Nice, France, starting May 6, on an Airbus A321XLR.Philadelphia to Porto, Portugal, starting March 28, on an Airbus A321XLR.Philadelphia to Reykjavik, Iceland, starting May 27,…

Jeanie Buss during the unveiling of a statue of former Lakers coach Pat Riley in Star Plaza in front of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Feb. 22, 2026.Keith Birmingham | MediaNews Group | Pasadena Star-News | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Jerry Buss structured his estate to keep the Los Angeles Lakers in the family after his death. But some of the safeguards meant to preserve that legacy have driven his children apart,…

A Best Buy logo sign is seen in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on July 29, 2026. Marcin Golba | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBest Buy on Thursday reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and raised its full-year outlook as the company’s recovery showed more signs of taking hold. The consumer electronics retailer said it saw comparable sales growth of 4.1% during the second quarter, compared with its previous outlook of just 1%, and saw a “higher-than-expected” adjusted operating income rate. Best Buy said it drove growth across all of its major categories, with a surge in computing contributing to that strength.Best Buy…

We all know the quote, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” For plenty of people, that’s posting on LinkedIn.The professional social network is notorious for cringeworthy, performative posts. But those posts also generate a lot of engagement and raise the poster’s profile.With everyone worried about building their “brand,” people are asking: Should I be posting more, too?To unpack the LinkedIn conundrum, BI’s Jacob Zinkula, Juliana Kaplan, and Henry Chandonnet spoke with marketers, PR experts, and creators about the fine line between getting your name out there and completely embarrassing yourself.LinkedIn’s vibes have always been all over the place.…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Olivia Ferney, chief marketing officer with Top Tier Travel. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I was growing up in Canada, raised by two guidance counselors, hearing “no” was a fact of life. Even for little things, like making a restaurant reservation, I learned to accept I wouldn’t always get what I wanted.Once I started working with the wealthy, I was shocked to learn that no isn’t a definite. With enough money and relationships, there’s usually a way to work around a no. In fact, some of my clients…

“I miss him so much,” I sobbed into the phone. “I don’t know if I can do this.” I was surprised my sister could understand me through the tears, but she’d always been good at decoding my words — and what was behind them. I’d been away from home for less than 48 hours, and I missed my 12-year-old son so fiercely that I wasn’t sure I could handle the distance for three full weeks. Had I made the right decision in taking a dream job two states away?I wanted to follow my dreamDuring my childhood, I spent much more…

Influencers are great at getting people to buy stuff. Social-commerce startup Levanta wants to tap into that power of persuasion to boost sales for merchants on Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, and other retail sites.The company closed a $22 million Series B round this week as it looks to expand its business beyond its three main partners and grow in international markets, Business Insider can exclusively reveal.”We’re investing really heavily in going past Amazon, so deepening our relationship with Walmart, with Shopify, but then also going even beyond that and acquiring additional marketplaces that we’re going to bring into the fold,” said…

Nicolas Sauvage believes judgment and taste will be what sets people apart in the AI era — and that’s why he’s bullish on product managers.The president of venture capital firm TDK Ventures told Business Insider that product managers are one of three job categories that will rise in demand as AI reshapes work.”Product managers have that ability to add a judgment layer on top of what AI could provide,” said Sauvage, who leads the firm’s global investment activities across deep tech, including energy, AI and compute, and industrial and robotics.Founded in 2019 by Sauvage, TDK Ventures manages $500 million across…

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks before President Donald Trump arrives at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Friday, Aug. 28, in Houston. Karen Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Karen Warren/AP Sen. Ted Cruz’s new book, Going Further, details the story of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, from his rise from poverty to his move to the political right. By the 1980s, Thomas was a Republican, serving in the Reagan administration and later leading the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, while leaning on the individualism he’d learned growing up. Today, he’s the court’s senior justice and among its most conservative. Cruz says Thomas…

When I noticed that Guns N’ Roses was playing nearby on a random Wednesday in August, I fired off a text to my boyfriend with a screenshot of the ticket map. “Mainly not serious but,” I wrote, followed by, “Is … v cheap.” Less than a week before the show, it seemed Axl, Slash, and Duff had come down with a mild case of blue-dot fever. Might we be able to take advantage of it?My Guns N’ Roses fandom has always fallen somewhere between a genuine interest and a bit. My older cousin was into them when I was at…