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I love immersing myself in new cultures and customs. I had to settle for reading about them in books as a child, but as soon as I got into college, I started traveling the world. I didn’t think I’d ever stay anywhere for long, but as soon as our kids came along, I decided to put down roots and provide some stability.My husband and I have lived in San Diego for decades now. I love our house, our backyard, and our beautiful view. But truth be told, I’ve become a homebody and rarely take advantage of what people love about…

The bull and the bears both have it wrong when it comes to the impact of AI capex spending, Goldman Sachs says. Second-quarter earnings season is winding down, and it’s clear that Big Tech leaders have no plans to slow their AI investments. For the bulls, this means the positive impact on the economy will continue, with AI capex a large contributor to GDP. For the bears, it means AI will continue to suck up all the air in the room, crowding out other investment themes. Yet, Goldman argues that both camps are wrong in their thinking. “While media reports…

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Tom Brenner | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES – For years, JPMorgan executives have been talking with Olympics organizers about sponsoring the games. Before the next event, taking place in Los Angeles in 2028, the firm officially opted in — making a massive, nine-figure bet as the Games’ first-ever global banking partner. While terms of the agreement were not disclosed, these types of partnerships are estimated to go for upwards of $200 million per four-year cycle. In…

When I started my career as a flight attendant at 22 in 2012, the beauty rules for women immediately surprised me.I worked for the now-grounded Kyiv-based Ukraine International Airlines, the nation’s former flag carrier, from 2012 to 2021. From the minute I submitted my application, it was clear that appearances were a major part of the airline’s image.The upper age limit for new applicants was a strict 27. Supervisors checked candidates’ bodies for tattoos and scars during the initial medical exam. For those polished enough to pass, keeping up with the various grooming standards was almost a second full-time job.My…

Baby products company Frida is expanding into a line of personal care products for kids ages 6 to 11 that will be sold in Walmart and on Amazon, the company told CNBC exclusively.CEO Chelsea Hirschhorn said the launch marks the next natural step for the company, which has seen its first customers age into new categories, and offers an opportunity to secure shelf space in a category that’s largely untapped and unexplored. “It really wasn’t necessarily only that there was this opportunity created in the retail environment or in culture, but it was really the dearth of genuine, thoughtful innovation…

TikTok was Julia Kong’s biggest source of brand deals when she started her creator career in 2020. Today, Instagram has replaced it as her top revenue driver, though her TikTok following is still vastly larger.”It’s what brands would prefer to reference when deciding whether or not to work with you,” Kong, who posts about beauty and cinema, said of Instagram. “TikTok is still a great search engine, but I don’t think it’s as organized or clean-cut as Instagram.” Julia Kong has found Instagram to be more lucrative than TikTok as her following has increased.  Julia Kong Travis Percy, a creator…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Maria Cabral Menezes, 27, who founded the brand WashWise, a “dry shampoo for clothes” that refreshes items between washes. WashWise raised $1.2 million in pre-seed funding, as it announced on August 10. Backers range from people in the laundry industry, like the CEO of Cents, to executives associated with Pickle, JPMorgan, Soho House, and SoulCycle, according to a press release. Business Insider has confirmed her previous employment at JPMorgan and Citadel, as well as her enrollment at Wharton. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.I knew the laundry space…

Marshall Wace’s foray into credit investing hasn’t started smoothly.The $80 billion hedge fund’s first big hire to run the unit — former Citadel portfolio manager Dan Shatz — has resulted in a legal tussle with Ken Griffin’s firm. Its Alpha Plus fund, which the credit unit feeds into, has delivered an underwhelming performance, including a recent 3% loss in July that cut the nearly $4 billion strategy’s 2026 gains to 0.9%.Internally, things are just as tumultuous.Four people familiar with the situation, including current Marshall Wace employees, told Business Insider that there have been at least five departures for the unit’s…

Ray Dalio spent his 77th birthday somewhere most 77-year-olds wouldn’t dream of going: an Ibiza nightclub.The Bridgewater Associates founder, who completed his exit from the firm in 2025 and now runs his own family office, posted on X this week that he’d had “a blast” at mega-club UNVRS with family and friends, and recommended it to his followers “in case you’re in the neighborhood.”I had a blast being out until 4am with my family and friends at UNVRS in Ibiza for my 77th birthday and thought I’d pass it along to turn you onto it, in case you’re in the neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/sOpPZpSI0H— Ray Dalio…

Work trials can be a way for both candidate and company to see if a job is a good fit, but Cursor’s head of talent says some employers get it wrong. A big mistake is making the work trial too focused on getting something out of the candidate, Adam Ward, Cursor’s head of talent, said on an episode of “Lenny’s Podcast” released Sunday.”This is where most companies get it wrong on the on-site,” Ward said. “They’re almost always buying. This is like ‘we are assessing. We’re extracting information. We’re not giving much back to the candidate.'” Instead, Ward says that…