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The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Supreme Court once again leaped into the culture wars on Tuesday, ruling that states may ban transgender girls from participating in sports at publicly funded schools. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has long coached his daughters’ and other girls’ basketball teams at school, wrote the court’s majority opinion. The court’s decision follows last year’s ruling, which upheld state laws that make it illegal for doctors and other health professionals to provide gender-affirming care for minors. Since then, a total of 25 states have criminalized or banned…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erik May, 43, who is the president of Flags Unlimited, a business based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Business Insider has verified the sales figures. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.We’re a small business in the Midwest. Getting asked for Algerian, Moroccan, and dozens of Iraqi flags is certainly uncommon here.Our flag sales are normally almost entirely US, state, and military flags. So when we started getting more and more inquiries about world flags during our offseason in January and February, I knew something was up.Then I started putting…

For two years, my home was a converted blue school bus.My days on the road revolved around finding water, monitoring battery levels, planning routes, and deciding where I would sleep each night. I learned how to live with less, adapt quickly, and embrace uncertainty.So, last year, when I moved with my boyfriend to a remote island off the coast of Alaska for his job, I thought my time on the road would make the transition feel natural.Before I arrived, I pictured endless wilderness, limited conveniences, and a lifestyle that felt disconnected from the rest of the world.I looked forward to…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Darnah and Vic Thompson, a married couple who are both entrepreneurs living in Texas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Darnah: My business is Books & Brand, a publishing agency specializing in nonfiction books. I have a background in business management and operations, but after being laid off from my job in the publishing space, I stumbled into starting my agency.Vic: I’ve been in real estate since 2017. I started off flipping properties in Georgia and South Carolina, and now I run a real estate business, doing single-family residential.…

Key PointsIndustrial recently replaced residential as JLL Income Property Trust’s largest allocation, at 38% of the portfolio.Industrial leasing strengthened to start the year, rising 17.8% during the first quarter of 2026 from the same period in 2025, according to JLL.Allan Swaringen, CEO of JLL IPT, calls himself “bullish” on industrial, as new opportunities continue to present themselves and returns are now better than in multifamily.A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds,…

I relocated to the Netherlands with my kids two years ago and have since helped many Americans call new countries home.Typically, I talk to two types of people considering a move abroad.The first type has been “planning to move” for years. They’ve watched every YouTube video, joined multiple expat Facebook groups, and can recite visa requirements in their sleep.However, they’re still in the same place they were two years ago, just with more bookmarked articles.The second type? They’re booking their flights.After relocating my own family from Atlanta to Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2024 and now guiding other American families through the…

I never thought I’d live outside the UK, where I’d lived my whole life, until I met my future wife at the University of Cambridge.We were both pursuing master’s degrees, and were introduced during orientation day. We got along instantly and started dating in November 2019. A few months later, in 2020, the COVID pandemic hit, and we had to evacuate the university for our hometowns: me to Wales and her to Philadelphia.Long distance became our grueling reality for the next four years, while she was in NYC, and I was in London. We facetimed regularly, sometimes multiple times a…

Michael Kittredge III, the son of Yankee Candle founder Michael Kittredge II, sold his family’s property, which includes 120,000 square feet of living space, for $7.25 million after initially listing it for $23 million.Three years after Michael Kittredge II died in 2019, his son decided to list the home in 2022. It sat on the market for years, and a Florida-based developer, Josh Wallack, had grand ideas for the property.Wallack had planned to turn the compound into a luxurious senior living community with affordable housing.”This is going to be amazing. Regular people can buy one of these units and live…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Catherine Fadashe, a 30-year-old communications and marketing associate at an asset management firm based in the UK. Her employment and identity have been confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity.We operate in a hybrid setting. I spend three days in the office and two days at home.I joined nearly three years ago, right around when we were easing out of the strictly remote situation. My previous role, which was my first corporate job, was at a strictly remote venture capital firm.As an introvert, it was…

The memory shortage at the heart of recent price hikes on consumer electronics is expected to get worse, with CEOs and analysts expecting further pricing pressures into 2027 and possibly beyond.The issue is simultaneously a consumer problem (shoppers are now paying more for Apple products and Xboxes), a supply-chain problem (companies face higher component costs, tighter margins, and increased competition for memory amid the AI data center build-out), and a PR problem (data centers were plenty polarizing before being tied in a roundabout way to consumer price hikes).There’s no quick fix, as the Great AI Infrastructure Buildout pits tech hyperscalers…