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Comcast’s stock is surging after it announced that it’s spinning off its media businesses.Shares jumped more than 25% in premarket trading on Monday after Comcast said it plans to separate its wireless and broadband business from NBCUniversal and Sky (its UK media and connectivity arm). NBCU controls the NBC broadcast network, Peacock, the Bravo cable channel, and Universal Studios.Comcast expects the tax-free spin-off, which would result in two publicly traded companies, to be completed within a year.Comcast said the split is intended to give each company greater strategic focus by allowing both businesses to invest more effectively and pursue their…

This as-told-to essay is based on an in-person interview with Neil Stubley, head of courts and horticulture at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, home of the Wimbledon tennis championships. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been head of courts and horticulture at the All England Lawn Tennis Club for almost 10 years, and 2026 marks my 31st Wimbledon Championships. I started as a groundsman and worked my way up. My job is to maintain the grass courts year-round so they’re ready for the two-week tournament. Like the players, we need the grass in perfect condition from…

You might think your parents’ advice to walk up to a hiring manager with a paper résumé is outdated, but in today’s job market, that kind of old-school gesture may set you apart.As employers increasingly look for candidates to show their work, putting yourself — physically — in front of a hiring manager can pay off. Francesca Jones is EY’s US early careers leader.  EY Francesca Jones, EY US early careers leader, recalled a recent candidate — who is expected to be an intern in 2027 — who made his mark by doing just that. She said he managed to…

Carlos Santana Roldán is a 38-year-old software engineer living in California. Business Insider has verified his income and employment history with documentation. The following as-told-to essay has been edited for length and clarity.I think my current software engineer job will probably be my last job as an employee. I’m tired and my eyes are burning all the time; I’ve been doing this for almost 20 years.I’ve had a cabin business in Mexico for about five years, and maybe after three or four more years, once I build one more cabin, I’ll retire from coding. I’ll be able to be financially…

As companies chase the shiny but often uncertain promise of AI, they’re asking the consulting firms helping them to share in the risk.Consulting firms from Boston Consulting Group to Accenture are now shifting more of their projects to outcome-based fee arrangements, in which they are paid for the results they deliver rather than a fixed or hourly rate, current and former consultants told Business Insider.Typical fee structures these days vary from firm to firm, but consultants told Business Insider they often fall into two buckets.Fixed-fee arrangements are when a firm scopes a project upfront, estimates the team and timeline, and…

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with 21-year-old cofounders, Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan, based in New York. Their words have been edited for length and clarity.Rudy Arora: The goal wasn’t to build a million-dollar company we’d drop out of college for. We just wanted to create something we would find useful, maybe market it a little bit, and if it went well, pay for college with the profits.Sarthak Dhawan: Rudy and I grew up in the suburbs outside Dallas and met in middle school. We were always tinkering with random things together and trying to build stuff.Arora: Our…

The job market is looking brighter, but some places are a better bet if you’re looking for stability than others.It’s especially tough if you’re looking for work in the tech- and media-heavy information sector. Major tech companies have laid off workers due to AI and automation. Have you made a career pivot or been job searching? Share with this reporter what that experience has been like, at [email protected]. If you made a career trade-off, fill out this form to share. Other sectors offer better career security or are more resilient to economic cycles. That includes many healthcare roles. “It doesn’t…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lana Ng, a 35-year-old stay-at-home mother based in Houston. It has been edited for length and clarity.I used to work as a marketing coordinator at a local hospital in Houston. I worked in a hybrid role, spending three days working from home and two days in the office, earning about $70,000 a year, and I enjoyed it. That’s until I got pregnant with my son.I was so happy; my husband and I had been trying to get pregnant for months. I didn’t really think about what would happen once he was born,…

For years, Allyson and Andrew Rappaport spent their days caring for animals at the veterinary practice they owned in New York, often working six days a week.At night, they returned to their cozy four-bedroom home in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where they lived with their two sons.Although they had built a comfortable life, they found the cost of living high and dreamed of slowing down. They were also worried about school safety and their kids growing up in what they saw as a highly competitive, consumption-driven culture.When the opportunity to sell their veterinary practice arose, the couple saw it as a chance…

Injection pens for the weight loss treatment Wegovy, manufactured by Novo Nordisk A/S, on display during a news conference in Mumbai, India, June 24, 2025.Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMillions of older Americans in Medicare are about to gain access to obesity drugs for the first time — but that landmark shift may be flying under the radar for many of them. Starting Wednesday, eligible beneficiaries can get obesity drugs through Medicare’s new Bridge demonstration program for a monthly copay of just $50. The coverage marks a long-sought victory for patients, physicians and obesity advocates who have pushed for broader…