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The grocery wars continue to heat up.As US households continue to grapple with rising costs for gas, housing, and insurance, they’re increasingly looking for savings on groceries.That’s giving value-focused retailers like Walmart and Costco a major leg up over more traditional grocery giants like Kroger and Albertsons.Data released this week from consumer analytics firm Numerator showed warehouse giant Costco overtook Kroger’s dollar share of US retail food and beverage sales. Costco has steadily gained share over the last two years as both Kroger and Albertsons shrank their positions.The estimates are based on the last 12 months of sales, and show…

Keeping up with AI and an uneven labor market is challenging enough for corporate leaders. For nonprofit executives working with tighter budgets and leaner teams, it can be extra daunting.”It’s tricky for everyone right now, but for those guys, it’s actually very tricky,” Scott Kleinman, co-president of Apollo Asset Management and chair of the Apollo Opportunity Foundation Board.The foundation is addressing the challenges nonprofits face by providing 28 organizations with a version of the playbook Apollo uses with its over 190 portfolio companies, which include Yahoo Inc. and Shutterfly.That includes access to experts, leadership training, and a built-in network. The…

I love the atmosphere of stores during the Christmas season. The decorations, the elaborate displays, the gift boxes. I enjoy it all. But I usually catch myself spending more than I intended.This year, I wanted to avoid that. So, instead of a mad dash to get everything done in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I’ve been picking up things throughout the year for my loved ones.This strategy of buying one or two low-cost things here and there, instead of buying a lot at once in December, has been way easier on my budget, too.Much to my surprise, I was…

The age of AI agents ordering your meals isn’t here yet, according to DoorDash.The food delivery service has received “several hundred orders in total” from agents such as Meta’s Muse, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said during the company’s earnings call on Thursday. By comparison, DoorDash delivered 3.2 billion orders worldwide in 2025.Instead, customers are still using DoorDash’s app and website to place orders, Xu said.”For the everyday ordering, what we see is people come to DoorDash, and they come back to DoorDash,” he said.Xu’s comments suggest that buzzy AI agents like Muse and Instinct have far to go before they…

As the oldest Gen Xers enter their 60s, many fear they won’t be able to live out the retirement of their dreams.A Wednesday report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, determined that only 18% of Gen X workers were “very confident they will be able to fully retire with a comfortable lifestyle.” One quarter strongly agree that they are currently building a large enough retirement nest egg to feel secure in retirement, a few percentage points lower than millennials and boomers. Gen X’s fears are grounded in reality. The median Gen X worker has $113,000 saved in total household…

Americans making six figures aren’t feeling too hot.Consumer sentiment is near historic lows, and according to Morning Consult’s weekly tracking, households earning $100,000 or more have seen their sentiment drop to its lowest in months. That dip is a worrying sign for spending — which is overwhelmingly powered by higher earners — and potentially pivotal as consumers gear up to vote in contentious midterm elections.Late in the summer of 2025, 45.2% of six-figure Americans felt their finances were getting better. That dropped to 32.5% at the new year, and 30.2% in the week ending October 26. Of course, lower-income workers…

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 14. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images On Tuesday, the Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that pits the Catholic Church against taxpayer funded school programs for all 4-year-olds in Colorado. At issue is whether religious schools may refuse to admit the children of gay and trans parents in violation of a state law that bars discrimination. The first line of the Bill of Rights says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Johnston Osagie, 32, who retired early and moved from Tennessee to Ecuador with his wife and daughter. Business Insider has verified his finances, former employment, and the comparative costs. This piece has been edited for length and clarity.My goal was always to retire early. I’d planned to earn well, invest properly, and reach financial independence in my early 40s.In the summer of 2025, when I was 31, I learned that I was going to become a father. Suddenly, another 10 years of trading the best hours of my life for work…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday that if his government could not successfully negotiate a suitable trade pact with the Trump administration, he was prepared to wait for a new American president to close the deal.In an interview with POLITICO in Montreal, Carney also said Canadians were fed up with diplomatic provocations from the United States and described President Donald Trump’s wavering policy toward the Russia-Ukraine war as “unhelpful.”Carney’s remarks, made upon the conclusion of a summit with European Union officials, represent the most direct brushback to Washington in months from a leader who has calibrated his public comments…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lance Zaal, president of US Ghost Adventures. Zaal was the subject of a recent Business Insider story. It has been edited for length and clarity.When I heard that the Lizzie Borden House was for sale in 2021, I was immediately fascinated. Most people know the famous nursery rhyme: “Lizzie Borden took an axe…”But few know the history of the home where the crime occurred. They don’t realize that the 1892 case was one of the earliest and most widespread use of crime scene photos. Or that Lizzie was tried by an…