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2026-02-08T21:04:41.821Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will compete in Super Bowl LX on Sunday. Many advertisers are using comedy and celebrities to navigate the tense political climate. Here is a roundup of the best ads we’ve seen, so far. Although the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will…

Seahawks’ Kenneth Walker III is Super Bowl MVPKenneth Walker III #9 of the Seattle Seahawks rushes against the New England Patriots during the third quarter in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. Kevin C. Cox | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesAnd the Super Bowl MVP is… running back Kenneth Walker III.Walker rushed for a game-high 135 yards on 27 carries during the Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the Patriots. He also caught two passes for 26 yards and is one of only three players with multiple runs of more than 25 yards…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kristen Boelen, the founder of Lunch Break Vintage. It has been edited for length and clarity.I have been thrifting since the moment I could drive. Back then, I was into higher-end things that were out of my budget, and I’d go thrift shopping to find similar items that I could afford. That habit carried on through college and beyond, including when I was most recently working as an art director for a wine and spirits company. While working there, I’d thrift on my lunch breaks.I’d find stuff for myself, as well…

The most expensive condo sale in the Las Vegas area closed in early January for $21 million. If the sale of the 5,000-square-foot penthouse about 15 miles from the Las Vegas Strip had closed just a little more than a week earlier, it potentially could have saved the buyer a few hundred million dollars.”He was looking for a while, and at the last minute, there was a little bit of a hiccup,” real estate agent Ivan Sher told Business Insider of the sale. “He was actually even under contract significantly before then.”That “he” is billionaire Don Hankey, the chairman of…

Updated 2026-02-08T13:46:01.226Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Every year, brands try to outwit each other with their Super Bowl commercials. Whether humorous or heartwarming, some ads leave a more lasting impression than others. From Pepsi to State Farm, here are the most unforgettable Super Bowl commercials of all time. The Seattle Seahawks and the New…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hassan Ismail, the 24-year-old cofounder of Yellowcake, who lives in Toronto. It’s been edited for length and clarity.In 2021, there was a government bid in Canada for some military hardware. My cofounder and I officially founded West Tek Defense Corporation in August 2022. We were doing smart rifles for the military.It was complicated. (At one point, we were literally balancing redox equations for propellant in the ammo.) The physics background we both had helped a lot; essentially, everything we saw was something we’d encountered in a class or during personal research.We…

Sometimes, a little stress at work is a good thing — especially if you’re responsible for millions of other people’s dollars.Blackstone’s president and COO, Jon Gray, said that all of the current talk about market bubbles might actually make investors better at their jobs.”One of the good things, I think, about the current environment, is that there’s so much negativity,” Gray said on an episode of Morgan Stanley’s “Hard Lessons” podcast. “There’s a bubble in private credit, there’s a bubble in AI, there’s a bubble in the stock market. In some ways, that sort of caution that lingers over everything…

Average tax refunds this year are set to be nearly $750 higher than last year — but they might take a while getting to you, with a smaller IRS dedicated to getting them out.The passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” introduced new sweeping tax measures — which include no tax on overtime or tips and an expanded child tax credit — that will show up in many taxpayers’ refunds this filing season.The average tax refund is set to grow to $3,800 from the 2024 tax year’s $3,052, according to the Tax Foundation. That’s because the IRS hasn’t…

Prediction markets are everywhere right now. The Golden Globes! The Oscars! The airwaves! For the Super Bowl, people can use prediction markets not only to wager on the outcome of the big game but also on which commercials will run and what song Bad Bunny will play first. Sportsbooks, media companies, and even traditional investment entities seem to want to get in on prediction market action. The enthusiasm makes sense given how industry boosters talk about these markets. To them, betting on anything and everything is the next frontier of finance.But the rhetoric and the reality still don’t line up.…

The cupcake boom, a twenty-year dessert trend that once captivated the nation, ended with a thunk. However, America’s sweet tooth doesn’t retire — it just hunts for its next obsession.When all of Sprinkles’ stores abruptly closed at the end of 2025, a curtain dropped on an era. Not because the dessert chain, cofounded by pastry chef and entrepreneur Candace Nelson in 2005, was the biggest, but because it was the name-brand symbol of the nation’s cupcake years.Timing matters. As restaurant chains face higher costs and more cautious consumers who have less patience for one-note indulgences, the sudden disappearance of a once-dominant…