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Attorney Paul Clement answers questions outside the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments in April 2022 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption i Win McNamee/Getty Images It’s arguable whether Paul Clement is the best Supreme Court advocate of his generation. But there’s no doubt he’s the most prolific. When he approaches the lectern at the Supreme Court Wednesday, it will mark his 129th time arguing before the justices. He defined the job this way at a recent conference sponsored by the conservative National Review magazine: “I always think a good working definition of a good Supreme…

It’s once again better to switch jobs than stay in your current gig if you want a raise.”Wage growth for workers who change jobs is picking up again in 2026, even as raises for those who stay put keep slowing,” Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau, vice president for macroeconomic research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, said in a LinkedIn post.That’s based on 12-month moving averages of median wage growth for job switchers and stayers tracked by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta using Current Population Survey data.Year-over-year wage growth for job switchers has been 4.4% for four straight months, while…

Surveillance footage shows people reacting amid smoke at the moment of an attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026, in this frame from a handout video.Saudi Ministry of Media | ReutersDeadly attacks on Saudi Arabia’s second-busiest airport over the past week are highlighting how conflicts in the Middle East are upending air travel on a larger scale.Aviation is increasingly in the middle of these sprawling clashes as threats and outright attacks have forced airlines to quickly cancel flights throughout the Middle East for days, weeks and, in some cases, months. Some carriers might redeploy…

Sophia Sesto has a trick up her sleeve for influencer marketing: staying chronically online.Her role — vice president of culture for the buzzy prebiotic soda brand Poppi — requires her to be tuned in to popular culture.To spot trends and emerging content creators, it’s crucial to follow “your own For You Page,” Sesto told Business Insider. Sesto was recently featured in Business Insider’s 2026 list of most innovative influencer marketers.The search for new, culture-driving creators “is never-ending,” said Sesto, who leads Poppi’s influencer, partnerships, and social marketing teams.Within Poppi’s internal Microsoft Teams, there is a channel called “Seed” where Sesto…

Commodities are having a moment, and headlines will tell you why: the impact of the wars in Iran and Ukraine-Russia on energy markets, the AI boom’s reliance on a wide range of rare earth minerals, and long-term inflation and sovereign debt concerns bolstering precious metals.The Bloomberg Commodity Index has returned nearly 32% year to date, and some investors are taking notice.”Hot money attracts assets,” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist of Nationwide Investment Management, noting that commodities’ recent strength may be coming at the expense of the bond market.”I personally think a lot of this sell-off that we’ve seen in bonds…

Walmart plans to cover more than 250 prescriptions, including some insulin, inhalers and GLP-1s for diabetes, at no cost to its employees in 2027, the company confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. The retailer is also expanding existing benefits and adding new ones to attract and retain workers at a time when many other employers are offsetting rising healthcare costs with higher prices and scaled-back plan benefits. The announcement comes weeks before open enrollment for Walmart employees closes on Nov. 6.Walmart, the biggest private employer in the U.S., will offer Novo’s diabetes injection Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s rival shot Mounjaro without charge…

Walmart, America’s largest private employer, said it will expand the health benefit options for its 1.6 million-strong workforce.The retail giant said Tuesday that health plan participants will have several new benefits starting in 2027, including about 250 prescription drugs at no cost, including some insulin and inhalers.A spokesperson also told Business Insider that associates with type 2 diabetes and new prior authorization will have coverage for GLP-1 medications.That policy is similar to Starbucks, which recently cut back its coverage of the medications when they are prescribed for weight loss, though they may still be covered for other conditions. GLP-1 drugs…

A jury on Friday found the nation’s largest HR group liable for mishandling a job applicant’s request for a disability accommodation.The Society for Human Resource Management, or SHRM, lost on all counts and was hit with a verdict of $400,000 in compensatory damages for failing to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Virginia Human Rights Act, according to a legal filing posted Tuesday.No punitive damages were awarded. The case was tried in Alexandria, Virginia, where SHRM is headquartered.In a statement posted on SHRM’s website, the HR group said it disagrees with the jury’s verdict and will evaluate…

The deadline for student-loan borrowers to pick a new repayment plan keeps shifting — with higher payments looming.September 29 was the initial deadline for the earliest wave of borrowers on the SAVE income-driven repayment plan to pick a new plan. If they didn’t, they would be automatically placed on a standard plan with the highest payments.Now, borrowers have told Business Insider that as their deadline approached at the end of September, they received a 30-day “final notice” to select a new plan, which extended their deadline by one month. Over the past couple of weeks, more borrowers reported receiving that…

Caring for an older relative is expensive. We want to document what long-term care really costs American families, bill by bill.One of the biggest problems families face is not knowing how much they are likely to spend, and there are few resources that offer any frame of reference.We are inviting readers to share their stories with Business Insider reporters to help us assemble a comprehensive look at these costs. We want to know how much caring for an older loved one has cost you and your family. Getting your input will help us break down barriers to accessing financial information…