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Working in a city over 300 miles from where I live is one of those life decisions I never considered possible until I did it.Now, I can’t imagine any other configuration.I live in a suburb of Los Angeles and work in San Jose, which is about a five-hour drive or an hourlong flight away.This arrangement started during the COVID-19 pandemic, when my workplace went remote — at the time, moving to Southern California to be close to my family made the most sense.Even after remote work ended, though, I found that I didn’t want to leave LA. I decided I’d…

A millennial defense chief has racked up more wealth in the first few weeks of 2026 than anyone except Elon Musk.Michal Strnad, 33, has grown $22 billion richer since the start of January, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows. Only the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who is up $70 billion year to date, has built more wealth over that period.Strnad’s net worth has soared 150% to $37 billion in less than a month, vaulting him into 64th place on the rich list. He’s now wealthier than Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin, SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son, and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.His wealth surge…

Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images 2026-01-26T10:46:01.226Z 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. Bonus season kicked off earlier this month at the biggest Wall Street banks. Year-end bonuses are expected to be big and rise across almost every business line. Do you work in finance? Take our survey below. Wall Street bonuses were expected to be big after a…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Amy Lovett, 54. After being laid off in July, Lovett began her job search with a résumé that included her photo and full work experience. Once she removed her photo, some dates, and shortened her work history, Lovett, who lives in the St. Louis area, said she started getting more attention from employers. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.At my last job as an account executive at a software company, we had downsized significantly. I was one of the last senior reps. From what I understand, it was…

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Victor Riparbelli, the CEO of AI video platform Synthesia. On Monday, the company announced a $200 million Series E funding round led by Google Ventures. This story has been edited for length and clarity.I founded Synthesia in 2017, and it’s now a $4 billion unicorn.The platform allows businesses to leverage generative AI to create videos for a range of corporate use cases, such as reimagining training videos, generating AI avatars of company executives to deliver internal or external messages, or dubbing webinars into dozens of languages.To keep myself going all…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nick Copland, a 42-year-old real estate investor and the cofounder of MTR Authority, who lives outside Portland, Oregon. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. As a kid, I found creative ways to make money — mowing lawns, shoveling snow, stump grinding — anything that gave me the freedom to earn on my own terms.Now, I run MTR Authority, a program that helps other investors build and scale mid-term rental operations, create systems for financial freedom, and uncover overlooked income streams, with my wife,…

Much like office snacks and flashy holiday parties, corporate wellness programs have always struck me as a bit of a scam — nice to have, but not at the expense of my job, salary, or a decent healthcare plan. Maybe that makes me a cynic, but in the zero-sum world of corporate budgets, if it comes down to layoffs vs. avocados, I’m fine skipping the avocados. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I’m not the one making those decisions.Workplace wellness programs have exploded over the past decade or so, with companies rolling out a suite of subsidized perks, such as gym discounts, mental…

Gold has smashed past $5,000 per ounce — mere months after topping $4,000 — in a record-setting rally that analysts say reflects growing fears over high government debt.”The rise in precious metals prices is breathtaking and profoundly scary,” wrote Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former chief economist at the Institute of International Finance, in a Substack post on Sunday.Spot gold rushed above a record high around $5,093 per troy ounce late on Sunday before pulling back to $5,070 per ounce at 12:03 a.m. ET on Monday.The yellow metal’s record-setting blitz has little to do with…

2026-01-26T05:02:01.227Z 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. Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said he values drive and malleability in job candidates. He said that he asks candidates about what they have changed in their personal lives. Tech CEOs are highlighting adaptability as a key desirable trait in new hires. Ask this interview question the next time you…

Natasa Adzic/stock.adobe.com With major tax legislation to digest and the Internal Revenue Service laboring under serious staffing and budget restraints, it might be reasonable to approach tax season with serious concerns — but experts see some reason for cautious optimism.Take the fact that it’s kicking off more or less on time, for instance.”I didn’t expect the tax season to actually kick off on the 26th; if I had had to place a bet, I’d have said maybe later in January or early February,” Annie Schwab, franchise operations manager at Padgett Business Services, told attendees of a recent Accounting Today webinar…