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“I’ll just let it die.”It was nearly six in the morning on a Tuesday in mid-2023, and Jimmy Donaldson, better known to the world as MrBeast, had been up for hours sending a stream of frustrated texts about MrBeast Burger, his nearly three-year-old food venture.The YouTuber was furious with his business partners over customer complaints of undercooked burgers, and tensions had reached a breaking point.He was done.”As long as I have no control, I couldn’t care less about it,” Donaldson, who is known to be exacting and kill projects he doesn’t believe are up to snuff, texted a friend.These texts…

Lululemon is telling customers who buy their see-through leggings to cover up.In a statement to Business Insider on Thursday, Lululemon said that it had temporarily paused online sales of its “Get Low” collection in North America last week to “review early guest feedback and insights.”It then updated its product information to incorporate new guidance on fit, sizing, and features, and the collection is now back online, the statement said.In the fit and sizing section of the product listing, the athleisure company recommends pairing the leggings with “skin-tone, seamless underwear,” per checks of the website by Business Insider.It also advises customers…

Credits galore; boost boast; and other highlights of recent tax cases.Processing ContentFranklin, Wisconsin: Tax preparer Jahnell Easly, 29, has pleaded guilty to a count of aiding in the preparation of false returns.Easly prepared and filed federal returns for clients for a fee. For the 2020, 2021 and 2022 tax years, she e-filed some 424 returns with the IRS; of those, some 386 contained indicators and evidence of fraud.Most of the 1040s filed by Easly on behalf of her clients reported materially false income related to business income and losses, household employee wages or ordinary dividends. They also reported a variety…

TikTok’s US workers can finally breathe a sigh of relief.The company announced Thursday that it has closed a deal to spin off parts of its US business in a new joint venture with an investor group.”The safeguards provided by the Joint Venture will also cover CapCut, and Lemon8, and a portfolio of other apps and websites in the US,” the company said.Adam Presser is leading the new venture, according to the company’s announcement. Presser has worked at TikTok for nearly four years, most recently leading operations and trust and safety. The venture’s seven-man, majority-American board includes TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew.The…

Preparations are underway as over half of all US states brace for what could be a historic winter storm this weekend.Across the country, Americans are stocking up on essentials and picking store shelves clean as they brace for Winter Storm Fern, which is expected to span from the South and Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast and Midwest, starting Friday morning.Local authorities have begun salting roads and establishing emergency protocols in anticipation of potential power outages and limited travel.Experts and authorities are advising people in affected states to stock up on food items that don’t need to be cooked or refrigerated, and…

Updated 2026-01-22T22:11:21.750Z 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. Since the 2016 US presidential election, celebrities have been saying they’d move out of the country. More stars made similar comments after Donald Trump won the 2024 election. James Cameron recently confirmed he’s continued to live in New Zealand for political reasons. The lifestyles of the rich and…

The Tennessee Society of CPAs organized an annual visit to the state capital in Nashville to visit legislators and call on them to make changes in state laws.Processing ContentThe main demand came in response to last year’s passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in Congress, with state CPAs asking lawmakers to pass a bill known as HB 0477/SB 0032 to align the tax rules for bonus depreciation with those in the OBBBA. The bill is supported by both the TSCPA and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. The OBBBA restored 100% bonus depreciation for most property acquired and placed…

Brex co-founders Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras.BrexCapital One said Thursday that it was acquiring payments startup Brex for $5.15 billion, the latest splashy deal undertaken by the bank’s CEO, Richard Fairbank.The firm, which disclosed the deal in its fourth-quarter earnings statement, said the deal is made up of 50% cash and 50% stock. Brex was previously valued at $12.3 billion. Shares of the bank fell about 3%.Under Fairbank, a rare founder-CEO of a major U.S. bank, Capital One acquired rival card firm Discover Financial last year for about $35 billion. That deal was Fairbank’s crowning achievement, giving the credit card…

The National Association of Tax Professionals unveiled a credentialing program under which it will award two new designations, Accredited Tax Professional in Representation and Advanced Accredited Tax Professional in Representation, focusing on representation, due diligence and ethical practice.Processing ContentThe objective is to provide a clearer credential path in a relatively unregulated environment for tax preparers, giving tax pros a structured way to show their expertise to clients and peers.The professional credentialing program will be run by the newly established NATP Center for Professional Excellence, which will administer NATP credentials and establish expectations for tax pros that support competence, ethics and…

On Friday, Vanessa Beardsley is inviting her community to come hang out with cats and drink coffee at her Minnesota business, Catzen Coffee — but they won’t be able to spend any money.Catzen is participating in a January 23rd economic shutdown, in which activists are calling on Minnesotans to close their businesses, not report to work or school, and refrain from shopping in protest of ICE’s presence in the state.Beardsley said she “immediately” knew she wanted to “stand in solidarity with our fellow businesses and our state,” but didn’t want to completely close her doors. “We are not doing business,”…