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PKF O’Connor Davies, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, has merged in Bowman & Company, a firm with three offices in Southern New Jersey and a specialty in municipal and governmental accounting, effective Jan. 1, 2026.Processing ContentBowman & Company dates back to 1939 and includes 100 professionals and 20 partners across offices in Voorhees, Haddonfield and Woodbury, New Jersey. The firm’s professionals hold a variety of government-specific accounting credentials, including Registered Municipal Accountants, Public School Accountants and Certified Municipal Finance Officers. Along with the public sector, Bowman & Co. also has clients in the not-for-profit, construction, health care and…

2026-01-05T10:55:01.223Z 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. Vibe coding has upended software engineering, strapping developers with a suite of new AI tools. OpenAI and Tesla alum Andrej Karpathy, who coined the term, recently said he’s “never felt this much behind.” Are you a software developer? Take our vibe-coding survey below. Software engineering is changing — and…

The last 18 months have been Paloma Partners’ second attempt at reinventing itself.The first try began in May 2023. Billionaire Donald Sussman, the founder of the 44-year-old asset manager famous for seeding D.E. Shaw and other quant funds, decided his firm needed a shake-up and hired well-known investor Neil Chriss as the firm’s CEO. Less than a year later, however, Chriss was out, and the firm was facing significant redemptions as 2024 came to a close.Now, with former Goldman Sachs partner and Credit Suisse executive Ravi Singh installed as CEO and longtime WorldQuant executive Mike DeAddio as COO, the $1.5…

Dating apps, AI social networks, drama-clad “tea” apps — you name it, I’ve downloaded it.In 2025, I tested out dozens of apps on my phone while reporting on social media for Business Insider.Like many other internet dwellers, a majority of my time was spent on apps like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.While some of the biggest splashes on the app charts were AI apps like OpenAI’s Sora or Meta’s stand-alone AI app — and I tested out both — these felt more like blips in the fast-churning digital trend cycle.Instead, I found myself frequently opening a small handful of apps that…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nathan Wangliao Yinan, the CEO and cofounder of Singapore-based AI startup Havana. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified his employment history.After university, I didn’t have the risk appetite to start something immediately. I joined McKinsey in the UK in 2018 because they actively encouraged me to do something different after two years there.I was at McKinsey for slightly under three years. I met a lot of people who were from different walks of life, and that made me feel it’s OK to go and…

People play basketball in front of Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York City on Sunday. Maduro is set to make his first court appearance on Monday. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Gray/Getty Images Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance in U.S. federal court on Monday. The Venezuelan president, who was captured by U.S. forces early Saturday in a surprise military operation in Caracas, is now awaiting trial in New York City on federal criminal charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and cocaine importation conspiracy. The proceeding is scheduled to take place at noon…

2026-01-04T19:09:38.332Z 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 US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise raid on Saturday. In a press conference, Trump said the US will look to tap the country’s oil reserves. Venezuela is home to over 300 billion barrels of proven crude oil, the largest reserves globally. Venezuela is home to…

Scheme over, good buddy; what a load of bullion; and other highlights of recent tax cases.Processing ContentUnion City, Georgia: Truck driver Dantavious Jackson, 39, who operated a ghost tax preparation business on the side, was sentenced to federal prison for making claims for refunds of false COVID-related employment tax credits.He was sentenced to 84 months in prison for executing a scheme to defraud the United States by making claims for refunds of false COVID-19 related employment tax credits. Jackson was also ordered to pay over $1.5 million in restitution to the IRS.Jackson owned and operated a trucking business, and had…

Updated 2026-01-04T12:58:01.222Z 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. We’ve asked Wall Street stars about the books that informed both their careers and personal growth. The list includes biographies of billionaires and handbooks on leadership and decision-making. We’ve compiled their 35 picks for those kick-starting their career in finance. Aspiring to build a career on Wall Street?…

It’s a new year! And at Business Insider, we’re already diving in.We’ve always been the place for innovators, and AI’s arrival is creating a renaissance for entrepreneurs of all stripes. It’s led to whole new industries — from legal AI to chatbot training to vibe coding to the data center boom. Everyone is learning as they go, and we are here to help you generate ideas, trade notes, and get smarter. We’ll chronicle highs and lows — there will for sure be both.At larger firms, leaders will be sizing up which AI experiments are working, at what costs, and with…