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Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTubi hit profitability this year doing what other streaming services are trying to: attract younger audiences who are willing to sit through ads. The Fox Corp.-owned free streaming platform has long been among a sort of second tier of streaming services alongside lower-budget and less popular offerings like Pluto and The Roku Channel. But the free service is gaining traction and finding its footing in conversations with the big players. In November, Tubi made up 2.1% of total streaming minutes on The Gauge, Nielsen’s monthly analysis of viewing trends, ahead of NBCUniversal’s Peacock and…

Influencer and WWE wrestler Logan Paul said young investors should consider nontraditional assets over the stock market as he prepares to auction a rare Pokémon card he bought for almost $5.3 million.”If you’re young, there are ways to spend and invest your money in ways that might mean more to you than in a traditional conservative environment like the stock market,” Paul said while appearing on Fox Business’s “The Big Money Show” on Tuesday.He said younger investors should consider investing in items such as sports memorabilia, trading cards, fossils, and art over traditional stocks.”I think if you have the money,…

Let’s face it: Gen Z is not doing as financially well as other generations, so I planned my holiday party accordingly.My social circle mainly consists of Gen Zers and young millennials who are early-career professionals, first-generation immigrants, pursuing further education, or raising small children. We also happen to live in the California Bay Area, where the median income of over $120,000.Being frugal doesn’t mean we cannot have a great Christmas gathering. It just means we have to reset our expectations and values, and prioritize what matters the most to us: time with each other.The plan The author’s favorite Christmas tree…

The role of chief technology officer is in a constant state of evolution with the advancement of artificial intelligence.Over the last two decades of his career, Blackstone CTO John Stecher has watched technology move from a “magic thing in the back office” to the forefront of every business, he told Business Insider.”Technology wasn’t looked at as being an absolute must-have in a business, but it is now,” Stecher said. “If you have any type of creaky infrastructure technology-wise, it doesn’t matter which industry you’re in, you’re not going to be successful.”As the executive overseeing Blackstone’s technology, cybersecurity, early-stage technology investment,…

A federal agent pushes the wife of the detained man from Ecuador to the ground on September 25, 2025 in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images In the span of less than 72 hours, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Victor Mojica went from being widely vilified and placed on administrative leave — to being returned right back to his old job. On a Friday in September, Mojica was caught on several cameras roughly pushing a woman into the hallway and then to the ground, as the woman screamed. The incident at an immigration…

Gold is finishing 2025 at all-time highs, and the momentum is set to extend into 2026.The spot gold price surged past $4,500 per troy ounce for the first time on Wednesday in Asia trading and is trading around $4,490 per ounce. The yellow metal is up more than 70% so far in its best year since 1979.Gold could stay strong because the rally drivers are structural, not purely reactive, according to analysts.”Gold doesn’t need a crisis to rise in 2026. It simply needs the world to behave the way it has been: elevated debt, policy uncertainty, fragile alliances, and a…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cassi Zheng, 31, the founder of Aurawell, an aromatherapy brand. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.As a brand director at a sports-drink startup in Shanghai, I spoke to more than 30 people a day — from members of the sports community to suppliers and colleagues seeking sign-offs.I was drained. I felt chronic pain, constant fatigue, and even had panic attacks.In February 2023, at 29, I quit. I wanted to head into my 30s with a clearer sense of purpose. I didn’t tell my parents, but my friends and…

As he planned for his death, Jeffrey Epstein listed powerful friends and associates from Wall Street as the people who would take care of his affairs.Versions of Epstein’s will released Tuesday by the Justice Department featured former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, former Barclays CEO Jes Staley, and former Bear Stearns CEO Jimmy Cayne as potential executors of his estate.The final version of Epstein’s will — which was signed in August of 2019, while he was in jail awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan, and shortly before he killed himself — listed his longtime personal lawyer, Darren Indyke, and accountant Richard…

2025-12-24T00:05:45.821Z 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 Powerball jackpot has reached $1.7 billion, making it the fourth-largest ever. Players face odds of one in 292 million to win the Powerball grand prize. Statistics show winning the Powerball is far less likely than rare events like lightning strikes. The Powerball jackpot has reached $1.7 billion. You…

The holiday season may have most of us ready to slow down, but the stakes for Wednesday night’s Powerball are just heating up. The top prize for Wednesday night’s drawing is estimated to be $1.7 billion, making it the sixth-largest jackpot in Powerball history.If there is a winner on Wednesday, it could feel like a Christmas miracle, but former Powerball winner, Timothy Shultz, said there’s also a slim chance of going broke within a few years, despite amassing that amount of wealth.Schultz won $28 million in 1999 while working at a gas station and retired a multimillionaire by the age…