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Ricardo Santos for BI 2025-12-23T10:08:01.213Z 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. This fall, Business Insider announced its 2025 class of Rising Stars of Wall Street. Seven stood out for pursuing unique paths, including sports, science, and field research. They used those early experiences to rise inside firms like JPMorgan, Goldman, and Moelis. Most people imagine Wall…

Annelise Capossela for NPR Borrowers have spent much of 2025 trying to keep up with dizzying changes to the federal student loan system. The Trump administration and Congress are in the process of overhauling everything from how much Americans can borrow to how quickly they have to pay it back. Here’s what to know as we head into a new year: President Biden’s SAVE Plan is ending The U.S. Department of Education announced in early December that it had reached a proposed settlement agreement to end the popular, yet controversial Biden-era student loan repayment plan known as SAVE. The Saving…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nurya Doorenbos, a 30-year-old marketing professional in Brussels. This story has been edited for length and clarity.Last spring, I quit my job as a senior social media strategist at an advertising agency.When you’re at the beginning of your career, you’re excited. You grab every opportunity with both hands. But at the time, I was about to turn 30, and I wanted to take this long break to really step back and analyze my life, and specifically my career. Advertising is such a fast-paced industry that it can be hard to see…

David Deal’s 2026 outlook is what he describes as a “whack-a-mole of worry.” While he’s 62 and presumably approaching retirement, 65 is “just a number” for him, not a milestone marker for throwing in the towel on his career like his parents’ generation. The thing that really has him wound up, though, is healthcare, which he calls a “DEFCON 1” situation. Deal, a marketing consultant who lives in the Chicago suburbs, and his wife pay for their own insurance, and their premiums are going up by 25% next year. He’s worried one slip on the ice this winter could mean…

The logo of pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its offices in Bagsvaerd, on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 24, 2025. Tom Little | ReutersThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill for obesity from Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk, a landmark decision that health experts say could potentially open up treatment access to more patients. Novo Nordisk said it expects to launch the pill in early 2026. The Danish drugmaker said the starting dose of 1.5 milligrams will be available starting in early January in pharmacies and via select telehealth providers…

The Treasury Department has released Rev. Proc. 2026-9, which contains the amounts of unused housing credit carryovers allocated to qualified states under IRC Sec. 42(h)(3)(D) for calendar 2025.Processing ContentThe notice, which will be published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on Jan. 20, provides guidance to state housing credit agencies of qualified states on the procedure for requesting an allocation of unused housing credit carryovers under Sec. 42(h)(3)(D).The amount represents the unused housing credit carryovers allocated to qualified states for a calendar year from a national pool of unused credit authority (the National Pool). The carryovers range from some $2.4 million…

Ever since Bari Weiss arrived as the head of CBS News, people inside and outside the company have been waiting to see whether her politics — and those of CBS owner David Ellison — would show up in the journalism.This weekend, they may have gotten their answer. Or they may not have.And that uncertainty is the problem.It’s possible Weiss had legitimate editorial concerns about a “60 Minutes” segment on the Trump administration’s use of El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison. CBS pulled the segment abruptly before it was scheduled to air on Sunday evening. News organizations do periodically delay or spike…

TikTok is increasing how much it spends on high-performing staffers in 2026, according to a memo from owner ByteDance sent last week and viewed by Business Insider.In ByteDance’s upcoming annual performance reviews, the company aims to spend 50% more globally on incentives like bonuses or raises that increase the total take-home pay for some staff compared to the previous cycle, the memo said. The payouts are reserved for top talent at the company as part of a push to keep them happy and also attract new hires, per the memo.The compensation adjustments will be applied across most departments, but not…

Households across the US will be awaiting Monday night’s Powerball drawing with fingers crossed, hoping it will deliver a life-changing windfall.Players have a shot at the fifth-largest jackpot in US history — an estimated $1.6 billion.Match all six numbers and the winner faces a huge decision from the offset: opting for an annuitized prize estimated at $1.6 billion paid out over 30 years, or taking a lump sum payment of about $735.3 million instead.That choice is just one of many lottery winners must make, often with little to no support.”Many people tend to overlook this, but after winning the lottery,…

2025-12-22T19:27:11.154Z 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. Trump’s Education Department completed an update to income-based repayment plans. It removed the partial financial hardship requirement, expanding eligibility to borrowers with higher incomes. It’s part of the department’s overhaul of student-loan repayment that Trump signed into law. An affordable student-loan repayment plan is now available to more borrowers.On…