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2025-12-12T17:14:01.292Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link 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. Business Insider asked four interior designers which bathroom trends are in and out for 2026. Tech features, statement tiles, and warm, earthy palettes are on the rise. However, all-white bathrooms, glossy finishes, and synthetic materials are becoming less popular. Each year brings a new wave of design trends that…

Warren Buffett will soon be out of a job, but at age 95, he’s probably not looking for a new one. Longtime admirer Jamie Dimon may have sprung for the next best thing by hiring his understudy.The JPMorgan CEO has hired Todd Combs, one of Buffett’s two investment managers at Berkshire Hathaway, to head up a new $10 billion group at the bank and be his special advisor.Bringing Combs into the JPMorgan fold might be as near as Dimon can get to having Buffett himself on his team.”Dimon may very well have viewed Combs as a close proxy for Buffett…

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe at the company’s first “Autonomy and AI Day” on Dec. 11, 2025, in Palo Alto, California.Lora Kolodny | CNBCRivian Automotive impressed Wall Street on Thursday with its plans for artificial intelligence, automation and an internally developed silicon chip, but significant challenges involving demand and capital remain for the electric vehicle maker.Despite Wall Street analysts expressing some optimism following Rivian’s first “Autonomy and AI Day,” the company’s stock fell 6.1% to close Thursday at $16.43 per share. But shares recovered during intraday trading Friday and were up more than 15%. While the event didn’t cause many analysts…

Opposition toward new student-loan limits in President Donald Trump’s repayment overhaul is mounting.On Friday, a bipartisan group of over 140 lawmakers sent a letter to Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent urging him to revise the Department of Education’s proposal to place new student-loan limits on professional degree programs.The department recently concluded its negotiations on the student-loan payment changes that Trump signed into law in his “big beautiful” spending legislation. The changes included borrowing caps for graduate and professional students: a $100,000 lifetime limit for graduate students, and a $200,000 lifetime limit for professional students.Business Insider wants to hear about…

A tract of new tightly packed homes are viewed along the Boulder City Parkway on January 11, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada.George Rose | Getty ImagesHome values have been losing ground for much of this year, with previously huge annual gains shrinking to nothing. The result is that homeowners are losing equity.Borrower equity fell 2.1% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ago, or a collective $373.8 billion, according to a report from Cotality. This comes after years of steep home prices gains and record equity. Even after the drop, homeowners still have an…

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan walks into the federal courthouse in Milwaukee on May 15, 2025. Dugan has been charged with trying to help Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant, elude federal arrest while he was making an appearance in her courtroom on April 18. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Jury selection is complete and a federal trial gets underway Monday for Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan. She is accused of helping a man try to evade arrest by immigration authorities at the county courthouse last April. A grand jury indicted Dugan the following month.…

Mickey Mouse … brought to you by OpenAI.Disney lending out its iconic characters to be leveraged by AI seemed a far-fetched idea a few months ago. But thanks to a $1 billion deal between the House of Mouse and OpenAI, that’s exactly what’s happening.It’s representative of a larger question companies, especially those in media and entertainment, are grappling with: Are AI companies friend or foe?For Bob Iger, the answer is very much friend.”It gives us an opportunity, really, to play a part in what is really a breathtaking, breathtaking growth in essentially AI and new forms of media and entertainment,”…

Workers are suspended on a Pepsi sign on a building outside of Allegiant Stadium ahead of LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., February 9, 2024.Brian Snyder | ReutersOne of this year’s top food trends is facing some tough competition.Protein captivated consumers and food companies in 2025, but fiber is increasingly stealing the scene as people place an increasing emphasis on promoting gut health.It’s taken hold on social media, where “fibermaxxing” — or the concept of increasing fiber intake through whole foods like fruits and legumes — has seen thousands of posts.”Fiber is finally getting a spotlight, which is a great…

Holiday shopping has always felt like a “chore” for Amrita Bhasin. Between deciding what to buy, comparing prices and checking reviews, the 24-year-old retail tech CEO said she spent more than 15 hours each year buying gifts for her friends and family, a process that took the joy out of giving. But this year, Bhasin said she did all of her shopping in a fraction of the time and even had a little “fun” — all thanks to her new personal assistant: ChatGPT. “I feel like I’ve got that physical store associate that I’m talking to, so I feel like I’m getting better…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, sitting with other senior military leaders, listen as President Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP U.S. service members — including staff officers and at least one drone pilot — are seeking advice from outside groups, fearing they could face legal consequences for any involvement in the Trump administration’s lethal strikes on suspected drug boats. Over the past three months, the U.S. has blown up more than 20 vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific that the administration says were running illicit narcotics. More…