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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Parker Henry. It has been edited for length and clarity.When my husband, Hunter Henry, signed with the New England Patriots in 2021, I was skeptical about moving to Boston. Yet after we arrived, I was surprised that Massachusetts reminded me of Arkansas, where Hunter and I grew up. The weather is similar, and the people in both places are so loyal.We bought a house in Massachusetts, near the stadium, and both our children were born here. Because of that, Massachusetts feels so much like home. We have a great community, both…

Madison Avenue’s center of gravity is shifting.Omnicom is now officially the world’s largest ad agency holding company, thanks to its $9 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group, which closed Friday.The combination brings together creative and media agencies, health marketing specialists, and production studios. They are all set to be underpinned by data from its Acxiom data-management company and Omni, which the company describes as its advanced intelligence platform.The agency mega-merger is also set to bring about more than $750 million in cost savings, including 4,000 job cuts related to the transaction, the company said Monday.Omnicom chairman and CEO John Wren told…

A few years ago, a sharply discounted price on a big screen TV was enough to get customers lined up in the cold during the wee hours of Black Friday.This year, it seems the shopping event is less about discounts and more about what gifts retailers offer to their most devoted shoppers.Target, in particular, drew thousands of shoppers to select stores as early as 3 a.m. on Friday, with promises of a complimentary gift bag for the first ones through the door at 6 a.m.However, some social media users were disappointed with the gift bag’s apparent lack of swag, which…

As AI gets smarter, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says that humans can’t rely on their brains alone to succeed at work.In a recent conversation with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner, Nadella said he agrees that emotional intelligence, or EQ, is becoming increasingly important at work as AI handles more technical tasks. Axel Springer is Business Insider’s parent company.”IQ has a place, but it’s not the only thing that’s needed in the world,” Nadella said on an episode of Döpfner’s “MD Meets” podcast that aired November 29. “I’ve always felt, at least leaders, if you just have IQ without EQ, it’s…

The White House Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images North America Tania Nemer is one of dozens of immigration judges fired by the Trump administration this year. But a new lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., suggests what happened to Nemer—and why—has the potential to scramble the federal workforce and upend foundational civil rights laws. Nemer alleges that despite top performance reviews, she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon, and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat.…

2025-12-01T16:47:35.508Z 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. Melania Trump unveiled the White House Christmas decorations on Monday. The theme of the decorations was “Home Is Where The Heart Is.” The layout of the decor differed from past years since the East Wing was demolished in October. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at 1600…

German prosecutors charged a banker who worked at Macquarie Group Ltd. over the Cum-Ex tax scandal, the first indictment in the affair targeting staff at a top international investment bank.Prosecutors based in Cologne filed the charge at a Bonn court over trades at the lender that took place before 2012, according to people familiar with the matter. Macquarie has previously said that as many as 100 people were swept up in the probe.A spokesman for the Bonn court confirmed the new indictment but declined to disclose the name of the accused or the bank involved. Macquarie didn’t immediately reply to…

The first handbag Sarah Davis ever sold was a Louis Vuitton red Epi bucket bag. As a law student looking to make money, she’d bought it at a DC thrift store in 1999 for $250 and flipped it on eBay. She used the proceeds to buy two more and do the same.While she ditched eBay and outsourced procurement, she’s essentially doing the same thing 25 years later as the founder of Fashionphile, a secondhand luxury platform. Over the past 25 years, the company said it has sold 2 million accessories — including several Louis Vuitton red Epi bucket bags.The company…

Advertising agency giant Omnicom’s $9 billion merger with fellow ad firm Interpublic Group officially got over the line last week. Now come the “synergies.”Omnicom CEO John Wren said in media interviews on Monday that the total number of acquisition-related layoffs is expected to reach 4,000, with the majority of jobs to go by the end of December. A spokesperson confirmed the figure.The layoff accounts for about 3% of the company’s combined head count of 128,200 as of the end of 2024, based on their regulatory filings.Since the deal was first announced late last year, IPG has already shed 3,200 roles,…

David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoldmans Sachs on Monday said it agreed to buy Innovator Capital Management, a provider of defined-outcome ETFs, for about $2 billion in its latest deal to bolster the firm’s asset management division.Goldman said the acquisition, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, will boost its ETF offerings in a fast-growing corner of the investing world.Defined-outcome ETFs use contracts including options to buffer downside risks or offer targeted gains over set time periods. Innovator had $28 billion of assets under supervision across 159 ETFs as of Sept.…