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The 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric SUVPorschePorsche on Wednesday revealed an all-electric version of its Cayenne SUV, calling it the “most powerful” production vehicle ever made by the German sports car manufacturer.The 2026 Cayenne EV is capable of 1,139 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds and up to 1,106 foot-pounds of torque, according to Porsche. Its top speed is up to 162 mph, the company said. The car that previously had the title of “most powerful road-legal Porsche” was the Taycan Turbo GT at 1,019 horsepower.The 2026 Porsche Cayenne EVPorscheTo achieve the vehicle’s peak performance, Porsche said a launch mode needs…

People talk near the Leonard A. Lauder Collection (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer) during a preview of the auction house Sotheby’s new headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 7, 2025.Eduarod Munoz | ReutersGustav Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold at Sotheby’s Tuesday night for $236.4 million, making it the second-most expensive painting ever sold at auction — breathing new life into the high-end art market after three years of declines.The portrait is the most expensive work ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s, blowing past its original estimate of more than $150 million.While the name of the buyer is unknown,…

The T.J. Maxx logo is displayed at a T.J. Maxx store on August 20, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe CEO of TJX Companies said on Wednesday the holiday shopping season is off to a “strong start” as the discounter behind TJ Maxx, Home Goods and Marshalls issued fiscal third-quarter results that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. “The availability of merchandise continues to be outstanding, and we are excited about the deals we are seeing in the marketplace,” CEO Ernie Herrman said in a news release. He said the company’s brands are “strongly positioned…

Warren Buffett has backed a winner in Alphabet, and there’s a bigger market risk than a crash in AI stocks, Tom Russo says.The veteran investor and managing member of Gardner Russo & Quinn is well placed to weigh in. His firm’s top two holdings at the end of September were a $1.1 billion stake in Alphabet and a $1.8 billion stake in Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, together accounting for 31% of its $9.3 billion US stock portfolio, regulatory filings show.Berkshire purchased 17.8 million shares in Google’s parent company, worth $4.3 billion as of September 30, its third-quarter portfolio update revealed last…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sophia Sun, 29, from San Francisco. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My first job out of college was at Microsoft, where I worked as a program manager and product manager from 2018 to 2023.In January 2023, I left my Big Tech job to work for a creator commerce platform. There, I developed an AI product, which led to me landing a senior AI role at Microsoft in July 2024.In the current job market, AI feels like the safest domain to be an expert in.My playbook for breaking into…

Target is betting a billion-dollar facelift will improve its fortunes after a rough couple of years.The Minneapolis-based retailer posted its earnings on Wednesday, its 10th quarter in the past 12 with negative or flat comparable sales, and cautioned that the critical fourth quarter will likely be down as well.”We’re far from satisfied with our current results, and we won’t be satisfied until we’re operating at our full potential,” incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke said in a call with reporters.Third-quarter comparable sales declined 2.7%, coming in below analysts’ estimate of -2.06%. Adjusted earnings per share of $1.78 came in above expectations of…

In an aerial view, a customer enters a Lowe’s store on May 21, 2025 in Cotati, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesLowe’s on Wednesday posted a year over year sales increase for the quarter, but the company lowered its full-year profit outlook slightly to reflect a tougher economic backdrop.The home improvement retailer now expects full-year total sales to be $86 billion, up from its previous expectations of $84.5 to $85.5 billion, because of a recent acquisition. However, it said it expects comparable sales, an industry metric that takes out one-time factors, to be flat compared to a year ago compared…

Satya Nadella isn’t a fan of letting memes define Microsoft.The Microsoft CEO discussed the impact of a 2011 cartoon that depicted tension between the company’s various divisions during a Tuesday episode of Stripe’s “Cheeky Pint” podcast.”That cartoon is a great example of someone else defining what became the cultural narrative more so than reality,” Nadella told Stripe cofounder John Collison. The Microsoft org chart cartoon was a part of a larger series of illustrations depicting Big Tech organizations. Manu Cornet The drawing was part of a larger set of drawings by cartoonist Manu Cornet that poked fun at the Big…

You can’t escape the call for soft skills.As AI increasingly augments repetitive tasks, human connection is becoming more valuable in many workplaces. Even in technical fields, like engineering, developing skills that allow you to collaborate with others can help you prove your worth.”Equally important are your soft skills, like critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and teamwork,” LinkedIn’s VP of Engineering for Talent Solutions, Prashanthi Padmanabhan, recently told Business Insider.The rising importance of soft skills doesn’t mean you need to suddenly become a social butterfly at work — although that might not hurt. Workplace observers have said that extroverted personalities can…

The Target bullseye logo is seen on the outside of its store at the Lycoming Crossing Shopping Center. Paul Weaver | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTarget will report earnings on Wednesday morning as the big-box retailer gears up for the holiday season, gets ready for a new CEO and tries to snap a sales slump.Here’s what Wall Street expects for the Minneapolis-based retailer’s fiscal third quarter, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $1.72 expectedRevenue: $25.32 billion expectedTarget’s sales have been roughly stagnant for four years as it faces stiffer competition and has grown weaker in some of…