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Photo illustration of a group of weight loss medications on a white background.Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe next generation of blockbuster obesity drugs isn’t trying to replace GLP-1 medicines.Instead, drugmakers are developing treatments that can complement existing drugs and push weight loss further, or offer new options for potentially millions of people who may not get enough benefit from GLP-1s. That’s the early potential of a new slate of injections, pills, and combination regimens targeting the amylin pathway, which involves a hormone released in the pancreas alongside insulin that helps regulate hunger and fullness. Amylin gives Eli Lilly…

For millions of Americans, the cost of a college education doesn’t end after graduation.As of June 30, 42.3 million people held more than $1.72 trillion in outstanding federal student loans, according to the Department of Education.With the yearly sticker cost of attending some colleges surpassing the six-figure mark, many students and families turn to loans that can take years — or even decades — to repay.Across the country, federal student loan borrowers carry an estimated average balance of $40,768 according to Business Insider’s analysis of the latest federal portfolio data released by the Department of Education.The Department of Education reports the…

Just Skydance. It’s cleaner.David Ellison has a new name for the company that will result from the $110 billion mega-merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery: Skydance.Skydance is the name of David Ellison’s first movie production company, which worked on movies including entries in the Top Gun and Mission: Impossible franchises.Ellison framed the move as a way to avoid degrading the status of either Paramount or Warner Bros., iconic movie studios that rose during Hollywood’s golden era.”Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture. By combining them, we aren’t rewriting history — we’re equipping these iconic studios…

President Donald Trump is mailing $500 checks to nearly 1 million Americans across 30 states. He may be trying to attract votes, jab at his predecessor, and make an ideological point, experts told Business Insider.The White House says the program is returning “Obama overcharges” to enrollees in the Affordable Care Act, after the Biden administration collected surplus “user fees” from insurers who passed those on to people in the form of higher insurance premiums.”I am proud to return your money to you, and I will never stop fighting to put the American People FIRST, restore Affordability, protect your hard-earned money,…

A legal battle that has spanned close to two decades is getting ready to rev up once again.In December of 2008, weeks after Barack Obama was elected as President for the first time, Gentry Beach sued his former employer, Touradji Capital, over compensation he believed he was owed. His former colleague, Robert Vollero, was added to the suit in early 2009.The pair’s argument was straightforward: Paul Touradji, the founder of his namesake hedge fund, had verbally agreed to pay them a fixed percentage of the profits generated by their trading ideas. They claimed they were owed $60 million. Touradji, a…

In an aerial view, Ford pickup trucks are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Ford on Jan. 6, 2026 in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Ford Motor retained its No. 3 U.S. sales position during the third quarter by a narrow margin over Hyundai Motor, which had been forecast to overtake the Detroit automaker.Ford on Friday reported a year-over-year sales decline of 6.6% during the third quarter to 507,395 light-duty vehicles. That figure excludes its largest heavy-duty trucks, which are classified differently. That compares to the South Korean automaker, including Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands, reporting…

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison announced Friday that upon closing his company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week, the combined entity will be named Skydance. It’s a full-circle moment for a company that has undergone two major acquisitions within the last 18 months.”Paramount and Warner Bros. shaped over a century of culture,” Ellison wrote in social media post Friday. “By combining them, we aren’t rewriting history — we’re equipping these iconic studios with a more powerful engine. Together, we are Skydance: a creative-first home for bold, quality storytelling.”Ellison noted the new name allows the company to preserve Paramount and…

A car goes through the drive-thru at a Burger King restaurant on May 6, 2026 in Burbank, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesWhen Jeremy Kline was 15, he started as a crew member at Taco Bell. In the decades since then, he worked his way up the restaurant industry to director of franchising for Burger King North America.These days, he is on the other side of the aisle as one of the burger chain’s newest franchisees, after buying 16 locations in the Salt Lake City area in February.Kline is one of the new operators betting on Burger King as it…

Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption i George Walker IV/AP The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S. Witnesses say Pike, who was strapped to a gurney, was administered a supposedly lethal dose of the barbiturate pentobarbital but after several minutes said her arm was burning and asked if it was supposed to feel that way. She then…

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Ryan Lowe, a 27-year-old living in Massachusetts who shared documentation of his savings with Business Insider. His words have been lightly edited for length and clarity.I want to retire early. So I tried working two jobs — an office finance job during the day and as a product sorter in a grocery store at night. I also live with my parents and drive a 20-year-old Toyota Camry.I’m 27. I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I don’t go out to parties. My parents buy the groceries. A lot of people would look…