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If you’re looking for a place to live where you can sleep soundly at night without worrying too much about crime, natural disasters, or financial ruin, these are the top 10 contenders, according to a new WalletHub analysis.WalletHub examined a total of 182 US cities — the 150 most populated cities in the country, plus at least two of the most populated cities in each state — to determine the safest cities in the US.The cities were evaluated based on 41 metrics in three main categories: home and community safety, natural-disaster risk, and financial safety.To determine home and community safety…

Federal enforcement officers stand guard near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption toggle caption Ethan Swope/AP The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit today overturned a temporary restraining order put in place by a federal judge in Portland – removing the legal impediment that was preventing the Trump Administration from sending National Guard troops to Portland. “After considering the record at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it is likely that the Presidentlawfully exercised his statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3), which authorizes the federalization…

Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Raising Cane’s 2025-10-20T19:24:17Z 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. Raising Cane’s is a chicken-finger spot that’s grown to be the 16th-biggest restaurant chain in America. It’s wildly popular in some parts of the US, but mostly unknown in others. I make the case for Cane’s continuing on its path to US domination.…

Amazon is paying out $1.5 billion to customers as part of a settlement over its Prime subscription.Last month, Amazon and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to the settlement, worth $2.5 billion in total. The FTC alleged in 2023 complaint that Amazon “knowingly duped” people into enrolling in automatically renewing Prime subcriptions and “complicated the cancellation process.” Amazon said at the time of the settlement that the company and its executives “have always followed the law.”The federal claims came after a 2022 Business Insider investigation showed that Amazon executives knew how confusing the cancellation process was but didn’t fix it.If you…

Student-loan borrowers got a rare win.On October 17, President Donald Trump’s Department of Education reached an agreement with the American Federation of Teachers to process more student-loan forgiveness applications for borrowers on income-driven repayment plans.Specifically, the agreement said that the department will continue processing forgiveness for borrowers who reached the payment threshold on income-based repayment plans, the original income-contingent repayment plan, and the Pay As You Earn plan as long as the plans remain in effect.The department also agreed to continue processing buybacks for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which allow borrowers to “buy back” periods of time spent…

The International Federation of Accountants has released a set of principles with the goal of widening access to the accounting profession.Opening Doors: Six Principles of Best Practice to Increase Access to Accountancy Qualifications comes with the support of the Global Public Policy Committee, a group of leaders of the six largest accounting firm networks (BDO, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG and PwC).The principles offer a practical framework for IFAC’s members and other professional accounting organizations to welcome talent from diverse backgrounds, remove unnecessary barriers, and adapt qualification pathways—while maintaining the high standards that underpin public trust.”The accountancy profession is enriched…

Mark Zuckerberg, this year, set out a vision to entirely automate advertising, where brands can simply connect their bank account, set out the objective of their campaigns, and let Meta’s artificial intelligence tech handle the rest.San Francisco-based startup AdsGency wants to extend that vision to Google, TikTok, Reddit, Pinterest, and more.AdsGency’s operating system hosts multiple large language models and uses AI agents to automate the campaign planning process, which includes generating ads and placing them.It also integrates marketers’ first-party data, as well as third-party data and integrations with data and customer-relationship management platforms like Snowflake or Salesforce, to help track…

The American Institute of CPAs is continuing its efforts to have accounting officially recognized as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education program by the federal government, releasing a survey showing support for the idea.The AICPA survey, concocted online by the Harris Poll, found over half (54%) of Americans ages 18-34, and 59% of Americans ages 35-44, believe students would be more likely to enter an accounting education program if it were designated as a STEM education program.The AICPA has been advocating for legislation to establish the accounting profession as a STEM career pathway as part of its long-standing efforts…

B&M European Value Retail SA Chief Financial Officer Mike Schmidt announced he’ll step down after the company cut its guidance again due to an accounting error, just two weeks after issuing a profit warning.The furniture retailer now expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of between £470 million ($631.6 million) and £520 million this fiscal year, compared to a £510 million to £560 million forecast earlier this month, according to a statement.Shares dropped as much as 20% in London.Schmidt will remain at the company until a replacement is found. The revised forecast was due to £7 million of…

Disney saw more than double the typical number of customers cancel their Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions in September — when subscribers threatened to quit because of Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension.It appears some of those subscribers followed through on their boycott threat and canceled, according to new subscription data from research firm Antenna.The data firm said 8% of Disney+ subscribers and 10% of Hulu customers in the US canceled in September. The services usually lose 4% to 5% of their customers a month, in line with the industry average, the data firm said.Those subscription churn rates appear to be the highest…