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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dawn Belisle, a 56-year-old who moved from Atlanta to Nice, France, in 2022. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I’m an attorney from Atlanta and have practiced for three decades — 25 years as a prosecutor and five in defense — but I’ve always had a creative side.I was always baking and entertaining, and my friends would even pay me to bake for them. Eventually, I realized I could turn it into a business — Delights by Dawn — and it blossomed. My niche became alcohol-infused cakes and cupcakes,…

Teenagers are calling it: Lululemon leggings and Stanley cups are over.Three years ago, both these brands were beloved among teenage girls, in particular, according to investment bank Piper Sandler’s semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey. This fall, upper-income teens said they were among the top trends that are “on the way out.”Piper Sandler surveyed nearly 11,000 teens in 47 states between August 8 and September 22, 2025, to get a window into what young Americans are wearing, eating, and buying. While brands like Nike, Starbucks, and Chick-fil-A maintained their dominance over their respective categories for the past year, others slipped…

MACAO — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday the WNBA could be next to play games in China. Silver spoke exclusively with CNBC courtside from the first of two NBA games in Macao. “We have to get through a new collective bargaining agreement with our players,” he said. “But once we do, there’s so much interest in women’s basketball here, I think we’d love to bring a WNBA game to Macao or to mainland China.” The games this weekend mark the NBA’s return to China after a six-year hiatus. The league is actively trying to grow its footprint in its No. 2 market,…

Bari Weiss wants to know what every CBS News staffer does and what they would like to change.The new editor-in-chief of CBS News sent an email to her new colleagues on Friday morning, telling each of them to send her a note by the end of Tuesday detailing how they spend their working days, as well as what’s “working” and what is “broken” at the storied broadcast network.”I want to understand how you spend your working hours — and, ideally, what you’ve made (or are making) that you’re most proud of,” Weiss told newsroom employees in the memo, which was…

Good morning. Arnold Schwarzenegger might seem like the type of guy to crush protein shakes, but he told BI he follows a diet that’s 70% plant-based.In today’s big story, it’s payday for federal workers, but they’ll be lighter than usual thanks to the ongoing government shutdown. Some of them told us how they’re managing.What’s on deck:Markets: An inside look at JPMorgan’s new headquarters. (Thank you, TikTok.)Tech: Google just pulled a U-turn following a BI report on a controversial policy tied to a third-party AI tool.Business: The sights and scenes from Bari Weiss’ big bash.But first, the count is light.If this…

Lisa Su, the CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, has built one of the world’s most valuable companies and made investors billions — but is barely a billionaire herself.She has delivered a 70-fold increase in her company’s stock price during her 11 years in charge, including a 41% surge this week to fresh highs thanks to its OpenAI partnership. The chipmaker’s market value has soared to $378 billion, surpassing Home Depot, Bank of America, and Procter & Gamble.Yet Su doesn’t rank among the world’s 500 richest people, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Forbes puts her net worth at $1.5 billion —…

2025-10-10T14:17:59Z 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. Andrew Berger exited LMR Partners after losses from a mortgage-backed securities bet. The star portfolio manager’s strategy involved highly levered trades in residential MBS. LMR Partners faced a 0.9% loss in September, unique among major multistrategy funds. Last year, Andrew Berger was riding high. The mortgage-trading team he oversaw…

2025-10-10T14:02:16Z 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. Buffalo wings are a game-day favorite, but some chains do them better than others. I compared Buffalo wings from Applebee’s, Chili’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, TGI Fridays, and Wingstop. Wingstop surprised me with its saucy, juicy wings. With football season in full swing, you might be wondering which chain’s Buffalo…

The Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Moneyed entrepreneurs are looking to move, but not necessarily for the reasons you would expect, according to a new survey by HSBC.The bank polled 2,939 business owners with at least $2 million in investible assets or a total net worth of $20 million during April and May of this…

Whitman Transition Advisors and asset management company Truvestments are launching a Bitcoin where CPA firms’ high-net-worth clients can buy in early.The Truvestment Bitcoin Legacy Fund is currently in its first phase of development wherein Phil Whitman, CEO of Whitman Transition Advisors, and Mike Williams, managing partner at Truvestments, are partnering with CPA firms to find qualified private investors to reach a $150 million minimum goal. In the second phase, that $150 million will be matched by institutional investors, bringing the treasury total to $300 million. Finally, they will back that money into an already-secured NASDAQ registered entity, and then offer…