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The ratings aren’t in yet for Jimmy Kimmel’s return — but his monologue is already the show’s most-watched video of the year on YouTube.The show’s official YouTube account shared Kimmel’s 28-minute monologue late Tuesday night, and it’s quickly gone viral, amassing over 13 million views so far.Although the monologue has around 69 million fewer views than Kimmel’s most popular video — “Cast of Avengers: Infinity War Draws their Characters” — it’s a noticeable jump compared to others the late-night show published on YouTube this year.People are also Googling to see how Kimmel’s return performed, with break-out searches for “what were…

Connie Bai works in tech and lives in the Bay Area, in Campbell, California. She obtained her real-estate license and would like to build a real-estate portfolio to generate passive income. Business Insider has verified her employment and real-estate purchases. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.My drive for buying real estate is my ambition and my passion. I want to achieve great financial success. Many people in my network, and typically my friends, they’re OK with their W-2 status working a full-time job at a tech company. They’re getting paid very decently, like myself. Someday, they’ll take…

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department announced paper refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning Sept. 30, 2025, per the executive order from President Trump signed in March. The IRS will publish detailed guidance for 2025 tax returns before the 2026 filing season, and stated taxpayers should continue using existing forms and procedures, particularly in filing 2024 returns on extension of a due date prior to Dec. 31, 2025.The phase out, the first in a series of steps the IRS plans to more widely transition to electronic payments, was designed to accomplish a list of tasks outlined…

Costco’s decision to extend shopping hours for executive members is looking more and more like a smart move.When the wholesale club said earlier this summer that it would make the change — without adding new staff, to boot — some workers expressed concern that the strategy would backfire.But foot traffic data from Placer.ai indicates the adjustment is helping the company accomplish several key goals, namely getting shoppers to visit more quickly and more often.”People realize they have more time now and potentially don’t need to get everything in that visit,” Placer.ai analyst RJ Hottovy told Business Insider.”It’s early, but I…

Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air. Donald Trump is threatening to sue Disney for putting him there.Where does this go next?The least interesting answer may also be the most likely: Our attention goes somewhere else. That’s what we do.The federal government vs. Kimmel is already a week old, which is way longer than most stories last now. And both Kimmel and Trump are professional communicators who know their audiences want new things.On the other hand: This one could last longer than most. It pits a broadcast-network talk show host against a president who cares a lot — way more…

Sales of newly built homes rose a much larger-than-expected 20.5% in August compared with July to the highest level since January 2022, according to the U.S. Census. It is also the largest one-month gain since August 2022. Sales were 15.4% higher than August 2024.This count is based on people out shopping in August and signing deals, when the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was higher than it is today. That rate started August at 6.63%, according to Mortgage News Daily, and didn’t really move much during the month.The sharp decline in rates began in September, when it fell…

MARGARET JOHNSON/MargJohnsonVA – stock.adobe.com The Internal Revenue Service, in Notice 2025-54, announces the special per diem rates effective Oct. 1, 2025, which taxpayers may use for expenses for lodging, meals and incidental expenses when traveling away from home.This notice provides the special transportation industry rate, the rate for the incidental expenses-only deduction, and the rates and list of high-cost localities for purposes of the high-low substantiation method. Taxpayers who use per diem rates to substantiate the amount of travel expenses under Rev. Proc. 2019-48 may use the federal per diem rates published annually by the General Services Administration. Rev. Proc. 2019-48 allows…

Ford-150 pickup trucks are displayed for sale at a dealership on March 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Ford Motor is trying to boost sales of its crucial F-150 pickup truck before the end of the third quarter by offering special financing to consumers with less-than-perfect credit ratings.The move includes offering consumers with subprime credit — those with a FICO score below 620 — lower interest rates that are typically offered to those with quality scores, the automaker’s Ford Credit financial arm confirmed Wednesday.Such promotions aren’t unprecedented and are an effort to make vehicles more affordable…

Seasonal hiring in the retail industry is poised to fall to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, an early warning sign that the holiday shopping season could be softer than expected, job placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said in a Wednesday report. Challenger is projecting retailers may add under 500,000 positions in the final three months of 2025, marking the smallest seasonal gain in 16 years and an 8% decline from the year-ago period. “Seasonal employers are facing a confluence of factors this year: tariffs loom, inflationary pressures linger, and many companies continue to rely on automation and permanent staff…

Hi! Did you catch Jimmy Kimmel last night? The late-night host’s show returned after a brief suspension over comments regarding Charlie Kirk. In case you missed it, or you’re in a market where local affiliates are still refusing to air the show, we’ve got a rundown of all the highlights.Kimmel teared up, explaining that he never intended to make light of Kirk’s death. And he called political efforts to sway networks and affiliates from airing the show “un-American,” noting it wasn’t just about comedy.Late-night hosts, including Kimmel, made one thing very clear, wrote veteran late-night watcher Cheryl Teh: They’ll be…