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Disney plans to bring “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” back to air on ABC’s broadcast network beginning on Tuesday, the company said in a statement.The decision was announced nearly a week after ABC said it was suspending the late night show indefinitely. The network had pulled the show days after the host made comments linking the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.”Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we…

Financial advisors and tax professionals may have lots to chew on with the business owners among their clients over the latest changes to the rules for business meals.But shifting tax statutes about noshing on the job have been causing heartburn for far longer. For example, in a lawsuit filed earlier this month in the Milwaukee federal court, Northwestern Mutual demanded a tax refund of more than $23 million that the giant insurer and wealth management firm argued it and thousands of employees at two corporate offices should not have paid over four years for the company’s cafeterias. The complaint traced the…

Facebook has an answer for swipe fatigue.Yes, it’s AI.Facebook Dating, Meta’s dating app feature housed within the Facebook app, rolled out an AI assistant on Monday to help people find matches.”People are really tired of swiping through hundreds of profiles to eventually get to a match and a date,” Neha Kumar, a product manager on Facebook Dating, told Business Insider. “We’re trying to figure out: How can we tackle this challenge that is pretty pervasive in dating?”Facebook’s new AI dating assistant is a chatbot experience that lets users search for compatible matches — skipping over the swipe.”You could say, ‘find…

After months of rumors and political back-and-forths, we finally have some more concrete details about a TikTok sale.On Monday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt confirmed that the US is endorsing a bid from a consortium of majority US investors who will own and operate TikTok in the US. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said in an interview on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing” that a slew of billionaires are expected to be involved in the deal, including Oracle’s Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, and, potentially, the Murdochs.After the sale, which is expected to be finalized this week, TikTok users in the…

In 1979, Tim and Nina Zagat, both lawyers at the time, decided to create the Zagat Survey to collect friends’ reviews of Manhattan restaurants. In the following years, the couple began publishing print editions of their restaurant guide, which quickly expanded and gained popularity beyond their social circle.Tim quit the corporate counsel firm Gulf & Western Inc. to pursue the restaurant guides business full-time in 1986, at age 46, while Nina continued working as a lawyer until she was 49, as reported by Bloomberg in 1991.In 2000, when the two were 60 and 58, respectively, the Zagat Survey finally found investors…

This courtroom sketch shows Secret Service agent Robert Fercano holding up the weapon found in the bushes during opening statements Sept. 11, 2025 in the trial of Ryan Routh, who is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla. Lothar Speer/AP hide caption toggle caption Lothar Speer/AP FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Ryan Routh, the man charged in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump last year, rested his case on Monday after only a few hours of presenting his own defense and calling three witnesses. Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday…

Nike’s activewear line with Skims.Courtesy: Nike SKIMSNike’s highly anticipated activewear line with Kim Kardashian’s intimates brand Skims is set to launch this week after it was pushed back due to production delays, the companies announced Monday. The partnership, dubbed NikeSKIMS, is a key part of the sneaker company’s strategy to win over more female shoppers and take back market share from brands like Lululemon, Vuori and Alo Yoga, which cater more closely to women. The new line will launch on Friday with three core collections – Matte, Shine and Airy – that will be updated seasonally. It will include around 40 new…

Packages of Michelob Ultra are displayed at a BevMo store on December 16, 2024 in Larkspur, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMichelob Ultra has overtaken Constellation Brands’ Modelo Especial as the best-selling beer in the United States.Michelob Ultra claimed the top spot as the best-selling beer in retail channels in the 52 weeks ended Sept. 14, parent company Anheuser-Busch announced Monday, citing data from Circana. The light lager is also the top seller in bars and restaurants, according to Nielsen IQ data for the 52 weeks ended July 12.For brewer AB InBev, Michelob Ultra’s triumph reverses the company’s struggles from…

A Spirit Airlines aircraft undergoes operations in preparation for departure at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2024.Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesSpirit Airlines is planning to furlough about 1,800 flight attendants, roughly a third of its cabin crew members, to cut costs as the budget airline struggles in its second bankruptcy in less than a year.”As we work to return Spirit to profitability, we face difficult decisions about our network, our fleet, and ultimately our workforce,” John Bendoraitis, Spirit’s chief operating officer, wrote in a memo sent to flight attendants on Monday, which was reviewed by…

Two retailers seem to be doing especially well lately as many shoppers look to save money: Discount grocer Aldi and off-price retailer T.J. Maxx.One growing supermarket chain, Grocery Outlet, seems to merge the two business models.Like Aldi’s locations, Grocery Outlet stores tend to be smaller than traditional supermarkets and emphasize low prices. But the California chain doesn’t rely solely on store brands to cut costs: Like T.J. Maxx, it often sells products that its competitors — or the brands that make them — can’t or don’t want to sell themselves.Those can include products that are being discontinued by their manufacturer…