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Investors are brushing off the Iran-Israel conflict as another brief distraction on the road to fresh highs. Steve Hanke thinks their complacency could prove costly.The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University told Business Insider that Israel has been directly or indirectly tied to seven of the 19 major geopolitical events since 1950. Only one of those incidents — the Arab-Israeli War in 1973 — caused “lasting damage” that still weighed on stocks a year later, he said.”So, what’s happening now suggests that investors believe that history is a guide,” Hanke said. “They see signs of danger, but somehow…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalia Shahmetova, the founder of Woofz by nove8. It has been edited for length and clarity.I have a beagle. And if you know the breed, you know they can be little monsters.When we got our dog, she was so cute, but literally ate all my socks and even my underwear. It was honestly a really horrible experience — not the dream of playtime and cuddly naps you think of when you think of puppies.As a millennial, I saw the trend that people my age prefer to get dogs instead of having kids,…

Plaintiff Jim Obergefell holds a photo of his late husband John Arthur as he speaks to members of the media after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 outside the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images North America Jim Obergefell’s husband, John Arthur, didn’t live to see the day when same-sex marriage was legal and recognized in all 50 states. Yet, Arthur played a key role…

In a healthy, thriving workplace, colleagues aren’t throwing each other under the bus.People don’t show up to work at their best when they don’t feel safe, says Leena Rinne, vice president of leadership, business, and coaching at Skillsoft — an educational technology company that produces learning management system software and content. “The version of myself I bring every day is very different if I’m constantly nervous, if I don’t have the psychological safety, and if I’m not clear on how I contribute here,” she told Business Insider.A way to build that trust is to encourage making mistakes — and that’s…

Jeremy Barker wants investors to stop obsessing over things they can’t control, including mortgage rates.”Quit worrying about interest rates,” the financially independent real estate investor and entrepreneur told Business Insider.Instead, home in on your market — commit to knowing the ins and outs better than anyone else — and then find deals that will work in any sort of interest-rate environment.”Spend the time to educate yourself and understand all about what the occupancy rates are, what the lease rates are, what the building purchase price is, what the current cap rates could be, what your cash out opportunity looks like,”…

The White House shines with rainbow-colored lights June 26, 2015, celebrating the Supreme Court’s ruling that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images “They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law,” then-Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote 10 years ago, in the Obergefell v. Hodges majority opinion. “The Constitution grants them that right.” With those words, on June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage became legal in all U.S. states. The landmark 5-4 decision superseded what had been a patchwork of laws and court…

China’s property crisis is in its fourth year, and the market is still far from a bottom, Goldman Sachs analysts wrote in a report on Wednesday.Home prices have fallen 20% over four years and could decline another 10% before bottoming out in 2027, they wrote.Goldman Sachs’ report was based on an analysis of housing bust episodes across 15 economies since 1960, which found that the median housing price correction is 30% over six years. Goldman Sachs defines housing busts as a decline of 20% from cyclical peaks.”Given the durability of housing stock and stickiness of house prices, it may take…

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025, in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP The Trump administration on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against all 15 federal judges in Maryland over an order blocking the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals, ratcheting up a fight with the federal judiciary over President Donald Trump’s executive powers. The remarkable action lays bare the administration’s determination to exert its will over immigration enforcement as well as a growing exasperation with federal judges…

For Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, the biggest challenge with AI isn’t building or deploying it — it’s getting people to change the way they work.Work processes need to shift with tech advancements, Nadella said during a fireside chat hosted by Y Combinator.”When someone says, ‘I’m going to now do my job, but with 99 agents that I am directing on my behalf,’ the workflow is not going to be constant,” he said. “Even the scope of your job is going to change.”Change management is the main bottleneck, Nadella said in the conversation, which was published Thursday.He pointed to LinkedIn, which…

Bill Winters, the CEO of Standard Chartered, said the MBA he received from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School wasn’t the best use of his time.Winters was speaking to Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua in an interview that aired Tuesday when he was asked about the advice he would give to a teenager on what to study.”I studied international relations and history. I got an MBA later, but that was a waste of time,” Winters said of his own education.A representative for Standard Chartered said the firm had no further comments on Winters’ remarks. Wharton did not respond to a request for…