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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, an educational toy company based in Illinois. He is petitioning the Supreme Court to hear his lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs. This essay has been edited for length and clarity.I was in the middle of a deal I had been working on for two years to build a very large building over 600,000 square feet for our business, and I canceled that project on April 2 after I heard about the tariffs.We make educational products for young children to help them get a great start in…

My father and I have a generally good relationship. But when the opportunity to merge our professional forces and work together presented itself, I was concerned.I had slowly been growing my public relations agency, Chirichella Associates, based in Italy, which I began in 2021. My specialty is working with female-run businesses and Italian businesses.My company started growing very quickly, and I began receiving requests on a weekly basis. I knew that soon, I wouldn’t be able to handle it all, and I didn’t want my work to suffer. I was going to need to bring someone on.That’s when I turned…

Have you ever been sitting poolside, sipping on a cocktail in a tropical destination, only to be abruptly interrupted by nagging worry that you weren’t in this week’s team check-in?”Vacation guilt” is a common occurrence among American workers, many of whom say they can’t help but feel guilty when they’re on vacation. A 2024 survey of more than 2,000 employed adults conducted by the communications firm Movchan Agency found nearly half of workers feel guilty while on vacation, while 63% feel anxious if they don’t check their work-related messages during a trip.But there’s a growing movement to embrace PTO and…

This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Briee Della Rocca, an Airbnb host in Williamstown, Massachusetts, about 40 miles from Albany, New York. She converted her two-car garage into an Airbnb to help afford to live in her preferred town. The conversations have been edited for length and clarity.My husband and I are both New Yorkers, but we moved up to southern Vermont in 2002 or 2003. Having grown up as a renter my whole life, it was wild to see that you could — at the time, anyway — purchase a house in Bennington, Vermont, for less than…

One of the best ways to deal with shoplifting is to prevent it from happening in the first place.That’s the goal of Paris-based AI startup Veesion, which has developed an algorithm that can recognize gestures to predict potential retail theft incidents.”I happen to have an uncle in Paris that runs and operates three supermarkets, so I exactly know what shoplifting represents for retailers,” cofounder Benoît Koenig told Business Insider.Veesion said its tech is deployed in 5,000 stores across Europe, Canada, and the US. The startup recently raised a $43 million Series B funding round to further its expansion into the…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Arran Main-McKendrick, 36, who is the deputy general manager of Necker Island. It has been edited for length and clarity.I drive a golf cart to the office. During the two-minute journey, I might bump into a giant tortoise, a kangaroo, or Richard Branson waving good morning.In April 2022, I started working at Richard Branson’s Necker Island resort in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). I began as the guest services manager and, in January 2023, became the deputy general manager. Aerial of Necker Island. Virgin Limited Editions Before I came to Necker,…

For years, the single most important thing I could never do without in the mornings was a Starbucks macchiato espresso and a blueberry muffin.Every morning at 7:30 a.m., including weekends, I’d rush out the door with a half-done tie and a productivity podcast playing through my earbuds. I’d speed walk to make it to Starbucks before the line was too long.I became popular in the joint, and sometimes the servers would start my coffee order as soon as I walked through the door. No matter the chaos in my life, I always looked forward to Starbucks.My coffee delight didn’t come…

It’s grad season, and Gen Z job seekers are feeling desperate.Zoomers are staring down a tough hiring market: Economic uncertainty has contributed to employees’ wariness to quit and companies’ hesitancy to hire. Artificial intelligence is disrupting the entry-level rung of the career ladder in industries like tech. Recent graduates have told Business Insider that they’re frustrated by hundreds of rejected applications and being ghosted by prospective employers. Some are settling for whatever work they can find.It’s long been typical for 20-somethings to have a higher unemployment rate than the general population, and the overall US unemployment rate is still relatively…

Earning six figures but living paycheck to paycheck — that’s what it means to be a HENRY.As Gen Zers approach 30, a very small subset of the generation is aging into this acronym, which stands for high earners, not rich yet, and was coined by Fortune’s Shawn Tully.With inflation biting extra hard during their young adult years, younger Americans increasingly think they need to earn more to achieve stability. In a 2024 Bankrate survey, Gen Zers said they’d need to make $200,000 a year to feel financially secure. At the same time, Gen Zers deal with “money dysmorphia,” or an…

For a movie star, Jason Isaacs says his financial situation isn’t what you’d expect.”People will think I have huge stockpiles of money,” the “White Lotus” star told Vulture in an interview published on June 16. “But sadly, what I’ve done rather immaturely is expand my outgoings to match my incomings and pretty much spent everything I’ve earned over the years.”The English actor has more than 168 credits on IMDB dating back to 1988, including iconic roles such as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film adaptations and Col. William Tavington in the 2000 hit “The Patriot.” But while Isaacs has…