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One Wednesday in January, during our check-in, I jokingly told my manager that if I were laid off, I would finally apply to grad school. Six days later, I found myself affected by companywide layoffs and abruptly unemployed after three years in public relations.I started a career in PR simply because it paid the bills. When it suddenly didn’t, I knew it was time to try for grad school and finally pursue my dream career in academia and research in the field of Internet studies.There was one major problem: I had only three weeks to apply to grad school before…

Updated 2025-06-03T15:21:59Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn 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. Forty-five of the 50 states have official mansions, which governors can live in rent-free. Some governors’ mansions are open to the public for tours. Arizona, Idaho, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont don’t have designated mansions. After a long day serving constituents, governors return home to sprawling, beautiful, historic buildings.They’re welcomed by…

The reconciliation bill passed by the House on May 22 is currently being considered by the Senate and will likely undergo changes before approval by the upper chamber. To what extent the changes will create stumbling blocks before a final bill is produced and voted on is uncertain, with the increased SALT deduction, Medicaid reforms and repeal of certain Inflation Reduction Act credits on the line. While much can change between now and the final version of the bill, the following is a quick overview of some of the provisions:Bonus depreciation. First-year bonus depreciation, currently being phased down 20% per year…

Mini-drama apps made popular in Asia are surging in the US — and Hollywood is taking notice.These apps are best known for their soapy melodramas featuring princes, werewolves, and more, which are presented in bite-sized vertical episodes and meant for mobile phones. China-backed ReelShort is the most prominent purveyor of these, with typical titles like “The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband.” Another top player is DramaBox.Hollywood has been trying to figure out how it can capitalize on the mini-drama craze, and studios like Lionsgate have been evaluating opportunities in the space.”I get an overwhelming number of questions about this topic every…

McDonald’s Snack Wrap.Courtesy: McDonald’sMcDonald’s snack wraps will return to U.S. restaurants next month as the fast-food giant looks to boost sales after a sluggish start to the year.McDonald’s introduced snack wraps nearly two decades ago but discontinued the item in 2016 because it slowed its kitchens down too much. Some franchisees kept snack wraps around until 2020, when McDonald’s slashed its menu during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns to keep service running as smoothly as possible. Snack wraps disappeared along with salads and parfaits.McDonald’s customers have been clamoring for the return of the snack wraps for years, starting petitions, asking about…

A Peloton bike is displayed at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store on May 08, 2024 in Daly City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesPeloton on Tuesday launched its own marketplace for reselling used equipment and gear as the company looks to capitalize on the many bikes and treadmills collecting dust in people’s homes. The platform, dubbed Repowered, will allow members to post listings for their used Peloton equipment and gear and set a price with help from a generative AI tool, the company said.Sellers have the final say on how much to list the item for, but the AI tool will suggest…

Shares of Dollar General jumped more than 10% on Tuesday after the discounter raised its outlook, saying it drew more middle- and higher-income shoppers amid fears that higher tariffs would hurt consumer spending.The Tennessee-based retailer beat quarterly expectations for revenue and earnings. The company said it now anticipates net sales will grow about 3.7% to 4.7%, compared to its previous expectation of about 3.4% to 4.4%. It expects diluted earnings per share to range from $5.20 to $5.80, compared to its prior outlook of approximately $5.10 to $5.80. Dollar General anticipates same-store sales will increase 1.5% to 2.5%, higher than its previous guidance of about 1.2%…

DETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday reported a 16.3% year-over-year U.S. sales increase for May, as the automaker continues an employee pricing program amid rising tariff costs and vehicle price increases.Sales for the Detroit automaker were led by a 17.2% increase in its vehicles with traditional internal combustion engines, as well as a roughly 29% jump in hybrid models. Those gains offset a 25% drop in sales of all-electric vehicles — notably its electric F-150 — compared to May 2024.May marked the third consecutive year-over-over, double-digit sales increase for the automaker, led the past two months by its employee pricing…

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Washington, D.C., in Los Angeles, March 30, 2025.Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines plans to start its first flights to Europe next year with nonstop service to Rome from Seattle.The Seattle-based carrier’s new route is enabled by its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines — and its fleet of long-haul jets — last year.Flights are set to begin in May and will go on sale in the fall, Alaska said Tuesday. The four-times-a-week service will use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets, which are in the…

The Hims logo arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHims & Hers Health announced Tuesday it will acquire European telehealth platform Zava in its push to expand globally.”We’re excited to take this moment to really accelerate both the European expansion, but also use this platform as an accelerant as we move into more markets,” Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum told CNBC in an interview.The deal is set to close by mid-year, according to the company’s press release. While terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, the company said…