April 18, 2024

Mike Johnson and progressives are strange bedfellows on Israel and Ukraine aid

Progressives like Rep. Ilhan Omar are big fans of Speaker Mike Johnson's new plan on Ukraine and Israel aid. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images; […]
April 18, 2024

Mortgage rates spike above 7% for the first time this year as the market adjusts to delayed Fed cuts

Homebuyers signing a mortgage. Getty Images The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage just broke 7% for the first time this year, the highest since November 2023. Higher-for-longer […]
April 18, 2024

The best smartwatches of 2024

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more The best smartwatch is the Apple Watch Series 9 for […]
April 18, 2024

A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.

A diver from the British Royal Navy wore a self-contained suit without a cable attaching him to a ship in 1944. AP Photo During WWII, […]
April 18, 2024

Commercial real estate foreclosures have spiked 117% over the past year

Shutterstock/Getty Images Commercial foreclosures jumped 117% year-to-date in March, data from ATTOM shows. It reflects difficulty for the real-estate market, which has been hurt by […]
April 18, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘big AI news’

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Meta released the first two versions of its Llama 3 large language model on Thursday. The […]
April 18, 2024

Samsung reportedly tells executives they’re working 6 days a week now

Samsung is making its executives come in extra after underwhelming results in 2023. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Samsung Group is introducing a six-day workweek for executives, according […]
April 18, 2024

I love Amazon Prime a bit too much — but my one shopping rule has helped me save money

Orders that arrive in 24 hours give me the instant gratification I crave, but being a little impatient about longer shipping times has saved me […]
April 18, 2024

Read the pitch decks from these creator-economy startups that helped them raise millions of dollars

A slide from Punchup Live's pitch deck that it used to raise its $1 million pre-seed round. Courtesy of PunchUp The creator economy is catching […]
April 18, 2024

The world’s largest chipmaker just issued a warning that the industry’s red-hot growth could slow

VCG/VCG via Getty Images TSMC sees growth in the microchip industry slowing to 10%, it said in a post-earnings call. The dimmed outlook comes on […]