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• India shows biggest appetite for e-commerce but reductions in consumer spend looms

  01-06-2020 01:00
  
  India has recorded the sharpest surge in e-commerce adoption across multiple categories compared to other markets, including China, Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, according to a study by Facebook India and Boston Consulting...
  
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• How a glove factory in Pakistan keeps up with World Cup demand

  15-07-2026 15:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Matrix Sports manufactures nearly half a million goalkeeper gloves each year. From cutting and stitching to custom fitting, the production process is designed to meet the standards of one of football's most physically demanding positions.Read the original article on Business Insider
  
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• I've traveled all across Europe. One Croatian city won my heart even more than Dubrovnik and Split.

  15-07-2026 14:59 via businessinsider.com
  
  Zadar, a city on the Dalmatian Coast, blew me away.Emma RubenI love escaping Australia's winter by visiting Europe during the summer months.My favorite destination is Zadar, a city on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.I loved the beautiful beaches, the historic Old Town, and how easy it felt to slow down.Last year, like many other Australians, I looked to escape our winter by planning a five-week trip to Europe during their summer.For months, I obsessed over researching destinations, reading articles on
  
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• Mick Jagger, 82, rejects the idea that aging makes you wiser: 'There's nothing good about it'

  15-07-2026 14:53 via businessinsider.com
  
  Mick Jagger in 2025.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesDuring an appearance on The New York Times' podcast "The Interview," Mick Jagger spoke about aging.The Rolling Stones front man said he "forgot all my wisdom" from his 82 years on the planet.Jagger also said he would continue touring for as long as he could.Mick Jagger might be a musical genius, a front man for the ages, and one of England's national treasures, but don't ask him for any tips on getting older — he hasn't got any
  
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• I secured an $849 monthly mortgage payment on my first home in New York. A few years later, I feel trapped by it.

  15-07-2026 14:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  As lucky as I feel to have my own property, I also feel handcuffed to my home with an affordable mortgage in an unaffordable market.Melissa Jean-BaptisteI bought a home in 2019 for $195,000 with a $849 monthly mortgage payment that's hard to give up.I make more money and split my bills now, but this market makes buying another home feel impossible.For now, I'm looking at other cities while working toward saving a six-figure down payment.In 2013, I threw reality out the window and reached out to
  
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• Warren Buffett weighs in on Bill Gates' Epstein ties: 'No one bats a thousand in the business of choosing people'

  15-07-2026 14:36 via businessinsider.com
  
  Warren Buffett (left) and Bill Gates.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesWarren Buffett spoke about his friendship with Bill Gates and his decision not to donate to Gates' Foundation."No one bats a thousand in the business of choosing people," Buffett said of Gates' ties to Jeffrey Epstein.Buffett said the Gates Foundation is well-funded, and he trusts his kids to disburse his wealth.Warren Buffett shone a light on his relationship with Bill Gates, and his decision to end his annual donations to the Gates Fou
  
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• Jensen Huang still steps in to settle internal fights over Nvidia's scarce AI chips, executive says

  15-07-2026 14:25 via businessinsider.com
  
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.Chung Sung-Jun/Getty ImagesEven Nvidia teams compete for limited AI chips as demand from data centers keeps soaring.Nvidia's automotive chief says Jensen Huang still settles internal fights over scarce AI chips.Its autonomous driving remains a strategic priority despite the AI chip crunch.Even Nvidia isn't immune to the AI chip shortage.The company's automotive division still has to compete internally for access to the GPUs that have made Nvidia the world's most valuable
  
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• Inside Anthropic's state-by-state plan to ratchet up AI rules

  15-07-2026 14:04 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAnthropic is urging states to pass tougher AI safety laws rather than settle on one shared rulebook.OpenAI is taking the opposite approach, pushing for a nationwide common framework.The divide is already shaping state legislation, lobbying campaigns, and political spending.Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic is pursuing a strategy of one-upmanship that encourages states to impose increasingly tougher AI g
  
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• Live Q&A: How vibe coding is transforming tech — and tech jobs

  15-07-2026 14:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Vibe-coding startup Emergent is growing quickly.Emergent/BIAs more people use AI-powered tools for coding, it's fueling growth in a new crop of companies.Emergent is a vibe-coding startup that announced a new funding round today, valuing it at $1.5B.Emergent's CEO, Mukund Jha, joins BI for a live Q&A on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. Tune in to ask questions.As AI gets better and better at writing code, where does that leave software engineers? And, how does it impact the the companies they work f
  
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• An AI startup wants 'vibe directing' to become the new vibe coding

  15-07-2026 13:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  OpenArt AIA version of this post appears in the CMO Insider newsletter.Sign up for Business Insider's weekly marketing newsletter.Here comes an AI ad campaign that could ruffle some feathers in Hollywood.AI text-to-video platform OpenArt AI is launching ads in AMC movie theaters across Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York this week to promote its Director product, the company exclusively told CMO Insider. The push also includes billboards in those cities, as well as digital and soci
  
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• I was nervous to camp alone with my 9-year-old son, so we tried glamping. It was the perfect adventure with less stress.

  15-07-2026 12:23 via businessinsider.com
  
  The author and her son went glamping.Courtesy of Nicole FindlayWhile my husband was in Boston, I wanted to do something with my 9-year-old son. I thought he'd enjoy camping, but was nervous to do it with him alone. I decided to take him glamping, and it had all the best parts of camping but with less stress.While my Scottish husband joined the Tartan Army in Boston for the group stages of the FIFA World Cup, I wanted to do something equally exciting with my 9-year-old son. A few of his friends h
  
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• Jamie Dimon laid out what he wants to see in JPMorgan's next CEO — and it's a long list

  15-07-2026 12:22 via businessinsider.com
  
  Jamie Dimon is the CEO of JPMorgan.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesJamie Dimon shared a long list of traits he'd like to see in JPMorgan's next CEO.Dimon ticked off more than a dozen attributes, from curiosity to heart, soul, and grit.The bank chief said JPMorgan has a great leadership team that can step in if he's "hit by a truck."JPMorgan's next CEO will have to tick a whole lot of boxes to be a worthy successor in Jamie Dimon's eyes.Dimon, 70, answered a question during the bank's second-quarter earnin
  
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• PayPal stock surges 18% on report of a $53 billion takeover offer from Stripe and Advent

  15-07-2026 12:16 via businessinsider.com
  
  PayPal's stock surged after Reuters reported a $53 billion takeover offer.Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPayPal shares jumped about 18% in premarket trading.Stripe and Advent have made a joint offer to buy PayPal for more than $53 billion, per a Reuters report.PayPal is the payments incumbent launched in the late 1990s, while Stripe was founded in 2010.PayPal shares jumped about 18% in premarket trading on Wednesday following a report that Stripe and the private equity firm Advent Interna
  
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• How a buzzy luggage brand turned TikTok hate comments into a product road map

  15-07-2026 12:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  BÉIS founder and actor Shay Mitchell is taking a surgical approach to relaunching the luggage company's most popular products.BÉISA version of this post appears in the CMO Insider newsletter.Sign up for Business Insider's weekly marketing newsletter.CMOs often treat hate comments on TikTok as a corporate reputation problem. BÉIS, the buzzy luggage brand founded by actor Shay Mitchell, is incorporating them into its product road map.This week, BÉIS (pronounced "base")
  
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• IBM's CEO just showed what taking accountability looks like

  15-07-2026 11:56 via businessinsider.com
  
  IBM CEO Arvind Krishna is widely credited with turning the company around since becoming CEO in 2020.Alex Wong/Getty ImagesIBM CEO Arvind Krishna owned the shortfall that triggered the stock's worst day on record.Tech leaders say candor can build more credibility than trying to spin disappointing news.A longtime IBM insider says Krishna tells people what they need — not want — to hear.When IBM delivered bad news on Tuesday, CEO Arvind Krishna didn't look for someone else to blame. He
  
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• The AI trade's pecking order just got clearer after IBM's disastrous earnings

  15-07-2026 11:50 via businessinsider.com
  
  Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesIBM's preliminary second-quarter earnings shocked investors and led to a record stock decline.The company is under pressure as customers shift spending away from software, towards servers and chips.The results further solidified an AI-trade hierarchy that's been emerging.Everyone loves a good rivalry: Red Sox-Yankees. Real Madrid-Barcelona. Hyperscalers-chipmakers.It's that last matchup that's commanded attention in the stock market lately. After a long pe
  
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• This startup is betting job seekers will pay to land a job

  15-07-2026 11:46 via businessinsider.com
  
  Andre Hamra said he started Refer after being frustrated by how difficult it was for talented people to find work that matched their abilities.Courtesy of ReferRefer is a "reverse recruiter" where job seekers, not employers, pay if they land a role.The startup's AI agent introduces candidates and employers only after both sides express interest.Refer recently raised a previously unannounced $7.5 million seed round.Hansheng Liu's first attempt to find a job through the startup Refer didn't work o
  
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• A stock trader who consistently beats the S&P 500 shares the 'after-action review' he uses to refine his investing strategy

  15-07-2026 11:45 via businessinsider.com
  
  Erik Smolinski, a full-time options trader, frequently monitors his progress through after-action reviews (AARs)Erik SmolinskiFull-time trader Erik Smolinski uses after-action reviews (AARs) to refine his strategy.He shared his 19-slide AAR for the first half of 2026 with Business Insider.He believes all investors can benefit from regular reviews to check returns, fees, and portfolio fit.Erik Smolinski, a full-time trader, has outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin. From Jan. 1 through Ju
  
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• Morningstar says these are 5 undervalued stocks investors should buy now

  15-07-2026 11:30 via businessinsider.com
  
  NYSEMorningstar unveiled its latest list of high-conviction stock picks.The investment research firm regularly highlights undervalued investment ideas.Microsoft, Charles Schwab, and Broadcom make the list amid the latest bout of volatility.Markets are at a volatile juncture, but there are five stocks that are looking like good bets for investors looking for a deal, Morningstar says.The investment research firm unveiled its latest list of high-conviction stock picks, a cluster of investment recom
  
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• I spend $800 on my hair every quarter and invest in dresses, heels, and makeup. They're all part of my professional confidence.

  15-07-2026 11:16 via businessinsider.com
  
  Cierra Desmaratti says she has struggled to embrace her feminine style while being taken seriously at work.Courtesy of Cierra DesmarattiCierra Desmaratti says beauty matters in the corporate world as an actuarial analyst.She spends $800 on her hair every three months and gets her makeup professionally done for events.Moving to Miami helped her embrace her authentic style and feel more confident at work.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cierra Desmaratti, a 27-year-old actuari
  
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• I took a 10-year career break to care for my disabled daughter. Here's how I broke back into my industry.

  15-07-2026 11:12 via businessinsider.com
  
  Nicki SchroederHanna-Katrina Jedrosz for BIThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nicki Schroeder, 57, who lives in London. The following has been edited for length and clarity.After I had my daughter in 2001, it gradually became clear that she had autism.At the time, I was a media lawyer at a firm where I had worked since 1994. I worked on libel cases, which I loved, but there weren't enough hours in the day to juggle the demands of my job with my daughter's needs, so something h
  
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• 'Dr. Doom' economist says inflation is still the market's top risk, and warns bond yields could rise to 3-decade highs

  15-07-2026 11:10 via businessinsider.com
  
  Pier Marco Tacca/Getty ImagesEconomist Nouriel Roubini warns inflation remains the top risk for markets.He sees the potential for CPI to rise to 5-6%, which could push the 10-year Treasury yield "closer to" 8%.Key inflation drivers include geopolitical tensions, deglobalization, and government spending.Famed economist Nouriel Roubini, whose bearish forecasts on the economy have earned him the moniker of "Dr. Doom," says inflation remains the biggest risk for markets.In a July 9 interview with Bu
  
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• Ukraine's war drones are catching new rides into battle

  15-07-2026 11:07 via businessinsider.com
  
  A Ukrainian operator holds an interceptor drone, increasingly armed on motherships, at a secret training site.Jake EpsteinKYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine started out in uncrewed naval combat by rigging driverless speedboats to slam into Russian warships and explode. The unusual tactic worked, rattling a classically superior navy.Then Russia adapted, forcing Ukraine to again get creative.Now, Ukraine is increasingly transforming its drone boats into drone motherships. These vessels can set attack d
  
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• I'm the CEO of Hatch. I wake up to my sunrise alarm and tap out of the day by 9 p.m. — here's my routine.

  15-07-2026 11:05 via businessinsider.com
  
  Ann Crady Weiss.Courtesy of HatchThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ann Crady Weiss, the CEO of Hatch, a sleep and rest company based in the Bay Area. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I've been an entrepreneur since 2005. I started out as a corporate securities lawyer, then moved into business.My first company was in the parent-baby space: I started a social network called Maya's Mom in 2006, before Facebook was open to anyone other than college kids and My
  
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• Meet the vibe coders who want to be the 'MrBeast' of apps

  15-07-2026 11:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  Los Touré and Marc Mueller founded Danger Testing and are coining a new class of content creators: appstars.Laila AnnMarie Stevens for BILos Touré and Marc Mueller, two software engineers, call themselves a "boy band."They're not making music. They're making apps."It's app music, not rap music," Touré, whose legal name is Carlos Mayers, told me at his startup's office in downtown New York City.Danger Testing — which is something between a tech startup and a performance
  
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• The FAA says passengers are making a dangerous mistake during aircraft evacuations

  15-07-2026 11:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  The FAA said passengers are increasingly breaking a key safety rule during emergency evacuations.ANDRES GALLEGO/AFP via Getty ImagesAn FAA video says passengers taking bags during an aircraft evacuation slows down the escape.Analysts said the time spent retrieving carry-ons has contributed to accident-related deaths.A study found passenger misunderstandings about aircraft evacuation procedures and timing.Aviation regulators say some passengers are making a dangerous mistake during aircraft evacu
  
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• Anthropic official says stopping AI usage is 'the wrong' response to AI cost concerns

  15-07-2026 11:01 via businessinsider.com
  
  An Anthropic official said they are open to creating a router within the Claude ecosystem.Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAnthropic officials are cautioning companies against knee-jerk reactions to rein in AI use.Angela Jiang, head of product for the Claude Platform, said some customers are making those sorts of moves.The initial tokenmaxxing hype has morphed into a more ROI-focused moment.Top Anthropic officials are cautioning against companies cutting back on their AI use as costs in
  
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• Worried about the parasite outbreak? A GI doctor recommends these 4 fiber-rich produce swaps

  15-07-2026 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Buying fruits and vegetables with a thick peel can help prevent exposure to the parasites currently causing an outbreak of digestive issues.Oscar Wong/Getty ImagesA parasite that causes diarrhea is spreading across 34 states, sickening more than 1,000 people.Health experts say the culprit is likely produce such as lettuce or berries, and washing doesn't help.A doctor said she's stocking up on safer sources of fiber and nutrients like kiwis and avocados.If you want to avoid explosive, parasite-in
  
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• A lawyer says Apple's case against OpenAI is really a fight to see what's behind the curtain

  15-07-2026 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks past Apple CEO Tim Cook.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesApple sued OpenAI on Friday, alleging trade secret theft.OpenAI is denying wrongdoing, setting the stage for a high-profile legal battle.Employment attorney Patricia Lantzy highlighted what to watch for next in this suit.Apple doesn't know what's happening behind OpenAI's closed doors, and its new lawsuit could change that.Apple sued OpenAI in federal court on Friday, with a fiery complaint accusing the company of stealing
  
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• 3 ways Mamdani plans to make the bus faster — and why it's harder to make rides free

  15-07-2026 11:00 via businessinsider.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking action on the "fast" part of his "free and fast" bus pitch.Stephen Yang for BINYC commuters told BI they would rather have a reliable bus than a free one.Mamdani is rolling out plans to widen bus lanes and improve transit infrastructure.It's cheaper to make buses faster than to make them free.Sarah Moelis impatiently swirls the ice around her half-full Dunkin' coffee as she rides the M15 bus up the length of Manhattan. Some days she has to run to catch it, and says
  
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