Monthly Archives: August 2022

I just visited Del Taco for the first time and now I understand why Jack in the Box scooped up the chain for nearly $600 million last year

Hollis Johnson/Business Insider I visited Del Taco for the first time to taste test the food. It was affordable and delicious, with a huge menu. I was most surprised by how good the burger was, especially compared to more popular ones. On my recent West coast trip, I got to try Del Taco for the…

The history of Amazon and Whole Foods’ sometimes-rocky marriage, which kicked off 5 years ago with a $13.7 billion acquisition

Amazon bought Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion in 2017. Gabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images and Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images Amazon bought Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion in 2017. Whole Foods was driven to Amazon over hostile-takeover concerns. For Amazon, acquiring a major national grocery chain presented a new challenge in…

The man who tracks Elon Musk’s private jet says he would stop if the billionaire took him on a flight and gave him an interview, report says

Elon Musk had previously offered Jack Sweeney $5,000 and a Tesla to stop tracking his private jet. Andrew Kelly/Reuters Jack Sweeney runs Twitter accounts that tracks celebrities’ private jets including Elon Musk.  The world’s richest man previously offered Sweeney $5,000 to stop tracking his jet. Sweeney says he may close the account if Musk takes…

2 people whose entire student-debt loads will be wiped out due to Biden’s announcement talk about what’s next for their futures: ‘I get to not worry about losing my home’

Jaymie Horak. Courtesy of Jaymie Horak On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced long-awaited student loan forgiveness. He canceled $10,000 in loans for federal borrowers, and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. Insider spoke to two debtors who will see all of their debt wiped out from the announcement. Jaymie Horak’s life changed this week. The 31-year-old…

THE DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM: The most important players, tech, and trends propelling the digital transformation of the $3.7 trillion healthcare industry

Business Insider Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence,  Business Insider’s premium research service. Current subscribers can read the report here. Until now, healthcare was the only remaining industry that had yet to feel the rapid impact of digitization endured by retail, banking, and media. But consumer adoption of…

The stock market could still see a decade of the ‘roaring 20’s’ despite high inflation and rising interest rates, according to UBS

Spencer Platt/Getty Images The stock market could still experience a roaring 20’s-like decade despite high inflation and rising interest rates, according to UBS.That’s an unpopular view given that many on Wall Street are still worried about the potential for 1970’s-like stagflation.“The rest of this decade will very likely look very different from the pre-pandemic one,”…

See the all-new rugged $3.5 million Kodiak 900 plane that can seat 9 people and is built to land on gravel and sand runways

Daher Airplane manufacturer Daher recently unveiled its all-new $3.5 million aircraft — the Kodiak 900. The backcountry plane builds upon the company’s robust Kodiak 100 with upgraded technology and comfort. The Kodiak 900 is estimated to cost $300-$400 per hour, which is less than competing planes like the PC-12. French airplane manufacturer Daher just unveiled…