Karla Hernández-Mats, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in Florida, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Gaston De Cardenas/AP Photo and Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images Democrat Karla Hernández-Mats referred to Florida’s Republican governor and lieutenant governor as “Commander DeSantis” and “Aunt Jeanette.” Hernández-Mats, who is running for lieutenant governor, was making a thinly veiled reference to…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 passenger jet taxis at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images A nurse has saved the life of a baby who stopped breathing on a Spirit airlines flight, Fox News 35 reports. The nurse jumped into action and massaged the baby’s chest and legs to get her breathing again. …
Isao “Sammy” Kobayashi. Courtesy of Isao Kobayashi Isao “Sammy” Kobayashi is an executive at Canon leading its hybrid-workplace-solutions team. He says team camaraderie is more important than ever in a hybrid work environment. He fosters this with an internal “shout-out” chat room, where anyone can share and celebrate wins. This as-told-to essay is based on…
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…
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters Cooling inflation in August could stoke hopes the Fed will downsize its next rate hike. Headline inflation may ease to a still-hot reading of 8.1%, and stocks could rally if it comes in under that. But the Fed has a long way to go to bring down…
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is seen on August 5. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Dems racked up legislative wins that seem to be giving them a polling boost ahead of November. Some of the new laws on gun safety and veterans’ health benefits came with GOP support. Dems may be able to hold Congress in November,…
The author, financial planner Hanna Horvath. Courtesy Hanna Horvath I’ve tried to use budgeting apps, but I found they didn’t categorize my expenses correctly. I always go back to the same approach: an old-school budget spreadsheet. I can customize the spending categories to my needs and track my expenses accurately. There’s no shortage of budgeting…
MacKenzie Scott. Evan Agostini/Associated Press MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Jeff Bezos, gave two Beverly Hills mansions to a housing charity. She donated the properties, worth $55 million, to the California Community Foundation. The properties are located on N. Alpine Drive near Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills. MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ former wife,…
The author, Jessica van Dop DeJesus. Jessica van Dop DeJesus I joined the Marine Corps in 1997 and recently retired after 24 years of military service. My family was working class, so I knew it was on me to reach my financial goals. I used the GI Bill to pursue higher education and got a…
nimis69/Getty Images Europe’s worsening energy crisis has left utility companies facing massive margin calls that some estimates put above $1 trillion. Two experts explained the dilemma to Insider, and shared what the government could do to step in and assist. “It’s not the fundamentals of these companies that are flawed. It’s the situation that’s rotten…