Tim Schultz won a $28 million Powerball jackpot in February 1999.Tim ShultzWednesday's Powerball jackpot reaches $1.7 billion, the sixth-largest in history.Former winner Timothy Shultz credits financial advisors for preserving his lottery wealth.Shultz invested in stocks and bonds, but has one regret about his choice of investments.The holiday season may have most of us ready to …
Tim Schultz won a $28 million Powerball jackpot in February 1999.Tim ShultzWednesday's Powerball jackpot reaches $1.7 billion, the sixth-largest in history.Former winner Timothy Shultz credits financial advisors for preserving his lottery wealth.Shultz invested in stocks and bonds, but has one regret about his choice of investments.The holiday season may have most of us ready to …
Tell us what's on your wish list.Tatiana Sviridova/Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.I missed Hanukkah, and I'm cutting it close on Christmas, but I've finally got my holiday wish list in order.I'm not looking for new sneakers or some cool electronics. …
After Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he discouraged users from posting links on the site — which discouraged push journalists and others from using it. Has he changed his mind?Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesSpaceX says its Starlink internet has hit 9 million customers, just over a month after reaching 8 million.The numbers …
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty ImagesGoogle told staff it will ramp up PERM applications next year, per a memo seen by Business Insider.PERM is the first step for securing a green card. Google paused applications in 2023.Staff must meet certain criteria to be PERM-eligible, the memo said.Google told employees it will be "ramping …
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Monday shared details about new additions to what he's calling the US Navy's "Golden Fleet."Two "Trump-class" ships, which the president described as "battleships," were announced Monday afternoon at a press conference. Trump said they would be "AI-controlled" and have "lasers," and he said that the …
Solomon said you need to be "smart enough."Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesGoldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said experience creates good judgment.Solomon said that experience "is hugely necessary, and a big differentiator for the firm."He also revealed some of the skills beyond raw intelligence that are needed to succeed at Goldman.If you ask Goldman …
Elliott Hill became Nike's CEO in October 2024.Tom Hauck/Getty ImagesElliott Hill has had a busy 2025 at the helm of Nike.Hill launched Nike's plan to drive a sports-focused turnaround.He restructured senior leadership, sought to mend wholesale partnerships, and raised prices.Nike CEO Elliott Hill inherited an uphill battle when he took over at the sports giant …
iRobot cofounder Colin Angle next to a Roomba.Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesiRobot filed for bankruptcy and will be acquired by Picea Robotics, a Chinese company.Founder Colin Angle said iRobot faced rising competition from Chinese robotics firms.Angle said that China's subsidies to local manufacturers created a "protected market" for competitors.If there's one lesson …
Lee Wan Yu, a former parade dancer at Hong Kong Disneyland.Matthew NgLee Wan Yu, a former Disneyland parade dancer, explains what it takes to create 'magic' every day.From the heat and lights of Hong Kong Disneyland's parades, she learned teamwork and grace under pressure.Now she channels that joy and discipline into teaching and choreographing, with …
