Finance

The list of companies laying off staff this year includes Citi and T-Mobile, with dozens of others like Meta warning of job cuts

Meta planning cuts to Reality Labs division, three employees told Business Insider's Pranav Dixit.Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesCompanies such as Angi and C...

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A McDonald's superfan dined at over 100 of its restaurants around the world. See the most unique.

Gary He outside the McDonald's in New Zealand that was built in a decommissioned passenger plane.Gary He/McAtlasPhotojournalist Gary He has visited McDonald's restaurants in more than 55 countries....

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Gold tops $5,000 in a warning for government bonds

Gold prices have surged past $5,000 an ounce as investors seek safety amid rising debt concerns.Matt Hunt/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGold smashed through $5,000 as investors grow nervous about global...

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Trump's surprising new source for 'affordability' ideas

FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images; Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIPresident Donald Trump seems to have realized the American public is not picking up what he's putting down on the economy, so he's borrowing ...

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I'm a millionaire living in California. I'm happy to pay higher taxes since I have more wealth — it just makes sense.

Scott Ellis is a millionaire who supports higher taxes for the wealthy, including himself.Courtesy of Scott EllisScott Ellis is a Silicon Valley millionaire who supports California's proposed wealt...

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Warren Buffett warned debt can ruin your life — and praised his dad's parenting when he was 'behaving like a jerk'

Warren Buffett built his fortune through long-term investing at his firm, Berkshire Hathaway.Johannes EISELE / AFP via Getty ImagesWarren Buffett warned about the dangers of debt in his last TV int...

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A Simple Annual Financial Review Template

The start of a new year is a good time to recap the previous year and plan for the current and future years. My wife and I just did the annual financial review for our household. I’m sharing the te...

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We are centimillionaires. Here are the biggest money mistakes we made with our kids — and how we fixed them.

Bobby and Sofia Castro, center, have changed the way they approach money with their children by increasing transparency — and responsibility.Courtesy of Bobby and Sofia CastroBobby and Sofia Castro...

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How Jane Fraser's 'star recruits' are helping Citi push ahead

Jane Fraser is the CEO of Citi.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty ImagesCiti is on the attack as CEO Jane Fraser lays out high expectations for 2026.Fraser says Citi has put the dog days of its turnar...

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Marriage Can Be Great for Your Finances – but Avoid These Three Mistakes

What can go wrong? Being in a couple complicates your decision-making. From an economist’s perspective, one advantage of marriage is the financial benefits. Marriage allows risk sharing betw...

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What techies really talked about at Davos

Business Insider's Ben Bergman in DavosBen Bergman/Business InsiderA version of this story originally appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter.Sign up for the weekly BI Tech Memo newsletter here.My ...

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Trump’s 401(k) plan tries to fix housing crisis. It's a full-blown retirement disaster

Every few years, Washington comes up with a "creative" solution to an affordability problem that sounds helpful on the surface and quietly creates a much bigger problem underneath. The latest examp...

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I landed a job at Snap after guessing the recruiter's email address. Here's my advice for other recent graduates looking for tech roles.

Sreeja ApparajuAmy Graves/Getty Images for Prime VideoSreeja Apparaju decided to pursue a tech role after graduating, despite having no tech internships.She said a networking trick and the support ...

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Full-time content creators share the 2-step process anyone can use to start making money online

Vanessa Ideh Adekoya quit her accounting job in 2019 to pursue YouTube full-time.Courtesy of Vanessa Ideh AdekoyaMichela Allocca and Vanessa Ideh Adekoya quit their corporate jobs to become full-ti...

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Do siblings need to give their mother their inheritance from their grandparents?

In an increasingly complex world, the Financial Post should be the first place you look for answers. Our FP Answers initiative puts readers in the driver’s seat: you submit questions and our...

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From the workplace to geopolitics to robots: Our team's Davos takeaways

BI's editorial team at Davos. (And yes, that's Claudia Romo Edelman's Sotol Romo brand behind us. In Davos, you can never get too far from business.)BIThe world's largest gathering of business and ...

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China's AI push is about spreading economic gains, not enriching tech giants, a finance CEO says

A new Brookings study warns that AI could raise wages now — only to crush them later as machines take over.PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty ImagesChina is using open-source AI to spread economic gains bey...

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How to become a "sensible" investor

Investors like to believe they’re rational, disciplined, and above average at managing money. The reality is far messier, and the consequences can be expensive, especially for those approaching or ...

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10 real estate issues the CRA could audit you for

Non-compliance in the real est...

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Should Canada cap credit card interest rates? One expert warns of 'chain reaction of unintended consequences'

Canadian consumers might think that capping credit card ...

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Hedge fund titan Ken Griffin says Japan's bond-market rebellion is a warning sign that the US needs to shape up its finances

CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty ImagesCitadel chief Ken Griffin thinks the US got a big warning from Japan's bond market this week.Japanese bond yields hit a record high as investors fretted over the ...

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