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[ad_1] The end of a long-standing duty exemption for low-value items is creating chaos for small American businesses.Peri Olson, founder of Diesel and Lulu’s, a boutique business that brings seasonal premium European apparel to US shoppers, told Business Insider that she feels like her goods are facing a “hostage situation” at the hands of customs.The de minimis exemption used to allow goods under $800 to enter the US duty-free and with minimal paperwork. But since it ended on August 29, Olson’s small-batch imports from Europe are facing duties she could not predict based on nuanced material and provincial differences in…

[ad_1] Stagflation anxiety is back.Concerns about stagflation — a dreaded scenario where the economy grows sluggishly while inflation remains stubbornly hot — have ebbed and flowed on Wall Street in recent months. But fears about such a scenario has started to creep back on the radar of investors, thanks to a growing pile of evidence that suggest stagflation could be on its way.Stagflation, often dubbed the worst-case scenario for the US economy, is thought to be even more difficult for policymakers to resolve than a typical recession. That’s because hotter inflation means the Fed is unable to lower interest rates…

[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s Intel deal is earning him some measure of approval from an unexpected corner: progressives.After Trump announced a plan for the US government to take a roughly 9.9% stake in the iconic US tech company, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont offered cautious praise for the move. Other progressives say they have little problem with the investment itself, but would like to see other policies accompany it.It’s the latest indication of how the deal, which marks a substantial break from longstanding GOP orthodoxy around free market capitalism, is cutting across political lines in strange ways.While the president’s most…

[ad_1] The past year has been all about getting rid of toxic traits and relationships. I ended romantic relationships that drained me. I distanced myself from false friends. I walked away from professional situations that left me burned out, and I cut back on alcohol after realizing it had become more of a crutch than a celebration.Each of those changes was deliberate. But there was one toxic relationship I hadn’t acknowledged — one I carried in my pocket every single day. My cellphone. More specifically, the apps that turned it from a tool into something that dictated how I spent…

[ad_1] Will Oakley, 35, lives in London and works as an independent consultant. He works, in part, with the Barton Partnership, which helps him bring in other consultants as needed to assist in his work with clients. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.I started out my career at Accenture, so I went through the graduate machine there, did my training, my time in the trenches, and enjoyed that experience. Accenture is a huge consulting company, and it’s a great place to cut your teeth. But with all of those large, tier-one and tier-two consulting firms, they come…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nathaneo Johnson, 21, who co-founded Series, an AI-powered social network. His education and startup funding have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity.People are used to only focusing on one objective at a time.We’re told you can drop out of school to start a company early, or you can graduate, work in consulting or investment banking for a while, and do it later.The middle ground is possible, too. While at college, I co-founded Series, an AI social networking platform that matches people over…

[ad_1] 2025-09-06T09:27:01Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. We went to Olive Garden for the first time to feast on an endless supply of pasta. Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Bowl returned August 25, starting at $13.99 per person. The promotion includes mix-and-match pastas, sauces, proteins, soup or salad, and breadsticks. “When you’re here, you’re family.”Because we…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sarah Henschel, a 35-year-old former tech worker and current master’s student based in New York. It’s been edited for length and clarity.In April, I went through my third tech layoff in two years, and it was the straw that broke the camel’s back: I was leaving tech behind.I just got married this summer, and it made me think about what I want my life to look like in five or 10 years. I had thought about leaving tech to go into education before, but it was hard to justify leaving…

[ad_1] What would a Bari Weiss era at CBS News look like?That question has been pondered this week across drinks and in text chains in the media world. The catalyst: reports from Puck and other outlets that Paramount Skydance is closing in on a deal to buy Weiss’ news startup The Free Press and install her in a leadership role at CBS News. Paramount and The Free Press declined to comment.Shaking up CBS News has been a stated — if nebulous — goal of new Paramount chief David Ellison. When Ellison met the press in August after the merger of Paramount…

[ad_1] Graham Dugoni founded Yondr in 2014 with the idea of making phone-free experiences for concerts and comedy shows.While the entertainment side of the business is buzzing, Yondr has become best known for its use in schools, where the magnetic pouches lock up students’ phones for the day.Yondr has scored big deals with school districts (the pouches reportedly cost around $30 per student). Dugoni says the company, which is based in Los Angeles and has around 150 full time employees, is profitable.As more schools implement bell-to-bell phone bans, Yondr pouches are becoming an ubiquitous part of American teen life. (You…