Of the billionaires on the 2023 Forbes 400 list — the 400 richest people in the United States — 70% are basically self-made. And 59% came from an upper-middle-class background or below. This phenomenon is even more true...
This article was reported in partnership with Type Investigations.On June 14, 2016, several agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement loaded a van with 2,000 pounds of marijuana, drove it to a busy shopping center in Chula Vista, California,...
Real estate investor Whitney Ekins-Hutten flipped her first property in 2002 with the help of friends, who she paid in "beer, sushi, and pizza.""There are so many ways to get started in real estate," said Elkins-Hutten, who is...
This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Parker Short, an incoming graduate student at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and president of the Young Democrats of Georgia, a youth organization that's part...
A top analyst who spotted and profited from the subprime mortgage crisis is convinced that another financial crisis-caliber crash is coming, but only for homeowners in certain cities.David Burt, whose $80 million bet against low-quality mortgages landed him...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bianca Capazorio, a 41-year-old Swiftie based in Cape Town, South Africa. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider has verified her expenses.I became a Swiftie the...
Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, on a flight back to Montreal after my 10-day luxury trip to Paris in 2023, I realized I needed to quit my multiple-six-figure job as a Chief Operating Officer at a coaching company.I...
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Bill Safcik, a 54-year-old parent from Texas, who works at Microsoft. Business Insider has verified his employment. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I've provided developer...
Japan's main stock market index suffered its biggest fall since 1987, closing 12.4% lower on Monday, while markets in Asia and Europe also fell sharply. The sharpest sell-off since "Black Monday" sent the Nikkei 225 sinking...
