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Kids could be gifted company stocks in their Trump accounts. Here's what parents need to know.
NEWS | 11 October 2026
When Trump Accounts became available, Gene Goldman was on board. The Treasury Department is now allowing companies and other donors to gift individual stocks to children's Trump Accounts. How and why does my child get gifted a stock in their Trump account? Soon enough, there will be parents who find out that not only is their child a Trump Account holder, but their child owns some stock. Don't fret if you have to follow these rules; Steffen expects employers with strict compliance regimes to make Trump accounts another exception.

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Retail's holiday hiring push is shaping up to be worse than last year's disappointing run
NEWS | 11 October 2026
A report released last month projects that this year will see around 450,000 seasonal retail jobs, the lowest gain in nearly 20 years. This year, Spirit Halloween and craft shop Michaels led the charge, saying they intended to hire 52,000 and 10,000 seasonal workers, respectively. Sign up By clicking "Sign up", you agree to receive emails from Business Insider. Add to Preferred SourcesCotton also said that these smaller numbers reflect a trend toward earlier hiring and less reliance on seasonal workers. For some Target stores, the larger hiring push already happened in preparation for the critical back-to-school season, which also enabled managers to train new hires for the holidays.

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Here's what the new Netflix series about the FTX scandal got wrong, according to former staffers
NEWS | 11 October 2026
Former FTX staffers are calling Netflix's new show about the company's collapse more fiction than fact. Constance Wang, the former chief operating officer of FTX and co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, said watching the trailer for "The Altruists" made her "physically throw up." Premiering on November 19, "The Altruists" is an eight-episode series dramatizing the rise and fall of the cryptocurrency exchange under former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried is now serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud after siphoning away billions from FTX customers. Add to Preferred Sources"I worked with Caroline and never once saw her get aggressive like she does in this trailer.

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Satya Nadella says a company's relationship with AI should have trust issues
NEWS | 11 October 2026
Satya Nadella says that in the relationship between AI and a company, trust issues can be healthy. Nadella said that AI models aren't inherently malicious, but anything with access to vital systems can become compromised or make mistakes. Add to Preferred SourcesAs the pace of AI development continues to pick up, everyone is clamoring for stricter guardrails, including the companies building the AI models themselves. Nadella's remarks come after a series of cybersecurity incidents rocked the AI industry. Nadella also said companies need to disclose when their AI systems fail or become compromised to the affected parties in a timely manner.

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Inside the Naked Cowboy's Times Square Business, Expenses, and Routine
NEWS | 11 October 2026
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation for our video series The Pay Check with Robert John Burck II, also known as the Naked Cowboy, a Times Square street performer. I exist to get my alter ego, the Naked Cowboy, to Times Square. But the truth is, the Naked Cowboy is a business — I'm a well-oiled machine, so to speak. Add to Preferred SourcesLast year, I made roughly $20,000 in tips, $50,000 from Cameo, around $7,800 from Naked Cowboy Enterprises, and another $10,000 from Naked Cowboy Oysters. This includes hats, boots, guitar strings, gas, my gym membership — anything pertaining to basically being the naked cowboy.

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SPONSORED | 11 October 2026
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I used Meta's Muse to help my son prep for an astronomy quiz. He aced it.
NEWS | 11 October 2026
I have Muse recognizing all of the emails coming in and creating a digest posted into my "Family Operations" Slack channel. Add to Preferred SourcesHow Muse helped my son prep for his quizMy wife delegated this one assignment. Muse made Franco Lopez's son flashcards and a multiple-choice quiz. I don't think the classroom piece is going to be successful. I don't think there's such a thing as too much AI in parenting.

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The Iran war is exposing dangerous gaps in the US military system built to save wounded troops
NEWS | 11 October 2026
The system built for treating wounded troops during the post-9/11 Global War on Terror has struggled in this new fight. Officials who spoke with Business Insider said that at the beginning of the Iran war, medical capabilities close to the fighting were constrained by persistent drone and missile threats. A trauma system built for past warsThe US military spent two decades building an unmatched medical system for saving the lives of wounded service members. The war with Iran and the threat of long-range drone and missile strikes has stress-tested the US military medical system. Wounded troops are entering hospitals that the US doesn't controlThose shortfalls have pushed some wounded American troops into foreign civilian and military hospitals in places like Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan.

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A family of 4 lives in an RV full time. It's helping them pay off debt while traveling.
NEWS | 11 October 2026
The Rossis took the expensive housing in Colorado as a sign to do something different: buy an RV. Rossi said an RV was more affordable for her family than buying or renting a house, and the six-month span seemed like a good way to test out the lifestyle, which was completely new to them. "We went into it knowing if it wasn't a good fit, we weren't going to stay in it," she said, adding that she had some trepidation about RV life. "Once I did some research before we actually did it, I was like, 'There's a whole group of people who do this, and they actually travel, and they experience life,'" she said. With all that in mind, they decided to give it a go, buying an RV and heading to Colorado.

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A gut health dietitian who prioritizes fiber without counting macros shares what she eats in a day
NEWS | 11 October 2026
Official dietary guidelines recommend eating at least 28 grams of fiber a day, but research suggests the majority of Americans eat around half of that. Medlin shared with Business Insider what she eats in a typical day, and it makes getting enough fiber look surprisingly simple. One slice of sourdough bread and a handful of mixed seeds, including sunflower, pumpkin, and sesame seeds, contains around 4 grams of fiber. Fish contains omega-three fatty acids, which help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. She mainly eats them to add flavor to her plate and for her gut health, but fermented vegetables like kimchi or sauerkraut also contain fiber.

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I Was Almost Tricked Into Sending My Résumé to a Scammer, Red Flags
NEWS | 11 October 2026
The usual red flags weren't thereThis was such a surprising scam because of how personalized, tailored, and realistic it was. The person used a real recruiter's name, organization, and LinkedIn profile. The unfortunate thing is that I don't think there's a good way to avoid this in the current job market. I reached out to the real person on both LinkedIn and by sending an email to their work email, but she never responded. I took that to mean that the scammer and the real person were definitely not the same.

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Gen X is going deeper into credit card debt — even as they make more money than ever
NEWS | 11 October 2026
Gen Xers are putting their credit cards to work. The Federal Reserve's latest accounting of consumer finances finds that as of 2025, 45 to 54-year-olds had the largest credit card balances among age groups, surpassing 64 to 75-year-olds. At the same time, their younger millennial peers have been paying down debt, with balances for 35 to 44-year-olds falling. Their older peers' median assets, which include things like stocks, bonds, and retirement accounts, have risen since 2022, bolstering their net worths. Are you a Gen Xer struggling with rising costs or credit card balances?

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ChatGPT for Teens is live. Here's how famed parenting expert Emily Oster says parents should approach it.
NEWS | 11 October 2026
Besides its age-estimation feature, which analyzes a user's language patterns, the questions they ask, and the time of day they use ChatGPT, ChatGPT for Teens also has a "study mode" to break down math problems into steps or create custom flashcards. For many parents, AI feels like an inevitable part of their teens' future, and something that's increasingly difficult to avoid. Oster spoke to Business Insider about three ways they can manage their teens' AI use. "We do see when kids are using AI to answer all their homework questions, then they can't do the tests. She shared that her own teenage daughter wanted to build something to connect kids to volunteer opportunities, which she built using AI.

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I couldn't afford a $13,000 hair transplant in the US. So I flew to Turkey and I love the results.
NEWS | 11 October 2026
The dermatologist diagnosed me with traction alopecia, sometimes caused by tight hairstyles and other things that pull on your hair. I started wearing wigsI started wearing wigs that mimic your hairline. My hair started to grow back within four months, but there wasn't a wow factor at that stage. I'm getting married next yearI started going out with a wig — something I hadn't done for nearly 20 years — and felt confident about my appearance. It makes me happy to think I'll have a nice head of hair for the wedding.

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Remote Employee Shares Unusual Schedule Working 4 P.m. to Midnight
NEWS | 11 October 2026
My work begins at 4 p.m. and ends around midnight, so I can be online for the US workday. Nowadays, I don't feel like I need those naps because I've adapted. After two hours, I'm done. Now, when I'm able to incorporate sleeping, reading, working out, and relaxing, I feel like I'm not stressed anymore. In a previous job, I would work about nine hours and then spend almost two hours on the road.