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America's bond market may be catching a break — thanks to France
NEWS | 08 October 2026
French bond turmoil may be helping keep a lid on US borrowing costs. "The initial response appears to have been running for cover (to the benefit of Bunds and USTs) rather than an outright contagion," Vishnu wrote in a note on Thursday. Heavy corporate borrowing to fund data centers and other AI infrastructure is also competing with government bonds for investors' money, pushing yields higher. Despite the broader pressures, France's bond turmoil has yet to trigger the kind of widespread contagion that might force the European Central Bank to intervene, Varathan wrote. "Bond vigilantes will simply pick and time their campaigns," Varathan wrote.

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Nestlé's CEO says this is the most important skill for workers in the AI era
NEWS | 08 October 2026
That's according to Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil who oversees more than 270,000 employees worldwide. Navratil said workers still need to understand their business and how to use AI tools, but they also need to understand AI itself. This is part of a series of stories from Business Insider's conversation with Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil. "That's much more important in the sense of being successful in transforming a company using AI," Navratil said. To unlock its potential, workers need to better understand AI's implications and rethink how it can streamline processes, eliminate unnecessary work.

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Amazon's detailed customer dossiers are just the tip of the iceberg in the AI era
NEWS | 08 October 2026
A new trend is making people realize the amount of data that tech companies have on them and how they're using it. Amazon's "About You" feature — an AI-created rundown of your preferences as a shopper — has been making the rounds on the internet. Amazon's read on me wasn't all that surprising (or funny), with one exception: "performs manual work or construction." But the depths they're willing to go might be. McDonald's data collection is small fries when you consider other companies you're interacting with.

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Lime CEO Wayne Ting Discusses Stroke Recovery and IPO Journey
NEWS | 08 October 2026
Lime CEO Wayne Ting needed brain surgery to survive a serious stroke. When he was in the hospital last year, Ting said he couldn't find examples of other CEOs who had publicly spoken about their stroke recovery. Ting tied his fight to the tumultuous road that Lime took to its IPO this July. When Khosrowshahi joined Uber, Ting said he overhauled a culture in which employees thought "there was no line that we're not willing to cross." Ting said that questions about Bird popped up again and again during Lime's IPO road show.

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7 Photos Show the Scale of the Protests Sweeping France
NEWS | 08 October 2026
What started as a peaceful demonstration in a southern suburb of Paris in late September has evolved into nationwide protests across France. Hundreds of thousands of high school students, parents, teachers, and union members have taken to the streets this week to protest what they say is underfunding in education, citing concerns such as dilapidated buildings and teacher shortages.

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SPONSORED | 08 October 2026
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US colleges could face a $70,000 fee for international students to work after graduation
NEWS | 08 October 2026
The Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed rule on Wednesday that would require schools to pay fees before recommending F-1 students for Optional Practical Training. OPT is a temporary work authorization for jobs linked to a student's field of study. If it goes through, the proposal would require US schools to pay $70,000 for a student's initial OPT recommendation and $30,000 for any extension. Over the past year, several policy changes have targeted workers on H-1B visas, a non-immigrant work visa for skilled foreign workers. International students have already been caught up in the administration's visa policy changes.

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A tech crowd was polled on buying Anthropic shares at a $3 trillion valuation. Only 3 hands went up.
NEWS | 08 October 2026
On Wednesday night, a crowd gathered in the Dogpatch for the Tech Insider: Growth Mode event, sponsored by Fidelity. Minutes after interviewing Anthropic investor Matt Murphy onstage, Business Insider chief correspondent Ben Bergman put a question to the room: When Anthropic goes public, would you buy shares at a $3 trillion valuation? She told the room that companies have been reluctant to go public before Anthropic and OpenAI do. Play now Want more Business Insider in your news feed? Journalist Adam Rogers interviews Lenka Haase (center) and Jill Hallquist from Fidelity onstage at the Tech Insider: Growth Mode event in San Francisco.

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I'm the CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee. I'm obsessed with Facebook Marketplace and do 100 pushups in my PJs every morning.
NEWS | 08 October 2026
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Karl Strovink, the 52-year-old CEO of Blue Bottle Coffee, who lives between Boston and San Francisco. I usually don't take my first call before 8 a.m., which gives me a little bufferSometimes I'll talk to a family member before jumping into calls. If there's still light out after work, especially in the spring, I'll spend time outside. I try to stay active rather than sit in front of the TV to unwindWhen I'm on the East Coast, I'm fortunate to stay somewhere where the sky fills with stars. I don't stay up particularly late; I need about seven hours of sleep.

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Power Hours: a Day in the Life of CEOs, Successful Business Leaders
NEWS | 08 October 2026
Ever wonder how successful leaders across industries get it all done? Business Insider's "Power Hours" series explores that question by diving into the daily routines of top executives, founders, creatives, athletes, and celebrities — from aerospace and transportation to venture capital and the creator economy. Each story offers an inside look at how these high performers meticulously structure their waking hours to achieve their personal and professional goals. Besides giving us a window into their workdays, the featured leaders discuss exercise, rest, and tips for staying sharp, conserving energy, boosting productivity, and more. If you're a leader in your industry and you have a fascinating routine to share, reach out to editor Lauryn Haas at lhaas@businessinsider.com.

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What Amazon's customer profiles got right — and hilariously wrong — about us
NEWS | 08 October 2026
"I've ordered more energy bars and vitamins than jerky," Business Insider's interim corporate editor wrote in Slack. He added that his Amazon "About You" customer profile "feels like a judgy accusation from a nutritionist." Naturally, Business Insider's nosy newshounds with semi-voyeuristic relationships with the internet wanted to share what we found out about ourselves, whether brutally accurate or laughably off base. For Taylor Rains, a partnership editor, Amazon got a little personal about her taste in movie actors. Apparently, Business Insider's staff likes to buy a lot of books and Pokémon cards, too (many said the cards were for their kids.

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The 14 most innovative influencer marketers of 2026
NEWS | 08 October 2026
Business Insider's 2026 list of the most innovative influencer marketers inside brands highlights the executives figuring out how to make their companies look good on social media. This year's 14 marketers were nominated by peers and other industry insiders who shared dozens of examples of how the marketers are working smartly with creators or making original content for social. Others, like the National Football League's Ian Trombetta, work with large teams of in-house producers to make original content tailored to social feeds. Our roster of innovative creator marketers faces challenges. Here are Business Insider's 2026 most innovative influencer marketers, listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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A former firefighter started buying property with a $10,000 truck loan. He shares the strategies he used to grow his portfolio and quit his job.
NEWS | 08 October 2026
He used HELOCs to keep buyingSavage later tapped the equity in his primary residence to continue growing his real-estate holdings. They bought the townhouse as a primary residence, kept the Mount Pleasant home, and converted it into a short-term rental. It performed well, he said, until Charleston changed its short-term rental rules about a year later, forcing them to switch to a long-term rental. Savage added an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, to his South Carolina primary residence, creating another source of rental income. With income from rentals and SynergyStays — which he said each accounts for roughly half of his total income — Savage felt comfortable leaving the department.

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I spent 3 days with pharma executives. They're suddenly taking longevity seriously.
NEWS | 08 October 2026
The 2026 Aging Research and Drug Discovery (ARDD) meeting — the most important longevity conference of the year — landed in the US. Executives from major drugmakers, including Pfizer, GSK, AstraZeneca, Novartis, and Eli Lilly, enthusiastically discussed their approach to "longevity drugs." Now, they're starting to build the frameworks and discuss the data that the FDA will need to review to assess whether their longevity drugs can work. New blood tests can now measure aging in real time (kind of)New blood tests aim to measure aging in the body, assessing the health of internal organs. The question now isn't whether these companies should pursue longevity drugs, it's whether they can prove theirs actually work.

News Flash:
Ben Affleck Once Again Surprises Fans by Showing Off His AI Knowledge
NEWS | 08 October 2026
The clip of Affleck talking about AI went viral, sparking surprise, delight, and jokes. The actor has sparked "Ben Affleck knows AI?!" Add to Preferred SourcesBen Affleck's AI knowledge has made headlines beforeAffleck first drew attention for his AI prowess in November 2024 at a CNBC investor summit, where he explained AI's limitations in filmmaking. The actor again went viral in January this year for comments he made about AI on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. While fans may continually be surprised by Affleck's AI knowledge, the actor may be used to people underestimating him.