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American investors are touring China’s robot factories to size up the competition

businessinsider.com 10/5 12:00A rjetha@businessinsider.com (Rya

AgiBot s factory in Shanghai. (Photo by Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images) Tang Yanjun/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images Silicon Valley investors are...

The midterms will come down to the cost of everything — and who voters trust to fix it

businessinsider.com 10/4 11:00P jkaplan@businessinsider.com (Jul

Getty Images; BI Candidates in swing states are vying to win on the Big A: Affordability. In states with key Senate races, gas, electricity, and housing prices have all soared. Now, candidates on both...

Internal document reveals Amazon's secret contingency plan for life without the US Postal Service

businessinsider.com 9/30 11:00P ekim@businessinsider.com (Eugene

A US Postal Service worker delivers Amazon boxes in New York Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon developed Project Aurelian as USPS contract negotiations became strained. Amazon's own...

ChatGPT's new plan costs $500 a month

businessinsider.com 9/29 7:15A hchandonnet@businessinsider.com

Sam Altman leads OpenAI. The company announced a new subscription tier, costing $500 a month. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images OpenAI announced a $500 a month plan for...

My husband and I met at work. Then, I switched careers.

businessinsider.com 9/29 5:56A insider@insider.com (Ashley Arch

My husband and I originally connected through our mutual interest in wanting to help young people and teach. Courtesy of Ashley Archambault My husband and I met while working...

I'm a small business owner who took 50 of my employees to Greece. It was worth the $2,000 a person...

businessinsider.com 9/29 5:18A rshahidi@businessinsider.com (Ro

Bashir Chedrawee took his employees on a trip of a lifetime to Greece. Courtesy of Noah Friedman Restaurant owner Bashir Chedrawee wanted a bigger company trip — so he took...

My sister and I started a small business reselling vintage items. Here's what everyone gets wrong...

businessinsider.com 9/27 1:07A insider@insider.com (Amanda Leig

The author (right) and her sister run a small business together. Courtesy of Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein My sister and I ruin a small business together, reselling vintage items...

I paid for a $900 Michelin-star dinner with my son. The price tag was worth it to show him the life...

businessinsider.com 9/26 1:47A ehochberg@insider.com (Kimanzi C

The author spent $900 on a fine-dining experience with his adult son. Courtesy of Kimanzi Constable My son was born when I was 19, and we grew up together. I've tried to show...

My baby business was pummeled by tariffs on China and Canada. It's taught me perseverance.

businessinsider.com 9/25 10:49P hchandonnet@businessinsider.com

Garett Senez s business was hit by tariffs on China and Canada. You ve just got to keep going, he said. Garett Senez Garett Senez's company Quark Baby is based in Canada, but...

A JPMorgan veteran left to work in Detroit's government. Now he's back to help the bank's $1.5...

businessinsider.com 9/24 11:51P atecotzky@businessinsider.com (A

Marcus von Kapff returned to JPMorgan after working in the public sector. JPMorgan Marcus von Kapff spent 20 years at JPMorgan before working in Detroit's government. He's...

She left her NYC teaching job to open a sewing studio. Here's how she did it.

businessinsider.com 9/24 11:00P mros@businessinsider.com (Martin

Kate Saffady, 50, runs Brooklyn Stitch Studio full-time as of June 2026. Her revenue year-to-date is around $190,000. George Etheredge for BI Kate Saffady left teaching to...

Forget Salem. We should all be hopping on our broomsticks to check out Sleepy Hollow.

businessinsider.com 9/24 3:42A gshaw@businessinsider.com (Gabbi

Inside the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Tactical Toadfish/Getty Images/iStock Last fall, I visited Sleepy Hollow, a village around 30 miles outside New York City. It was...

I felt unfulfilled as a stay-at-home mom. Now I run a travel business from my bedroom and enjoy the...

businessinsider.com 9/23 11:31P jridley@businessinsider.com (Jan

Nicola Lewis runs her travel company from home. Courtesy of Nicola Lewis Saleswoman Nicola Lewis was thrilled to have a baby after fertility issues. She opted to stay home....

NYC's DoorDash settlement is just one part of Mamdani's big swing against delivery apps

businessinsider.com 9/22 10:30P allisonkelly@businessinsider.com

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images The last two NYC mayors have gone after major delivery companies. Mamdani's win against DoorDash this...

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