The federal government looks like it is taking a page out of Silicon Valley’s playbook. The US Office of Personnel Management issued a memo on June 17 announcing sweeping reforms to performance management in the federal government. And the move to cut low performers looks a lot like what’s been happening at major tech companies. The…
If you’re bored of the unadorned silk dresses and plain white linen sets that supposedly whisper wealth and status, then you’re not alone. Restrained dressing under the guise of trends like quiet luxury and East Coast summer has produced stifling guidance against bold silhouettes, loud colors, and quirky accessories. But Damson Madder embraces joyful maximalism…
Bin X. Nguyen came of age in the mid-2000s at the height of celebrity paparazzi culture, watching MTV, poring over Teen Vogue, and following icons like Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie from his bedroom in the suburbs of San Jose. “Escaping the mundane life of suburbia was really what influenced my childhood,” Nguyen says. “When…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Frankel, a 36-year-old business owner in Miami. It has been edited for length and clarity. My primary business is Thrift Vintage Fashion, which I launched in 2020 with my wife, Evelyn. We supply secondhand clothing — mostly men’s wear, such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, and denim…
Karoline Leavitt‘s elevated position in the Trump administration comes with an elevated wardrobe. The 27-year-old, who interned in the first Trump White House, went on to become the youngest-ever White House press secretary in President Donald Trump‘s second non-consecutive term. A member of the president’s inner circle, she’s become known for clashing with legacy media…
A budding designer from Exeter has gone viral on TikTok for what she calls her “thrift flips.”Alexis Kesslen, a student at the School of Fashion Design in Boston, calls herself an upcycling fashion designer.Kesslen has a knack for transforming second-hand clothes. Her thrift flips on TikTok have gone viral. “I did have a couple of…
At 42, Dr. Darshan Shah was used to being stressed. As a successful surgeon based in Los Angeles, he had spent 20 years regularly working 12-hour days, starting at 6 a.m. But when his wife got pregnant with their first child in 2016, he realized he needed to make a change to be healthier. “I…
This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. I challenged myself to spend a month only eating home-cooked food. My grocery costs didn’t really go up, and I saved a lot of money by not dining out. As the month ended, I…
The S&P 500 briefly entered a bear market on Monday, falling 21% from its mid-February peak. The uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which were higher than Wall Street expected, plunged the market into chaos over the past week. An increase in market volatility has strategists at Goldman Sachs dusting off their bear market playbook…
Is Newsmax, the conservative news company that just went public, overvalued? Short answer: I don’t give investment advice. But if I did, I’d say yes. Newsmax is overvalued. Longer answer: I could list lots of reasons investors should be wary of sinking money into Newsmax, whose stock is skyrocketing after it started trading on Monday….