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• Jamie Dimon's concern over "cockroaches" in credit has spawned a debate about private credit.
• While some industry watchers sound the alarm on the booming industry, others are more sanguine.
• Many industry leaders defended private credit this week following Dimon's comments.

This week, the world's leading financial institutions were

• Classic handbags from a select few designers tend to hold their value best.
• Styles from Hermès and Louis Vuitton were among the most purchased on luxury retailer Fashionphile this year.
• Here are three bags to buy that will have lasting appeal on the secondary market.

Sometimes when you get the

• Jash Mehta was a consultant before cofounding the organic coffee and tea brand Pop & Bottle.
• She told Business Insider that running a startup has been the "best MBA you can ever do."
• Since becoming a mom, Mehta says she's become a better leader for

I was once a harsh critic of people who worked out with their AirPods. Not only did it look awkward, but the buds themselves provided no on-ear stability, making them more of a liability than an asset. Then the AirPods Pro came out…and I still thought the same thing. That was, until I actually exercised with them. 

Apple’s noise-cancelling buds quickly became a workout favorite. Then the AirPods

• A professor warned that AI is making students dependent on Big Tech's algorithms for knowledge.
• Anthropic data shows students already use AI to write, edit, and even solve assignments directly.
• Kimberley Hardcastle of Northumbria University

• US consumers are feeling the pinch of tariffs on small orders shipping into the US.
• The tariffs are also complicating international shipping, customers are finding.
• Problems at UPS have compounded the issue, they say.

Rich DeThomas never thought ordering wine from Italy would be this

Vacuums haven't exactly been the picture of "buy it for life" since they stopped making 'em like the Electrolux canister clunker that my grandma used in the '70s — and that my mom still uses to this day for certain situations.

So, why don't vacuums last as long anymore? Their designs and capabilities are ever-evolving, but the materials used to make them aren't keeping up with the innovation, it

• In these wellness-obsessed times, fitness networking events are a welcome alternative to boozy dinners.
• Business Insider's Kim Schewitz attended two events for VCs and founders with the slogan "sweat over small talk."
• Sweating with strangers broke the ice, and she found she

• Oscar Cecena Fujigaki was laid off by LinkedIn in May.
• Rather than diving into the job hunt, he decided to finish the science fiction novel he'd spent years on.
• He's now struggling to land a tech job, but he doesn't regret taking time off to finish his book.

This as-told-to

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Neeleman, 35, the cofounder of Ballerina Farm, a 328-acre Utah farm, lifestyle brand, and farm goods store.

Neeleman has 21 million followers across Instagram and TikTok, where she