Why America hasn't been able to put an end to sky-high prices

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
An American flag overlapped with a price tag
The persistence of inflation caught economists, analysts, and, most importantly, members of the Federal Reserve by surprise.

Tyler Le/BI

What a difference three months makes.

My journey into the dark heart of modern chess

Tech Insider
A man standing in the shadow of a giant chess piece

Nicolás Ortega for BI

There is a singular misery to trying your very best, after months of training, only to be crushed by a 6-year-old.

Want to sell your home? Get ready for disappointment.

Tech Insider : Economy
A house for sale melting in the summer sun
Gone are the days of throwing up a for-sale sign and waiting for the feeding frenzy to begin. Home sellers are about to get a rude awakening.

Deliormanli/Getty, Olivier Verriest/Getty, Andrei Akushevich/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

The most hated workplace software on the planet

Tech Insider
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"Getting someone onboarded using Workday is like trying to get water from your sink to your stove using a colander," said one director at a startup.

Workday; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Wall Street big shots may be forced to cancel their summer vacations

Tech Insider : Economy
Photo illustration of the Wall Street Bull with a suitcase, plane, laptop and palm trees.
Wall Street's fantasies of decamping to the Hamptons for the summer have been shattered by higher inflation and stock market volatility.

Adobe Firefly; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Botox injections are at an all-time high. Blame remote work.

Tech Insider
Illustration of a 3d Bust and hand holding a phone.
In a remote world, the hottest status symbol is your face. It's driving a Botox boom.

Pablo Declan for BI

Everything you shouldn't do during a home renovation

Tech Insider : Economy
A home renovation disaster image
Our yearlong cottage renovation stretched out more than three years. The work still isn't done.

Chris Burnett for BI

Welcome to the white-collar recession

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
A long line of white-collar workers, with a caution sign indicating slow movemen

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Elon Musk just set Wall Street up for one of his classic head fakes

Tech Insider : Economy
Photo collage of Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, holding a box of office items in front of an Exit sign
There's only one person to blame for Tesla's shambolic state and only one person whose exit could save the company: Elon Musk.

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic via Getty Images; Tesla; Alyssa Powell/BI

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