Tech Insider : Economy, Business
President Trump pinching the spark out of a firework

For a decade, Indiana businessman Bob Hamilton has operated six fireworks pop-ups in the weeks leading up to July 4. Most years, it's a great business — he says he brings in about $200,000 for a few weeks of work.

Tech Insider : Politics, Economy
The US Capital building, surrounded by palm trees
 

As Donald Trump returns to the White House promising to obliterate business as usual in Washington, the city's lobbyists are preparing for a seismic shift in how — and where — they do business.

Tech Insider : Travel
Chateau Avensac
A California couple bought Chateau Avensac for $1.2 million — then discovered it needed another $1 million in updates.

Three years ago, when Mark Goff and Phillip Engel had their first viewing of Château Avensac in the south of France, only one thing prevented the California couple from putting in an offer: Was it old enough?