I made $50,000 as a deaf Uber driver last year. I earn more than I did working in restaurants.

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Uber driver William Parr stands in front of his minivan in a parking lot wearing a grey baseball cap, sunglasses, black pants and a shirt, and a reflective vest.
William Parr started driving for Uber last April.

William Parr

Map: See where gas prices are the most and least expensive across the US

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A panel van drives up to a Chevron gas station's pump at dusk. A lit-up sign advertises prices ranging from $6.39 to $7.39 a gallon.
Gas prices have been rising this year. Business Insider made an interactive map to compare average prices.

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I've advised ultrawealthy families for decades. The ones who stay rich do these 4 things.

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Rob Mallernee
Rob Mallernee is the CEO of Eton Solutions.

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I'm 65 and raising my two teenage grandsons on $40,000 a year. I can't afford to retire or get legal custody.

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Carol Leonard and her grandsons.
Carol Leonard has been raising two of her grandsons for the past few years.

Carol Leonard

They struggled to care for their aging parents with dementia and cancer. They built what they needed themselves.

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Srdjan Stakic with his parents
Srdjan Stakic vibe coded a security system for his parents.

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Kevin O'Leary pushes back on Tucker Carlson's data center concerns: 'Welcome to America, buddy!'

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Tucker Carlson (left) and Kevin O'Leary (right) in a composite image.
Tucker Carlson and Kevin O'Leary sparred over the future of AI and whether it will benefit Americans.

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The 20 best countries in the world, ranked

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Aerial view of downtown Geneva in Switzerland.
Downtown Geneva, Switzerland.

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My dad's dementia care costs $9,000 a month. I'm selling my parents' home to pay for it.

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Keith Pavlick and his parents
Keith Pavlick has been caring for his parents as their health has declined.

Keith Pavlick

BCG trained an AI agent on the worst things salespeople do

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BCG
BCG is training an AI agent on the behaviors of the best — and worst-selling salespeople.

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Inside a mom's legal battle to turn her $55,000 student-loan balance to $0

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Photo collage featuring Ashley Carlson and Private Student Loan elements.
Ashley Carlson was sued by her private student-loan lender SoFi. Now, she's fighting for her balance to be discharged.

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