I took my 81-year-old grandma on an international trip. It was great, but I wish I'd known more about traveling with an older relative.

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The author and her family posing outside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
I traveled from the US to Canada with my 81-year-old grandma, and I wish I'd planned our trip better.

Emily Schlorf

Gen Z's fascination with China is about their disillusionment with capitalism

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Style
The statue of liberty holding a lantern

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Reed Adams' interest in China started on Google Maps.

2 questions a Gen Zer asked herself before quitting Google to run for Congress: 'I knew I'd regret not doing it'

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Economy
Bushra Amiwala
Bushra Amiwala

Bushra Amiwala

A new generation is discovering Gap — and they're loading up on jeans and sweats

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Gap store windows
Gap reached net sales of $3.5 billion in 2025, a 5% increase from the year before.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The rise of the daycap: Gen Z prefers intentional, daytime sips

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Four cocktail glasses meet to cheers in the center of a brunch table.
Gen Z drinks more intentionally — and earlier in the day — than their older counterparts.

Business Wire/AP

I felt unprepared when I moved into my first apartment. Living alone has been challenging, but also incredibly rewarding.

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Travel
Carrie, with her arms stretched out to the sides, sits on a couch in her apartment.
During my last year of college, I moved into my first apartment alone.

Carrie Berk

The 'Chinese Dream' is shrinking. That's bad news for the global economy.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Travel
A urban scene in China.

Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

2025 was another strong year for China's economy — on paper.

Beijing reported the world's second-largest economy hit its 5% GDP growth target for the year. Exports held up. Industrial output stayed resilient.

The TikTok generation is clashing with old-school Wall Street culture

Tech Insider : Business, Style
A man in motion, carring a briefcase

Momo Takahashi for BI

With snowfall at historic lows, Vail is betting Gen Z will show up for a better deal

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Skiers on lift at Vail resort
Vail Resorts said its targeting Gen Z to ensure the future of skiing.

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I shopped Target's new Roller Rabbit line. It was chaotic, but now I understand why Gen Alpha loves the pajama brand.

Tech Insider : Style, Business
People shop the Roller Rabbit x Target collaboration line.
The Roller Rabbit collection at a Target store in New Jersey.

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