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2 days ago | businessinsider.com | Ashley Rodriguez |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget

While luxury retailers are bumping up the prices of watches, the pre-owned market is sitting pretty. Douglas Kaplan, chief commercial officer at Bob's Watches, told Business Insider that the company's sales jumped 20% from March to the end of May. BI viewed documentation verifying the increase. Meanwhile, Switzerland-based Rolex, one of the most sought-after luxury watch brands, plans to raise prices for watches due to tariffs and the increasing cost of gold.

3 days ago | businessinsider.com | Steven Tweedie |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget

Jony Ive is hoping to change the tech world again after pioneering some of Apple's most popular products, including the iPhone — and he has the full support of Steve Jobs' widow. Investor and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs is a longtime friend of Ive and a financial backer of his design collective, LoveFrom, which he formed after departing Apple in 2019. Ive is now embarking on another technology journey with one of the most recognizable men in Silicon Valley, OpenAI's Sam Altman.

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Haven Orecchio-Egresitz |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget

When "Survivor" host Jeff Probst announced Kyle Fraser as the winner, it took some time for his new financial status to set in. The 31-year-old attorney won the $1 million prize for season 48, with his winning moment at the final tribal council airing on May 21. Although filming wrapped in July 2024, Fraser has only been allowed to brag since last week. "It's incredible. The money is in the bank account — it's so fun," Fraser told Business Insider. He's also now free to spend his earnings.

6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Steven Tweedie |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget

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1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Sarah Gray |Jordan Hart |Henry Blodget

The iPhone 16 is on top of the world. The base model iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone in the world in the first quarter of 2025, according to a Wednesday research note from Counterpoint. It was the first time in two years that a base model iPhone was in the top spot. Apple continued its streak of dominating the top five smartphones globally. The iPhone 16, followed by the Pro models and iPhone 15, are at the top of the list, with Samsung's Galaxy A16 5G in fifth place.