Will Martin

3 days ago | businessinsider.com | Will Martin |Pete Syme |Henry Blodget

Airbus shares rose more than 3% on Wednesday after a report that Chinese airlines are considering ordering hundreds of planes from the European firm. Bloomberg reported that a deal could involve between 200 and 500 narrow-body and wide-body aircraft. The order could be placed as soon as next month when European leaders visit Beijing, but the negotiations may take longer or fall apart. Airbus declined to comment on Bloomberg's report when contacted by Business Insider.

3 days ago | businessinsider.com | Will Martin |Thibault Spirlet |Henry Blodget

The US minted over half a million new millionaires in 2024, driven by strong equity markets and a favorable interest rate environment, according to Capgemini's World Wealth Report 2025. The number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) in the US rose by 7.6% last year, equivalent to about 562,000 people, while their collective wealth increased by 9.1%.

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Will Martin |Pete Syme |Henry Blodget

A Southwest Airlines flight had to divert after a passenger's battery charger started to smoke, the day after the airline introduced new rules for devices. Thursday's Flight 1844, from Baltimore to Tampa, took off around 6 p.m.However, data from Flightradar24 shows how an hour into the journey, the Boeing 737 made an abrupt right-hand turn.

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Will Martin |Thibault Spirlet |Henry Blodget

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the best move he made after stepping down from the tech giant in 2014 was emotionally detaching from the company — though he admits it wasn't easy and took nearly a year to fully let go. In an interview on the "Acquired" podcast published Monday, Ballmer opened up about the emotional challenge of walking away from the company he helped build over three decades.

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Will Martin |Thibault Spirlet |Henry Blodget

Mark Cuban says there's a simple explanation for why inflation hasn't risen as much as economists predicted in recent months — and it all comes down to President Donald Trump's tariffs and the trade uncertainty they've triggered. In an X post on Sunday, the billionaire entrepreneur said businesses are playing a high-stakes guessing game with tariffs, which is stopping them from raising prices.