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My husband and I felt like we didn't save enough money to retire in the US. So we moved to Mexico and built our dream home.
My husband and I moved to Mexico in 2020 in our 50s. We feel far more secure about retirement thank…
John Newton
China is selling record numbers of cars in Russia
Chinese carmakers are dominating Russian roads in the wake of western sanctions following the Ukrai…
Polly Thompson
Spirit is struggling to survive. Bankruptcy will likely mean other airlines raise their prices.
Spirit Airlines is reportedly considering bankruptcy protection. That's likely to mean flying fewer…
Pete Syme
I visited 2 of America's wealth hubs: Scottsdale and Jackson Hole. One was ideal for vacation, while the other seemed better for living.
Affluent Americans move to these two places for similar reasons, from the mountainous scenery to th…
Joey Hadden
An Airbus A380 flew for nearly 300 hours with a 4-foot-long tool left inside one of its engines
An engineer had left the tool in the engine, thinking someone else would need to use it again later…
Pete Syme
Tesla's Chinese EV competitors are racing to build their own Optimus rivals
EV startup Xpeng unveiled its Iron robot this month, a nearly 6-foot tall robot that the company sa…
Tom Carter
Xpeng's new 'land aircraft carrier' is a $276,000 van with a 2-man quadcopter, and it thinks it can sell 10,000 of them a year
Xpeng said it received 2,000 orders of its "land aircraft carrier" after its public flight debut in…
Matthew Loh
A millennial couple in Singapore spent 8 months turning a rundown unit into their dream home. Take a look inside.
The couple told BI that they viewed 20 different places before buying the first floor of a 1950s ho…
Amanda Goh
Why Musk supports Trump getting rid of EV tax credits
Elon Musk has said ending tax credits of up to $7,500 for electric vehicle purchases would "devasta…
Graham Rapier
I've visited every US national park alone. Here are 8 mistakes I see first-time travelers make.
As I got in the car and headed southwest, I, admittedly, didn't know much. I brought my backpack an…
Emily Hart
I bought a house in Cork. My Irish husband lives there full-time, but I'm still going back and forth between the US.
I married an Irishman and bought a house in the beautiful city of Cork, but I also run a US-based b…
Julia Skinner
I stayed in a 540-square-foot luxury tent at the edge of Africa's Serengeti National Park. The lodge was stunning, but the safari perks were the real highlight.
Business Insider's reporter discovered luxury amenities and secluded wildlife at TAASA Lodge in Tan…
Monica Humphries
Sweden wants to be the first country to trademark its name: 'We'd prefer if there were only one'
Visit Sweden said it intends to protect the country's identity and prevent travel mix-ups by tradem…
Lauren Edmonds
An RV traveler who has been to all 50 states shares the 6 most van-friendly states
Campgrounds around the country became the go-to travel spots, with 57 million households taking a c…
Priyanka Rajput
We're homeowners in Mexico and renters in the US. It's allowed us to live the best of both worlds for 20 years.
For the past two decades, we have split our time between a rented an apartment on the northern coas…
Louisa Rogers
I've explored the world's most luxurious airport, complete with a butterfly garden and a pool. It's my favorite layover spot.
Need a nap after a 12-hour flight? There are dedicated sleeping lounges. Hungry for authentic Asian…
Taylor Rains
I moved back to the US after 6 years abroad, but the comforts of home feel more isolating than ever
After six years of living abroad, I moved back home to the United States. Transitioning back to lif…
Katie Lemon
A major Middle Eastern airline is planning a $1 billion plane revamp after Boeing's new jet was delayed again
Etihad's CEO told two outlets it plans to start by upgrading its Boeing jets. He previously said th…
Pete Syme
At Tesla, some are celebrating stock gains — others worry Elon will lose focus
BI talked to nine Tesla employees about the internal response to the election and Elon's role as th…
Grace Kay
Saudi Arabia is trying to build a mega-city in the desert. Now, Neom is dialing back plans for its first stage.
The authoritarian country is spending billions on international athletics, from Formula 1 to combat…
Shubhangi Goel
The founder-CEO of Xiaomi is taking a leaf out of Elon Musk's Tesla playbook, posting a picture of himself taking a nap on the factory floor
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun was celebrating a production milestone of 100,000 units of the SU7, his company'…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
I've been on Carnival's cheapest and most expensive cruise lines — see how the $430-per-day difference compares
Carnival's budget-friendly cruises are a stark contrast from its sister brand Seabourn's luxury voy…
Brittany Chang
I moved to Panama from the US. I live on a remote island for $1,000 a month and have never been happier.
A teacher who left Florida for a remote Panamanian island said she loves the weather, the clear Car…
Alcynna Lloyd
I moved alone from NYC to the suburbs of Pennsylvania. I love it, but it's been filled with a mixed bag of surprises.
Moving alone from my native New York City to the Pennsylvania suburbs has been a big change, but I'…
Amory Rose
CEO of failed supersonic plane startup on what went wrong — and how other companies might find success
Supersonic aviation startup Exosonic, which was working on commercial and military faster-than-soun…