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  • The job market slowed down way more than expected in April

    A sign that says now hiring and people at a career fair
    • The US unemployment rate remained low in April, but it ticked up.
    • Nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 in April, per a news release on Friday.
    • Data out Wednesday showed quits dropped in March, but over 3 million people quit.

    In the US, the unemployment rate increased from March to April. Plus, job growth in April slowed down a lot, a new labor market report on Friday showed.

    The economy added 175,000 jobs in April, per the news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. This job growth for the US was way below the forecast of 238,000.

    The release said March's job growth was revised from 303,000 to 315,000. February's job growth was revised again, from 270,000 in the previous revision to 236,000.

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    Additionally, the unemployment rate is still below 4%. April's rate was expected to be 3.8%, but the unemployment rate increased from 3.8% in March to 3.9% in April.

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    Friday's news release about the labor market comes after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting earlier this week. The Fed held interest rates steady, Business Insider's Ayelet Sheffey reported.

    "Inflation has eased substantially over the past year while the labor market has remained strong and that's very good news," Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said at a press conference on Wednesday. "But inflation is still too high, further progress in bringing it down is not assured, and the path forward is uncertain."

    Inflation, as seen by the personal consumption expenditures price index, has been above the Fed's 2% target. This index climbed 2.7% in March from a year prior. The consumer price index also shows inflation is too high, rising 3.5% in March from a year prior.

    Nick Bunker, the economic research director for North America at the Indeed Hiring Lab, told Business Insider days before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and the release of new labor market data that signs indicate the labor market has cooled.

    "It's still robust but in a very non-inflationary way," Bunker said.

    A news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics from Wednesday also highlighted Bunker's point. There were 8.5 million job openings in March, and while that wasn't a major dip from the 8.8 million in February, it does add to the point of a moderating but robust labor market. The number of people quitting also fell from 3.5 million in February to 3.3 million in March.

    This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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  • The next iPhone will probably feature AI — but Tim Cook still keeps us guessing

    Tim Cook
    Apple CEO Tim Cook.

    • Tim Cook has said major AI announcements are coming.
    • Analysts are hoping Apple's AI strategy can boost slumping iPhone sales.
    • Wedbush's Dan Ives said Apple's AI efforts are set to drive a "supercycle" starting with the iPhone 16.

    Tim Cook is still keeping his cards close to his chest when it comes to AI.

    Analysts pushed the Apple CEO to talk about its upcoming generative AI announcements on Thursday's earnings call — with very little success.

    Cook continued to keep a tight lid on all things AI, merely teasing big AI announcements in the "coming weeks." It's a standard play from the CEO, who has been hesitant to publicly discuss Apple's AI development.

    Cook reiterated that the iPhone maker was "well positioned," saying there were "big opportunities" across Apple products for generative AI.

    The remarks — and slightly better-than-expected numbers — appeared to reassure investors, with the stock climbing 6% premarket. A $110 billion share buyback also helped.

    Wedbush analyst Dan Ives described the earnings call as a "drumroll moment," adding Apple looked set to unveil its long-awaited AI strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Cook has previously promised to share details of the company's AI work later this year.

    Ives said Apple's AI efforts were set to drive a "supercycle starting with iPhone 16 this fall."

    iPhone issues

    Apple needs to ride the generative AI wave.

    It's had a rough year, struggling in China, been slapped with a massive fine, and is facing a lawsuit.

    Customers trying out Apple's iPhone 15 at an Apple store in Shanghai, China.
    An Apple store in Shanghai.

    Now, despite beating Wall Street's pessimistic estimates, sales of its flagship product are declining. iPhone sales slumped by 10% in the past three months, with the company facing increasingly tough competition in key markets like China.

    Investors are hoping that new generative AI features for its products can boost Apple's slumping smartphone sales.

    Analysts have been scrambling for updates on Apple's AI progress for months, with some concerned that it's moved more slowly and fallen behind its Big Tech rivals.

    In March, Brian Mulberry, a portfolio manager at Apple shareholder Zacks Investment Management, told The Wall Street Journal the company hadn't really made a "big splash in the AI space yet."

    A month later, Apple's reported dismantling of two projects and teams only served to fuel concerns that the company had lost focus and was slipping behind rivals in critical areas.

    Other Big Tech companies, including Google, Meta, and Microsoft, put AI front and center during recent earnings calls. For Google and Microsoft, investors cheered AI progress despite high spending on infrastructure.

    The news of an upcoming announcement on Apple's progress is likely to bolster investor confidence.

    Last month, a Bloomberg report that Apple was working on revamping its Mac lineup with new processors that forefront AI gave the stock a boost.

    Representatives for Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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  • Larry Ellison bought an entire island and Jeff Bezos owns a $78 million property there, but eBay’s reclusive founder is Hawaii’s richest resident

    Pierre Omidyar, Chairman and Founder of eBay, looks on during the final session of the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York, on Thursday, September 23, 2010.
    Pierre Omidyar, Chairman and Founder of eBay.

    • Forbes has determined who the wealthiest resident in every US state is.  
    • Despite all the big stars that flock to Hawaii, the elusive founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar takes the state's crown.
    • Omidyar has given away $1.5 billion of his fortune since 2014.

    America's elite have long turned to Hawaii as the ideal tropical paradise for their vacation homes.

    Notable island neighbors include billionaires like Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and Oracle founder Larry Ellison.

    But despite the big names and showy personalities of Hawaii's ultra-rich residents, it's the media-shy founder of eBay, Pierre Omidyar, who is the island state's richest permanent inhabitant, according to Forbes's list of the richest billionaire in every state for 2024.

    In total, Forbes calculated that 47 out of 50 US states play home to 54 billionaires. Together they're worth a combined $1.6 trillion.

    Omidyar contributes just $6.5 billion to that total.

    The French-born Iranian-American founded eBay in 1995. Within three years he had made his first billion from the online auction house.

    Chairman and founder Pierre Omidyar and CEO Meg Whitman of EBay.com, the online auction service. California, June 15, 1998.
    Chairman and founder Pierre Omidyar and CEO Meg Whitman of EBay.com in 1998.

    In 2002, eBay acquired the online payment company PayPal for $1.5 billion. It was spun off in 2015 to allow eBay to develop its own payments system.

    In 2020, Omidyar stepped from eBay's board as part of a broader overhaul of the company. The departure was not related to any disagreement with the company, the Wall Street Journal reported.

    He remains active in the company and retains the role of director emeritus.

    Omidyar has also become involved in investigative reporting, creating First Look Media which subsequently launched the online news site The Intercept.

    He also develops real estate in Mexico while residing in Hawaii's state capital, Honolulu, with his wife Pamela.

    According to Forbes, the 56-year-old is the world's 444th richest person. Since 2004, he's given away over $1.5 billion of his fortune through impact investments and philanthropy.

    He is a long-term Democratic party donor and a well-known critic of Big Tech. In 2020, the Omidyar group donated $150,000 to Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit that was representing Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.

    Omidyar has taken the top spot in Hawaii from Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle.

    Though Ellison still owns 98% of an entire island in Hawaii, records now indicate that California is his primary home, according to Forbes.

    The Hawaiian Island of Lanai. The island was recently purchased by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison from fellow billionaire David Murdock. Lanai, also known as the pineapple island, has the world's largest pineapple plantation
    The Hawaiian Island of Lanai was purchased by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.

    The same is true for Mark Zuckerburg and Jeff Bezos, who won top spots in their main residencies in California and Florida, respectively.

    In 2021, Bezos and his now-fiancée Lauren Sanchez broke records for purchasing the most expensive property ever sold on the Hawaiian island, according to Architectural Digest. The couple paid $78 million for a 14-acre property on the island of Maui.

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  • A NATO country said it would join Ukraine’s war on Russia if 2 conditions are met

    Macron/Putin
    French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) in Berlin, Germany.

    • French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine war with The Economist. 
    • He said France could send troops if requested by Ukraine in response to a Russian breakthrough.
    • His remarks about French soldiers defending Ukraine are among the most hawkish by a Western leader.

    France's President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed that he would consider sending French troops to Ukraine, and spelled out the conditions in which this could place.

    Speaking to The Economist, Macron described the urgent threat Russia's President Vladimir Putin poses to Europe in the wake of the 2022 Ukraine invasion.

    "I'm not ruling anything out, because we are facing someone who is not ruling anything out," Macron said, when asked about his earlier comments that NATO troops could be deployed to help defend Ukraine.

    "We have undoubtedly been too hesitant by defining the limits of our action to someone who no longer has any and who is the aggressor!"

    He said he would consider sending French troops to Ukraine "if the Russians were to break through the front lines, if there were a Ukrainian request, which is not the case today."

    He added that if Russia defeats Ukraine it would then likely seek to attack another European country.

    In recent months, political and military leaders have been issuing increasingly stark warnings about the possible consequences of a Russian victory in Ukraine.

    Macron's remarks about sending French troops to defend Ukraine were among the most hawkish by a Western leader.

    They came as Ukraine struggled to prevent Russia from breaking through its defensive lines amid a US aid block. And though the $61 billion aid bill recently passed, Ukraine is still fighting to hold back intensifying Russian attacks.

    While NATO countries have sent money and weapons to help Ukraine, they have avoided a direct confrontation amid fears it could escalate the conflict with a nuclear-armed Russia.

    Under Article 5 of NATO's founding treaty, members are pledged to defend each other if attacked.

    The Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, in response to Macron's earlier remarks, said that deploying NATO troops to Ukraine would lead to war between Russia and the alliance.

    "We would need to talk not about the probability, but about the inevitability," Peskov said, as quoted by RFE/RL.

    Analysts recently discussed the likelihood of Russia attacking NATO with Business Insider, with Russian military expert Ruth Deyermond saying that Putin's regime is too weak militarily to risk a direct confrontation with NATO.

    In the interview with The Economist, Macron said he was determined to prevent a Russian victory.

    "We mustn't rule anything out because our objective is that Russia must never be able to win in Ukraine," he said.

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  • Ukraine wiped out 100 Russian troops at once in a strike showcasing the range and power of its new US ATACMS

    ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System
    An Army Tactical Missile System during live-fire testing at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, December 14, 2021.

    • Ukrainian forces took out more than 100 Russian soldiers with an ATACMS missile, per OSINT analysts.
    • Four ATACMS were used to target the group, one analyst said.
    • The soldiers would have been out of reach of Ukraine's shorter-range ATACMS missiles.

    A Ukrainian ATACMS long-range missile strike killed more than 100 Russian soldiers in an occupied region 50 miles from the front line, according to OSINT and military analysts.

    Ukrainian forces targeted a Russian military training area some 50 miles behind the front line in the occupied Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, per an assessment by The Institute for the Study of War.

    According to two aerial geolocated videos posted on Wednesday by X user Osinttechnical, an account affiliated with the Centre for Naval Analyses, Ukraine appeared to strike the training area with three US-supplied M39 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles.

    Osinttechnical said at least one of the missiles struck a gathering of more than 100 Russian soldiers, with hundreds of M74 APAM bomblets falling on them.

    Open-source geolocation project GeoConfirmed said four ATACMS were used in the attack, with the location being the village of Rohove in eastern Ukraine. One of its volunteers shared footage on X, saying that the four strikes happened within the space of a minute.

    Business Insider couldn't independently verify details of the attack.

    The reported attack comes after the US secretly sent about 100 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to Ukraine last month, according to The New York Times.

    The US had previously sent ATACMS with a shorter range to Ukraine, but the versions sent recently can travel about 190 miles — which puts higher-value targets in Ukraine's crosshairs.

    An unnamed senior US official told the Times that Ukrainian soldiers already put them to use to attack a Russian military airfield in Crimea in mid-April.

    Ukraine said that strike targeted the Dzhankoi military base in northern Crimea, destroying or critically damaging four S-400 launchers, three radar stations, air-defense equipment, and airspace surveillance equipment.

    The longer-range ATACMS could prove crucial for Ukraine, as they can travel about 190 miles and hit higher-value targets in places like Crimea, which has been occupied by Russia since 2014.

    Philip Karber, a military analyst with expertise on Ukraine, told Radio Free Europe this week that the long-range ATACMS have the potential to "basically make Crimea military worthless."

    The US sent Ukraine ATACMS with a shorter range last fall, which enabled Ukraine to destroy Russian helicopters and airfields behind the front lines, but not go after more distant targets.

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  • Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don’t have a single billionaire resident

    Anchorage, Alaska skyline in 2012, showing buildings, sea and snowy mountains
    No billionaires list Alaska as their primary residence, according to Forbes.

    • Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia aren't home to any billionaires, Forbes reported.
    • California, in comparison, has nearly 200 billionaires.
    • This is despite nearly 800 billionaires living in the US, per estimates.

    Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are the only states that still don't have a single billionaire resident, according to a new report by Forbes.

    The outlet on Thursday released its latest ranking of the richest residents of every state. Many of the findings were unsurprising: Elon Musk claims the title for Texas, Mark Zuckerberg for California, and Michael Bloomberg for New York.

    As of December, nearly 800 billionaires lived in the US, according to a report by investment-migration consultancy Henley & Partners.

    But three states don't have any billionaires listing them as their primary residence.

    Intuit CEO Brad Smith — no, not the Microsoft president of the same name — isn't far off, however. Forbes estimates that the West Virginia resident, who's also the president of Marshall University, was worth about $900 million as of March.

    And Delaware's Elizabeth Snyder, whose family's manufacturing company developed and patented Gore-Tex, is worth about $800 million, per Forbes' estimates.

    But Alaska is still a long way from having a billionaire resident.

    The two richest people in the state, Jonathan Rubini and his family and Leonard Hyde and his family, are both worth around $400 million each, per Forbes' estimates. Rubini and Hyde cofounded JL Properties, a commercial real estate developer.

    To be clear, Alaska, Delaware, and West Virginia are among the least-populated states in the US. According to Census Bureau estimates for 2023, Alaska was the fourth-smallest state or district in the US by population, Delaware was seventh-smallest, and West Virginia was 13th-smallest.

    And the states with the most billionaires — California, followed by New York and Florida, per Forbes' ranking — are three of the four most populous states. California has 197 billionaires, per Forbes data from March.

    But there are many more factors that contribute to how many billionaires a state has than just its population. California has a swathe of multi-billion-dollar tech companies; New York is home to Wall Street and top law firms; and Florida is building its reputation as a hub for financial-services companies as well as a playground for the superrich.

    And where the wealthy choose to live is changing, too. The pandemic has contributed to what Henley & Partners dubs a "millionaire remix," with more rich people living in cities including Texas state capital Austin, Scottsdale, Arizona, and West Palm Beach, Florida.

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  • I taught in a public school for 2 decades. My kids are homeschooled.

    Selfie of family on street
    The author worked in public schools for over two decades, but is homeschooling her kids

    • I worked in public schools for over two decades and loved that my kids were in school. 
    • The pandemic forced remote learning and my kids thrived. 
    • I appreciate that they are safer at home than in schools and that we get to travel. 

    I thought I could never homeschool my own kids.

    It wasn't for me. Not only did homeschooling seem difficult and intimidating, but as a former teacher, I loved that my kids were in school.

    For more than two decades, I worked in schools — as a classroom teacher, after-school program teacher, volunteer, tutor, and substitute. I taught all ages, from preschoolers through high schoolers. I was an ardent supporter of public schools and thrived in traditional schools myself.

    But the pandemic made me reevaluate everything.

    My kids thrived during remote learning

    Remote learning during the pandemic wasn't for everyone. Surprisingly, my family loved it. There were growing pains, but this new version of school worked for us.

    In particular, one of our children is a talented student but faces social challenges in certain settings, like school. During remote learning, for the first time, they had the freedom to focus on learning without the social exhaustion of a seven-hour school day.

    They thrived.

    I was available as a consistent aide for them, which our school system had been unable to provide. With more selective social interactions, our kid was able to approach those interactions from a place of strength and curiosity.

    After years of trying to fit our child's needs into traditional school, we finally, and inadvertently, found where they fit best, and it was learning from home.

    We could travel

    Along with that realization, we'd long dreamed of my spouse working remotely so we could spend time in other countries. I wanted my kids to experience other cultures and ways of life. When the pandemic forced employers to explore remote work, this far-fetched dream became plausible, and by homeschooling, we weren't limited to summers. We decided to lean into learning through travel.

    While homeschooling, we've traveled to a dozen US National Parks and lived for a month each in Spain and Kenya, with an upcoming stay in Costa Rica. Being able to travel during off seasons means more affordable prices and more ideal weather.

    I wanted them to have anti-racist education

    Prior to our decision, our local school board faced regular opposition to diversity and inclusion efforts. As in many communities, discourse became divisive. Speaking at a school board meeting in favor of inclusivity, I realized I didn't want my kids' education caught in the crossfire of political talking points. I wanted them to learn honest, thought-provoking, age-appropriate lessons about difficult topics, but I knew as an educator that teachers needed to tread carefully for their own protection in the current political climate.

    Classroom teachers are the best people to guide students through these topics, but their freedom to teach is constantly being challenged. In the meantime, my kids have a teacher in their home who can teach without hesitation and answer their questions without repercussions.

    I wanted them to be safe

    There have been 18 school shootings on K-12 school grounds in the United States so far this year. Our district receives multiple threats each year, some deemed credible enough to result in increased police presence or building-wide searches. District administration closed school for two days after credible threats to minority students. Meanwhile, mental health and counseling services for students are overburdened and underfunded.

    I feel anxiety for friends and loved ones every time we get the district's warning notifications, but a part of me also breathes easier knowing my own children are in the backyard working on science projects, not practicing lockdown drills.

    Homeschooling wasn't on my radar. Yet it was the missing piece to helping my child and expanding my kids' perspectives. It's worth rethinking the possibilities of what education can be.

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  • Top 10 most livable small to midsize cities where the median home price is $500,000 or less

    Urban sprawl from the developments in Broomfield, Colorado apprach the majestic range of the Flatiron Mountains.
    Broomfield, Colorado, is near the famous Flatirons on the Rocky Mountain front range.

    • Escalating housing costs in major cities have Americans looking for smaller cities to settle down in.
    • Livability released a list of the 100 most livable small and midsize US cities.
    • Indiana and Texas both have two cities that made the top ten when ranked by livability scores.

    As sky-high housing costs are increasingly pricing people out of places like Los Angeles and New York, Americans are increasingly looking to smaller cities and rural towns to set down roots.

    Millennials are moving further and further into the suburbs, while remote workers have made cross-country moves to previously low-key places like Montana to capitalize on the relatively more affordable housing and costs of living.

    The influx of transplants to some of these smaller cities and towns has, in turn, raised housing costs and caused problems for locals — but not all places have passed the threshold of affordability.

    Livability, a media and marketing company that ranks places based on how livable they are, released its annual list of the 100 most livable small to midsize cities in the US this week.

    The list is limited to cities with populations under 500,000 people that also have median home values under $500,000. That excludes places like Miami or Oakland, for instance, which have less than half a million people but have median home prices of around $601,000 and $840,000, respectively.

    Beyond size and home values, the list is based on the following factors: the economy, like unemployment rates and job opportunities; housing and cost of living; amenities like museums, parks, shopping, and nightlife; transportation, including walkability and median commute time; environment, such as air quality and natural disaster risks; safety; education; and health.

    The data used to compile the list includes public sources, like the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the IRS, and private sources, including satellite imagery and business records.

    Livability's list of 100 cities is not ranked in order, as you are able to filter and rank the list based on your top priorities. However, each city is assigned an overall livability score, or LivScore, using an algorithm that considers the above categories. All one 100 cities can also be viewed on a US map, so you can easily search by region or state.

    The following ranking of the top 10 best small to midsize cities to live in is based on the overall livability scores.

    10. Troy, Michigan
    Scenic view of lake by trees against sky during autumn,Troy,Michigan
    Troy, Michigan, is right outside the state's largest city, Detroit.

    Troy, Michigan, is located about 25 miles northwest of Detroit and has a population of over 85,685. The median home value is $343,627. Troy ranked high on Livability's list for education due to highly rated schools, as well as health and cost of living. It has also been voted the safest city in Michigan.

    9. Frisco, Texas
    Frisco City Sunset Freeway
    Frisco, Texas, is among the fastest growing cities in the US.

    Frisco, Texas, is a suburb of Dallas located about 27 miles directly north of the city. With a population of about 224,003 and a median home value of $470,968, Frisco ranked high in the categories of health, education, and economy, thanks to abundant job opportunities.

    8. Sugar Land, Texas
    The City Hall building in Sugarland, Texas
    Sugar Land, Texas, is southwest of Houston.

    Sugar Land, Texas, sits on the southwest edge of the greater Houston area, about 20 miles from the city. The suburb has a population of 113,429 people and median home value of $359,460. In addition to being in close proximity to one of the largest cities in the US, Sugar Land ranked high for its cost of living and education, and has attractive amenities like museums and parks.

    7. Overland Park, Kansas
    Overland Park Kansas Clock Tower
    Overland Park, Kansas, is on the state border near Kansas City, Missouri.

    Overland Park, Kansas, sits on the state line just southeast of Kansas City, Missouri. Overland Park has a population of 200,187 people and a median home value of $354,977. The city ranked high in the economy category and is home to large companies like T-Mobile and United Healthcare.

    6. Broomfield, Colorado
    Urban sprawl from the developments in Broomfield, Colorado apprach the majestic range of the Flatiron Mountains.
    Broomfield, Colorado, is near the famous Flatirons on the Rocky Mountain front range.

    Broomfield, Colorado, is located roughly in between two of the state's better-known cities, Denver and Boulder. Broomfield has 76,358 residents and a median home value of $491,262. Broomfield has abundant green space and outdoor opportunities, including the Flatiron rock formations, and is ranked high for education and economy.

    5. Naperville, Illinois
    Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and a suburb of Chicago. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 141,853
    Naperville, Illinois, is one of the largest and densest Chicago suburbs.

    Naperville, Illinois, is a large suburb situated about 30 miles west of Chicago. The population is 150,412, and the median home value is $433,840. The city ranked high for health and education, and downtown Naperville is full of restaurants, shopping, and other amenities.

    4. Fishers, Indiana
    Aerial view of Indianapolis downtown with White river , Indiana
    Fishers, Indiana, is close to downtown Indianapolis, pictured here.

    Fishers, Indiana, is located northeast of Indianapolis, the state's largest city. The suburb has a population of 102,878 and a median home value of $332,418. Fishers ranked extremely high for housing and cost of living, in part due to the availability of affordable homes.

    3. Columbia, Maryland
    Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States, and is one of the principal communities of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.
    Columbia, Maryland, is close to both Baltimore and Washington, DC.

    Columbia, Maryland, located southwest of Baltimore, has a median home value of $467,495. Its population of 106,410 people makes it the second most populated community in the state. Columbia ranked high in education and health and access to government and research jobs due to being about 30 miles from Washington, DC.

    2. Cary, North Carolina
    View of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina with blue sky background.
    Cary, North Carolina, is near downtown Raleigh, pictured here.

    Cary, North Carolina, is located just west of Raleigh, the state's largest city. It has a population of 179,000 and a median home value of $434,151. Cary ranked high in the environment, economy, and education categories, and is close to major colleges like Duke and University of North Carolina.

    1. Carmel, Indiana
    Fountain in fall
    Carmel, Indiana, has an Arts and Design district, pictured here.

    Carmel, Indiana, located north of Indianapolis, had the highest livability score on the list. It has a population of 100,691 and a median home value of $380,506. Carmel ranked high for its cost of living and health and attracts families due to job opportunities, parks, and highly rated schools.

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  • China launched a probe to the far side of the moon, stepping up its space race with the US

    A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off as it rains at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3, 2024.
    A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3, 2024.

    • China launched the Chang'e-6 probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon.
    • The probe lifted off from China's Wenchang Space Launch Center at 5.37 a.m. ET. 
    • The mission forms part of China's plans to put humans on the moon by 2030. 

    China on Friday launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon, as it stepped up its space race against the US.

    The Chang'e-6 probe successfully lifted off from China's Wenchang Space Launch Center at 5.37 a.m. ET.

    The mission, named Chang'e-6 (pronounced Changa) after the Chinese moon goddess, is expected to last 53 days. It will collect around two kilograms of lunar samples from the far side of the moon for analysis.

    China is hoping Chang'e-6 can retrieve samples from the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the lunar far side. According to NASA, this is one of the largest and oldest impact features in the solar system.

    If successful, it would be a major demonstration of the nation's spacefaring prowess, as no other country has brought samples back from the far side of the moon.

    As Business Insider previously reported, the US and China have aggressive programs to return to the moon. The lunar surface is a strategic target for many nations vying to expand their people's reach beyond Earth.

    China aims to bring humans to the moon by the end of 2030. NASA recently announced it was delaying its own mission to put boots back on the moon, but still aims to get there before China with a predicted launch date in 2026.

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  • Here are the highest-paid CEOs in the US , some of whom have 9-figure compensation packages

    Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
    Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.

    • Broadcom's Hock Tan tops a list of highly paid CEOs. His comp was valued at $161.8 million in 2023.
    • Most top CEOs' earnings come through stock awards, often payable over several years.
    • The median pay package for CEOs was $23.7 million in 2023, an 11.4% increase from the prior year.

    No surprise: It pays to climb your way to the top of the org chart.

    The highest-paid CEOs in the US aren't necessarily household names, but they're enjoying some pretty sweet pay packages — more than enough to avoid worries about higher prices for that morning coffee.

    Take Hock Tan, head of chipmaker Broadcom. The value of his pay package was $161.8 million in 2023. Tan topped a list of the 100 highest-paid chiefs from Equilar, which analyzes data on executive compensation.

    But though many compensation numbers are big, it's not all cash. Amit Batish, senior director of content and communications at Equilar, told Business Insider that much of the top dogs' hauls come through stock awards.

    "That's kind of the bread and butter of executive compensation these days," he said.

    To get the payouts, CEOs often have to achieve targets such as stock price thresholds.

    About halfway through this year's proxy season, the median compensation package for CEOs on Equilar's list — comprised of companies with revenue of $1 billion or more — was valued at a cool $23.7 million in 2023, a jump of 11.4% from the prior year. The data were based on proxy statements filed through March 31.

    The jump in compensation was stronger than the 7.7% increase CEOs overall saw at this point last year, according to Equilar data.

    There are still some high-wattage chiefs a bit farther down the list, like Apple's Tim Cook, who comes in at No. 6 with compensation valued at $63.2 million, or Satya Nadella, the Microsoft CEO, at No. 9 with total comp valued at $48.5 million. But they haven't yet made it to the very top yet, according to Equilar.

    Here are some of the highest-paid — and highest-profile — CEOs.

    1: Hock Tan, Broadcom
    Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
    Broadcom's Tan.

    The value of Tan's total compensation jumped to $161.8 million in 2023, a 167% increase over the prior year, according to Equilar. The pay ratio — how much more he takes home than the average employee of the chip and software maker — was 510 to 1.

    The company had $35.8 billion in revenue in fiscal 2023.

    2: Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks
    Nikesh Arora
    Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks.

    The value of Arora's total compensation as CEO of the cybersecurity company came to $151.4 million, a surge of 1,355%, according to Equilar. The CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 735 to 1.

    Revenue reached $6.89 billion in fiscal 2023.

    3: Sue Nabi, Coty
    sue nabi, ceo of Coty, wearing glasses, a dark grey suit, standing in a room with purple light
    Sue Nabi, CEO of Coty.

    Nabi runs the beauty company Coty. The value of her compensation package was $149.4 million, an increase of 4,100%, according to Equilar. The CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 3,769 to 1.

    Revenue came to $5.55 billion in fiscal 2023.

    4: Christopher Winfrey, Charter Communications
    Christopher Winfrey
    Christopher Winfrey, CEO of Charter Communications.

    Winfrey, who took the top spot at the cable company in December 2022, landed total compensation valued at $89.1 million. The boss-to-worker pay ratio was 1,635 to 1, according to Equilar.

    In fiscal 2023, revenue came to $54.6 billion.

    5: Will Lansing, FICO
    William Lansing
    Will Lansing, CEO of FICO.

    Lansing runs Fair Isaac Corp., which developed FICO, the most broadly used model for scoring credit. The value of his total compensation came to $66.3 million, an increase of 251%, according to Equilar. The CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 653 to 1.

    The company's revenue totaled $1.5 billion in fiscal 2023.

    A FICO spokesperson, through a statement to BI, said, in part: "Under Mr. Lansing's leadership the past 10 years, FICO has delivered total shareholder return that is in the top 1% of the S&P 500. Meanwhile, his base salary for 2023 was $750,000, well below industry peers and in the bottom quartile of S&P 500 CEOs."

    6: Tim Cook, Apple
    Tim Cook.
    Tim Cook, CEO of Apple.

    Cook's total compensation for running the tech giant was valued at $63.2 million, a drop of 36%, according to Equilar. The pay ratio was 672 to 1.

    The company's revenue totaled $383.3 billion in fiscal 2023.

    7: Jay Chaudhry, Zscaler
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    Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler.

    The value of Chaudhry's compensation package for running the cybersecurity company rose 39% to $57.8 million, according to Equilar. And the CEO-to-worker pay ratio stood at 319 to 1.

    The company's top reached $1.6 billion in fiscal 2023.

    8: Hamid Moghadam, Prologis
    Hamid Moghadam - Prologis
    Hamid Moghadam, CEO of Prologis.

    Moghadam's compensation package at the logistics real estate company was valued at $50.9 million, an increase of 6%. And the CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 400 to 1.

    The company's revenue in fiscal 2023 came to $8 billion.

    9: Satya Nadella, Microsoft
    Satya Nadella
    Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft.

    Nadella's total comp was valued at $48.5 million, a drop of 12%. The chief-to-worker ratio was 250 to 1.

    The software giant's revenue was $211.9 billion in fiscal 2023.

    10: Shantanu Narayen, Adobe
    Shantanu Narayen
    Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe.

    Narayen's compensation package was valued at $44.9 million, an increase of 42%. The CEO-to-worker package for the software company was 229 to 1.

    The company's fiscal 2023 revenue totaled $19.4 billion.

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