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Brandon Chen is the writer behind series like "Just A Goblin" and "God Game."Brandon ChenBrandon Chen is the author of webcomics like "Just A Goblin" and the CEO of Inspired Productions. After college, he got a job at a Big 4 consulting firm, but his childhood dream was to make manga.

Winter at a Starbucks store in Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport outside Taipei. WinterOne Starbucks customer has been working on visiting every Starbucks store since 1997. Winter, a Houston native, is on track to visit his 20,000th store in the next few weeks. Starbucks' status as a "third place" has slipped since the 1990s, Winter said.

Tim Boyle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRob Arnott warns of a potential bear market in the next couple of years. He said comparisons to the dot-com peak in 2000 are fair. The S&P 500's high valuations, driven by AI optimism, mirror past market peaks. Rob Arnott says he's usually early when calling a bull market top.

Elon Musk, the SpaceX CEO who will head a new effort to slash government spending, has criticized the contracts common to the defense industry. AP Photo/Evan VucciPresident-elect Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with slashing government spending. Defense could be a prime target: It's the largest discretionary spending category in the federal budget.

Luke Grimes and Kevin Costner star as Kayce and John Dutton in Paramount Network's "Yellowstone."Emerson Miller/Paramount NetworkSeveral "Yellowstone" cast members spoke with Business Insider about the show's popularity. The series' return last weekend reportedly attracted an audience of over 16 million viewers. Actor Wes Bentley said creator Taylor Sheridan understood the "American psyche.""Yellowstone" returned to screens last weekend after a two-year break, with more than 16 million reported viewers suggesting the show hasn't lost its appeal.

The author (not pictured) thought she was going through perimenopause. JulPo/Getty ImagesMy menstrual bleeding was abnormal, so I went to my doctor, thinking I was in perimenopause. My hormone tests said I was nowhere near that despite being in my 40s. Advocating for myself led my doctors to find a uterine fibroid that was painful.