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On election night in 2008, when then Senator Barack Obama won Virginia, it became apparent that he would go on to win the election. Here’s a look back at that historic moment. ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the fastest growing business

A 60 game arcade, a Star Trek themed home theater, a military style Call of Duty gaming room and a full bar make up the entertainment area of this Florida home.

Today high-speed trains are comparable to air travel in price and door-to-door speed for shorter journeys. But decades ago locomotives faced fierce competition from air planes and private cars. Then came Japan’s bullet trains. Then This Happened is a series about the numbers, people, and stories behind decisive moments that changed history.

Bloom Energy is a multi-billion dollar brainchild of a NASA rocket scientist. Its original task was to provide oxygen for people on Mars, but instead the company stumbled upon a cheap renewable energy source worth billions.

It’s been 2 years since Brad Katsuyama was tossed into the spotlight by a Michael Lewis book about the ‘rigged’ stock market. Now, his fix, IEX, will officially start operating as a national securities exchange, competing with NYSE and Nasdaq.

Forty-five minutes north of Los Angeles is a place referred to as the Chinese Beverly Hills. CNNMoney’s Vanessa Yurkevich tours the booming town of Arcadia, California.

Rocket Scientist Natalya Bailey owns a space startup called Accion Systems that specializes in making wafer thin engines that require a tiny fraction of energy that conventional rockets use. If successful, these ion thrusters could revolutionize how we will move through the final frontier. Video by Matt Goldman and Christian Capestany

Volkswagen rigged 11 million vehicles to cheat on emissions tests, costing the company billions in fines and fixes. Here’s a breakdown of the scandal.

The Waggoner Ranch in north Texas is slightly smaller than Rhode Island and is the largest ranch in the U.S. within a single fence. Everything about it is Texas-scale: the colorful history, the sprawl, the oil that lies beneath it, and the feud among the heirs that is forcing a court-ordered sale. This old-fashioned working

‘Shark Tank’ Shark and entrepreneur Mark Cuban on what happens behind the scenes on the show and how many of the deals never actually close.

The Littlefield Collection, the largest private array of armored military vehicles, was auctioned off in mid-July. They range from World War I to the Pacific Gulf Wars and include a huge variety of equipment.

Apple stores were the most profitable retail stores per square foot in 2017. The design of its stores is a core part of Apple’s brand. When you go to an Apple Store you can try out all of Apple’s products like the iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone XR, or the iPad Pro with

For $36 million, you can get a hilltop property that’s surrounded by a moat and offers views from Catalina to downtown Los Angeles. Plus, all the furnishings and a putting green.

Healthy food is hard to come by in many sections of Bridgeport, CT. Especially on a food stamp budget. We follow a single mother shopping as she tries to make her SNAP benefits stretch.

Jan. 2 (Bloomberg) — Self-Directed Investor Chris Camillo discusses the strategy behind his investments. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

At the International Astronautical Congress, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled his ambitious plans for interplanetary travel. Afterwords he fielded some very strange questions from the audience…

Dômes Charlevoix advertises itself as an “eco-luxury” concept combining posh modern interiors with a rugged Québec landscape.

Rihanna’s net worth has more than doubled since 2016. With a fortune of $600 million, Rihanna is now the richest female musician. The singer has become a successful fashion icon and entrepreneur, launching Fenty Beauty in 2017and Fenty with LVMH in 2019. Here’s how she makes and spends her millions. MORE RICH AND FAMOUS FORTUNES

It might be the most important invention in human history. The Haber-Bosch process allows us to turn nitrogen from the air into fertilizer for our food. It’s had such an extraordinary impact on our lives, it led to an explosion in the human population.

The FT’s Mercedes Ruehl looks at how far the city has come in attracting money and talent to its start-up sector and how far it has to go before it can be considered a world-leading centre of tech innovation. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1

Shell companies: where the world’s richest hide their cash. Kellie Morgan explains how easy it is to set one up.

Venezuela’s oil industry was once the envy of the region, but after decades of mismanagement and corruption the sector is facing ruin. The FT’s Andean correspondent Gideon Long asks what went wrong. See if you get the FT for free as a student (http://ft.com/schoolsarefree) or start a £1 trial: https://subs.ft.com/spa3_trial?segmentId=3d4ba81b-96bb-cef0-9ece-29efd6ef2132 ► Check out our Community

NYU otolaryngologist Dr. Erich Voigt tells us the one thing that he does to stop every single case of hiccups. ————————————————– Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1W9Lk0n Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ————————————————– Business Insider is the fastest growing business news site in the US. Our mission: to tell you all you

Ocean Spray Cranberry farms are a part of a large cooperative established in 1933 that includes the US, Canada, and Chile. Many of the farms are fourth generation and greater family farms. Each year, Ocean Spray facilities produce about 88 million cans of cranberry sauce and 223 million bottles of juice ————————————————– Following is a

In 1992, the legendary NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal (then only 20 years-old) made a financial mistake that forever changed the way he handled his money. Shaq stopped by Business Insider to talk about his collaboration with home security technology company Ring, to raise awareness about how homeowners can better protect their property this holiday season.

The standard political divide in Thailand is between the pro-establishment yellow shirts and the populist red shirts. But this summer students are taking a different approach – they want the country to re-examine the role of the monarchy. The FT’s Bangkok bureau chief John Reed reports. See if you get the FT for free as

► Subscribe to the Financial Times on YouTube: http://bit.ly/FTimeSubs The FT’s Leslie Hook takes a look inside an Amazon centre in Tracy, California, as it gears up for the holiday shopping season. For more video content from the Financial Times, visit http://www.FT.com/video Twitter https://twitter.com/ftvideo Facebook https://www.facebook.com/financialtimes

The Volcker Rule: a central component of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill and a key part of President Obama’s economic legacy. Here’s what it does to regulate Wall Street.

Ever been stuck in an airport, parched and hungry? You’ve already spent a fortune on tickets and baggage fees, and somehow you end up buying a giant Toblerone and a $5 water. You’re not alone. Spending in airports hit $40 billion in 2017. On average, travelers will spend anywhere from $11 and $140 per airport

Jack Ma wasn’t born rich but now he is one of the richest men in Asia. This Bloomberg profile tells the story of how Ma started as a poor kid in China’s countryside, learned English, got rejected from a job at KFC but then went on to found Alibaba, the massive e-commerce site. Video by