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  • Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., arrives at court during the SolarCity trial in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Musk was cool but combative as he testified in a Delaware courtroom that Tesla’s more than $2 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016 wasn’t a bailout of the struggling solar provider. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Elon Musk made one of the biggest donations to a charity in history with a November gift of $5.7 billion in Tesla shares

    By Sophie Alexander, Ben Steverman, and others
  • UNSPECIFIED LOCATION – APRIL 18: In this screengrab, (L-R) Melinda Gates and Bill Gates speak during “One World: Together At Home” presented by Global Citizen on April, 18, 2020. The global broadcast and digital special was held to support frontline healthcare workers and the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the UN Foundation. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for Global Citizen )Leadership

    It’s official: Bill and Melinda Gates are now divorced

    By Sophie Alexander, Ben Steverman, and others
  • SEATTLE, WA – MAY 04: The exterior of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is seen on May 4, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates and Melinda Gates announced their divorce yesterday, raising questions about the future of their foundation. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)Finance

    Bill and Melinda Gates are focusing on separate investing goals amid divorce drama

    By Sophie Alexander, Ben Steverman, and others
  • Signage outside the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 19, 2021. The IRS is delaying the April 15 tax-filing deadline to May 17, giving taxpayers an additional month to file returns and pay any outstanding levies. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    America’s richest have found some clever ways to hide their wealth from the IRS

    By Ben Steverman and Bloomberg
  • 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., 04/03/2018 – Amazon CEO Jeff and wife MacKenzie Bezos. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokMPW

    MacKenzie Scott is giving away her $60 billion fortune at a record pace

    By Sophie Alexander, Ben Steverman, and others
  • Grocery store workers and others stage a protest rally outside the Whole Foods Market, in the South End of Boston, in April. Many retail companies began ‘hazard pay’ amid the pandemic—and some of that pay is now being rolled back.Retail

    Companies are rolling back ‘hazard pay’ for essential workers—even as risks remain

    By Anders Melin, Ben Steverman, and others
  • 401k withdrawal penalties waived under coronavirus stimulus packageFinance

    401(k) withdrawal penalties waived under coronavirus stimulus package

    By Ben Steverman, Suzanne Woolley, and others
  • Harkness Gate to Memorial Quadrangle at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

    For an Edge in Ivy League Admissions, Grab an Oar and Row

    By Sophie Alexander, Ben Steverman, and others
  • Tax form and a pencil

    Is a Tax Refund Ahead in Your 2019? Some Taxpayers Received a Tax Bill Instead

    By Ben Steverman, Laura Davison, and others