Sydney Lake

Sydney Lake

Sydney Lake is an associate editor at Fortune, where she writes and edits news for the publication's global news desk. At Fortune, she previously wrote about real estate, housing, and higher education. Before joining Fortune, Sydney served as the assistant editor of Virginia Business magazine and interned on the production desk at CQ Roll Call. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and leadership studies from the University of Richmond and her master's degree in digital media management from the University of Southern California.

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Kendra Scott CEO Tom Nolan

Why jeweler Kendra Scott is winning affordable luxury and plans to open dozens of stores while others are downsizing

couple shaking hands with realtor

Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest point this year while markets are ‘spooked’ on economic growth and a sour consumer sentiment report

NEW DELHI, INDIA – NOVEMBER 27: Indian-American billionaire philanthropist Manoj Bhargava addresses the media during the launch of electricity generating stationary bicycle on November 27, 2015 in New Delhi, India. The stationary bicycle is estimated to be priced between Rs. 12,000-15,000 and one hour of pedalling can generate enough electricity to meet a rural household’s needs for 24 hours. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Billionaire 5-hour Energy founder says you can learn more about managing a business from your mom than getting an MBA

Stressed Caucasian businesswoman using cell phone

Millennials’ midlife crisis looks different from their parents’ sports cars and mistresses—it’s a ‘crisis of purpose and engagement’

Real estate agent with two buyers looking through documents

Home sellers are ‘waking up to reality’ and are slashing prices to combat stubbornly high mortgage rates

Overworked businessman speaking on cellphone, holding hand on his head worryingly

Citigroup’s $81 trillion mistake is a warning ‘that operational risk is still a ticking time bomb in banking,’ expert says

Rich couple making a toast with champagne glasses while eating canapes aboard a private jet.

America’s consumer economy is hostage to its top earners—and that could mean trouble down the road

Latin American building contractor talking to clients renovating their house and sharing ideas

Home Depot exec says Americans may soon embrace sky-high mortgage rates as ‘the new normal’ and invest in housing anyway

Steve Jobs at Macworld in 2008

Steve Jobs didn’t take Warren Buffett’s financial advice to buy back Apple stock, and it says a lot about his leadership style

Daniel Craig at event

Amazon clinches creative control of the James Bond franchise in a skyfall deal

Personal stylist Catherine Bloom

Nordstrom hires the ‘Michael Jordan of personal styling,’ Catherine Bloom, as its first director of luxury styling

Sad upset curly girl holding smartphone looking aside feeling lonely and isolated, depressed young woman scrolling social media at home. Internet use and depression, gadgets and mental health

Gen Z is afraid of talking on the phone, so one college launched a class to help the younger generation overcome its telephobia

Jamie Dimon speaking

Jamie Dimon popped off at the 1,200+ JPMorgan employees fighting against full-time RTO: ‘I don’t care how many people sign that petition’

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 04: Kenneth C. Griffin (R) speaks during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)

Ken Griffin says he is ‘so appreciative’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts but slammed Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re ‘what you do in the death throes of a nation’

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg warned employees to prepare for an ‘intense year.’ He just laid off 3,600 workers—including some who claim they got glowing reviews