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American taxpayers have spent $33 billion on sports stadiums. They got fewer seats—and higher prices
American taxpayers have spent $33 billion on sports stadiums. They got fewer seats—and higher prices

“No one has ever built a new stadium and made tickets cheaper. No one’s trying to.”

By Catherina GioinoAugust 30, 2026
Gen Zer washed his college basketball team’s dirty clothes and mopped floors to prove his passion—now he’s one of the youngest interns ever at the NBA
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By Sasha RogelbergAugust 29, 2026
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In a world of relentlessly negative news and shifting opportunities, Gen Z often possesses radical self-trust and a quiet, solid confidence.

By Bret ClementAugust 29, 2026
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By Emma BurleighAugust 28, 2026
ChatGPT said you’d lose your jobs right now — it’s more like 3% of workers

The nationally representative poll of 1,250 employed adults also found 6% landed AI-created roles and 9% got AI-linked promotions between 2023 and 2026.

By Jeffrey C. Dixon and The ConversationAugust 29, 2026
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Dolly Parton once turned down a song request from Elvis Presley. That was just one business decision that helped build her $650 million empire
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Parton established her own publishing company in 1966, which helped her hold on to nearly all of her publishing rights.

By Sydney LakeAugust 29, 2026
Richard Branson double-booked his own job interview. The candidate stuck in traffic with him for 2.5 hours is now Virgin’s CEO

Josh Bayliss joined Virgin as a lawyer in 2005 and rose to CEO, drawing on lessons from Richard Branson’s unconventional approach to business.

By Preston ForeAugust 29, 2026
Dolly Parton’s advice on running a successful, sprawling business empire: ‘Rely on “higher wisdom,” look your best, and don’t boss anyone around’

“I just try to put people that are smarter than me in all the right places, and then I go on about my business.”

By Eleanor PringleAugust 28, 2026
At the ‘Super Bowl of trucking,’ a driver who trained 14 years wins the golden belt buckle

Miguel Corral first competed in 2012. This year, after facing over against 428 other rivals, and following a lifetime of safe miles, he finally won.

By Alice BarlowAugust 29, 2026
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Tech billionaires and executives like Evan Spiegel and Peter Thiel are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them rich
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As governments race to restrict minors’ social media use, the tech billionaires who built the platforms are imposing strict screen limits at home.

By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 29, 2026
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Why Exelon’s CFO is stepping into a new strategy role

As electricity demand surges, Exelon is giving its longtime CFO a bigger say in where the company places its biggest bets.

By Sheryl EstradaAugust 28, 2026
Despite working long 12-hour days, billionaire Panda Express co-CEO says he never got burned out: ‘That’s life’

Panda Express billionaire Andrew Cherng says hard work—not work-life balance—helped build his and his wife’s $7 billion orange chicken empire.

By Preston ForeAugust 28, 2026
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The supply-chain savant: How FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam leads through ‘reglobalization’
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Tariffs, conflict, and shifting trade routes are upending the flow of goods around the world. Raj Subramaniam is betting FedEx can use the disruption to its advantage.

By Alyson ShontellAugust 27, 2026
We laid him off. Then we hired him back

When we rehired Jonathan at Syndio, he logged back in and found our cold, corporate restructuring announcement still sitting in his inbox. Gut punch.

By Maria ColacurcioAugust 27, 2026
Jeff Bezos ordered to reinstate fired Black opinion writer at Washington Post over Charlie Kirk reaction

Arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa rejected the Post’s “gross misconduct” claim, ordering Karen Attiah’s reinstatement with full back pay.

By Corey Williams and The Associated PressAugust 25, 2026
Anthropic’s potential $2 trillion IPO could turn staff into millionaires—now the AI firm is asking candidates what they’d do if stock fell to zero

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has a net worth of $15.5 billion, has reportedly expressed concerns that AI workers are prioritizing money over mission.

By Preston ForeAugust 25, 2026
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