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Bill Gates was a top 3 philanthropist last year as the ultrawealthy gave away $22.4 billion — but he didn’t take the the spot

The 50 American individuals and couples who gave or pledged the most to charity in 2025 committed US$22.4 billion to foundations, universities, hospitals and more. That total was 35% above an inflation-adjusted $16.6 billion in 2024, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest annual tally of these donations. Media entrepreneur and former New York Mayor […]

By March 10, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerMarch 10, 2026
Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs
Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard University at just 16 from public housing in Brooklyn—and says higher education is still the best way of breaking into the middle class
By Emma BurleighMarch 10, 2026
Warren Buffett and Jane Fraser
Citi CEO Jane Fraser has a Warren Buffett-approved trick for dealing with a toxic boss or difficult colleague: ‘Never in anger, respond to that email’
By Preston ForeMarch 10, 2026
Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 10, 2026
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By Carolina Rossini and The ConversationMarch 10, 2026
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SuccessA pre-Great Depression summer retreat for bird watching, chamber music and mind-expanding lectures is going strong in the heart of Pennsylvania
By Mark Scolforo and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2025
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CommentaryThe new power move: why smart women are demanding prenups
By Libby LefflerAugust 24, 2025
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Politics‘Weaponization of a sandwich’ — Subway’s footlong is becoming an icon of resistance against Trump’s D.C. police takeover
By Nino PaoliAugust 24, 2025
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SuccessBefore ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ Henry Golding swept salon floors at 14 for $32 a day and worked as a travel host on his way to stardom
By Emma BurleighAugust 24, 2025
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CommentaryWe built a $1 billion tech unicorn in Europe, living proof that our economy is just as dynamic as America’s. Success comes down to three core principles
By Vidya PetersAugust 23, 2025
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SuccessFrank Caprio, Rhode Island’s friendly and folksy municipal judge turned YouTube star, dies at 88
By Steve LeBlanc and The Associated PressAugust 23, 2025
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SuccessHall of fame jockey Ron Turcotte, the man who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown, dies at 84
By Stephen Whyno and The Associated PressAugust 23, 2025
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SuccessUnlike Jensen Huang, this CEO embraces work-life balance and is proud he takes vacations and coached his kids’ baseball team
By Preston ForeAugust 23, 2025
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AISam Altman says colleagues are glad he’s a dad now, because they think raising a child will help him make ‘better decisions for humanity’
By Dave SmithAugust 22, 2025
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SuccessAI recruiters could be the unlikely solution to career catfishing, with job seekers admitting they’d rather interview with a bot
By Jessica CoacciAugust 22, 2025
SuccessWarren Buffett and top CEOs say a college degree doesn’t matter. Here’s what really counts in hiring
By Ashley LutzAugust 22, 2025
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TechCanva’s billionaire founders are minting overnight millionaires with employee share sale
By Nino PaoliAugust 22, 2025
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SuccessEx-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’
By Emma BurleighAugust 22, 2025
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SuccessGen Z want ‘secure’ jobs in health care—but this CEO left the industry after realizing he could make millions getting Americans to eat more fruit
By Preston ForeAugust 22, 2025
SuccessStop calling for ‘ambitious’ or ‘self-reliant’ workers in job ads—they’re on the list of words that’ll attract narcissists, research suggests
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 22, 2025
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CommentaryAI isn’t a job killer, it’s a job shifter
By Becky FrankiewiczAugust 22, 2025
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SuccessSteve Jobs didn’t actually become a billionaire thanks to leading Apple—but rather from his work with a film company he bought off George Lucas
By Preston ForeAugust 21, 2025
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SuccessOpenAI may soon be the most valuable private company—but Sam Altman’s net worth won’t jolt, as the CEO holds no equity and makes just $76,001 a year
By Emma BurleighAugust 21, 2025
SuccessGen 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
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 21, 2025
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Arts & EntertainmentA 22-year-old made up a line dance on his lunch break. Then Beyoncé adopted it and now he’s got a new career
By Gary Gerard Hamilton and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2025
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SuccessTarget’s incoming CEO started as a summer intern 20 years ago—he tells Gen Zers to embrace feedback if they want to climb the ladder like he did
By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 20, 2025
SuccessBillionaire Epic CEO Judy Faulkner built her $5.7-billion-a-year software firm in a basement. She says not getting an MBA was a ‘really good thing’
By Preston ForeAugust 20, 2025
SuccessThe exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000
By Emma BurleighAugust 20, 2025
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Future of WorkGen Z wants to have their AI cake and eat it, too: KPMG intern survey reveals a generation that wants to have things both ways
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 20, 2025
SuccessThis millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day lunch habit
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 20, 2025
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SuccessA quarter of Gen Zers have followed ChatGPT’s career advice—and just 3% have regrets
By Jessica CoacciAugust 19, 2025
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SuccessTeen prodigy Kairan Quazi is ditching SpaceX for billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities
By Eva RoytburgAugust 19, 2025
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Success82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Warren Buffett’s pledge to give away 99%
By Emma BurleighAugust 19, 2025
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SuccessBrooks CEO Dan Sheridan says the top job drives him ‘nuts’ 20% of the time—but one mindset mantra keeps him sane
By Preston ForeAugust 19, 2025
AISergey Brin told Google’s AI staff that working 60 hours a week is the ‘sweet spot’
By Jason MaAugust 19, 2025
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