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Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs
Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing—he still says college is the best ticket to the middle class

Lloyd Blankfein, the former CEO of financial giant Goldman Sachs, says education is the “real accelerator” of wealth and success—hitting back at anti-college leaders like Peter Thiel.

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
Walmart CEO John Furner speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech in 2025.
How Walmart CEO John Furner is using his father’s lessons—and AI—to steer a $1 trillion giant
By Alice BarlowMarch 10, 2026
The worst housing market in years couldn’t stop single women from owning a record-breaking number of homes
By Catherina GioinoMarch 10, 2026
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A potrait of Pichai.
C-SuiteAlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s new $692 million compensation package hinges on the success of two Google moonshots that aren’t making any money
By Jacqueline MunisMarch 10, 2026
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LawVoting tech firm Smartmatic seeks to dismiss money laundering charge as part of Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’ after 2020 election loss
By The Associated Press and Joshua GoodmanMarch 10, 2026
Middle East‘It’s so impossible to live with’: Former Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein says the Iran war won’t last long
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 10, 2026
PoliticsTrump fires NTSB member who calls it a ‘political hit job,’ leaving crash board short-staffed amid 1,000+ probes
By The Associated Press and Josh FunkMarch 10, 2026
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AIJensen Huang says the $700 billion AI buildout is just the beginning: ‘Trillions of dollars of infrastructure still need to be built’
By Jake AngeloMarch 10, 2026
EconomySaudi Aramco CEO issues stark warning: Iran war could bring ‘catastrophic’ shock to global oil
By Tristan BoveMarch 10, 2026
This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files
C-SuiteHow Jeffrey Epstein pulled Bill Gates and Microsoft into a web of sex, money, and secrets
By Eva Roytburg and Jim EdwardsMarch 10, 2026
LawAlabama Gov. opts not to execute a man who didn’t kill anyone
By The Associated Press and Kim ChandlerMarch 10, 2026
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Jesper Brodin, CEO of the Ikea Group, stands in a showroom.
SuccessA new Ikea location received a record-breaking 3,730 applications for just 150 open roles. Inside the pay and perks luring talent back to retail
By Emma BurleighFebruary 11, 2025
Success23-year-old serial entrepreneur Steven Wang dropped out of Harvard and raised $17 million for his brokerage. He says he made his worst stock investment in elementary school
By Emma BurleighFebruary 11, 2025
Photo of actor Matthew McConaughey
SuccessSalesforce bet $10 million on Matthew McConaughey during layoffs. Now he’s starring in the company’s Super Bowl ad touting AI
By Chloe BergerFebruary 10, 2025
Travis Kelce wearing a Hawaiian shirt, sunglasses, and gold jewelry
SuccessInside the ring of heists stealing thousands in luxury jewelry and watches from sports stars like Travis Kelce and Luka Doncic
By John Seewer, Dave Collins and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2025
Red Lobster CEO sitting in restaurant
SuccessRed Lobster’s millennial CEO practices emotional control so his team never sees him sweat  
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 10, 2025
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SuccessKering hoped a big turnaround would save its flagship brands. With Gucci’s creative director gone, is the revival already unraveling?
By Prarthana PrakashFebruary 10, 2025
Late-Lamar Hunt Kansas City Chiefs founder and then-owner
SuccessMeet the $25 billion Hunt family, whose oil wealth created the Kansas City Chiefs and seeded other top teams in pro sports
By Stuart DyosFebruary 9, 2025
Worker comes into office late and happy
SuccessHigh performers are the notable exception to strict return-to-office rules. Their colleagues aren’t happy about it
By Emma BurleighFebruary 9, 2025
Victoria Schade holds out a treat for two puppies at the Puppy Bowl
SuccessVictoria Schade has the best job in the world: Lead puppy wrangler for the ‘Puppy Bowl’
By Mark Kennedy and The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2025
SuccessThe Philadelphia Eagles’ billionaire owner invested $185 million 30 years ago. Now the team is worth 35 times what he paid for it
By Stuart DyosFebruary 8, 2025
SuccessGap ramps up return-to-office policy with five-day goal by fall
By Lily Meier and BloombergFebruary 8, 2025
SuccessMeet the 56-year-old veterinarian who walked away from a 6-figure salary in the prime of her career because corporate ownership drove her to the nonprofit world
By Sunny NagpaulFebruary 8, 2025
A young Bill Gates caught on camera
SuccessBill Gates says he got into every Ivy League school he applied to, but tailored a different ‘persona’ for each application: ‘Each was a performance’
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 7, 2025
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SuccessA workforce management giant will lay off 1,750 employees to make way for AI
By Emma BurleighFebruary 7, 2025
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, her husband Jean-Pierre Meyers, Jean-Victor Meyers and Nicolas Meyers
SuccessBillionaire L’Oréal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers retires and passes on board role to her son
By Prarthana PrakashFebruary 7, 2025
PoliticsJudge temporarily blocks Elon Musk plan offering incentives for federal workers to quit
By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau and The Associated PressFebruary 7, 2025
Medium Rare co-founders Adam Richman and Joe Silberzweig on stage
SuccessThe company behind Shaq’s Super Bowl party says it solved the industry’s ‘dirty secret’ and will make $15 million from 3 events
By Sydney LakeFebruary 7, 2025
Young woman enjoying a road trip
SuccessMillennials say the American retirement dream is outdated. Here’s what they’re dreaming of instead
By Chloe BergerFebruary 6, 2025
PoliticsFederal workers ask whether Musk buyout deal is real or a trick as deadline approaches
By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2025
SuccessGoogle scraps diversity hiring goals in the face of Trump’s new anti-DEI government contractor rules
By Michael Liedtke and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2025
Ex-Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield talks at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin 2017 at Arena Berlin on December 4, 2017
TechMonzo founder says the American dream is ‘antithetical’ to British culture, where a ‘know your place’ attitude kills innovation
By Ryan HoggFebruary 6, 2025
young workers talking at their desks
SuccessStop blaming Gen Z for resisting RTO: 91% say they want a balance between in-person and remote work
By Sydney LakeFebruary 5, 2025
Elon Musk at the inauguration of Donald Trump
Success2 million government employees received an email with the same ominous subject line Elon Musk sent to Twitter staffers in 2022
By Emma BurleighFebruary 5, 2025
FinanceFarewell, quiet quitting. 2025 could be the year of ‘revenge-quitting’
By Chris MorrisFebruary 5, 2025
J Dybantsa a member of the Utah Prep high school basketball team waves to the crowd during half time of the Brigham Young Cougars game.
SuccessMeet the high school athletes making up to $2,000 a post from brand deals with Adidas and Red Bull
By Emma BurleighFebruary 5, 2025
Elon Musk in front of a large mural of the U.S. founding members.
PoliticsWhite House confirms Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 130 days a year
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 4, 2025
stressed worker at her desk
SuccessEmployee leave requests jumped for the third year in a row with nearly half of workers citing mental health as the reason for a break
By HR Brew and Theresa AgovinoFebruary 4, 2025
Engineer designing AI technology with reflection on eyeglasses
SuccessAI company Anthropic’s ironic warning to job candidates: ‘Please do not use AI’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 4, 2025
SuccessBill Gates thought he was “one mistake away from death” with Microsoft until the late 90s
By Chloe BergerFebruary 4, 2025
TechCan this tech billionaire save the media from an AI apocalypse?
By Alyson ShontellFebruary 4, 2025
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Like Trump, Iran’s new supreme leader is a real estate mogul, with a house on ‘Billionaires’ Row,’ a villa in Dubai, and upscale European hotelsAn image of a popular article
By Jason MaMarch 9, 2026
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