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A worker in a green jacket operates a welding tool.
Economy
U.S workers just took home their smallest share of capital since 1947, at least
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 13, 2026
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Success
Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon out-earns the average American’s salary in less than 20 hours—during a typical 30-minute commute, he’s already made $1,563
By Emma BurleighJanuary 9, 2026
The typical American plan to study for 22 years and work for 40 ‘is broken,’ VC CEO says. Thanks to AI, employees can’t coast after graduation anymore
Future of Work
The typical American plan to study for 22 years and work for 40 ‘is broken,’ VC CEO says. Thanks to AI, employees can’t coast after graduation anymore
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 7, 2026
Lonely young woman in office
Success
Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’
By Emma BurleighJanuary 7, 2026
Man with laptop working on yacht deck.
Success
The average worker would need to save for 52 years to claw their way out of the middle class and be classified as wealthy, new research reveals
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 23, 2025
Meet the American small town that’s becoming the ‘poster child for hard times’ as the largest employer shuts down
Economy
Meet the American small town that’s becoming the ‘poster child for hard times’ as the largest employer shuts down
By Jesse Bedayn and The Associated PressDecember 22, 2025
JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon says AI will eliminate jobs—and that soft skills will be more important than ever.
Future of Work
Jamie Dimon says soft skills like emotional intelligence and communication are vital as AI eliminates roles
By Nino PaoliDecember 14, 2025
Fei-Fei Li, the "Godmother of AI," says she values AI skills more than college degrees when hiring software engineers for her tech startup.
AI
‘Godmother of AI’ says degrees are less important in hiring than how quickly you can ‘superpower yourself’ with new tools
By Nino PaoliDecember 12, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Success
Apple CEO Tim Cook out-earns the average American’s salary in just 7 hours—to put that into context, he could buy a new $439,000 home in just 2 days
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025
Photo of Jamie Dimon
Banking
Jamie Dimon taps Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, and Ford CEO Jim Farley to advise JPMorgan’s $1.5 trillion national security initiative
By Nino PaoliDecember 9, 2025
Construction workers are getting a salary bump for working on data center projects during the AI boom.
AI
Construction workers are earning up to 30% more and some are nabbing six-figure salaries in the data center boom
By Nino PaoliDecember 5, 2025
More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’
AI
More than 1,000 Amazon employees sign open letter warning the company’s AI ‘will do staggering damage to democracy, our jobs, and the earth’
By Nino PaoliDecember 2, 2025
Marc Benioff
Success
29-year-old founder spammed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff 53 times—it worked and now he spends 30 minutes a week ‘hustling’ and shooting cold emails
By Jessica CoacciNovember 25, 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it will give 776 air traffic controllers $10,000 bonuses for "perfect attendance."
Politics
Just 776 FAA employees will get Trump’s $10,000 bonus, but unions say thousands who worked during the shutdown were left out
By Nino PaoliNovember 21, 2025
The remains of an ancient canoe sitting on the bottom of Lake Mendota, in Madison, Wis., pictured in June.
North America
Wisconsin archaeologists unearth a prehistoric lake ‘parking lot’ by mapping the location of 16 ancient canoes
By Todd Richmond and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
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