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Success
82-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
Dan Sheridan gestures while sitting in a chair at Fortune's COO summit.
Success
Brooks 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
Elon Musk smiles while lifting a champagne flute
Tech
Kumail Nanjiani says Elon Musk did not like HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’: ‘He was like, all the parties I go to are much cooler than these parties’
By Dave SmithAugust 18, 2025
Duolingo CEO Luis Von Ahn
Success
Duolingo CEO admits his controversial AI memo ‘did not give enough context’ and insists the company never laid off full-time employees
By Jessica CoacciAugust 18, 2025
Palantir's Peter Thiel holds up a wad of cash
Success
These Gen Z and millennial founders dropped out of college, took $200,000 from Peter Thiel, and have now built companies worth over $100 billion
By Muskaan ArshadAugust 16, 2025
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
Success
Steve Jobs’ first Silicon Valley boss turned down an offer to buy a third of Apple for $50,000—today, his share would be worth nearly $1 trillion
By Emma BurleighAugust 15, 2025
A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’
Success
A Gen Xer sold his company for $1.6 billion. He kept less than $100 million and gave the rest away because he doesn’t ‘believe in billionaires’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 15, 2025
Trail Blazers
Success
Another NBA blockbuster as Portland Trail Blazers sell to group led by billionaire Tom Dundon for reported $4.25 billion
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 14, 2025
Ray Dalio
Success
Ray Dalio was so broke early in his career he had to borrow $4,000 from his dad—and learned 2 key lessons that set him on the road to billionaire status
By Nick LichtenbergAugust 13, 2025
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Success
Figma’s CEO sent cold emails to and bought coffee for his ‘heroes’ while convincing ex-coworkers to use his product before its $68 billion success
By Emma BurleighAugust 11, 2025
142,000 millionaires are uprooting in 2025—forget Switzerland, they’re flocking to this eastern European nation
Success
142,000 millionaires are uprooting in 2025—forget Switzerland, they’re flocking to this eastern European nation
By Preston ForeAugust 8, 2025
Bill and Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth
Finance
Bill and Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge after 15 years: Only 9 of the 256 billionaires actually followed through on giving away half their wealth
By Ashley LutzAugust 7, 2025
Oakley’s billionaire founder is the latest victim of the sluggish luxury housing market—but the profit he could still make shows an underlying problem
Real Estate
Oakley’s billionaire founder is the latest victim of the sluggish luxury housing market—but the profit he could still make shows an underlying problem
By Sydney LakeAugust 7, 2025
Shyam Sankar sitting
Success
Palantir’s CTO became an overnight billionaire thanks to soaring stock—he’s the $411 billion AI firm’s fifth insider to join the ultra-wealthy club
By Preston ForeAugust 6, 2025
Here’s the one-page memo Warren Buffett sent to his managers every two years for over 25 years
Success
Here’s the one-page memo Warren Buffett sent to his managers every two years for over 25 years
By Jessica CoacciAugust 6, 2025
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The heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economyplaceholder alt text
By Emma BurleighAugust 30, 2026
Middle East
Iran's president admits 'we have many problems' and missiles 'are of no use' as the U.S. chokes its economy while weakening Tehran's grip on Hormuzplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaAugust 30, 2026
Economy
Six months into the Iran war, the global economy has pulled off a ‘Mission Impossible’ scene, and the Trump family is among the winnersplaceholder alt text
By Matt Sedensky and The Associated PressAugust 30, 2026
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