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Esther Duflo accepting her Nobel prize in 2019
FinanceNobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect the world’s poorest from climate change—and most Americans likely agree with the plan
By Sunny NagpaulApril 20, 2024
Ken Paxton
PoliticsTexas AG sues to halt a guaranteed income program, calling it a ‘socialist experiment’
By Juan Lozano and The Associated PressApril 9, 2024
Shot of a young businesswoman looking stressed out while working on a laptop in an office
SuccessWomen outearn men in just a handful of U.S. cities, report finds—and not by a lot
By Jane ThierMarch 27, 2024
hispanic latina college student works on assignment in her dorm room.She is smiling and in the background there is a big blackboard
SuccessThese are the worst-paying college degrees, according to a Fed analysis of 75 majors
By Jane ThierMarch 19, 2024
Jacob Chansley, also known as the "QAnon Shaman," screams "Freedom" inside the U.S. Senate chamber after the U.S. Capitol was breached by a mob during a joint session of Congress
PoliticsOne of the few forecasters to predict violence and chaos in 2020 thinks spiraling inequality is pushing the U.S. closer to collapse than Russia
By Ryan HoggMarch 12, 2024
Paul Bettencourt
PoliticsTexas lawmaker who opposes giving $500 per month to 1,900 Houstonians sponsored a bill to save every homeowner $1,300 a year
By Sydney LakeFebruary 5, 2024
The ‘beauty bubble’ is real. Just ask the man who’s been studying the link between being hot and making more money for 30 years
SuccessThe ‘beauty bubble’ is real. Just ask the man who’s been studying the link between being hot and making more money for 30 years
By Irina IvanovaFebruary 3, 2024
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk
LeadershipThe world’s 5 richest people, from Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos to Warren Buffett, doubled their wealth to $869 billion since 2020, report finds
By Paolo ConfinoJanuary 16, 2024
Trader
FinanceThe running of the bulls in 2023 was more like the waddle of the fat cats
By Irina IvanovaJanuary 13, 2024
a picture showing a busy street in the city of London
FinanceBritain’s snail-pace growth has set U.K. households back by $10,500 as peers in France and Germany pull away
By Prarthana PrakashDecember 4, 2023
a Microsoft logo on the side of an office building
NewslettersMicrosoft instructed all workers to set diversity goals in performance reviews. Employees taking optional DEI courses increased by 270%
By Ruth UmohNovember 8, 2023
Rising education and income could soon make Latinos a major economic force. But barriers still exist
NewslettersRising education and income could soon make Latinos a major economic force. But barriers still exist
By Ruth UmohOctober 25, 2023
American economist Claudia Goldin, who was awarded the Nobel prize in economics, talks to the press at Harvard University.
SuccessNew Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin says ‘greedy jobs’ are becoming more accessible to women—but companies need to stay flexible
By Chloe TaylorOctober 13, 2023
Women drop $15 billion more annually on medical expenses than men. How employers can fix the covert health insurance ‘pink tax’
HealthWomen drop $15 billion more annually on medical expenses than men. How employers can fix the covert health insurance ‘pink tax’
By Erin PraterSeptember 26, 2023
The age of the city has not ended–but its inequality is fueling the backlash against metropolitan elites
CommentaryThe age of the city has not ended–but its inequality is fueling the backlash against metropolitan elites
By Ian GoldinSeptember 20, 2023
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Apple cofounder Ronald Wayne—whose stake would be worth up to $400 billion had he not sold it in 1976—says that at 91, he has no regretsplaceholder alt text
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