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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Leadership
The 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
Finance
The 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
Finance
Britain’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
Newsletters
Microsoft 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
Newsletters
Rising 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.
Success
New 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’
Health
Women 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
Commentary
The age of the city has not ended–but its inequality is fueling the backlash against metropolitan elites
By Ian GoldinSeptember 20, 2023
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Retail
Retail theft has gotten so bad Walmart is building a police station inside an Atlanta store
By Christiaan HetznerSeptember 8, 2023
Portrait of a happy graduate student holding his diploma on graduation day and looking at the camera smiling.
Success
These majors are most likely to lead to six-figure salaries—but they’re overwhelmingly held by men
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 5, 2023
The White House thinks stronger unions can revive the middle class that has been stagnant since the 1970s: ‘Building the economy from the middle out’
Success
The White House thinks stronger unions can revive the middle class that has been stagnant since the 1970s: ‘Building the economy from the middle out’
By Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press and Irina IvanovaAugust 29, 2023
Michelle Obama calls for equal pay for female athletes ahead of U.S. Open: ‘Let us remember that all of this is far bigger than a champion’s paycheck’
Success
Michelle Obama calls for equal pay for female athletes ahead of U.S. Open: ‘Let us remember that all of this is far bigger than a champion’s paycheck’
By Chloe TaylorAugust 29, 2023
A man walks away with a giant dollar bill, as it disintegrates
Personal Finance
We finally have proof of the ‘rich-cession.’ The number of millionaires fell the most since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, UBS says
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 15, 2023
Male worker
Success
Male employees seem to really hate it when their companies advertise abortion access—but it makes the job applications roll in
By Irina IvanovaAugust 9, 2023
The American public gets it: We can’t achieve racial equity without paying all workers a living wage
Commentary
The American public gets it: We can’t achieve racial equity without paying all workers a living wage
By Ashley Marchand OrmeJune 19, 2023
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Pentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid as Britain urges families to stockpile food and waterplaceholder alt text
By Bilin LinOctober 26, 2026
Europe
‘It’s only when you see 49-ton trucks in China running on batteries that you realize how serious electrification is’: Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on Europe’s incumbency problemplaceholder alt text
By Kamal AhmedOctober 30, 2026
Real Estate
The Pentagon and Britain are bracing for the power to go out. The ultrawealthy got there first, with backup generators, escape homes, and stockpilesplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeOctober 30, 2026
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