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John Barth
Success
John Barth, giant of postmodernism who scored a 1960s bestseller with a main character who was part goat, dies at 93
By Brian Witte and The Associated PressApril 3, 2024
John Sinclair
Success
Detroit man who John Lennon made legendary for getting 10 year sentence after giving 2 joints to undercover cops dies at 82
By Mike Householder and The Associated PressApril 3, 2024
Joe Lieberman
Politics
Joe Lieberman, former Connecticut senator who was the first Jewish candidate on a White House ticket, dies at 82
By Susan Haigh and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2024
Daniel Kahneman gesturing
Finance
Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist who won a Nobel for upending economics, dies at 90
By Bloomberg and Stephen MillerMarch 27, 2024
Laurent de Brunhoff
Leadership
‘Babar, c’est moi’: Laurent de Brunhoff, Parisian turned Floridian who sold millions of children’s books, dies at 98
By Hillel Italie and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2024
Linda Bean
Success
Linda Bean, catalogue heiress turned lobster booster and environmentalist turned Trump supporter, dies at 82
By Gene Johnson and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2024
Zong Qinghou
Success
Self-made billionaire who became China’s richest man by winning a corporate war with France’s Danone dies at 79
By BloombergFebruary 26, 2024
Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87
Leadership
Lord Jacob Rothschild, the banker who broke from Europe’s biggest banking dynasty to build his own financial empire in London, dies at 87
By Tom Metcalf and BloombergFebruary 26, 2024
Abilio Diniz
Success
Abilio Diniz, Brazilian billionaire who survived a kidnapping and the loss of his retail empire before a Francophile reinvention, dies at 87
By Fabiola Moura, Daniel Cancel, Maria Eloisa Capurro and BloombergFebruary 19, 2024
Susan Wojcicki
Tech
Former YouTube CEO’s son found dead in UC Berkeley dorm, leaving prominent Silicon Valley family ‘devastated beyond comprehension’
By Steve MollmanFebruary 18, 2024
Person dressed in Pop-Tart costume
Success
From a 16-year-old truck washer to the inventor of the Pop Tart: William Post dies at 96, leaving great wealth and a legacy of snack innovation behind
By Sydney Lake and Sasha RogelbergFebruary 15, 2024
Bob Moore
Success
Former gas station owner and JCPenney manager who became a millionaire after 50 dies at 94, leaving his company to employees
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 14, 2024
Jimmy Van Eaton
Success
Jimmy Van Eaton, pioneering rock ‘n’ roll drummer who spent 4 decades selling bonds after backing Jerry Lee Lewis, dies at 86
By The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2024
Toby Keith
Success
Toby Keith, swaggering country star whose macho, patriotic songs disguised nuanced politics, dies of stomach cancer at 62
By Kristin M. Hall and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2024
Wee Cho Yaw
Success
Wee Cho Yaw, billionaire was one of the last of Singapore’s 20th century banking giants, dies at 95
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Low De Wei and BloombergFebruary 4, 2024
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DOJ is turning to an ancient body of law to capture Iranian oil tankers. It’s been so long since the U.S. used it, 'we’d have to conduct a séance'placeholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 28, 2026
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IBM’s CEO disagrees with JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s disdain for texting in meetings: ‘Telling people they can't use their technology would be weird’placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeAugust 29, 2026
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Tech billionaires and executives like Evan Spiegel and Peter Thiel are publicly shielding their children from the products that made them richplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezAugust 29, 2026
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