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Success
Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it’s to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stock
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
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Economy
The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
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Success
One Wall Street firm is paying its Gen Z interns fresh out of college $8,600 a week—more than the typical American makes in nearly two months
By Preston ForeJuly 10, 2026
Rilla CEO Sebastian Jimenez
Success
This CEO pays $1.7 million a year so employees can live in one of America’s most expensive neighborhoods
By Emma BurleighJuly 8, 2026
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban
Success
Billionaire Mark Cuban says it’s ‘embarrassing’ to not pay employees well—and a $20 minimum wage should be standard
By Emma BurleighJuly 6, 2026
Older worker sad at laptop
Success
A quarter of young baby boomers and Gen Xers who’ve been laid off in the last decade are still unemployed—and 11% have taken pay cuts to work
By Emma BurleighJuly 4, 2026
Young real estate agent with clients at house
Success
LinkedIn says real estate is one of the hottest industries for entry-level workers—One Gen Z sales agent made $75K his first year with no experience
By Emma BurleighJune 28, 2026
Students happy outside of school
Success
One U.S. college is fixing tuition at just 10% of parental income: ‘We’re not hiding the cost of college behind secret formulas’
By Emma BurleighJune 25, 2026
TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Ducket
Success
TIAA’s CEO made $26,000 in her first job but still maxed out her 401(k). She has advice for Gen Z
By Emma BurleighJune 25, 2026
Reassuring dad sits with frustrated adult son
Success
A record 1 in 3 Gen Z and young millennials were still living with their parents in 2025—more than during the pandemic—despite most having a job
By Emma BurleighJune 22, 2026
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AI
Elon Musk bulletproofed his $1 trillion ‘Mars-shot’ pay at SpaceX after the epic battle over his $56 billion moonshot at Tesla
By Amanda GerutJune 6, 2026
Upset frustrated and confused female worker folding hands on chin
Future of Work
A CEO denied raises to spend money on AI instead. Companies have ‘no idea what they’re going to need in a workforce’ when the AI race is over
By Jacqueline MunisJune 6, 2026
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp
AI
Jensen Huang says he pays Nvidia staff ‘as much as possible’ in bid to share the wealth from AI boom
By Eleanor PringleJune 2, 2026
A woman stands with her hand resting on a table
Future of Work
When loyalty is rewarded: Top earners who stay in their jobs get much larger pay increases than those who switch
By Jacqueline MunisMay 30, 2026
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Workplace Culture
Pay transparency is exposing a bigger problem: Most companies can’t explain why they pay what they pay
By Sydney LakeMay 20, 2026
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‘I want to die broke’: Billionaire philanthropist Denny Sanford dies after giving away $4 billionplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJuly 20, 2026
AI
'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says we're headed for universal basic income or 'some form of socialism' as AI revolutionizes work—He calls that optimisticplaceholder alt text
By Jason MaJuly 18, 2026
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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stockplaceholder alt text
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 20, 2026
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