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How All Americans Can Own A Piece Of The AI Boom

How All Americans Can Own A Piece Of The AI Boom

The rapid and consistent advances in AI over the past few years have created the potential for both enormous wealth creation and huge job losses. As...

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Sarah Keohane Williamson

How AI Is Complicating Federal Reserve Interest-Rate Decisions

How AI Is Complicating Federal Reserve Interest-Rate Decisions

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this week, but AI is making those decisions increasingly difficult. Massive investment in data centers...

yesterday 0

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Ron Schmelzer

AI Stocks Face A New Risk As Hedge Fund Leverage Unwinds

AI Stocks Face A New Risk As Hedge Fund Leverage Unwinds

A sharp July unwind in AI‑linked hedge‑fund positions revealed a risk that has little to do with artificial intelligence itself: when too much...

yesterday 0

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Jim Osman

Why Gen Z May Have An Unexpected Edge In The AI Job Market

Why Gen Z May Have An Unexpected Edge In The AI Job Market

For months, the job market narrative for Gen Z has been grim: Artificial intelligence is replacing entry-level jobs, employers are pulling back on...

yesterday 0

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Courtney Connley-Hampton

Senators Demand Answers On Social Security Administration Office Closures

Senators Demand Answers On Social Security Administration Office Closures

A group of U.S. senators is demanding answers from Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano after reports that Social Security field offices in...

yesterday 0

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Kelly Phillips Erb

FIFA’s $20 Billion Question: Can The World Cup Have Private Owners?

FIFA’s $20 Billion Question: Can The World Cup Have Private Owners?

With the confetti from the last World Cup barely cleared from the pitch, FIFA has found itself at the center of another controversy. This time the...

yesterday 0

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Kelly Phillips Erb

What A Retirement Paycheck Looks Like And How To Create One

What A Retirement Paycheck Looks Like And How To Create One

Retirement doesn’t just change your schedule — it changes the single most predictable part of your financial life. The paycheck you’ve counted...

yesterday 0

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Andrew Rosen

The AI Math To Do Before Laying Off Employees

The AI Math To Do Before Laying Off Employees

In the past year, many companies have made headlines for massive job cuts because of AI automation. And while these cuts have quickly reduced...

yesterday 0

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Megan Poinski

How Old Extreme Weather Playbooks Can Save Us From Future Heat

How Old Extreme Weather Playbooks Can Save Us From Future Heat

Western Europe was engulfed by its hottest summer since meteorological records began in 1540 between July and August 2003. As daily highs averaged 104...

yesterday 0

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Nicole F. Roberts

Ryan Williams’ Next Act After Cadre: A Fintech Fix For Private Credit’s Data Mess

Ryan Williams’ Next Act After Cadre: A Fintech Fix For Private Credit’s Data Mess

Over a decade after founding real estate investing platform Cadre, Ryan Williams, 38, is back with another fintech startup. This time, he’s tackling...

yesterday 0

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Jeff Kauflin

Markets Shift Toward A September Rate Hike

Markets Shift Toward A September Rate Hike

Fixed income futures now put a September rate hike at the center of the outlook, with rising Treasury yields, a rare cluster of dissents, and...

yesterday 2

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Simon Moore

How The Pied A Terre Tax Could Reshape New York City’s Resident Base

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax has been sold to New Yorkers under the premise of charging wealthy absentee owners an...

yesterday 1

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Nathan Goldman

Microsoft Surges And Meta Sinks As Wall Street Rewards Proven AI Demand

Microsoft Surges And Meta Sinks As Wall Street Rewards Proven AI Demand

Microsoft and Meta both poured billions into AI this quarter, but only one turned that spending into paying customers. Reporting earnings minutes...

yesterday 1

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Peter Cohan

Should College Majors Be Tested On Income? A New Law Says So

Should College Majors Be Tested On Income? A New Law Says So

The Earnings Accountability Test: Will It Put Your Major At Risk? Last year, tucked inside the Big Beautiful Bill, a new law quietly passed with major...

yesterday 0

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Matthew Scogin

The Negotiation Mistake That Drives Higher Influencer Rates

The Negotiation Mistake That Drives Higher Influencer Rates

I closed a deal recently for one of my clients with a major consumer products brand. I quoted a rate that I knew ran high. I expected a counter.The...

yesterday 0

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Chris Ryan

6 Ways To Assess Whether You Should Decline A Job Offer

6 Ways To Assess Whether You Should Decline A Job Offer

Receiving a job offer can feel like reaching the finish line, especially after a long or challenging search. There’s relief, validation and often...

yesterday 0

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Kathy Caprino

Forbes Daily: Consumers—And Investors—Are Hungry For The Cheesecake Factory

Forbes Daily: Consumers—And Investors—Are Hungry For The Cheesecake Factory

Consumers are cutting back on dining out—but not on cheesecake. The Cheesecake Factory saw its shares surge nearly 14% on Wednesday as the...

yesterday 2

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Danielle Chemtob

The Highest-Paid Podcasters Of 2026

The Highest-Paid Podcasters Of 2026

When Jay Shetty started his podcast On Purpose in 2019, he remembers people telling him he was too late. The medium was already saturated, they said,...

yesterday 2

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Matt Craig

Why Podcast Pioneer Joe Budden Will Never Sell Out

Why Podcast Pioneer Joe Budden Will Never Sell Out

Back in 2015, talent manager Ian Schwartzman emailed Spotify with a request—his client, rapper Joe Budden, wanted to add episodes of his newly...

yesterday 1

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Matt Craig

Zhongji Innolight Plunges In Hong Kong Debut As Global AI Trade Loses Steam

Zhongji Innolight Plunges In Hong Kong Debut As Global AI Trade Loses Steam

Zhongji Innolight, the Chinese AI component maker founded by billionaire Wang Weixiu, fell as much as 9.8% during its Hong Kong market debut on...

yesterday 2

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Yue Wang

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Outsmart Big Companies When Hiring

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Outsmart Big Companies When Hiring

I recently hosted a networking session for a dozen entrepreneurs, mostly owners of small, local businesses. Before we got started, I asked each of...

previous day 1

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Rob Falzon

Inside The Debate Over FIFA’s $20 Billion Private Equity Plan For The World Cup

Inside The Debate Over FIFA’s $20 Billion Private Equity Plan For The World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has never lacked ambition. During his decade as head of soccer’s world governing body, he has expanded the World...

previous day 0

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Clemente Lisi

Marketing Meets Music: How Brands Are Striking The Perfect Melody

Marketing Meets Music: How Brands Are Striking The Perfect Melody

It’s been nearly 45 years since MTV launched, making music videos a part of how people experience music. The craft, messages and distribution of...

previous day 0

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Megan Poinski

The Startup Using AI To Make Hearing Aids Better

The Startup Using AI To Make Hearing Aids Better

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Fortell’s efforts to make a better hearing aid, Abby Care’s business getting payment for...

previous day 1

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Amy Feldman

3 Company Mistakes That Turn High Performers Into Quiet Quitters

3 Company Mistakes That Turn High Performers Into Quiet Quitters

Leaders often assume quiet quitting stems from a lack of motivation. In reality, it can emerge from the result of avoidable management mistakes. Here...

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Kate Wieczorek

When To Walk Away If Your AI Job Interview Is Failing You

When To Walk Away If Your AI Job Interview Is Failing You

You prepare for days, rehearse your answers, and make sure to look perfect for the job interview. But as soon as you enter the virtual meeting, you...

previous day 1

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Colleen Batchelder

Why Is Applying To College So Complicated? How To Simplify It

Why Is Applying To College So Complicated? How To Simplify It

Not everyone has to go to college, but everyone should know if they could. Across the country, thousands of students are finding out about their...

previous day 2

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Jamie Merisotis

Forbes Daily: Apple Now Allows Customers To Lease Their Products

Forbes Daily: Apple Now Allows Customers To Lease Their Products

You’ve heard of leasing a car—and now there’s a new way to lease your next iPhone, too. Apple and Klarna announced a program Tuesday that will...

previous day 1

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Danielle Chemtob

Tax Court Pushes Back On Some Kwong-Related COVID Penalty Claims

Tax Court Pushes Back On Some Kwong-Related COVID Penalty Claims

A recent U.S. Tax Court order is causing a stir, with some practitioners suggesting it could significantly limit taxpayers’ ability to recover...

previous day 1

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Kelly Phillips Erb

Why This Startup Is Strapping Cameras To Housekeepers’ Heads In India

Why This Startup Is Strapping Cameras To Housekeepers’ Heads In India

On a Tuesday evening in early July, Anushka Ahuja, a dentist in Gurgaon, India, opens the door for the house help she booked ten minutes ago on...

previous day 1

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Rashi Shrivastava

How Jay Shetty Is Turning A $100 Podcast Million Deal Into A ‘Conscious Empire’

How Jay Shetty Is Turning A $100 Podcast Million Deal Into A ‘Conscious Empire’

IfJay Shetty was going to level up his podcast, he figured he needed to upgrade the studio in which he records it. So before his seven-year-old show,...

previous day 1

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Matt Craig

Why The US And Iran Are Far From A Deal

Why The US And Iran Are Far From A Deal

The latest round of back-and-forth military strikes by the United States and Iran, coupled with a new spike in fighting between the Saudis and...

tuesday 1

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Michael P. Dempsey

AI’s Early Winners Are Shopping For Their Next Big Moves

AI’s Early Winners Are Shopping For Their Next Big Moves

Early winners of the AI wave are on a bit of a shopping spree. This week, AI coding startup Cognition bought Poke, an AI assistant that texts people...

tuesday 2

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Rashi Shrivastava

If The AI Singularity Is Here, Where Is The Evidence?

If The AI Singularity Is Here, Where Is The Evidence?

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI has crossed a historic threshold with machines reaching a point of runaway capability that is beyond human control, but...

tuesday 1

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Ron Schmelzer

Jamie Dimon’s Advice To ‘Ambitious And Hungry’ Professionals

Jamie Dimon’s Advice To ‘Ambitious And Hungry’ Professionals

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is known for offering straight talk on finance and the economy, and a recent interview shows that he also applies this...

tuesday 4

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Courtney Connley-Hampton

As Token Costs Plunge, Enterprise AI Providers Face A New Margin Squeeze

As Token Costs Plunge, Enterprise AI Providers Face A New Margin Squeeze

Companies are slashing AI spending, triggering a rapid collapse in token prices that is squeezing margins across the generative‑AI stack and forcing...

tuesday 2

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Peter Cohan

LVMH Shows Encouraging Half-Year Results As U.S. And Asia Fuel Growth

LVMH Shows Encouraging Half-Year Results As U.S. And Asia Fuel Growth

LVMH sales for the first semester grew to $44 billion (€38.6 billion) with an accelerated growth in the second quarter of 3%. Despite a fragile...

tuesday 3

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Clara Ludmir

Why Quarterly Reports Aren’t Going Away, Regardless Of SEC Rules

Why Quarterly Reports Aren’t Going Away, Regardless Of SEC Rules

In early May, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins officially announced a proposed rule ending the quarterly reporting requirement for public companies. Under...

tuesday 3

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Megan Poinski

Student Loan Borrowers Forced To Reapply For Repayment Plans After Calculation Errors

Student Loan Borrowers Forced To Reapply For Repayment Plans After Calculation Errors

The Education Department has begun notifying some student loan borrowers who had applied for income-driven repayment plans that, due to a calculation...

tuesday 2

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Adam S. Minsky

Comic-Con 2026 Reveals Hollywood’s Growing Divide Over AI Filmmaking

Comic-Con 2026 Reveals Hollywood’s Growing Divide Over AI Filmmaking

Hollywood remains fascinated by artificial intelligence as a subject. Whether it should become part of the creative process is proving far more...

tuesday 2

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Maureen Kerr

Mamdani’s City Run Grocery Stores And Their Potential Market Impact

Mamdani’s City Run Grocery Stores And Their Potential Market Impact

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s $124.7 billion budget includes one of the city’s most unusual experiments in recent memory: five city‑run...

tuesday 1

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Nathan Goldman

Jamie Dimon Says Too Many Leaders Are ‘Sloppy’ Communicators

Jamie Dimon Says Too Many Leaders Are ‘Sloppy’ Communicators

Jamie Dimon, the influential and widely admired CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is known for straight talk on finance and the economy. He applies the same...

tuesday 2

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Carmine Gallo

New Study Shows How Ivy League Sports Turn Into Job Pipelines

New Study Shows How Ivy League Sports Turn Into Job Pipelines

The influence of the “old boys” network on a college graduate’s employment turns can be particularly strong if the graduate played...

tuesday 3

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Michael T. Nietzel

Forbes Daily: Nvidia And OpenAI’s Potential $500 Billion Data Center

Forbes Daily: Nvidia And OpenAI’s Potential $500 Billion Data Center

Tens of millions of Americans are caregivers for their adult loved ones—and 26-year-old Havi Nguyen wants to help them get paid. Her startup Abby...

tuesday 3

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Danielle Chemtob

DeFi “Stablecoin” Operations Built On Saylor’s Preferred Stock Are Now On Shaky Ground

DeFi “Stablecoin” Operations Built On Saylor’s Preferred Stock Are Now On Shaky Ground

No other company has rattled crypto investors more in recent weeks than Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, with roughly...

tuesday 3

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Nina Bambysheva

Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2026

Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2026

For a dozen years, Forbes has partnered with TrueBridge Capital Partners to highlight the companies that are likely to become unicorns in the near...

tuesday 4

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Richard Nieva

This Entrepreneur Will Pay You To Provide Home Care For Your Loved Ones

This Entrepreneur Will Pay You To Provide Home Care For Your Loved Ones

On Jesse Vega’s first date with Deaunda Lira, a romantic sushi dinner in Colorado Springs three years ago, he was upfront: He has epilepsy and...

tuesday 3

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Richard Nieva

How To Get Your Business Data Ready For AI Agents

How To Get Your Business Data Ready For AI Agents

Give an AI agent bad data, and it can make bad decisions at machine speed. AI agents are ushering in a new era of business automation, completing...

27.07.2026 2

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Bernard Marr

The Hugging Face Breach Exposed A Gap In AI Safety Controls

The Hugging Face Breach Exposed A Gap In AI Safety Controls

OpenAI ran an offensive capability evaluation with its safeguards deliberately reduced, and the agents in that test escaped the network containment...

27.07.2026 2

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Janakiram Msv

PayPal Turned Down $53 Billion And Now Must Prove It Was Right

PayPal Turned Down $53 Billion And Now Must Prove It Was Right

PayPal’s decision to reject a $53 billion take‑private offer is now a testable claim: that its own plan can create more value than Stripe and...

27.07.2026 3

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Zennon Kapron