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How Surfside Became The Fastest-Growing Alcohol Brand In America

How Surfside Became The Fastest-Growing Alcohol Brand In America

The backstory of Surfside, this summer’s most popular ready-to-drink spirits beverage, starts with trash, and particularly what vodka entrepreneur...

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Chloe Sorvino

Can Sexual Satisfaction Help You Age Better? Science Says Yes

Can Sexual Satisfaction Help You Age Better? Science Says Yes

Photo by Barbara Alper/Getty Images Sexual satisfaction may be one of the most overlooked predictors of healthy aging, and new research suggests it...

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Ximena Araya-Fischel

Want To Be Happier? Follow What Your Nervous System Is Telling You

Want To Be Happier? Follow What Your Nervous System Is Telling You

Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images We’ve long been told that happiness is a mindset, a perspective, maybe even a daily practice. But...

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Ximena Araya-Fischel

Tax Breaks: The All Work And A Little Bit Of Play Edition

Tax Breaks: The All Work And A Little Bit Of Play Edition

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA at the Welcome to Las Vegas Sign at dusk. I started to write this week’s newsletter while I was in Las Vegas—it was the last...

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Kelly Phillips Erb

The Best Brokers For Saving On Capital Gains Taxes

The Best Brokers For Saving On Capital Gains Taxes

Y ou make money in the market but tell the IRS you’re losing money. Yes, this works—for a while. Direct indexing with loss harvesting looks like a...

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William Baldwin

The Founder Of Shake Shack Is Now A Billionaire

The Founder Of Shake Shack Is Now A Billionaire

Todd Williamson/Getty Images for Airbnb D anny Meyer made his name opening up a string of successful upscale restaurants in Manhattan. First came...

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Martina Di Licosa

Buffalo Trace Debuts Two New Bourbons In Its Weller Range

Buffalo Trace Debuts Two New Bourbons In Its Weller Range

The new Weller 18 YO from Buffalo Trace On the eve of the centenary of William LaRue Weller’s birth, Buffalo Trace Distillery has announced two new...

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Joseph V Micallef

Forbes Daily: Airlines Slash 2025 Outlooks Amid Industry Turbulence

Forbes Daily: Airlines Slash 2025 Outlooks Amid Industry Turbulence

It continues to be a rough year for the airline industry, as two major carriers slashed their 2025 forecasts Thursday. Southwest Airlines cut its...

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Danielle Chemtob

South Park’s Creators Are Now Billionaires

South Park’s Creators Are Now Billionaires

I f you piss off South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, they will make you pay—both financially and satirically. On July 2, after Comedy...

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Matt Craig

Inside Jamaica’s Billionaire Playground, The World’s Best Bars And More Travel News

Inside Jamaica’s Billionaire Playground, The World’s Best Bars And More Travel News

. Once a 19th century sugar plantation, the Tryall Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica has been a favorite hideaway of billionaires and celebrities for...

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Passport By Forbeslife

Japan’s Legal AI Startup Scores $50 Million Round Led By Goldman Sachs, Partners With OpenAI

Japan’s Legal AI Startup Scores $50 Million Round Led By Goldman Sachs, Partners With OpenAI

getty LegalOn Technologies, a Tokyo and San Francisco-based startup that uses AI to speed up contract reviews, has raised $50 million in a funding...

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Zinnia Lee

How Jeffrey Epstein Got So Rich

How Jeffrey Epstein Got So Rich

At the time of his death in 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was a fabulously wealthy man. Between his collection of lavish homes, two private Caribbean...

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Giacomo Tognini

What The $220 Million Columbia Settlement Means For Universities

What The $220 Million Columbia Settlement Means For Universities

The settlement with the federal government spotlights an issue other colleges could face. Now that Columbia University has finally reached an...

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Michael T. Nietzel

Does The NFL’s Stake In ESPN Jeopardize Sports Media Independence?

Does The NFL’s Stake In ESPN Jeopardize Sports Media Independence?

GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 15: An ESPN banner by a TV camera before the NFL preseason football game ... More between the Oakland Raiders and the Arizona...

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John Cassillo

The Prototype: Bringing Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Back To The U.S.

The Prototype: Bringing Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Back To The U.S.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a federal program to bring advanced semiconductor R&D to Florida, a quantum computing milestone...

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Alex Knapp

Centene Stock Up 5% After First Loss In 13 Years, Bullish Guidance

Centene Stock Up 5% After First Loss In 13 Years, Bullish Guidance

CHINA - 2025/06/22: In this photo illustration, the logo of Centene Corporation is displayed on the ... More screen of a smartphone. (Photo...

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Peter Cohan

Inside Private Equity’s $29 Trillion Retirement Savings Grab. Plus: What The Coldplay Incident Teaches Us About Office Romance

Inside Private Equity’s $29 Trillion Retirement Savings Grab. Plus: What The Coldplay Incident Teaches Us About Office Romance

This is this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors...

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Maggie Mcgrath

The Rescue Pup Behind Superman’s Krypto Is A Hero For Shelter Dogs

The Rescue Pup Behind Superman’s Krypto Is A Hero For Shelter Dogs

DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ “SUPERMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Like many dog lovers, Melissa Bacelar cried watching the new...

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Jen Reeder

BlackRock To Buy 40% Stake In Aboitiz Equity’s Infrastructure Arm

BlackRock To Buy 40% Stake In Aboitiz Equity’s Infrastructure Arm

Aboitiz InfraCapital owns and operates the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. BlackRock will buy 40% of Aboitiz Equity Ventures’ privately held...

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Ian Sayson

Forbes Daily: Rising Cocoa Prices Lead To Hershey’s Shrinkflation

Forbes Daily: Rising Cocoa Prices Lead To Hershey’s Shrinkflation

Americans are in more debt than ever, but so far, borrowers are holding up fine, Synchrony’s financial results show. Inflation threatens to derail...

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Danielle Chemtob

‘We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire

‘We’d Call That Corruption’: How Trump Used The Presidency To Expand His Global Empire

On January 30, 10 days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, a firm with ties to the president created two companies in Delaware, DT Marks Abu Dhabi...

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Dan Alexander

Here’s How Much J.D. Vance Is Worth

Here’s How Much J.D. Vance Is Worth

Vance's investment holdings include market-tracking funds, a gold fund and over $250,000 of Bitcoin. In April, J.D. Vance wrapped up a visit to...

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Kyle Khan-Mullins

Inside Private Equity’s $29 Trillion Retirement Savings Grab

Inside Private Equity’s $29 Trillion Retirement Savings Grab

Jack Bogle became a legend by popularizing low-cost passive index funds at the Vanguard Group, which he founded in 1975 after spending the first 23...

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Hank Tucker

Chicago’s Kumiko Named World’s Best Bar At 2025 Spirited Awards

Chicago’s Kumiko Named World’s Best Bar At 2025 Spirited Awards

K umiko, the innovative dining bar serving up a taste of Japan in Chicago’s West Loop, was named World’s Best Bar at the 19th annual Spirited...

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Michael Solomon

How President Trump’s ‘AI Action Plan’ May Impact Corporate Boards

How President Trump’s ‘AI Action Plan’ May Impact Corporate Boards

President Trump attended an AI summit hosted by All‑In Podcast and Hill & Valley Forum in Washington ... More on Wednesday. President Trump’s newly...

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Michael Peregrine

How CISOs Can Break Through Communication Barriers

How CISOs Can Break Through Communication Barriers

Tech leadership is becoming more important—and understood—by companies and their boards. According to a survey from Deloitte this summer, half of...

24.07.2025 2

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Megan Poinski

AI Coding Startup Cognition Is In Talks To Raise At A $10 Billion Valuation

AI Coding Startup Cognition Is In Talks To Raise At A $10 Billion Valuation

Scott Wu, the CEO and cofounder of Cognition. Cognition, maker of the generative coding assistant Devin, is in talks to raise north of $300...

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Richard Nieva

3 Signs That You Need A Career Change In The Same Industry

3 Signs That You Need A Career Change In The Same Industry

Sometimes all it takes to reignite your career spark is a better team or new role. Many professionals find themselves at a crossroads in their...

24.07.2025 4

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Sho Dewan

5 Reasons Trump Should Think Twice About Firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell

5 Reasons Trump Should Think Twice About Firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell

President Trump nominated Jerome Powell to chair the Fed in 2017. It’s no secret that Donald Trump does not like how Jerome Powell is managing the...

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Paul Weinstein Jr

Government Watchdog Confirms Mass Exodus Of IRS Employees—More Cuts Are Expected

Government Watchdog Confirms Mass Exodus Of IRS Employees—More Cuts Are Expected

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building stands on April 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty...

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Kelly Phillips Erb

Members-Only Event: How To Make Your Food Business—And Kitchen—Healthy Again

Members-Only Event: How To Make Your Food Business—And Kitchen—Healthy Again

Join us July 30th at 12PM EST as Forbes staff writer Chloe Sorvino and Kettle & Fire chairman Justin Mares unpack what it takes to build a...

23.07.2025 2

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Forbes Membership

How The State Of The Economy Is Redefining The Resale Market

How The State Of The Economy Is Redefining The Resale Market

(Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) The romantic notion of resale as a treasure hunt for vintage gems has shifted. What we're witnessing...

23.07.2025 4

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Kristen Classi-Zummo

Forbes Daily: General Motors Takes A More Than $1 Billion Tariff Hit

Forbes Daily: General Motors Takes A More Than $1 Billion Tariff Hit

The housing market may be tipping back toward buyers, but a new proposal endorsed by President Donald Trump Tuesday could give sellers a financial...

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Danielle Chemtob

Trump’s Attack On Research Funding Hurt Your State University, Too

Trump’s Attack On Research Funding Hurt Your State University, Too

West Virginia University has lost $555,114 worth of federal grant funding since President Trump took office. While President Donald Trump’s crusade...

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Emma Whitford

Vibe Coding Turned This Swedish AI Unicorn Into The Fastest Growing Software Startup Ever

Vibe Coding Turned This Swedish AI Unicorn Into The Fastest Growing Software Startup Ever

Oskar Munck af Rosenschöld never planned to be in show business. But over a fika (coffee break) in Stockholm, Sweden, a film producer friend...

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Iain Martin

You Were Laid Off. Do You Go Freelance Or Hold Out For Full Time?

You Were Laid Off. Do You Go Freelance Or Hold Out For Full Time?

There are pros and cons to consider in this decision. I was recently laid off with some severance, which gave me some cushion in the job search. I...

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Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Christina Cacioppo’s Software Startup Just Raised New Funds At A $4 Billion Valuation—Despite Not Needing The Money

Christina Cacioppo’s Software Startup Just Raised New Funds At A $4 Billion Valuation—Despite Not Needing The Money

Cacioppo didn’t always realize she wanted to be a startup founder. But she knew she liked building things starting at age 11, when she ran a solo...

23.07.2025 2

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Phoebe Liu

Former Citigroup Chair Sandy Weill’s New $100 Million Gift To Harness AI For A West Coast Cancer Hub

Former Citigroup Chair Sandy Weill’s New $100 Million Gift To Harness AI For A West Coast Cancer Hub

Philanthropists Joan and Sandy Weill S anford “Sandy” Weill, the former CEO and chairman of banking giant Citigroup, and his wife Joan have been...

23.07.2025 6

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Kerry A. Dolan

InnovationRx: Sarepta Blinks In Showdown With FDA

InnovationRx: Sarepta Blinks In Showdown With FDA

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Sarepta’s showdown with the FDA, Moderna’s use of quantum computers, a new top drug regulator at...

23.07.2025 2

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Amy Feldman

Ozzy Osbourne Changed The Face Of Reality TV With ‘The Osbournes’

Ozzy Osbourne Changed The Face Of Reality TV With ‘The Osbournes’

The Osbournes: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne (Photo by ... More KMazur/WireImage) The year was 2002. The...

23.07.2025 4

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Marc Berman

Why Coca-Cola’s New Cane Sugar Line Might Not Be As Good As Mexican Coke

Why Coca-Cola’s New Cane Sugar Line Might Not Be As Good As Mexican Coke

Photo illustration by Hector Vivas/Getty Images After President Donald Trump chided Coca-Cola on social media last week over moving to cane sugar...

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Chloe Sorvino

How CMOs Can Help The UN Meet Its Sustainable Development Goals

How CMOs Can Help The UN Meet Its Sustainable Development Goals

Stacked cubes featuring the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In 2012, world leaders at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in...

23.07.2025 3

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Megan Poinski

Trump Tariffs Cool Small Business Dealmaking, Particularly In Manufacturing

Trump Tariffs Cool Small Business Dealmaking, Particularly In Manufacturing

Getting a small business deal done last quarter took more number crunching than usual. Small businesses are still changing hands, but buyers became...

23.07.2025 3

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Brandon Kochkodin

What Venus Williams’ DC Open Win Says About Women’s Tennis

What Venus Williams’ DC Open Win Says About Women’s Tennis

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: Venus Williams celebrates after winning a women's single match against ... More Peyton Stearns (not pictured) during on...

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Merlisa Lawrence Corbett

Good Vs. Bad Debt: When To Borrow, Pass Or Pay Cash

Good Vs. Bad Debt: When To Borrow, Pass Or Pay Cash

Figuring out when to take out a loan, pay cash, use leverage, or pass when something isn't ... More affordable. Unpacking good vs bad debt. Myth :...

23.07.2025 4

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Kristin Mckenna

Credit Card Giant Synchrony's Earnings Show U.S. Consumer “In Pretty Good Shape”–As Long As Inflation Doesn't Spike

Credit Card Giant Synchrony's Earnings Show U.S. Consumer “In Pretty Good Shape”–As Long As Inflation Doesn't Spike

Synchrony, which has 68 million active accounts, saw more consumers paying back their loans in the second quarter of 2025 versus last year....

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Jeff Kauflin

The Prompt: VCs Aren’t Happy About AI Founders Jumping Ship For Big Tech

The Prompt: VCs Aren’t Happy About AI Founders Jumping Ship For Big Tech

Welcome back to The Prompt. VC heavyweight Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, said acquihires like Windsurf are “bad examples of founders...

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Rashi Shrivastava

3 Things To Watch For In The Fed’s July Interest Rate Decision

3 Things To Watch For In The Fed’s July Interest Rate Decision

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell listens during an open meeting of the Board of ... More Governors at the Federal Reserve on June 25,...

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Simon Moore