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Chloe Berger

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Salesforce bet $10 million on Matthew McConaughey during layoffs. Now he’s starring in the company’s Super Bowl ad touting AI

Matthew McConaughey’s Super Bowl ad shows Salesforce’s commitment to AI amid more layoffs at the company.

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Bill Gates thought he was “one mistake away from death” with Microsoft until the late 90s

Microsoft founder admits he didn’t feel like he had made it until more than a decade into his career.

04.02.2025 2

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Americans rebel against inflation and overconsumption with ‘no buy’ challenges in 2025

Social media platforms are fueling the extreme budgeting trend.

04.02.2025 10

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Dell CEO says he’s ‘retiring’ hybrid work, claiming that email exchanges waste time: ‘For all the technology in the world, nothing is faster than the speed of human interaction’

Dell workers are being called back to the office starting March.

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Millennials’ net worth has quadrupled in three years, but most of the unluckiest generation still feels lost

While the soaring housing market padded financials, anxiety lingers.

30.01.2025 10

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Bosses are posting ‘ghost jobs’ that don’t exist. Here are 3 ways to spot a listing that isn’t real

Dead-end jobs plague the workforce, but not all is lost.

28.01.2025 10

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Forget quiet quitting, Shark Tank star Daymond John says the loud quitting trend is ‘absolutely amazing.’ Here’s why

Gen Zers and millennials have disregarded stigma of leaving their jobs with #QuitTok. That’s a good think, according to CEO of FUBU

27.01.2025 10

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Trump is signing dozens of executive orders—and JPMorgan has started a war room as corporate America struggles to keep up

Wall Street responds to Trump’s executive orders, bracing for potential tariffs

22.01.2025 4

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What American companies can learn from countries with the best work-life balance

American companies have adopted monitoring their workers, which tends to backfire.

21.01.2025 10

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TikTok’s future in America looks grim, leaving top influencers scrambling: ‘Never in history has there been a time as easy’ to make $10,000 a month

Forced to jump ship from TikTok, viral creators risk loosing thousands of dollars a month—others are trying to remain positive while shifting to...

17.01.2025 9

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Employees navigate an increasingly ‘soul-crushing’ job market, rife with fake listing and ghosting hiring managers

The job market is 'kind of a horror show,' says president of Greenhouse.

16.01.2025 20

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Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy has a new advisor who will join him on every meeting he has 

Meet the new shadow behind Amazon’s CEO: Alex Dunlap

14.01.2025 8

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Google’s former HR chief says bosses are insecure about 3 things, and it’s making JPMorgan and others ‘boil the frog’

Amazon, A&T, and JPMorgan issue fully in-person policies. Laszlo Bock doesn’t think “JPMorgan would mind if a few more people quit.”

14.01.2025 10

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It’s not just Gen X parents in suburbia who are enduring a supercommute: Even DINKS and Gen Z are embracing the 5am to 9pm

Supercommuters have surged by 32% since the pandemic, but one millennial DINK says it’ll ‘die out as they get older’

12.01.2025 20

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Hundreds of first responders to the wildfires are prison inmates. Some earn just over $1 an hour

Inmates in California respond to the blazing fires, facing deadly conditions for less than minimum wage

09.01.2025 8

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The FIRE movement’s younger sibling is a lot easier for retiring early—and doesn’t involve ‘eating rice and beans every night’

Adherents of “Coast FIRE” front-load their savings early in their career, but don’t stress as much later on. 

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PayPal cofounder Max Levchin’s traumatic debt experience motivated him to create Affirm. Now he’s dreaming of a world without credit cards

But the jury’s still out on whether his buy-now, pay-later system is any better—or different for consumers.

09.01.2025 4

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Welcome to ‘career catfishing’ — Gen Z’s new defiance against endless rounds of interviews and hiring managers who ghost

About one third of young applicants are not showing up on their first day of work

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Mark Cuban shuts down the narrative that he’s lost big after betting $29 million on ‘Shark Tank’ by explaining how he’s ‘crushing it in the market’

These are the investments that have paid off for the billionaire

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Middle America dominates the best places to live—and the East Coast doesn’t even make the top five

Ann Arbor, Michigan might have far fewer songs to its name than New York, New York— but it appears as if the later city lags behind when it comes...

06.01.2025 1

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Gen Z fears entering the working world after watching their peers struggle. Career experts suggest 4 tips to break through the noise

The class of 2025 feels especially pessimistic about their career prospects.

04.01.2025 6

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While boomers are unretiring, exhausted Gen Z and millennials are taking a ‘micro-retirement’ from their careers

Young adults are taking sabbaticals to address burnout, meanwhile Gen X and boomers can't afford to retire in the current climate

03.01.2025 10

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Netflix capitalizes on anxiety-driven millennial nostalgia with Christmas movie formula that’s reviving the careers of former teen stars

Amidst socioeconomic turmoil, it’s not just the season for holiday movies—it’s the era of them.

18.12.2024 4

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OpenAI opens ChatGPT internet search to all users in escalating challenge to Google’s dominance

The San Francisco-based tech firm had beefed up its ChatGPT generative AI chatbot with search engine capabilities in late October, but made the...

17.12.2024 10

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Inflation and return to office are so bad that Americans joke about mysterious drones: ‘If the apocalypse could just hurry up so I don’t have to work tomorrow, that’d be great’

In response to drones, many are joking that they'd welcome aliens if it means a break from office commutes and paying bills. 

16.12.2024 2

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Skechers draw backlash for full-page ad in Vogue that reeks of AI. ‘You actually didn’t save any money because now I hate you’

The footwear retail company recently came under fire for allegations of using AI. Other corporations are also getting in trouble for said usage.

14.12.2024 10

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The Walton family is the world’s richest as soaring Walmart shares drive the heirs’ net worth to $432 billion

Walmart's stock price rose 80%, driving gains in the Walton dynasty's net worth.

12.12.2024 3

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The return to office wars are far from over: Half of workers say they’d leave or quit to avoid 5 days a week

CEOs issuing RTO mandates risk a talent drain

11.12.2024 3

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Fear of a ‘double-edged sword’ could backfire on affluent families ahead of the $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer, HSBC says

Entrepreneurs aren’t looking to let go of power and are delaying retirement over fears about their legacy.

11.12.2024 4

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos kept his base salary modest during his 20 years as CEO. It likely saved him millions in taxes

Billionaires are able to skirt income taxes through this tax loophole, finds ProPublica.

11.12.2024 7

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Trump’s cozy relationship with billionaire mega donor Jeff Yass could be key in helping TikTok avoid a U.S. ban

Trump now backs TikTok, likely thanks in part to Jeff Yass. But does that change the app’s fate?

10.12.2024 5

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The Great Pause for hiring frustrates 3 in 4 weary job seekers: ‘Like throwing a resume into a black box’

Job seekers go a year without an interview, navigating a cold hiring market

03.12.2024 8

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24-year-old Moana star Auliʻi Cravalho pays it forward to family: ‘I bought my mommy a house. She’s happily retired.’

Moana actress says her mom slept on the couch and made sacrifices for her growing up. She’s repaying her now.

02.12.2024 5

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CEOs are warning Trump tariffs will hit consumers — ‘Higher prices are not helpful’

Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely crunch supply-chains and deal out hurdles to shoppers

27.11.2024 3

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Leaked Morgan Stanley documents reveal 1 in 4 ultra wealthy clients raise a red flag

More than 40,000 accounts at Morgan Stanley were deemed to be at a high risk of money laundering.

26.11.2024 6

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Billionaires are most likely to live in one of these 15 wealthy cities 

The ultra-rich are gravitating toward these global cities.

26.11.2024 10

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Warren Buffett issues a warning for all parents ahead of the $84 trillion Great Wealth Transfer

CEO of Berkshire Hathaway warns that the difference between a family crumbling or getting closer can lie within will planning

25.11.2024 3

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Most Gen Zers are terrified of AI taking their jobs. Their bosses consider themselves immune

Young adults experience high AI anxiety. The same can’t be said for their company leaders.

24.11.2024 20

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The American Dream failed millennials and Gen Zers—even DINKs earning over $100,000 say they can’t afford kids

Gen Zers and Millennial couples are opting out of having kids, or having children later.

22.11.2024 20

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How the real-life cowboy behind ‘Yellowstone’ went from a broke unemployed actor sleeping in a tent to a one-man television empire

A real-life cowboy, Yellowstone's Taylor Sheridan's path required a lot of grit.

20.11.2024 2

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The 5 best and 5 worst countries for work-life balance—and American workers have it bad

Finland tops the list, while a 45-minute longer grind drags the U.S. down.

19.11.2024 3

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Ben Affleck says AI can’t ‘replace human beings making films’ because it lacks ‘taste’

The A-list star and director doesn't think AI will take over the movie industry, but he sees it as place for additional revenue to be made.

19.11.2024 4

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Taco Bell’s CEO has essential advice for success: ‘Don’t try to be a black belt in everything’

Sean Tresvant, the first Black CEO to run Taco Bell, says that it's okay to be 'a brown belt' in some things: ‘I understand I’m not a CFO but I...

18.11.2024 10

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Turns out finance bros, HR managers and entrepreneurs are exactly what you think they are, researchers find

One of the largest studies of its kind finds that those in creative fields tend to be neurotic

15.11.2024 8

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‘We’re running out of human knowledge’ to train AI—but Marc Andreessen believes that will create a hiring boom

You needn’t worry about AI coming for your job—at least if you’re a software engineer, Marc Andreessen says

15.11.2024 10

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Why Josh Kushner, the lead investor in OpenAI, likes to hire people with less than 4 years of investing experience

The Thrive Capital founder isn’t looking for the most senior candidate, rather someone who can pave the new way

15.11.2024 3

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Elon Musk spent millions bolstering Trump, but the president ‘goes through people like tissues,’ says Kara Swisher

A Silicon Valley icon who claims to know the Tesla CEO is predicting a fallout with Donald Trump.

13.11.2024 4

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Martha Stewart, the original influencer, says she hates the ‘trad wife’ trend that’s pervaded social media

"I hate it so much,” the 83-year-old Stewart said.

12.11.2024 4

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The ultra-rich are increasingly using private jets for short-term flights, racking up global emissions from a tiny fraction of the population

Major events like the Super Bowl, World Economic Forum, and Cannes Film Festival are magnets for jet travel—and the wealthy attendants drive up...

12.11.2024 5

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The ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle, which tapered off in recent years, has gained new momentum after Trump’s election win

Interest reportedly “spiked during the vote count.”

11.11.2024 2

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