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Meta said it would fire staff who leaked company intel. Then that memo got leaked

Mark Zuckerberg bemoaned the fact that his meetings and memos keep getting leaked to the press. So Meta pledged to crack down on staff.

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‘Bond King’ Bill Gross bought a ‘BONDS 1’ license plate to impress his boss—but dumped it when people kept asking him to bail people out of jail 

Gross said the private plate debacle taught him one of the most important lessons of his career.

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Everything we know so far about the American Airlines jet that crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter

Rescue craft are in the Potomac River below the site of the collision with D.C. fire chief John Donnelly saying "we don't know" if there are any...

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Starbucks’ new boss is banking on ‘mug hugs’ to get customers to hang around longer

Starbucks's new CEO Brian Niccol highlighted ceramic mugs as a key part of the business's turnaround.

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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘insane s—‘ and ‘populist stirring’ in foreign countries

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates said Tesla CEO Elon Musk is "super smart" but may be guilty of "overreaching" when it comes to politics.

28.01.2025 4

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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol earned a $5 million bonus after 1 month on the job—and will collect another $5 million in March

Brian Niccol stands to earn $10 million in signing bonuses after a "dogged pursuit" to convince him to lead the company.

27.01.2025 2

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Bill Gates is a fan of DOGE if it means curbing government debt—he says they’ll have to tackle pensions, defense and healthcare

Bill Gates says he's on board with Elon Musk's cost-cutting plans for DOGE as long as the U.S. government doesn't lose sight of its value system.

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Jamie Dimon’s pay hit $39 million in 2024

Dimon was benchmarked not only on the performance of the Wall Street giant, but the board’s options for his successor.

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Trump won’t deliver on maximum tariff pledges, says his former commerce secretary—merely making the threat is enough

EXCLUSIVE: Secretary Wilbur Ross, who served in Trump's first cabinet, said the President will not have to follow through on tariff threats.

24.01.2025 10

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Satya Nadella says he’s ’good for $80 billion’ after Elon Musk claims Stargate Project doesn’t have the cash

Microsoft announced at the start of the year an $80 billion war chest for AI investment.

24.01.2025 8

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Brian Moynihan says big banks like BofA may have to adopt crypto payments, leading one wealth advisor to predict Bitcoin will hit $130K this year

Bitcoin could be propelled to a valuation of $130,000 in 2025 according to one wealth advisor, buoyed by positive sentiments from CEOs like Brian...

22.01.2025 4

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Women are officially the economy’s power players—outpacing men in both income and spending growth, BofA report says

Bank of America's Taylor Bowley reports that growth in women's consumption and income is outpacing male counterparts.

22.01.2025 4

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Trump executive order calls all federal employees back to the office 5 days a week—education and general services departments to be hit hard

Some federal departments have more than half their staff working remotely—meaning Trump's new executive order is a problem.

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Gen Z are more depressed and isolated than their coworkers—and feel less successful than other generations did at their age, according to new report

Gen Z say they're burned out and isolated—but their outlook could be changed by benefits like pet insurance and commuter support.

21.01.2025 5

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Trump’s former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross reveals how the president-elect could shape America First 2.0—and why Elon Musk won’t present a problem

EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump will be buoyed in his second round at the White House by experience and a team already in place, said former...

19.01.2025 10

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Nine out of 10 Gen Z and millennials say ‘workplace cheating’ is acceptable—that’s napping on the job or sneaking off early

More than half of Gen Z and millennial employees admitted to taking a quiet vacation in the past year.

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Former UBS director says FIRE isn’t worth it because ‘you’ll get bored very quickly’

Eric Sim, formerly a managing director at UBS, said people working doggedly towards retirement without knowing what they'll do with their new-found...

16.01.2025 20

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Jamie Dimon’s ‘hit by a bus’ successor Daniel Pinto leaves JPMorgan—and the new COO says she doesn’t want the top job either

Daniel Pinto will retire in 2026 while Jennifer Piepszak takes on the role of COO—and has also taking herself out of the running for CEO.

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Real-estate mogul Jason Oppenheim says greedy LA landlords are illegally price gouging amid devastating fires — ‘nobody should be profiting’

'Selling Sunset' star Jason Oppenheim said one landlord demanded $10,000 more a month than the price agreed before the fires broke out.

14.01.2025 7

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Greedy LA landlords are illegally price gouging rental rates amid devastating fires, says Selling Sunset real estate mogul Jason Oppenheim

'Selling Sunset' star Jason Oppenheim said one landlord demanded $10,000 more a month than the price agreed before the fires broke out.

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BofA CEO Brian Moynihan says he won’t roll the dice on Trump’s looser financial regulations

Bank of America and Brian Moynihan won't be changing their approach to risk under an expected regulation-lite Trump administration.

13.01.2025 3

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Jamie Dimon isn’t surprised Donald Trump won the election—he says people were tired of being lectured to by a ‘swamp’ of ineffective government

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was not surprised Trump won the White House, saying people grew tired of ineffective government.

13.01.2025 10

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Meta staffers reportedly furious after Mark Zuckerberg’s hate speech update allows ‘allegations of mental illness’ based on gender or sexual orientation

Staffers say Meta is in "total chaos" following the changes announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

10.01.2025 9

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Man arrested for arson by LAPD at site of major Californian fire

Los Angeles district attorney Nathan Hochman has vowed to come down hard on anyone found guilty of arson.

10.01.2025 8

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Musk’s DOGE unit is hiring for salaried roles—you apply via a DM on X demonstrating ‘exceptional ability’ and send your cell number

If you want to join DOGE don't bother sending Elon Musk your CV, just DM a few bullet points to the department on X.

09.01.2025 8

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Elon Musk says DOGE’s $2 trillion target for federal spending cuts was just a best case scenario

Elon Musk initially pledged to cut some $2 trillion from the federal budget, alongside his DOGE partner, politician Vivek Ramaswamy.

09.01.2025 10

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AI-powered mining firm backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos is now worth $2.96 billion as it takes on Chinese rivals

Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman are among the list of billionaire backers rallying behind AI-powered mining prospect KoBold, with the brand now...

02.01.2025 6

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Welcome to ‘Trumpenomics 2.0:’ What Donald Trump’s 2025 return means for markets, from AI rally to tariff risks

JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America share policy and inflation outlook for 2025.

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Meet the millionaires living the ‘underconsumption’ life: They drive secondhand cars, batch cook and never buy new clothes

From thrifted clothes to no gifts at the holidays, these millionaires are living an 'underconsumption' life which has opened up financial freedom.

28.12.2024 10

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Millennials and Gen X will inherit $83.5 trillion in the next two decades—but not before spouses of the wealthy obtain their $9 trillion

The report from UBS also had some good news for consumers. Not only is it easier to climb the wealth ladder than it is to fall back down it, but in...

24.12.2024 10

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Amazon and AT&T want an end to remote work: will 2025 finally be the death of WFH?

With the pandemic behind us, some executives argue that remote work has outlived its usefulness. Yet the data tells a different story.

23.12.2024 20

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Trump and Musk’s first big Christmas gift will be delivered at 12:01 a.m.—a government shutdown if Congress can’t reach a deal

"Put 'America first,' and go for the victory, even if it means shutting the government down for a period of time," Trump wrote on Truth Social...

20.12.2024 6

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Sony buys 10% slice of smash-hit game ‘Elden Ring’ owner Kadokawa for $320 million

The move will expand Sony's games and cartoons portfolio, after its 2021 purchase of Crunchyroll, a once semi-legal U.S.-based sharing site that is...

19.12.2024 3

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Brian Moynihan is settling in to outlast Jamie Dimon on Wall Street

Bank of America's share price sits at $43.50 at the time of writing. Brian Moynihan wants to still be in the corner office when it hits $100.

19.12.2024 10

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AT&T is dumping hybrid work as it follows Amazon in demanding employees spend 5 days a week in office

AT&T CEO John Stankey told managers last year they would need to come back to the core office hubs—18,000 returned.

18.12.2024 10

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Hermès dynasty heir insists $10,000 bags aren’t expensive

Pierre-Alexis Dumas oversees artistic direction at Hermès and says its items are costly, not expensive.

17.12.2024 8

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Luigi Mangione hires top lawyer—whose husband is representing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Karen Friedman Agnifilo has now reportedly been retained to represent Luigi Mangione; her husband Marc is leading the legal defence for musician...

16.12.2024 10

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Inside the FOMC: Boston Fed President Susan Collins on changing her mind, teamwork, and the alchemy behind the base rate

"It's important for people to understand the role of the FOMC or monetary policy at the Federal Reserve because of the importance of price...

15.12.2024 10

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Millionaire boomers plan to spend their fortunes instead of passing it on—and they don’t want to witness anyone else enjoying it

The Charles Schwab survey found millionaire boomers will pass on in total $3.1m compared to the average pencilled on by wealthy Americans of $4.1m.

13.12.2024 10

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Meet Trump’s ultra-rich administration: The wealthiest political team in history is collectively worth $474 billion

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Silicon Valley VC Marc Andreessen are among the billionaires lending their support to President-elect Trump.

12.12.2024 5

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VC billionaire Marc Andreessen says half of his time goes to helping Trump at Mar-a-Lago

"He will happily talk to distinguished visitors about like who the Vice President should be and then he'll ask the caddy. It's been painted in a...

11.12.2024 30

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A painful spinal surgery upended suspect Luigi Mangione’s life prior to arrest for UnitedHealthcare shooting

“His spine was kind of misaligned. He said his lower vertebrae were almost like a half-inch off, and I think it pinched a nerve,” a friend of the...

10.12.2024 4

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Barbara Corcoran says one of her best business decisions came about because of a breakup

"But you know what about endings? They force you on to a new beginning," said real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran.

09.12.2024 5

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Warren Buffett used to gift his family $10,000 every Christmas—until he noticed they were spending it too fast

"As soon as we got home, we'd spend it, whoo!" Buffett's former daughter-in-law said.

06.12.2024 3

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Donald Trump keeps baiting the Fed—but Jerome Powell’s not biting: ‘I’m going to disappoint you’

"We're supposed to achieve maximum employment and price stability for the benefit of all Americans and keep out of politics completely," Powell said.

05.12.2024 4

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Brian Moynihan has some advice for Elon Musk when it comes to running DOGE—but it may not be the Tesla CEO’s style

"Can it be more efficient? There's no question. You have to do it carefully so you don't disrupt service," Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said...

04.12.2024 3

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Sam Altman backs Donald Trump to help America defeat China in AI race

Sam Altman has been vocal about the need for the U.S. to stay ahead of Chinese rivals in key technologies.

03.12.2024 3

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Bob Iger says his 4 a.m. wakeup and workout routine is critical to Disney leadership

Disney's CEO Bob Iger says one of the most important requirements for his role is energy—working out and eating healthy are one way of ensuring...

02.12.2024 10

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Trump’s return has women who use $349 smart ring to track their periods panicking over privacy. Oura’s CEO wants to assure them.

"There's all these sort of things where women are saying 'You know what? My body, my choice. I will own my health experience and I'll do it...

01.12.2024 10

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Glassdoor’s CEO refuses to work in front of his kids, and will head to his home office before he answers calls around them

“With [my] children, I want to lead by not having digital products all around, or being distracted by my email and text messages all the time,"...

29.11.2024 10

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