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Emma Burleigh

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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

Just as financial pressure peaks, many Gen Xers are finding themselves overlooked, underpaid, and edged out.

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Airbnb offered $750 to Americans to open up their homes during the World Cup—mostly women took it up and now they’re earning thousands

The average host short-term rental host will get a $3,000 payday for renting out their space during the World Cup. Women are jumping on the...

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Americans are escaping the U.S. for New Zealand where house prices have hit a new low—but only wealthy Americans with $3 million spare can invest

New Zealand’s falling home prices might make it look more attainable than it has in years. But the cooling market doesn't mean it's suddenly open...

02.07.2026 3

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CEO of $248 billion cybersecurity company says workers are about to face a ‘Darwinian moment’ thanks to AI: Evolve or get cut

Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warns that 90% of employees aren’t AI savvy—and it could determine the fate of their careers.

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Remote-first fintech giant Revolut is making the office compulsory for new Gen Z grads—and they’ll earn flexibility like their peers after one year

Revolut is pulling back its remote-first perks for grads in 2027—but those who succeed in the program have a shot at the digital nomad lifestyle.

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Target is starting to track employees’ unexcused lateness and absences with a points system—and if they rack up 12, they’re fired

Target staffers who clock in late and skip work enough to rack up 12 points will be shown the door. It’s just one way companies are tightening their...

29.06.2026 6

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How smart employers are turning the World Cup into a workplace win

Streaming watch parties from the conference room and buying drinks to work at the bar. Meet the bosses embracing the World Cup.

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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

Real estate is the second fastest-growing sector for new grads. With the right grit and self-determination, Gen Zers can earn into the six figures.

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Stripe cofounder says Gen Z will need two college majors to compete thanks to AI—and investing legend Charlie Munger called it first

Stripe cofounder John Collison believes going to school and doubling up on disciplines with two majors is key to standing out in the AI era.

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One U.S. college is fixing tuition at just 10% of parental income: ‘We’re not hiding the cost of college behind secret formulas’

At Whitman College, a private college in Walla Walla, Washington, what your parents earn each year will set the cost of your degree.

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TIAA’s CEO made $26,000 in her first job but still maxed out her 401(k). She has advice for Gen Z

TIAA CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett tells Gen Z to “max out” their 401(k)s before they get paid: “Because once you get it, you will find ways to...

25.06.2026 2

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Bed Bath & Beyond will splash out $100,00 on a home renovation for the thriftiest couponer of 2026

As 93% of Americans lean on coupons to get by right now, Bed Bath & Beyond is splashing out $100K on a home renovation for their thriftiest shopper.

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1 in 3 young adults were still living with their parents in 2025—that’s more than the during pandemic and they’re not even unemployed

Around 70% of 25 to 34-year-olds who still live at home with their parents are actually employed.

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Former VP Kamala Harris says she went through a nine-hour interview to land the job—but she couldn’t escape ‘gold medal depression’ even when she won

Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman to take on the roles of San Francisco DA, California attorney general, and U.S. vice president—but...

21.06.2026 20

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World Cup teams will be paid a record $871 million: Each team will get $12.5 million as a bare minimum for playing and ‘preparation money’

The winners of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take home an eye-watering $50 million, while those in last will get an extra $9 million.

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‘Work-life balance is a lie’: TIAA’s CEO broke down at a bus terminal after a long work day, then found a better way to think about it

TIAA President and CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett now looks at her life as a “diversified portfolio” and says it’s set her up for success.

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‘I have nothing to lose’: Perplexity CEO says fear of failure is ‘the stupidest thing’ holding you back

When fear of failure strikes, Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of AI giant Perplexity, reminds himself that just having a job was once the bar for success.

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Michaels CEO tells young workers to stop daydreaming of success and ‘get moving, take some action, take some risk’

Michaels CEO David Boone tells new grads that “the universe rewards doing things in action versus analyzing and thinking about things.”

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Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson just led New York to an NBA title—and says his basketball legend dad got him ready for the moment

NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson led the Knicks to victory, scoring nearly half the points in the game. And he credited his drive to his father, Rick...

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Kevin O’Leary says being liked has nothing to do with success—Steve Jobs taught him: ‘You can’t worry about whose feelings you bruise’

The multimillionaire investor told Fortune he learned from working with the late Apple CEO embracing a “founder’s mindset” involves tough love....

14.06.2026 6

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The Gen Z cofounder of $1.6 billion Whop says his platform has minted over 650 millionaires—he wants to make work fun and money worries obsolete

CEO Steven Schwartz says workers enjoying their jobs is a “foreign” concept to most, but hundreds are becoming millionaires by profiting from...

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Walmart has a message for its 2.1 million workers: AI is going to improve your job, not take it: ‘Technology will power our future’

Walmart is already using AI to design clothes and coordinate trucks—but the $967 billion grocery chain says humans “will lead” the transformation.

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More than 115K young people applied for internships at Citadel—just 350 interns made the cut, making the acceptance rate a record low of 0.36%

Financial holding giant Citadel is recruiting more entry-level talent for its internship than ever before. It’s a welcome opportunity in a dire...

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The architect behind Claude Code reveals the three things Anthropic looks for in a good hire—and why people with low ego are a must

Anthropic’s exec Boris Cherny reveals why being humble makes job applications stand out at the hottest AI company right now: "Ego just gets in the...

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Around 22 million teenagers are making their pocket money on video games, online reselling, and in-game platforms like Roblox

The Gen Alpha are making money from their online hobbies and managing multiple streams of income from just 13 years old.

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Even the ultra-wealthy are having to shop in Walmart right now, CEO John Furner says: ‘We’re meeting more of them, they’re buying more’

Walmart CEO John Furner says wealthy customers are shopping at the budget grocery chain as high prices stretch family finances to a breaking point.

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This Gen Zer got reprimanded at Goldman for making cake videos as the ‘Investment Baker.’ She quit her job and is building a dessert empire

Allison Sheehan left her full-time job as a Wall Street wealth manager to scale her cake business, with a CPG brand on the horizon: Alleycat Baking...

07.06.2026 20

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Serena Williams’ secret to success is about more than talent: You have to grind ‘every day’

The 44-year-old tennis icon says humility and perseverance are key to success, echoing other leaders like Brian Niccol, Steve Jobs, and Mark Cuban.

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NYU Stern professor Suzy Welch says the career aspiration to follow your passion is ‘dumb advice’

Suzy Welch, author and NYU Stern School of Business professor, says without the right talent or attitude, it’s hard to turn a passion into a career.

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Gen Zers are more disconnected and distrustful of coworkers than their older colleagues—and they’re so lonely they’re taking days off work

Thanks to the pandemic, Gen Z workers missed out on the “in-office rituals”—and now they’re so isolated it’s hurting their careers.

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Cisco CEO says he’s the fastest messenger on his team—and hires people with the same urgency and ‘desire to move’

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins prides himself on his rapid-fire replies, and looks to hire talent who are just as driven as him: “I try to set that pace...

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Hundreds of teens are flooding job ads to work at ice cream shops and swimming pools as they grapple with the worst summer job market in 80 years

High schoolers haven’t faced this tough of a summer job market since 1948. Rising inflation, higher oil prices, and a slow hiring market are to blame.

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Apollo chief economist says there’s ‘zero evidence’ AI is killing jobs—in fact, he says it’s creating them

Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo, says AI will only create more jobs for human workers—even as companies tie their layoffs to the tech.

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This home-builder dropped out of high school and worked construction for $8 an hour—by 22, he was making $200K from his trade empire

Matt Panella earns six-figures from his construction and social media career. Now, he’s helping even the most soft-handed office workers make the...

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Ex-Applebee’s exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don’t need two of us, so I’m gonna have to let you go’

Multimillionaire baby boomer Julia Stewart grew IHOP’s business and got back at her former employer after being denied the top role.

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AMD CEO Lisa Su tells grads they shape the future, not AI—and the world doesn’t just need ‘people who know how to use powerful tools’

AMD CEO Lisa Su tells MIT graduates that knowing how to use the tools isn’t enough—and the impacts from AI are “actually our responsibilities.”

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As AI slashes white-collar jobs, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says there’s one department still hiring: sales

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff revealed that the $145 billion firm is keeping its engineering team slim thanks to AI—but has good news for sales workers.

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Real estate billionaire launched his entire career after being called the ‘worst analyst’ and quitting his cushy job at Goldman Sachs

Real estate mogul Fernando De Leon left Goldman Sachs after being told that he wasn’t the best fit for the $293.4 billion bank—and it set him up...

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Standard Chartered CEO apologizes for calling some workers ‘lower value human capital’ in AI push

Bill Winters, the CEO of Standard Chartered, says about 15% of “back office” corporate function roles will be reduced in the next four years.

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PepsiCo CPO says their ‘secret sauce’ to hiring top talent is that they all have hustle—And are agile and curious in the AI era

Becky Schmitt, the chief people officer of PepsiCo, says the legacy brand is still looking for old-school skills even as it shifts gears in the...

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Millionaire podcaster Mel Robbins hits back at Gen Z’s lazy label—she says they’re stuck in a world their baby boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize

The millionaire TV personality pointed out people in their twenties are living through a recession, workforce changes, and unfair scrutiny from...

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Indeed chief economist says we’re entering an era of ‘great mismatch’ thanks to a generational imbalance of workers

Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, says baby boomers are retiring at a speed and magnitude that young generations can’t replace.

22.05.2026 10

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Founder of Ms. Anti Work says her ‘lazy girl job’ allowed her to only work a few hours a day—and she built her media company on the side

Gabrielle Judge, a content creator known as “Ms. Anti Work,” has built an empire helping others decenter the 9-to-5 hustle and adopt a softer...

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McKinsey partner says up to 50% of work hours could be transformed within the next 5 years

Anu Madgavkar, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, predicts that up to half of professionals’ working lives could be transformed by the turn...

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While other tech CEOs warn of mass job losses, Glean’s chief says AI will never replace a single worker

Arvind Jain, the CEO of AI-powered enterprise search platform Glean, says no roles are being eliminated in the AI era.

20.05.2026 10

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Accenture exec says the consulting giant is hiring more entry-level workers out of college compared to last year

As some employers reel back their entry-level hiring, Accenture’s global chief diversity officer, Beck Bailey, says the consulting giant is only...

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Indeed chief economist says the sectors most exposed to AI are seeing a big growth in job demand

Indeed’s chief economist Svenja Gudell believes AI-exposed industries like software development are actually adding jobs and could enjoy a “wage...

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CNN analyst and ‘The Morning Show’ producer says Stephen Colbert is a role model for his ‘positive’ outlook on his show ending

Journalist and TV producer Brian Stelter says leaders like outgoing The Late Show host Stephen Colbert emulate the disposition everyone needs in their...

19.05.2026 20

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Gen Z is right about the job hunt—it really is worse than it was for millennials, with nearly 60% of fresh-faced grads frozen out of the workforce

When millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers graduated, just a quarter could expect to be unemployed that year. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of fresh-faced Gen...

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Shaq’s father once gave his White Castle burgers to a homeless vet—and it inspired the NBA legend’s business and philanthropy empire

Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal says his father taught him to give people help when they’re in need—and he’s lived by that lesson throughout...

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