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Emma Burleigh

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Michael Dell just saw a $1.2 billion surge in his wealth thanks to a stock sale—but it’s not shaken the billionaires club

The Dell CEO and founder now boasts a net worth of $138 billion, just $1 billion shy of overtaking Jensen Huang for the number 10 spot on the...

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$40 billion real estate tycoon made his son get an MBA, work elsewhere, and climb the ranks for 13 years to prove he’s not a nepotism hire

The ‘Condo King of Miami’ Jorge Pérez put his millennial sons through a nearly 20-year-long succession process.

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Bosses are right: remote workers spend 2.5 fewer hours on the clock than their coworkers in the office

In-office employees work nearly 2 days more weekly than their remote counterparts, as staffers binge-watch TV and fake keyboard activity from home....

03.07.2025 10

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Zillow’s CEO says his friends were shocked when he quit a cushy job at Microsoft—but Steve Jobs led to his success at the $17 billion real estate firm

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman left his cushy Microsoft job in 2009 to join the struggling real estate startup during the housing crisis. His friends had...

02.07.2025 3

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

The 43-year-old tennis icon says humility and perseverance are key to success, echoing other leaders like Brian Niccol, Steve Jobs, and Mark Cuban.

30.06.2025 2

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‘Twilight’ superfans bought Bella Swan’s house for $360,000—now they’re making $140,000 a year renting out the ultimate collector’s item

"Twilight" captured the hearts of millennials in 2008. Now, 17 years on from its release, its fans are all grown up with "big boy money"—and one...

29.06.2025 20

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It’s not just Gen Z: This baby-boomer bank CEO says his MBA was a waste—and the skills he learned have ‘degraded, degraded, degraded’ since college

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters tells Gen Z that communication, curiosity, and empathy are the new hot skills as AI takes over the grunt work.

26.06.2025 10

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The American Dream is alive and well: The number of ‘everyday millionaires’ is soaring, with over 1,000 people joining the ultrawealthy club daily

More Americans are millionaires thanks to strong real estate markets, rising stock values, and 401(k) investments—and after the $83 trillion great...

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Jason Isaacs earned millions from starring roles in ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘The White Lotus’—but he says he has ‘pretty much spent’ it all 

The British actor has an estimated net worth of $6 million, earning about $40,000 per episode starring in “The White Lotus,” but he’s spent much...

25.06.2025 9

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‘House of Cards’ star Robin Wright says Netflix made her juggle three jobs to earn the same $500,000-per-episode salary as her costar Kevin Spacey

The 59-year-old Forrest Gump and Wonder Woman star said she was told she wouldn’t be paid equally because she “didn't win an Academy Award.”

23.06.2025 2

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The CEO of a Gwyneth Paltrow-backed $55 million startup went zero waste—she ditched body wash, coffee to-go, and disposable diapers for over 2 years

Blueland cofounder and CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo went radical in her quest to be more sustainable, but she quit when she realized her impact was...

21.06.2025 10

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Billionaire Telegram founder leaves his $14 billion fortune to the 100+ children he’s fathered—which means $132 million for each lucky Gen Alpha kid

Over 100 Gen Apha kids are set to one day become overnight millionaires—and they may not even know it, thanks to the tech tycoon Pavel Durov’s new...

20.06.2025 10

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The ‘Godfather of AI’ says this sector will be safe from being replaced by tech—but even then, only the ‘very skilled’ will hold down a job

Ex-Google AI boss Geoffery Hinton has a stark prediction for workers: Most of you are about to get replaced. Anthropic's and Klarna’s CEOs have...

17.06.2025 10

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The heiress of $10 billion Perdue farms and the $12 billion Sheraton hotel empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

“If you're always going on private jets, what inkling do you have about the real world?”

15.06.2025 10

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LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman admits what you learn during college may not matter—it’s this skill that can help Gen Z land entry-level jobs

The billionaire entrepreneur says Gen Z job-seekers would be better off leveraging AI tools and their connections if they want to land a job right...

13.06.2025 6

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This Cognizant executive says the $37 billion company is abandoning hierarchy and adopting a culture of accepting failure

Executive Ganesh Ayyar is also fearful of AI—but bringing employees and customers to the table about strategy has helped alleviate his anxieties.

12.06.2025 10

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Pixar exec says former boss Steve Jobs called workers anytime, even at 3 a.m. and on vacation—but it’s a red flag he won’t repeat

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk was known to send out important emails as late as 2:30 a.m, while Jeff Bezos’ Amazon culture expected employees to...

12.06.2025 7

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Goldman Sachs wants students to stop using ChatGPT in job interviews with the bank

Anthropic and Amazon have also warned job-seekers about using AI tools, even disqualifying applicants if they’re caught.

12.06.2025 10

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‘Buffy’ star Sarah Michelle Gellar hates writing big checks—she cuts coupons, researches gas prices before filling up, and stares at purchases ‘for days’ before buying

Other stars like Keke Palmer and Ed Sheeran prefer low-cost lifestyles, setting budgets, crashing at people’s houses, and living below their means.

11.06.2025 5

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Starbucks is hiring Gen Z’s dream job: the $111 billion chain will pay one lucky person $136,000 to travel the world and post about coffee on TikTok

The job has a six-figure salary and bonus, doesn’t require a college degree, and is completely remote—a perfect fit for chronically online Gen Z.

10.06.2025 7

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The CEO of Sweet Loren’s makes new hires sit through a personality test—they don’t get the job if they’re too corporate

Cookie dough executive Loren Castle has learned to spot the good eggs after previous hiring woes—and no big egos or corporate stiffs will make the...

08.06.2025 10

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Top Google exec says AI will rival humans in just 5 years and predicts we’ll ‘colonize the galaxy’ in 2030—but he draws the line at robot nurses

2030 will be “an era of maximum human flourishing, where we travel to the stars and colonize the galaxy,” Google DeepMind CEO says. Bill Gates and...

06.06.2025 8

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KeKe Palmer started working at 9—she didn’t take a vacation for 15 years as the breadwinner and still lives like she’s not a millionaire

Despite earning millions starring in hit Hollywood movies and TV shows since childhood, the actress hasn’t relaxed until just recently—and it...

05.06.2025 4

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Wall Street CEO tells interns to ‘act immediately like this is 100% your full-time career’—it’s one of 20 top tips he has for Gen Z

Rich Handler, CEO of the $11 billion financial firm Jefferies, says Gen Z interns should act like mature adults, but also find time for fun.

04.06.2025 3

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Meta wants to replace its human workers with AI to review privacy and societal risks

Up to 90% of risk assessments could become automated. Other companies like Klarna, Salesforce, and Duolingo are looking at job shifts in the face of...

02.06.2025 2

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This Gen X entrepreneur launched a multimillion-dollar business with $2,500 on a credit card—He ditched his 9-to-5, and now works with Disney and Delta

Hella Cocktail Co. cofounder and CEO Jomaree Pinkard quit his NFL consulting career and turned a hobby with his two best friends into a...

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Etsy’s CEO shares two key steps he took early in his career that set him up for later success

As Gen Z struggles with an uncertain job market, Etsy's CEO shares the tricks that set him up for success—and it aligns with Mark Cuban and the late...

30.05.2025 10

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Fed chair Jerome Powell reveals the biggest career mistake Gen Z grads can make

The U.S. investment banker told Princeton graduates that avoiding risks is detrimental to success—and even stars like Snoop Dogg agree that...

29.05.2025 4

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This millennial runs a $53 million eco-friendly business backed by Zac Efron and Kevin Hart—He’s never been promoted, and flies planes to unwind

“I think about work a lot, so I need an activity that requires focus to unwind from my job. That usually looks like a motorcycle ride or a flight...

29.05.2025 10

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Starbucks just posted a $360K-salary job ad—but candidates need ‘tact and decorum’ and a specialist qualification to apply

The pay is 10 times higher than the average salary of a Starbucks barista, but requires a bachelor’s degree, 5,000 hours of flight experience, and...

29.05.2025 3

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Indeed’s CEO shares the unusual question he’s been asking job candidates for 15 years: Apple or Android?

CEOs at TripAdvisor, StockX, Wisp, and CTA have their own make-or-break questions for job-seekers—like how many degrees separate the minute and hour...

28.05.2025 7

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Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over

A new tax proposal aimed at crippling liberal philanthropic foundations may bulldoze a billionaire giving norm—but women like MacKenzie Scott and...

24.05.2025 20

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These are the books JPMorgan says the top 1% should read right now—with recommendations for ultrawealthy Gen Z included

The bank’s summer reading list is out, and Melinda French Gates and Amy Griffin’s books made the cut—as did book recommendations for Gen Z inheritors.

23.05.2025 3

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Inside Walmart’s massive new headquarters that is making job seekers 3 times more likely to relocate to Arkansas

The retail giant is among the likes of Google, JPMorgan, and Amazon luring workers back into the office with swanky amenities and campuses.

22.05.2025 10

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Keke Palmer became a millionaire at 12—but even with $1 million, she’d still only pay $1,500 in rent and drive a Lexus: ‘I live under my means’

Other successful elite like Warren Buffett, Mitzi Perdue, and Mark Cuban live under their means in quaint houses and apartment rentals.

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AI company Anthropic is on a hiring spree—but it’s urging applicants not to use AI to apply to its jobs

Anthropic is on a hiring spree, but job applicants aren’t allowed to use AI in the process. It’s just one company among many penalizing candidates...

19.05.2025 2

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This Gen Xer charges $38 an hour to wait in line—including for the Diddy trial and sample sales. Now he’s made a business empire out of standing around all day

Gen Xer Robert Samuel has built a line-sitting empire: His team queues up for hours for criminal trials, sneaker launches, Broadway tickets, sample...

18.05.2025 10

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Simone Biles reveals the mantra she repeats to herself when she’s overwhelmed—it gets the Olympic gold medalist through moments when she doubts herself

Other power players like Sundar Pichai and Melinda French-Gates have their own methods to cope with the pressure: not taking things so seriously.

15.05.2025 10

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Sotheby’s teased a rare Rolex at auction for upwards of $1.7 million—and one day a rich Gen Zer could be its next owner

A diamond-encrusted platinum Rolex Daytona could one day be snatched by a rich Gen Z as the young generation looks for non-traditional ways to invest.

14.05.2025 8

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Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran put her $12 million NYC penthouse for sale—and has found a buyer in just one day

The millionaire real estate mogul’s uptown apartment has a library, wood-burning fireplace, butler’s pantry, chef’s kitchen leading into a green...

14.05.2025 3

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Forget coffee, $1.4 billion tech company chief says he naps instead: ‘I can take them just about anywhere’

“I’m Mormon, so I grew up without coffee,” David Blake, the founder and co-CEO of Degreed says. Take a peek into his life outside of work.

14.05.2025 10

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Nick Jonas has invested in Olipop, Snackpass, and Magic Spoon—he says he won’t back a founder without a killer story

The 32-year-old backed $1.85 billion cult-favorite soda line Olipop in 2022. Now, he reveals his investment red flags to Fortune.

12.05.2025 5

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Ultra wealthy Gen Zers are redistributing the millions of dollars they’ve inherited—Meet the money coaches helping them

Guilt-wracked Gen Z and millennial millionaires are giving their money to charitable causes: “A lot of them are just like, ‘Get it off, get it away.’”

10.05.2025 10

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With great responsibility comes a sizable paycheck—Pope Leo XIV could earn $33,000 a month

The first American pope could earn just as much as a U.S. president, but he’ll also enjoy a gilded palace complete with free food—and eventually a...

09.05.2025 3

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Forget Ferraris and Chanel—wealthy Gen Z are splashing out on kombucha and spin classes instead

“Luxury is no longer just about what you own,” a new report warns. Young high-net-worth consumers are looking for something deeper than expensive...

07.05.2025 7

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Palantir CEO credits the company’s $3.9 billion revenue projections to its ‘warrior culture’

“We are a warrior culture,” Palantir CEO Alex Karp said during a Q1 earnings call.

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This entrepreneurial couple cashed out their 401(k)s and sold their $110 million company to own a U.K. soccer team

Bryan and Shannon Miles are an entrepreneurial power couple sweeping tech and beer, now living out their Ryan Reynolds Wrexham dream with their...

04.05.2025 10

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U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids

“This is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here,” U.S....

02.05.2025 2

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The Kentucky Derby winners of the ‘most exciting two minutes in sports’ will bring home a purse of $5 million

The winner of the world’s biggest horse race will bring home $3.1 million, while runner-ups will receive between $1 million and $150,000 in prize...

01.05.2025 4

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Despite running a $55.5 million software company, this millennial CEO still has roommates

Workera's founder and CEO Kian Katanforoosh is all about efficiency—from a ten-step commute to work to his daily use of ChatGPT.

30.04.2025 10

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