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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.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.’”

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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.

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Ryan Coogler went from being $200,000 deep in student debt to directing $121 million hit film ‘Sinners’

“I was always 200 grand in debt for film school," the now multimillionaire director behind 'Creed' and 'Black Panther' revealed. "It was bad.”

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Gen Alpha is snubbing the careers that boomers dreamed of. As influencers become the new faces of entrepreneurship, they want in

Goodbye, quarterbacks and ballerinas: Gen Alpha dreams of becoming the next MrBeast or Ms. Rachel.

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Wealthy Americans are pouring money into Swiss bank accounts and buying gold to weather the recession

President Trump’s tariffs are “causing a new wave” of Americans rushing to open offshore investment accounts, warns Swiss consulting firm CEO.

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Gen Z is so terrified of a recession that they’re ditching doom spending, ordering Happy Meals, and using ChatGPT for free therapy

Young people are preparing for a recession with savings tricks like dumpster diving, fast-food rewards, and “no-buy lists.”

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Inside the small business success story of Tony’s Chocoloney, which rakes in $162 million yearly thanks to influencers and Gen Z values

Hooked by viral TikTok moments, big-brand partnerships, and celebrity endorsements, young consumers are ditching Hershey’s for Tony’s.

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Gen Z can earn $70,000 a year and enter the AI-proof medical field without a college degree—all they have to do is learn how to sterilize surgical equipment

Surgical equipment sterilization is a role that's hot on the job market, yet few actually know about it. With less than a year of training, young...

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Nearly 4 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire—but it’s the one trade job Gen Z doesn’t want

Gen Z is ditching corporate careers to become electricians and plumbers. Yet they’re turning their noses up at factory jobs that come with...

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Uber’s CEO says learning these two subjects in college is an ‘absolute necessity’ for any Gen Z grad eyeing up management roles

Dara Khosrowshahi said studying engineering and liberal arts in college was an “absolute necessity” to being a leader.

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Multimillionaire ‘Star Wars’ star John Boyega played hard to get in his interview with J.J. Abrams—even though he had just $15 in his bank account

Before he was a multimillionaire “Star Wars” star, John Boyega was nearly broke—spending $43 of his last $60 to meet J.J. Abrams for dinner.

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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 boomer parents wouldn’t even recognize

The millionaire TV personality pointed out 20-year-olds are living through a recession, workforce changes, and unfair scrutiny from leaders.

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Walmart CEO says paying its star managers upwards of $620,000 yearly empowers them to ‘feel like owners’

From Rolls-Royce to Volkswagen, companies are betting big on pay hikes to fix culture—because money still talks.

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‘Euphoria’s’ makeup artist got her first job off Craigslist—now she’s the founder of a $16 million beauty company, working alongside Zendaya

“The makeup on that show blew up on a whole other level. There was no going back to how things were before,” Davy says.

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Indeed CEO Chris Hyams reveals two-thirds of jobs on the platform demand skills that AI can already handle

AI’s war on jobs isn’t coming—it’s here. With some 300 million jobs potentially at threat, Indeed's CEO says empathy, compassion, and teamwork...

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The world’s billionaires now hold more wealth than every country in the world except the U.S. and China—and they’d be even richer if it wasn’t for tanking stocks

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg still dominate the billionaire ranks, but their fortunes have taken a hit as S&P 500 losses and boycotts...

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This ‘White Lotus’ star dropped out of college and launched his acting career thanks to a piece of junk mail from American Express

Walton Goggins has starred in "Django Unchained," "The Righteous Gemstones," and "The White Lotus." “I’m only here because of American Express,"...

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California beats out Texas and New York for the most Fortune 500 companies

The Golden State is home to 57 Fortune 500 companies, including Chevron, Meta, and Wells Fargo.

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Gen Z Americans say the clothes in stores are a bad omen that we’re going into a recession

Gen Z and young millennials warn “District 12”-style clothing is a sign of tough times ahead, as recession looms at 40% probability.

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Meta’s not the only company with a ‘block list’—but experts reveal there are ways to escape the dreaded ‘do not hire’ label

Workplace experts say employer ‘block lists’ are common, especially in tech. Being an ‘activist’ or even quitting at the wrong time could...

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Step inside ‘Billionaire’s Beach’: From Kenneth Griffin to Donald Trump, this oceanside town is home to 58 billionaires

The wealth of these Palm Beach homeowners totals about $494.7 billion

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People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200,000 a year aren’t even considered upper-class in some U.S. states

The cost of living is reaching a fever pitch, and families making over $100,000 are still living paycheck-to-paycheck.

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The recession could either speed up or slow down when you get your inheritance—experts say these are the huge deciding factors

Financial experts say that goals tied to gifting, recession timing, and asset liquidity will all matter in the $84 trillion great wealth transfer.

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CEO of $13 million facial chain Glowbar says there’s one thing entrepreneurs aren’t told before launching businesses—she learned it the hard way during the pandemic

Rachel Liverman's warning to entrepreneurs: “You can have a plan, but the universe laughs.” Glowbar may now be one of the most popular facial...

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Nailing the art of squashing workplace beef is now a top skill among workers as layoffs and RTO mandates shake up offices, LinkedIn report reveals

It's official: LinkedIn’s chief confirms the job market is ‘not great’—but having these skills can help land you a top-paying job in the...

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The Boeing Starliner astronauts have returned to Earth after nine long months stuck in space—but their $150,000 salary won’t come with overtime

In comparison, bankers in New York make an average of $111,000 annually, without the risk of being exposed to an indefinite stay in dark, noiseless,...

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This millennial AI CEO works with Ebay and has just raised millions for her start-up—unlike tech bros she doesn’t use futuristic gadgets calling them mostly ‘useless’ 

Faircado co-founder Evolena de Wilde lives by Berlin start-up culture. Here’s how she spends her time and money outside of work.

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Gen Z may not be able to afford a house or the cost of living now—but give it 10 years. They’re on track to gain $36 trillion and become the richest generation

Gen Z isn’t shy about splurging—whether it’s doom spending for a dopamine hit, spoiling their pets, or splashing out on rent. But soon they’ll...

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Steve Jobs was just 12 when he called HP’s cofounder. What happened next put him on the path to success at Apple

The Apple cofounder got his first job on the factory line at HP, and said reaching out for opportunities is what distinguishes a dreamer from a doer.

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A 25-year-old content creator turned a layoff into an opportunity. Now an influencer on LinkedIn, she says the platform can be more profitable than TikTok

Valerie Chapman, a LinkedIn content creator with over 16,000 followers, supports herself as an influencer and says the platform is an untapped...

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Melinda French Gates said Warren Buffett’s advice helped her set boundaries as a leader

Buffett told staffers at the Gates Foundation to “find your bullseye” and everything else will fall into place.

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Vanna White only works 34 days a year filming ‘Wheel of Fortune’—and was making $3 million per year

The seasoned “Wheel of Fortune” co-host revealed she only works about a month each year, and has historically earned $3 million. She renegotiated,...

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This millennial turned her passion into making PowerPoints into a $4 million business

35-year-old Courtney Allen ditched gig work at Cisco to run a presentation design agency and rakes in over $2.5 million freelancing on the side, with...

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China’s six-year-olds are already being offered AI classes in school in a bid to train the next generation of DeepSeek founders

Other countries like Estonia, England, Canada, South Korea, and America are training students on how to use AI too.

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