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Emma Burleigh

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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.”

21.04.2025 10

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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...

03.04.2025 10

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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...

21.03.2025 2

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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.

16.03.2025 2

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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.

13.03.2025 3

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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,...

13.03.2025 2

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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...

13.03.2025 2

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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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This 25-year-old was fired from her day job—Now, she and others are their own boss with the help of AI tutors

Valerie Chapman and Mordy Golding use AI tutors to learn brand-building, communication skills, client information, and complex topics quickly.

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It’s not 40 hours—Gen Z don’t know how long they need to work in a week and even experts can’t decide

Google cofounder Sergey Brin told Gemini staffers a 60-hour workweek is the “sweet spot”—but experts say that’s outrageous. The answer isn’t...

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MrBeast is the world’s top YouTuber with an $85 million empire—but he says the average person ‘would be miserable’ living his life

Jimmy Donaldson runs a litany of businesses, and says he can feel like a “zoo animal” working a schedule that is not for the faint of heart.

06.03.2025 3

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Amazon CEO says he’s cutting middle managers because they want to ‘put their fingerprint on everything.’ That’s music to the ears of Gen Z

Andy Jassy is flattening the company’s hierarchy, and it may be perfect for Gen Z avoiding managerial roles and burnout.

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This U.S. college has produced the most billionaires—and Mark Zuckerberg is the richest alumni

Harvard University has the most billionaire alumni, and with others like Stanford educating Larry Page and MIT teaching Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Poshmark’s CEO lets his Gen Z workers chose what he wears—he says it helps him ‘immerse’ into the next generation’s thinking

Manish Chandra taps young employees to revamp the fashion company’s app, and suggest new brands to be added to the site.

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Gen Z men are turning to the kitchen instead of college—they can make $170,000 without the burden of student debt

Gen Z women on the other hand are all-in on nursing, and can earn nearly $120,000 annually. No degree needed—just a lot of patience, empathy, and...

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Billionaires earning $10 billion per day in January are suddenly watching their net worth get wiped out—Elon Musk has lost $90 billion alone

DeepSeek’s revolutionary AI model has wiped nearly $100 billion from the world’s richest people, including Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison.

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Gen Z investors are four times more likely to own crypto than retirement accounts—here’s how financial experts say they should actually invest

Thanks to Elon Musk and Reese Witherspoon, Gen Z’s obsession with crypto is skyrocketing. Experts say the product is risky. But they have advice for...

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Warren Buffett warns bosses of the ‘cardinal sin’ of leadership—and his biggest investing mistakes

The billionaire CEO says he’s made poor investments in buying companies and hiring managers, but that leaders should be more open about these errors.

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Tim Cook and Bill Ackman love a new book about 5 kinds of wealth: ‘The earlier you read this, the better your life will be’

Billionaires like Tim Cook are raving about the book, which reframes wealth to include social, time, mental, and physical prosperity.

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The CEO of Snowflake left Google to lead the $43 billion AI company—he says a weekly war room is the secret sauce behind its recent resurgence

Sridhar Ramaswamy has a war cabinet of workers and frequently gets into quarrels with staffers over AI ambition.

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Company that has distributed millions of personality tests shares 4 potential questions, and what they will and won’t reveal

An expert said not all personality assessments are created equal, and provides some legitimate questions to plan ahead for.

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Forget quiet luxury: America’s wealthy 1% are adopting a bolder new approach

CEOs and billionaires are leaning in towards bold public persons, and wealthy consumers are following suit with their fashion styles.

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Applicants are being asked to take personality tests to land a role—an expert says this is what 99% are looking for

Personality tests are becoming popular as the likes of Amazon, Meta and Microsoft hone in on high-performance talent. An expert on these assessments...

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Dave Ramsey says he can 100% tell who will stay middle-class by looking at the cars they drive

The personal finance guru and radio host said average workers shouldn’t be splurging on “toy” cars—unless they’re billionaires.

19.02.2025 5

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Jellycat’s $250 million rise: How a ‘perfect storm’ reignited the passion for plushies—especially among Gen Z

Young adults bought Jellycat plush toys for comfort during COVID lockdowns. Experts say the company leveraged scarcity and grown-up interests.

16.02.2025 3

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China’s wealthy shoppers have a new mentality—and it’s terrible news for luxury brands like LVMH and Kering who bet billions on their loyalty

After luxury companies invested billions in China’s market, the country’s consumers turned to new pricey purchases.

11.02.2025 5

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23-year-old serial entrepreneur Steven Wang dropped out of Harvard and raised $17 million for his brokerage. He says he made his worst stock investment in elementary school

Steven Wang, founder and CEO of the trading platform dub, spends $150 a year on a meditation app, doesn't cook to optimize time and wears the same two...

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