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Quentin Tarantino’s right-hand man on the best financial advice the director gave him—and it aligns with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates

After Hostel hit $80 million in the box office, it’s director Eli Roth didn’t run to buy a mansion: “All I could hear was Quentin's, words in my...

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Gen Z grads don’t want tech jobs anymore—instead low-paid careers with plenty of holiday in teaching are all the rage, LinkedIn says

But be warned: The easiest path isn’t always the most financially rewarding.

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This millennial CEO grew up with a heroin addict dad. Now he’s running a multimillion-dollar agency

Before his rise in the agency world, Sam Budd was grappling with the trauma of his brother’s death, battling school expulsions, and visiting his...

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Actress Daniella Rahme thinks Netflix’s next global streaming hit can come from the Middle East

How many hours does a leading actress actually work in a day? Netflix star Daniella Rahme couldn't put a number on it.

21.05.2025 9

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Philanthropy CEO: Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who think they can cure poverty are a red flag

"Work in a place where you don't speak the language, you might actually contribute to something," Jacqueline Novogratz said at Fortune's Most Powerful...

21.05.2025 10

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Accenture CEO: ‘If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough’ — and she has the motto on a plaque in her home

Accenture’s chair and CEO, Julie Sweet, has revealed the motto she tells herself when she feels like she’s bitten more than she can chew in her...

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Saudi Arabia’s head of human rights dispels Western misconceptions around school segregation

“Many of the educated women you see today, including myself, would not be sitting here," H.E. Dr. Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaij said on stage at...

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Gen Z are increasingly becoming NEETs by choice—not in employment, education, or training

Gen Z are ditching the rat race and opting to become NEETs—which stands for “not in employment, education, or training”—creating record levels...

19.05.2025 4

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One in 10 Gen Zers want their boss to be replaced by AI—they’re already being polite to ChatGPT just in case

Amid AI job-loss fears, Gen Z has one role they hope gets replaced: their boss. And 69% are already being polite to ChatGPT, just in case.

14.05.2025 4

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China’s unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves ‘rat people’ in a rebellion against burnout

Instead of even trying to chase jobs that seem out of reach, many Gen Zers are embracing living like a rat—not showering or leaving their dwelling...

11.05.2025 10

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Australia, popular with Hollywood, pushes back against Trump’s 100% foreign film tariff threat

"Aussiewood" has for years lured foreign filmmakers Down Under, producing a string of hits for major Hollywood studios.

06.05.2025 10

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Like Tim Cook and Gen Z, AEG’s top exec eats the same lunch most days and wears the same outfit 

Here’s how the entertainment giant’s Gen X president of global partnerships spends his time and money outside of work

06.05.2025 10

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Great Place to Work surveys 23,000 firms a year—and its CEO warns degrees really are irrelevant

Gen Z and millennial college graduates are calling their degrees worthless. They may be right. Great Place to Work CEO says that the top employers...

29.04.2025 10

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Finance guru Ramit Sethi made millions in his 20s—years before Warren Buffett. He says Gen Z can too

Want to be a self-made millionaire in your twenties like Ramit Sethi? “It’s not that complicated,” the Netflix star and best-selling author...

28.04.2025 10

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Commuters’ latest return to office rebellion is ‘barebacking’—and it’s unnerving fellow passengers

Commuters are being called out for staring awkwardly at fellow passengers and going tech-free while they travel. And experts warn it’ll only get...

27.04.2025 10

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The companies that had the best shareholder return in the previous recessions did these 3 key things

Despite what you'd think from the latest string of job cuts, history has shown that businesses that made long-term strategic moves before an economic...

23.04.2025 10

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Cisco’s U.K. chief exec got her first job at 11, bought a house by 18—and now, at just 45, she’s already at the top of the $240 billion tech giant’s ranks

Cisco’s U.K. chief exec gets Reiki to unwind and celebrates promotions with a new bag. Here’s how she spends her time and money outside of work.

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CEO of $3 billion company asks himself one question before bed every single night—and he urges Gen Z to do the same

Sheldon Yellen went from dishwashing to CEO of the world's largest disaster recovery company. His top top high performance habit? One simple but...

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While boomers despaired over crashing markets, Gen Z saw an opportunity to make $42k in one hour: ‘The entire stock market is on sale’

As baby boomers comfortable retirement briefly went up in flames, Gen Z saw the stock market crash as a chance to get rich and retire early.

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Co-founder of $12 billion crypto company says Gen Z new hires ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway

Paradigm CEO Matt Huang feels like he’s “running the X-Men Academy”. While other leaders complain about their Gen Z new hires, the crypto chief...

10.04.2025 10

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Backstabbing is the new office norm: Employees say blame-shifting, snitching, and setting others up to fail are rampant

Gen Z and millennials are backstabbing their peers to get ahead—but who’s to blame them? Even bosses are playing dirty now that they’re back in...

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Boss uses a recruiter-approved coffee cup test in every interview—and he won’t hire anyone who fails it

Think you nailed the interview? Failing this subtle coffee test could cost you the job—no matter your credentials

06.04.2025 20

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The exact salary increase attractive workers can expect to earn has been revealed—and it’s tens of thousands more than their less good-looking peers

Research confirms good-looking workers really do take home more money. Pretty privilege offers nearly the same financial boost as a college degree.

03.04.2025 4

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24-year-old eats a 65-cent breakfast every day, skips salon visits and has saved $90K—she’s part of Gen Z’s FIRE movement and plans to retire by 40

Gen Z and young millennials may have a bad rep for wasting money on avocado toasts, designer bags and luxury holidays—but a growing number are...

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Millennial multimillionaire presenter Maya Jama unwinds between hosting Love Island and running multiple ventures by binge-watching Netflix—or no-phone retreats in nature

After conquering British TV, Maya Jama’s now dipping her toes in the business world. Here’s how she spends her time and money when she’s not working.

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Gen Z are terrified of layoffs and the spiraling economy—so they’re copying Steve Jobs and showing up to the office in uniforms

After getting fired for dressing inappropriately, young workers are now ditching the crop tops and “office siren” looks in exchange for a Steve...

30.03.2025 10

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Just a few years after dipping their toes into the world of work, 4 in 10 Gen Zers are ready to quit and survive on unemployment benefits instead

Many Gen Z workers are already over the nine-to-five grind of work. A PwC report warns that the huge pool of unemployed young people—or NEETs—is...

28.03.2025 8

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Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am says work-life balance is for people ‘working on someone else’s dream’ and not for visionaries—he grinds from 5-to-9 after his 9-to-5

When Will.i.am's not writing hit songs like “OMG” for Usher, he’s looking for the next big pop star on The Voice U.K., or running his new AI...

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Multimillionaire musician Will.i.am invested early in Tesla, Twitter, and OpenAI—now he’s betting on Gen Z MIT and Stanford grads for his next investment

Will.i.am has an estimated net worth of $50 million, thanks to hit singles and solid investments in the likes of Anthropic and Pinterest. He revealed...

18.03.2025 10

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Gen Zers are treating employers like bad dates: 93% ghost interviews and 87% have not even shown up for their first day of work

But it's not just Gen Z who are ghosting—research shows that everyone, from baby boomers to hiring managers, are guilty of not showing up for...

07.03.2025 4

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Like Meghan Markle, 80% of women take their husbands’ name after marriage. But experts warn it’s a big gamble

Like Meghan Markle, 8 in 10 women take their husbands' surname after marriage. But experts advise working women to proceed with caution—or risk a...

06.03.2025 4

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Millennial CEO of Kraft Heinz’s most recent acquisition has mostly ditched AI note-taking tools in favor of an old-fashioned pink notebook—here’s why 

Just Spices new CEO spends $14 on lunch and treats herself to Jimmy Choos with her bonus—here’s the investment she regrets the most.

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Cisco’s top exec spent 25 years climbing the ladder at one firm—she tells Gen Z and middle managers ‘you just need to be patient’

Gen Z and millennial workers think job-hopping is the only way up the ladder these days. But Cisco’s U.K. CEO’s career proves that patience is key...

19.02.2025 10

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Gen Z are over having their work ethic questioned: ‘Most boomers don’t know what it’s like to work 40+ hours a week and still not be able to afford a house’

One Gen Zer went viral for explaining how much easier life was for boomers.

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Gen Z grad says being unemployed is ‘harder than a 9-5’ because ‘most workers would have a breakdown’ dealing with the admin—he’s among the NEET men frozen out of the workforce

College-educated Gen Z men are stuck in the class of NEETs—not in employment, education, or training. They're watching their careers derail before...

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Cisco’s top exec and Amazon’s Andy Jassy share the same hiring red flag—and it’s something that can’t be taught

It’s not what you know, or even who you know. According to Cisco’s new U.K. chief, your next promotion might hinge on your attitude.

30.01.2025 10

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Millennial CEO of Too Good To Go started investing money to start her company at age 12—she sold it to Under Armour for $85 million

Mette Lykke, the Gen Z-approved CEO of a trending food waste app, cycles 20 minutes to work, never skips a meal, and shops for clothes at airports.

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The unexpected reasons Gen Z and millennials are career catfishing—or ghosting a new boss—have been revealed: Nearly a quarter say it was a dare

Out of the 29% of Gen Z and young millennials who career catfished recently, 21% did it on a dare, shocking new research reveals. Others admit they...

27.01.2025 10

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TikTokers confessed the lies they used to get millions of followers before the U.S. blackout: Now they’re backtracking as angry fans blast their fake videos

The confessions came back to haunt them once TikTok was back online.

22.01.2025 9

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Have a job interview over lunch? Beware of the secret salt, pepper and hot sauce test that could cost you the role

Job seekers be warned: Salting your food before tasting during a lunch interview could cost you.

22.01.2025 10

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Gen Zers want to be their own boss. Can Fortune 500 companies woo them back to traditional jobs?

In the age of the well-paying the side hustle, employers nedd flexibility and transparency to recruit top young talent.

22.01.2025 20

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Apple’s Tim Cook got his first job at just 11 and couldn’t afford his MBA without working—but that’s not what shaped his work ethic

Apple CEO Tim Cook took home $74.6 million last year. But he started out with a humble $1.10-an-hour job.

17.01.2025 8

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World Economic Forum says 41% of bosses worldwide have plans to fire you in the next 5 years to replace you with AI

You’re even more likely to lose your job to a tech savvy worker: A staggering 70% of bosses surveyed plan to hire staff with AI skills.

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Bosses beware: job seekers say this is their top red flag for open roles

"Wherever you are, employers who are stingy with annual leave might risk driving away talent," this report warns.

15.01.2025 10

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Mars senior executive reveals his best career hack for climbing the corporate ladder: ‘Stop fixating on that promotion. Worry about learning, not your next job’

Stop worrying about job titles, one of Mars’ most senior executives Shaid Shah advises aspirational workers.

15.01.2025 6

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This 922-year-old university in England produces the most billionaires—and Albert Einstein, Emma Watson and Bill Clinton are among its famous alumni

The oldest university in the English-speaking world, The University of Oxford, has just been ranked the leading billionaire-producing university in...

12.01.2025 10

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Airbnb, Lyft and Uber are offering free accommodation and rides to Los Angeles wildfire evacuees

Now brands are helping those displaced by the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have already destroyed almost 2,000 buildings and...

09.01.2025 10

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Meet the GenZ tradies who are shunning college and picking up the tools instead—they plan to be in the top 1% without being saddled with crippling student debt

Chase Gallagher was just 12 years old when he started mowing his neighbor's lawn for $35. The Gen Zer kept at it instead of going to college and...

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How CEOs spent their bonus money in 2024: ‘I feel like Batman every time I step into my new Tesla Model X’

Look no further for inspiration on what to buy in the Christmas sales.

03.01.2025 10

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Burned out in 2025? Here’s how CEOs switch off from the big job

From axe throwing to padel tennis and monthly massages, find out how leaders let loose.

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