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Dana Perino was terrified to leave the White House — until George W. Bush changed how she thinks about her career

Former White House press secretary Dana Perino says George W. Bush taught her to stop rigid career planning and focus on now.

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Pope Leo warned the world is in ‘big trouble’ if Elon Musk becomes the first trillionaire

The top 1% increased their wealth by nearly $34 trillion over the last decade—enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over.

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This CEO pirated video games as a teen and became a hacker for the Air Force. Now he’s built a $3 billion cyber firm

Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan bootstrapped his way from online hacker forums to a $3 billion valuation—without an Ivy League degree.

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This CEO has teamed up with Google, Microsoft, and McKinsey to build an AI degree that could rival Harvard—and it will only cost $10,000 to attend

Khan Academy CEO Sal Khan is reinventing college with an AI-focused bachelor's degree program, built with Google, Microsoft & McKinsey, for under...

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Coca-Cola chairman calls work-life balance a ‘weird phrase’ and says success is down to survival—’kind of like Squid Game’

The path to the top can feel long, uncertain, and brutally competitive. Just ask Coca-Cola chairman, James Quincey, who compared it to Squid Game.

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Palantir CEO says working at his $316 billion software company is better than a degree from Harvard or Yale: ‘No one cares about the other stuff’

Sorry, Apple, Google, and OpenAI, Palantir’s billionaire boss Alex Karp says a job at his AI firm is the "best credential in tech."

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‘It tastes like a Twinkie’: Major tech podcaster Kara Swisher says AI is overhyped for one simple reason—humans don’t like it

Fears about AI’s revolution of the job market may be overblown, according to veteran journalist Kara Swisher—and it’s all thanks to a growing...

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Former Tesla president reveals the ‘single most important thing’ you can do for your career—it’s a habit Elon Musk and Warren Buffett share too

Forget an MBA: The true secret to a successful career starts with picking up that dusty book on your nightstand, according to former Tesla president...

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‘The Pitt’ star thought he’d ‘die’ with $80K in student debt—he was working 3 jobs, ready to ditch acting and move to the Alaskan wilderness

Patrick Ball, who plays senior resident Dr. Frank Langdon on “The Pitt,” admits he nearly quit acting altogether after struggling to make ends...

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Zoom CEO predicts a 3-day workweek is just five years away—and he’s happy about it: ‘I hate working 5 days’

“I do not think we need to work for 5 days because literally we all will employ so many digital agents,” Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said.

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Self-made billionaire MrBeast says his work-life balance is nonexistent and calls it a ‘miracle’ if he works less than 15 hour days: ‘I live to work’

Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, built a $5 billion media empire—but admits it has come at the cost of any real work-life balance.

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Artemis II’s astronauts are on their way home—a six-figure salary but no overtime or hazard pay awaits them back on Earth

Despite making history for the entire human race, Artemis II astronauts are paid a humble salary of about $152,000—on par with mid-career desk jobs...

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Lowe’s is investing $250 million to train plumbers, carpenters, and electricians as its CEO says skilled trades are ‘critical to the future’

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison says AI can’t replace hands-on work or fix labor shortages — the company is quintupling its investment in the skilled...

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Gen Z is rewriting the American Dream, and their parents are funding it—using tuition money for down payments, instead

With tuition costs doubling over the last 30 years, student debt mounting, and Gen Z increasingly struggling to land jobs, some parents now believe a...

06.04.2026 6

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Meet the Gen Z grads reviving accounting—colleges are reporting near-perfect placement rates at $80K starting salaries

Once seen as boring and synonymous with tax season dread, accounting is now attracting Gen Z with high demand, near six-figure salaries, and...

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Only one U.S. university ranks in the world’s top 10 in STEM. Pfizer’s CEO is calling for change

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla warns U.S. and European universities are falling behind as Chinese institutions surge ahead in research output: “We need to...

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The world’s wealthiest families adopt these 7 key habits for success, according to JPMorgan

The secret to building serious wealth comes down to how often you pick up a book—a habit top minds like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett embrace.

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Gen Z millionaires are rushing into crypto—and they blame the risky bet on FOMO. Fear of missing out

As trillions shift to younger generations, high-net-worth Gen Z and Millennials are betting on crypto at far higher rates than Gen X and boomers.

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12 Fortune 500 CEOs worked for Pepsi. Delta’s Ed Bastian explains why it’s a leadership factory

On Fortune's Titans and Disruptors of Industry podcast, Bastian explained how PepsiCo's cutthroat talent culture prepared him to lead the most...

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Steve Jobs didn’t actually become a billionaire thanks to leading Apple—but rather from his work with a film company he bought off George Lucas

As Apple turns 50 years old, it wasn't the tech giant that made Steve Jobs a billionaire—but rather his $10 million bet on Pixar, long before the...

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Forget free lunch and nap pods: AI startups are luring workers with soaring salaries—some recent computer science grads are making over $300,000

As Gen Z frets over the future of work thanks to AI, tech startups are dishing out sky-high six-figure salaries to secure top talent.

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Even billionaires aren’t safe: This year’s market slump has wiped $75 billion from the wealth of Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg

The world’s ultra-rich, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Larry Ellison, have seen their net worths slide by $30 billion each—fueled by a...

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This high school dropout now makes six figures at OpenAI—and he shares the strategy Gen Z can use to get hired in Silicon Valley, too

Gabriel Petersson landed a job at OpenAI—without a college degree—or even a high school diploma. His secret: showing he was up for the job.

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This AI-proof career faces a 250,000-worker shortage—now the Trump administration is trying to revive the job millennials abandoned

Shipbuilding is desperate for workers, and it could be an opportunity for Gen Z seeking AI-proof jobs with no degree required. Workers at a major U.S....

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Meetings are not work, says Southwest Airlines CEO—and he’s taking action by blocking his calendar every afternoon from Wednesday to Friday

Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan says too many execs mistake packed calendars for productivity. He’s found a “crazy” solution.

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30-year-old CEO of $11 billion Harvey earned the backing of OpenAI and Sam Altman. He says you have to ‘re-earn’ your role every 6 months

Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg says in today’s fast-moving business world, employees must constantly prove their value—or risk being left behind.

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Harvard may be under federal investigation and cost over $87,000 a year—but it’s still Gen Z’s No. 1 ‘dream college’

Despite mounting skepticism about the value of a college degree—and controversy on campus—Harvard is Gen Z's No. 1 dream school.

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Palantir’s billionaire CEO says only two kinds of people will succeed in the AI era: trade workers — ‘or you’re neurodivergent’

Billionaire Alex Karp tells Gen Z to skip elite college degrees, as one-fifth of Fortune 500 companies recruit more neurodivergent talent by 2027.

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High Point University has turned ‘life skills’ into a magnet for the Wall Street elite with a 99.2% job placement rate

As Gen Z questions whether college is worth it, High Point University may have found the answer.

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Just like Gen Z, a young Mark Zuckerberg ‘had no concept of small talk’ and would ‘just stare at you,’ the VC behind Airbnb and Reddit says

“I didn't realize how important small talk was until I met the lack of it,” Y Combinator’s Paul Graham said about his first meeting with...

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Warren Buffett admits his original philanthropic plans were not ‘feasible’—he’s instead left his three kids $500 million a year to give away

The Berkshire Hathaway billionaire says his longevity has led to “unavoidable consequences” for his charitable objectives.

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Ironman’s CEO started out unloading trucks when he was 13. He warns Gen Z networking is ‘dangerous’—and to do this instead

"I have my family, The Ironman Group, and my passions of endurance sports and mountaineering. Every hour of every day is spent with one of those three...

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AI boom is fueling demand for skilled trades—and demand for technicians, HVAC workers, and electricians is soaring, with six-figure salaries to match

Big Tech is cutting office jobs while also fueling a surge in six-figure skilled trade roles for Gen Z—demand for technicians, HVAC workers, and...

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TV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a ‘consolation prize’—when he’s met data center electricians making $280K a year

America pushed a generation toward college—now it’s short hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, and “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe is joining...

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Disney’s new CEO Josh D’Amaro once planned to be a sculptor. He admits ‘I don’t know’ is one of the most important phrases in his career

Josh D’Amaro, the longtime Disney executive replacing Bob Iger, says admitting to what you don’t know is a career superpower, and it guided his...

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI could leave the class of 2026 facing the highest unemployment in years—even without a recession

New college graduates hoping for a white-collar career shouldn’t hold their breath, BlackRock boss Larry Fink warns: “AI is going to disrupt many...

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Liberal arts degrees have long paid the worst salaries—but Microsoft chief scientist says in the age of AI, they will be ‘really important’ for Gen Z

Move over computer science, Microsoft exec says liberal-arts degrees now teach the skills Gen Z needs to land jobs in the AI era.

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Melinda French Gates reveals the No.1 question Gen Z need to ask themselves fresh after graduating: ‘Am I really on the way to where I want to go?’

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates urges Gen Z to question their career paths and how it's shaping them—and it’s advice shared by top...

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This 18-year-old college student accidentally emailed thousands of classmates—it turned his pet-sitting business into a valuable side hustle

University of Alabama student Hector Gutierrez joins a growing number of Gen Zers building their own businesses before even finishing college.

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Mary Barra still responds to ‘every single letter’ she gets by hand despite running $65 billion automaker General Motors

Want to catch the attention of a CEO like General Motors boss Mary Barra? Write her a letter. Chances are she’ll read it and even respond.

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Meet Chresten Wilson, the airline captain set to become United’s most senior female pilot ever—the job pays $400K and doesn’t require a college degree

United Airlines has over 18,000 pilots—and after 42 years in the cockpit, Chresten Wilson is poised to become the most senior one at United.

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Billionaire Vinod Khosla says ‘follow your passion’ is bad career advice for kids today—but could be the best in 15 years

Sun Microsystems cofounder Vinod Khosla says AI could upend career advice for Gen Alpha—shifting away from college and “safe” jobs.

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Shark Tank’s Daymond John went from waiting tables at Red Lobster to a $350 million net worth—and his No. 1 success rule is an Ice‑T mantra

“Since Ice-T shared it with me, I’m sharing it with you: ‘Cutting corners doesn’t move you forward. It just keeps you going in circles,’”...

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BlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage

As BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns the U.S. could run out of electricians needed to build AI data centers, his investment company is putting $100...

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Citi CEO Jane Fraser has a Warren Buffett-approved trick for dealing with a toxic boss or difficult colleague: ‘Never in anger, respond to that email’

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says Warren Buffett gave her two rules for handling conflict at work. The first? "You can always call them an asshole...

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Worried about AI job cuts? It might be time to move to Europe, where companies are planning to hiring more—not less—workers thanks to AI

While Silicon Valley warns AI could wipe out millions of jobs within 18 months, new research suggests companies across Europe are actually hiring more...

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Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads—a sign that the higher education payoff is dead

Gen Z is increasingly slamming their degrees as useless, and new research indicates there may be some truth when it comes to the job hunt.

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The average American teacher makes $72,000, but one in three are so broke they’re taking on side hustles like Uber driving

Teaching is seen as an AI-proof career by Gen Z—but with the American Dream becoming more out of reach, educators have turned to second jobs to make...

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This 10-year-old in California taught herself to read—now she’s just enrolled in a college class while still in elementary school

While her classmates may prefer YouTube, fourth grader Honey Cooper picks up physical books—and just enrolled at San Bernardino Valley College.

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Warren Buffett once admitted that selling McDonald’s shares was ‘a very big mistake.’ Today, they’d be worth over $10 billion

Warren Buffett once dumped millions of McDonald’s shares—and it turned into a multibillion-dollar investing lesson in patience.

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