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Forbes House of the Week: A Carmel-by-the-Sea Cottage

Forbes House of the Week: A Carmel-by-the-Sea Cottage

N o one should ever be able to dictate what you do with your house. Or should they? In California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea, the onetime colony of...

yesterday 10

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Richard Olsen

Elon Musk Closes In On $800 Billion Net Worth After XAI’s Latest Funding Round

Elon Musk Closes In On $800 Billion Net Worth After XAI’s Latest Funding Round

E lon Musk is on the verge of becoming the first person ever worth $800 billion. Musk’s xAI Holdings raised $20 billion from private investors at a...

yesterday 10

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Matt Durot

Tax Breaks: The Countdown To The 2026 Tax Season Edition

Tax Breaks: The Countdown To The 2026 Tax Season Edition

Now that the confetti has settled and routines are starting to creep back in (yes, my inbox is also overflowing), it’s time to think about tax...

yesterday 3

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Kelly Phillips Erb

Investors Put More Than $55 Billion Behind Space Startups Last Year

Investors Put More Than $55 Billion Behind Space Startups Last Year

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the booming space industry, better space weather forecasts, the first medical evacuation from...

previous day 5

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Alex Knapp

Sporting Kansas City Is Being Sold For Roughly $700 Million, An MLS Record

Sporting Kansas City Is Being Sold For Roughly $700 Million, An MLS Record

T he Illig family, which has owned Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City since 2006, has agreed to sell a majority stake in the team to one of...

previous day 6

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Justin Birnbaum

Forbes Daily: There May Still Be Time To Jump On The Gold Rally

Forbes Daily: There May Still Be Time To Jump On The Gold Rally

Being able to share health records digitally has improved patient care, but it’s also made it easier for bad actors to abuse that data. Epic...

previous day 20

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Danielle Chemtob

The Last Casino Mogul

The Last Casino Mogul

At nearly six o’clock on a Tuesday night in late December, about 500 gamblers are lined up at the Golden Gate casino on Fremont Street in Downtown...

previous day 4

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Will Yakowicz

The Next ‘White Lotus’ Hotel, The World’s Safest Airlines And Other Travel News

The Next ‘White Lotus’ Hotel, The World’s Safest Airlines And Other Travel News

Shanghai famously balances old and new, tradition and innovation. Puxi, on the west side of the Huangpu River, offers a glimpse of the past with...

previous day 8

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Passport By Forbeslife

The AI Data Center Gold Rush Is Leaving The Landlords Behind

The AI Data Center Gold Rush Is Leaving The Landlords Behind

Swollen with seemingly insatiable demand for computing power, the AI boom has birthed hundreds of unicorns out of thin air, minted dozens of...

previous day 5

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Phoebe Liu

What The Latest College Basketball Point-Shaving Scandal Tells Us About Sports Betting

What The Latest College Basketball Point-Shaving Scandal Tells Us About Sports Betting

Multiple players were recently charged in a college basketball point-shaving scheme that spanned nearly 20 Division I teams, with federal...

previous day 4

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Giovanni Malloy

Trump Unveils ‘Great Healthcare Plan.’ Here Are The Unanswered Questions

Trump Unveils ‘Great Healthcare Plan.’ Here Are The Unanswered Questions

President Trump on Thursday rolled out his latest vision for healthcare in a video . “The Great Healthcare Plan," as he called it, aims to tackle...

previous day 4

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Omer Awan

How One Entrepreneur Turned A Ring Concierge Service Into A Growing Jewelry Empire. Plus: Is AI Making You Lazy?

How One Entrepreneur Turned A Ring Concierge Service Into A Growing Jewelry Empire. Plus: Is AI Making You Lazy?

This is this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors...

previous day 5

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Maggie Mcgrath

How This Entrepreneur Turned Her Ring Concierge Service Into A Growing Jewelry Empire

How This Entrepreneur Turned Her Ring Concierge Service Into A Growing Jewelry Empire

Like many future brides, Nicole Wegman went on a frustrating, months-long hunt for the perfect engagement ring with the man who became her fiancé....

thursday 20

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Julie Goldenberg

As Tax Season Approaches, IRS Impersonation Scams Are Surging

As Tax Season Approaches, IRS Impersonation Scams Are Surging

As the Internal Revenue Service and taxpayers gear up for the start of tax filing season on January 26, the scammers have been ramping up too....

thursday 5

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Kelly Phillips Erb

Why The Gold Stock Rally Isn’t Over Yet

Why The Gold Stock Rally Isn’t Over Yet

Gold had a big year. The yellow metal surged from $2,600 per ounce to start the year to over $4,300 by the end of it for a 65% return. Gold mining...

thursday 4

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Brandon Kochkodin

How To Fight Enterprise Security Threats From The Dark Web

How To Fight Enterprise Security Threats From The Dark Web

In 2026, AI will continue to be a major corporate initiative. But, according to the new Top IT Insights for 2026 report from Unisys, most companies...

thursday 4

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Megan Poinski

Forbes Daily: Crypto Confidence Rises Amid Hope For Lower Interest Rates

Forbes Daily: Crypto Confidence Rises Amid Hope For Lower Interest Rates

The proposed billionaire tax in California is a long way from actually becoming law. But that hasn’t stopped some of the state’s wealthiest from...

thursday 2

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Danielle Chemtob

Warehouse With $35 Million Of Apple Devices Linked To Chinese Fraud Ring

Warehouse With $35 Million Of Apple Devices Linked To Chinese Fraud Ring

During three months in summer last year, over 30,000 Apple devices, worth some $35 million, were shipped to a warehouse in a small industrial park...

thursday 6

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Thomas Brewster

Your Medical Privacy Could Be At Risk, A New Lawsuit Shows

Your Medical Privacy Could Be At Risk, A New Lawsuit Shows

I magine you’ve confided in your doctor about a sensitive medical issue. You haven’t even disclosed the condition to your family. Then, a week...

thursday 7

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Monica Hunter-Hart

Members-Only Event: Personal Finance 2026: How To Make Smarter Money Decisions

Members-Only Event: Personal Finance 2026: How To Make Smarter Money Decisions

The beginning of the year is a great time to think about how to make smarter financial decisions in 2026. But with volatile interest rates,...

thursday 3

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Forbes Membership

Los Angeles Billionaire Moves To Nevada After California Threatens To Tax Wealth

Los Angeles Billionaire Moves To Nevada After California Threatens To Tax Wealth

On January 8th, an anonymous buyer shelled out $21 million for a 5,000-square-foot luxury penthouse at the swank Summit Club just outside Las...

thursday 9

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Chase Peterson-Withorn

5 Creator Marketing Trends Defining 2026, According To Experts

5 Creator Marketing Trends Defining 2026, According To Experts

Creator marketing steps into its power in 2026. Projected to surpass $40 billion globally, it remains the fastest-growing segment of the marketing...

thursday 9

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Katie Salcius

Inside The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Extravaganza

Inside The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Extravaganza

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at upcoming M&A activity, a ‘holy grail’ pill for sleep apnea, Pomelo Care’s expansion, Nvidia and...

14.01.2026 10

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Amy Feldman

5 State Employment Law Trends To Watch In 2026

5 State Employment Law Trends To Watch In 2026

States are increasingly stepping into the void created by congressional inactivity on employment regulation. State employment law developments have...

14.01.2026 7

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Michelle Travis

Private Equity Billionaire Michael Kim Wins Dispute With Korean Prosecutors Over Arrest Warrant

Private Equity Billionaire Michael Kim Wins Dispute With Korean Prosecutors Over Arrest Warrant

The Seoul Central District Court dismissed on Wednesday prosecutors’ request to issue arrest warrants for MBK Partners’ billionaire cofounder and...

14.01.2026 1

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Cat Wang

How CMOs Can Leverage Consumer Reviews To Build Trust

How CMOs Can Leverage Consumer Reviews To Build Trust

When it comes to personal brands, President Donald Trump has one that’s strong and well-defined. For the last four decades—as Trump has been a key...

14.01.2026 7

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Megan Poinski

How To Open A Trump Account In 2026: What To Know About IRS Form 4547

How To Open A Trump Account In 2026: What To Know About IRS Form 4547

Tax season is approaching, and for parents of minor children, there’s a new form worth paying attention to. The IRS has finally released Form 4547,...

14.01.2026 30

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Kelly Phillips Erb

Forbes Daily: The K-Shaped Economy Is Hitting The Airline Industry

Forbes Daily: The K-Shaped Economy Is Hitting The Airline Industry

The K-shaped economic divide between the rich and poor is showing up in airline balance sheets. Delta exceeded expectations for its fourth quarter...

14.01.2026 2

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Danielle Chemtob

Brightline Hires Ex-Eurostar Chief As Vegas Bullet Train Costs Climb

Brightline Hires Ex-Eurostar Chief As Vegas Bullet Train Costs Climb

Brightline, the private passenger railway created by billionaire investor Wes Edens, has tapped Nicolas Petrovic, a past head of the high-speed...

14.01.2026 2

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Alan Ohnsman

Why Trump’s Threats To Fed Independence Aren’t Troubling Stocks

Why Trump’s Threats To Fed Independence Aren’t Troubling Stocks

F ederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a blunt message Sunday night. The Department of Justice had served the central bank with grand jury...

14.01.2026 8

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Brandon Kochkodin

Treasury Turns A Little-Known Financial Weapon On Minnesota Benefits Fraud

Treasury Turns A Little-Known Financial Weapon On Minnesota Benefits Fraud

T he federal government is stepping up its response to alleged government benefits fraud in Minnesota. During a visit to the Twin Cities this...

14.01.2026 4

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Kelly Phillips Erb

Here’s What The Richest Californians Would Pay Under The Proposed Billionaire Tax

Here’s What The Richest Californians Would Pay Under The Proposed Billionaire Tax

A number of billionaires in the Golden State are fired up over a possible one-time 5% tax on their wealth. The proposal, sponsored by the Service...

14.01.2026 8

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Forbes Wealth Team

Inside The Billionaire Tax Plan That Has Rich Californians Ready To Move

Inside The Billionaire Tax Plan That Has Rich Californians Ready To Move

T he proposed California wealth tax that has some of the state’s billionaires fuming, threatening to move (and even taking steps to do so), is an...

14.01.2026 10

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Janet Novack

Jerome Powell Faces DOJ Investigation Over Fed Renovation Testimony

Jerome Powell Faces DOJ Investigation Over Fed Renovation Testimony

Jerome Powell is the latest public official to face Justice Department scrutiny as the Trump administration expands its investigations into...

14.01.2026 8

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Steve Weisman

How CFOs Can Accelerate Growth Through Expansion

How CFOs Can Accelerate Growth Through Expansion

In 2026, CFOs are all in on tech transformation, according to Deloitte’s newest Signals Spotlight, published this morning. The survey polled 200...

13.01.2026 6

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Megan Poinski

Forbes Daily: Paramount Gets Tough In Its Fight For Warner Bros. Discovery

13.01.2026 1

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Danielle Chemtob

Malaysian Billionaire Jeffrey Cheah’s Sunway Launches $2.7 Billion Takeover Bid For Builder IJM

13.01.2026 10

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Yessar Rosendar

How Leaders Can Make AI Work For Every Employee

13.01.2026 6

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Aytekin Tank

Philippine Tycoon Federico Lopez-Led First Gen’s Renewable Arm Plans $1.7 Billion Geothermal Expansion

13.01.2026 1

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Ian Sayson

The IRS Is Surviving Another Budget Fight In Washington—Barely

13.01.2026 1

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Kelly Phillips Erb

AI Fraud Has Exploded. This Background-Check Startup Is Cashing In.

AI Fraud Has Exploded. This Background-Check Startup Is Cashing In.

Running criminal records checks on Uber drivers and other gig workers helped Checkr cofounder and CEO Daniel Yanisse grow his San Francisco-based...

13.01.2026 1

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Iain Martin

Trump Threatens To Block ExxonMobil From Venezuela Investments

Trump Threatens To Block ExxonMobil From Venezuela Investments

In a stunning escalation, President Donald Trump has threatened to bar ExxonMobil from operating in Venezuela after the company's CEO, Darren...

13.01.2026 1

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Dan Irvine

Why The Creator Economy Is Now Wall Street Ready

Why The Creator Economy Is Now Wall Street Ready

At $235 billion and growing at 22.5% CAGR, the creator economy has long since graduated from its “side hustle” roots. In 2025, it entered a new...

13.01.2026 2

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Ian Shepherd

Why Fractional Leadership Is Exploding As Full-Time Jobs Fade

13.01.2026 6

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Caroline Castrillon

Thousands Of Nurses At New York-Presbyterian/Columbia, Montefiore Medical Center And Mount Sinai On Strike

Thousands Of Nurses At New York-Presbyterian/Columbia, Montefiore Medical Center And Mount Sinai On Strike

This is a published version of Forbes’ Careers Newsletter. Click here to subscribe and get it in your inbox every Tuesday. Nearly 15,000 nurses are...

13.01.2026 8

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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares

Venezuela’s Restructuring May Move Markets, But Not U.S. Gas Prices

Venezuela’s Restructuring May Move Markets, But Not U.S. Gas Prices

Family budgets center on a range of items. Whether it’s a monthly housing payment, utility bills, groceries, entertainment or travel, one item at...

13.01.2026 10

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Vanessa Duplessie

Interest Rates Likely To Edge Lower In 2026, Fed Signals

13.01.2026 1

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Simon Moore

The Senate Has 3 Options In Obamacare Fight

13.01.2026 1

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Arthur L. Kellermann

Powered By AI, Crypto Fraud Is Now A $14 Billion Criminal Industry

Powered By AI, Crypto Fraud Is Now A $14 Billion Criminal Industry

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in...

13.01.2026 1

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Thomas Brewster

How Job Seekers Should Use AI To Get A New Job In 2026

12.01.2026 2

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Anne T. Griffin