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Money makes money: Children of parents with expensive mega mansions get offered the best jobs—and new research has revealed why

For every $133,800 of extra property wealth their parents had, U.K.’s rich kids were $20,000 better off. They also have more access to high-paying...

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Zoe Saldaña has been crowned the highest-grossing actor, with a $15.5 billion Hollywood portfolio—beating Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson to the top spot

Academy Award-winning actress Zoe Saldaña has starred in some of the biggest franchises of all time, from “Avatar” and “Stark Trek” to...

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Despite his $2.6 billion net worth, MrBeast says he’s having to borrow cash and doesn’t even have enough money in his bank account to buy McDonald’s

Jimmy Donaldson, the world’s most popular YouTuber and founder of $5 billion business Beast Industries, claims he doesn’t “technically” have...

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Echoing the Great Recession, Gen Z graduates are pouring into education, with Teach For America reporting a 43% surge

Teach for America’s recent hiring surge reflects Gen Zers wanting an “opportunity for purpose and responsibility at a time where many entry jobs...

12.01.2026 2

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Despite getting flak for being woke and lazy, an exec at $62 billion giant Colgate says Gen Z workers are actually ‘pushing us to get better’

Sally Massey, the chief human resources officer at the $62 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive, is hitting back that young staffers aren’t the career...

10.01.2026 10

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Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon out-earns the average American’s salary in less than 20 hours—during a typical 30-minute commute, he’s already made $1,563

Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon started out at the company making $6.50 hourly unloading trailers, and after four decades of climbing the ranks, he...

09.01.2026 4

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Diary of a CEO founder says he hired someone with ‘zero’ work experience because she ‘thanked the security guard by name’ before the interview

A virtually blank resume may spook employers, but job candidates don’t need a lengthy work career to land a gig—after all, one of Steven...

08.01.2026 4

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Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’

Pharma chain Apotek Hjärtat is footing the bill for its employees to text their friends, go out to lunch, or catch up over a phone call. It could...

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Warren Buffett left his Berkshire Hathaway job with a parting lesson for young Gen Z workers: Who you work with matters more than your starting salary

The prolific investor, entrepreneur, and Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, advises young professionals to be selective about jobs and bosses—but not...

06.01.2026 4

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Meet Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway—the billionaire boss got his start in business selling empty soda bottles for 5 cents

Warren Buffett’s successor Greg Abel first made money dispersing fliers and redeeming empty soda bottles. Now he's the billionaire CEO of Berkshire...

05.01.2026 4

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Even top CEOs check their phones first thing in the morning—these are the apps business executives are reaching for

Business leaders are checking weather, wellness, news, email, and messaging apps every morning, with one Visa exec "addicted" to LinkedIn and Lyft’s...

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CEOs say they are unplugging from the top job by cancelling all meetings and playing with Legos over the holidays

The leaders behind tech companies and multimillion-dollar cookie empires weigh in on work-life balance during the holidays—from strict screen time...

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Here are the top 15 highest-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree: from detectives to flight attendants

Gen Zers wanting to skip out on costly degrees don’t have to sacrifice their career success; six-figure blue collar jobs and cushy office gigs are...

29.12.2025 10

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The ‘occupations most exposed to AI automation’ actually outperform the rest of the job market, new research reveals

A new Vanguard study reveals that the 100 professions rubbing shoulders with AI the most are thriving, but admits there will be some “distinct labor...

27.12.2025 10

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The books, TV series, and podcasts CEOs are tuning into this holiday season to unwind and elevate their careers in 2026

Fortune got a sneak peek into what CEOs will be reading, watching, and listening to this holiday season from The Diary of a CEO to Love Actually.

26.12.2025 10

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Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business

Xu Bo, the founder of one of China’s largest mobile gaming companies, is looking to have “50 high-quality sons” in the U.S. to take over his...

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This millennial home designer spent 9 months building a replica of ‘The Holiday’ cottage—now it’s renting fast at $499 a night

Lucy Small, a Georgia-based home designer, had 4,000 fans lined up to rent her festive cottage rental years before it hit the market. She says the...

24.12.2025 7

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CEOs reveal their New Year’s resolutions for 2026: From 8-day bike races and AI training, to finally cracking 7 hours of sleep a night

Beyond the boardroom, CEOs are setting goalposts for their own growth. Here’s what execs are hoping to achieve in 2026.

24.12.2025 6

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Goldman Sachs CEO says the best job candidate isn’t the ‘smartest person in the world’—instead, he hires just ‘smart enough’ talent for this reason

Relying on book smarts over real-life expertise won’t get one hired at the $268 billion bank, says Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon.

22.12.2025 4

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Is AI really killing finance and banking jobs? Experts say Wall Street’s layoffs may be more hype than takeover—for now

“I think there’s a little bit of smoke and mirrors there,” said NYU Stern’s Robert Seamans.

21.12.2025 4

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Steve Jobs sold his Volkswagen to raise $1,300 for Apple’s first computer—he became a millionaire just two years later at 23

Steve Jobs sold his car to raise enough money to build Apple’s first computer. Just one year later, the tech titan already reeled in nearly $3...

19.12.2025 3

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Kate Winslet blasts nepo baby label—she says her children aren’t able to ‘get jobs or gain respect’ just because of her fame and $65 million fortune

Her two Gen Z children have starred in her films, but Oscar award-winning actress Kate Winslet says nepo baby allegations are "silly."

18.12.2025 5

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Britain’s defense chief calls on Gen Z grads leaving university to skip corporate jobs and join the military as war with Russia becomes a growing risk

The U.K. Chief of the Defense Staff Sir Richard Knighton urged college-degree holders to enter the arms industry. The government’s $66.7 million...

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Chess.com cofounder says it took a pinch of delusion to bring the traditional game online—and it’s a ‘requirement for every successful entrepreneur’

Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch says that “necessity breeds genius.” An onslaught of life crises and a dash of self-delusion pushed him to create...

15.12.2025 3

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Gen Z grads are now being given ‘resilience’ training at PwC U.K. to toughen up for the job—like taking criticisms on the chin

PwC U.K.’s chief people officer described resilience as the ability to handle day-to-day work dynamics—especially pressure, criticism, or sticky...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook out-earns the average American’s salary in just 7 hours—to put that into context, he could buy a new $439,000 home in just 2 days

Apple CEO Tim Cook has a $74.6 million pay package. Within the 30 minutes it takes most people to commute to the office, Cook is already $4,256...

12.12.2025 10

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Sheryl Sandberg breaks down why it’s a troubling time for women in the workplace right now

Hundreds of thousands of working women left the U.S. workforce this year, while issues of gender stereotyping, workplace harassment, and lackluster...

12.12.2025 10

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Apple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’

The late Steve Jobs spent decades scaling Apple into the $4.1 trillion tech behemoth it is today. Even during turbulent times, he said, “the only...

11.12.2025 4

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Walmart’s retiring CEO Doug McMillon spent 40 years climbing the ranks—he reveals the one thing he’s most looking forward to is a ‘blank calendar’

McMillon worked his way up from a Walmart warehouse worker making $6.50 hourly to CEO with a $26.5 million compensation package. Now, he’s looking...

10.12.2025 3

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With millions of Gen Zers unemployed globally, the UK is tackling the crisis with a $965 million package that will get young people working in AI, hospitality, and engineering

Over the next three years, the U.K. government will spend nearly $1 billion getting Gen Z NEETs back into the workforce—meanwhile, young Americans...

10.12.2025 5

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Kimberly-Clark exec is one of 76 women in the Fortune 500 with her title—she says bosses used to compare her to their daughters when she got promoted

Only 18% of chief supply chain officers in the F500 are women, including Kimberly-Clark’s Tamera Fenske. But she doesn’t just pay it forward to...

07.12.2025 10

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This millennial home designer spent 9 months building a replica of ‘The Holiday’ cottage—now it’s renting fast at $499 a night

Lucy Small, a Georgia-based home designer, had 4,000 fans lined up to rent her festive cottage rental years before it hit the market. She says the...

28.11.2025 8

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Meet the world’s 29 ‘super-billionaires’ fueling the wealth gap and boasting a collective fortune of $4 trillion

Superbillionaires like Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg are enjoying eye-watering wealth gains thanks to America’s AI revolution.

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Founder of $100 million company never unplugs from work, but encourages her team to have work-life balance: ‘They didn’t sign up to be entrepreneurs’

Nicole Bernard Dawes, founder of Nixie and $100 million snack brand Late July, says her lack of work-life balance is a “self-inflicted situation,”...

26.11.2025 4

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Slack cofounder says workers and CEOs can get stuck doing ‘fake’ work like pre-meetings and slide shows

Slack and Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield says even CEOs and directors are guilty of doing “fake” work—and it‘s on managers to ensure...

26.11.2025 5

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South Korean banks offer baby bonuses, flexible schedules, and years-long sabbaticals while U.S. women leave the workforce in droves

Some South Korean banks are offering “parental resignation” programs while America’s RTO shift is forcing women out of their jobs.

21.11.2025 4

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Michelle Obama shares one easy tip for professionalism that built her confidence and helped her be successful

The attorney and former U.S. First Lady never follows trends, wears outfits that make her feel beautiful, and tailors all her clothes to make...

19.11.2025 5

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This 24-year-old ditched the U.S. to work in Chile—now, she has better work-life balance and saves more than $1,200 a month

Leeah Derenoncourt is one of many digital nomads uprooting their lives in America and heading for greener pastures—and the lower cost-of-living...

16.11.2025 10

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp says prestigious college grads are doomed. People with expert knowledge will ‘make a lot more money’

The leader of the $439 billion tech company says those with niche knowledge will make “a lot more money” than Ivy League graduates with general...

13.11.2025 3

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Warren Buffett says ‘accumulating great amounts of money’ doesn’t achieve greatness—He still lives in a $31,500 Nebraska home and clipped coupons

Berkshire Hathaway mogul Buffett, worth $150 billion, says kindness is more golden than big bank accounts. He still eats at McDonald’s, and says...

12.11.2025 4

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The CEO who transformed Coach into a luxury powerhouse shares the grueling interview process he uses to vet candidates

Lew Frankfort, who helmed $5 billion luxury giant Coach for nearly 30 years, developed a three-part “immersive interviewing” tactic to “force a...

11.11.2025 4

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Goldman Sachs says we’re not in an AI bubble, and its young multimillionaire clientele are all-in on AI-energy investments and healthcare innovations

Goldman Sachs brought together 100 ultra-rich clientele at its annual At the Helm summit—but beyond Navy SEAL training and legacy chats with actress...

09.11.2025 20

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Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over

While a tax bill aimed to cripple liberal philanthropic foundations may upend billionaire giving, charitable vagabonds like MacKenzie Scott are...

06.11.2025 3

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Kamala Harris says there’s enough pie for everyone to have a slice of success—and workers who think otherwise are guilty of ‘provincial thinking’

Former U.S. VP Kamala Harris slams staff who “knocked down” her success: “It was counterproductive…We rose and fell together.”

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Palantir says college is no longer a reliable training ground—so it hired 22 high school students instead: ‘Skip the debt. Skip the indoctrination.’

22 Gen Zers are currently graduating from Palantir’s Meritocracy Fellowship, as CEO Alex Karp calls his company "the best credential in tech."

05.11.2025 6

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America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year, while the average home earned $83,000—and the gap’s set to get wider under Trump

The top 10 richest U.S. billionaires took home 833,631x more money than the typical American home, and inequality could get worse thanks to President...

04.11.2025 3

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

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

03.11.2025 3

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This founder went from designing Happy Meal toys to making prosthetic skulls for a living—and her company now rakes in $20 million a year

Entrepreneur Nancy Hairston founded 3D medical-design company MedCAD after designing McDonald’s Happy Meal toys and Bratz dolls—and her products...

02.11.2025 9

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Former VP Kamala Harris says she went through a nine-hour interview to land the job—but she couldn’t escape ‘gold medal depression’ even when she won

Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman to take on the roles of San Francisco DA, California attorney general, and U.S. vice president—but...

31.10.2025 3

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The CEOs of Apple, Airbnb, and PepsiCo agree on one thing: life as a business leader is incredibly lonely

Leaders of billion-dollar behemoths including Airbnb’s Brian Chesky and Apple’s Tim Cook say the top job is isolating, and entrepreneurs should...

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