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Starbucks’ Howard Schultz moved to Seattle 44 years ago with his wife, dog, and not much else. Here’s how he built his $6.6 billion fortune

Schultz also just announced his move from Seattle to Miami.

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MacKenzie Scott gave away more than $7 billion last year—but her secretive style got her snubbed from a top donors list

“MacKenzie Scott is among the notable absences on the Philanthropy 50 list,” the Chronicle of Philanthropy said.

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Retirees wait for the day they can sell their homes and cash in—but there’s a secret Medicare ‘trap’ that could stop them in their tracks

Selling your home near retirement age can trigger a Medicare premium surcharge that costs thousands a year—and most retirees don't find out until...

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Gen Z is defiantly ‘giving up’ on ever owning a home and is spending more than saving, working less, and making risky investments, study shows

Researchers call it "financial nihilism." Here's what it looks like in practice.

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Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg used mortgages to buy multimillion-dollar mansions. Here’s why that’s a savvy financial decision

Even the world’s richest people borrow money to buy homes. Financial experts say mortgages can actually be a strategic wealth move for the ultra-rich.

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From thyroid cancer to 40‑hour fasts: Inside Daymond John’s obsession with biohacking and living longer

The Shark Tank star does cold plunges, red-light therapy, special experimental blood‑filtration treatments, and hyperbaric oxygen sessions to live...

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Gen Z is hacking the exorbitant costs of live events by ditching Coachella and opting for something actually affordable. Meet Breakaway

Breakaway Music Festival tickets can cost as little as $40 for a college student, but pack the same punch as other festivals with major artists like...

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Most Americans are woefully short on saving for retirement—Warren Buffett’s investing advice could help

The Oracle of Omaha says relying on this one strategy helped him grow his wealth.

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Kickstarter’s CEO stands by a 4-day workweek with a fully remote team, but admits it sometimes backfires

“It’s not all good,” Everett Taylor said. “You have to trust people to be responsible.”

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‘That resume goes right into the garbage’: Kevin O’Leary says it’s a ‘horrific signal’ for Gen Z to bring their parents to job interviews

A 2025 study showed 77% of surveyed Gen Z job seekers have brought a parent to a job interview.

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Gen Z can’t afford the American Dream—so they’ve traded homeownership for paying off debt. ‘Their debt feels heavier because it hits earlier’

Gen Zers carry an average of $94,000 in personal debt.

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State Farm is doling out $100 checks to 49 million customers. Here’s who qualifies and how to get paid

State Farm, the nation's largest auto insurer, said it's also recently issued other auto insurance rate reductions in many states.

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Dolly Parton’s philanthropy inspiration is her father who couldn’t read or write: ‘I saw how crippling that could be’

How Dolly Parton is using her $450 million net worth to do good.

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MacKenzie Scott gave away $7.2 billion in just one year. That’s more than Jeff Bezos and most other billionaires have donated in their lifetimes

Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth-richest man, has only donated one-fifth of what his ex-wife has. Her giving last year is more than his over his...

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The remote work fight isn’t over: Workers are willing to take a major pay cut, up to 25%, Harvard study shows

Harvard, Brown, and UCLA researchers found workers would be willing to take a massive pay cut to work from home.

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Amazon Ring’s founder is back with a hard pivot to AI. How Jamie Siminoff went from ‘Shark Tank’ reject to $1 billion brand

Ring’s founder wants to get the company back to his original vision.

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Jeff Bezos says being lazy, not working hard, is the root of anxiety: ‘The stress goes away the second I take that first step’

Bezos worked through decades of stress to build the No. 1 Fortune 500 company.

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McDonald’s CEO is a ‘supersubscriber’ of AI tools—and even used it to photoshop all his kids into a Christmas card

Chris Kempczinski said he’s also used AI to make recommendations for potential menu innovations like McRib Nuggets and Korean sauces.

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The workplace benefit 95% of workers want but aren’t satisfied with is a pretty basic one: bereavement leave, study shows

Research from Empathy’s 2026 Workplace Benefits Report, shared exclusively with Fortune, underscores a “clear gap” between what workers need...

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Steve Jobs adopted a no ‘bozos’ policy and said the best managers are those who never wanted the job—here are his 3 best management tips

Hiring only for “professional management” doesn’t work, Steve Jobs said.

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Big Tech is shelling out up to $1 million for new hires who will never have to write a line of code

“Flooding the bottom of the market has put a premium at the top,” an AI communications CEO said.

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‘I have a chip on my shoulder.’ Phoebe Gates wants her $185 million AI startup Phia to succeed with ‘no ties to my privilege or my last name’

The daughter of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates acknowledges her privilege, but says she’s building her own thing without their help.

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MacKenzie Scott’s historic $20 million donation to a community college is now mired in controversy amid ongoing investigation

Santa Barbara City College’s board of trustees has launched an internal investigation over an unauthorized use of Scott’s donation.

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Amazon exec says the most important lessons from Jeff Bezos were the power of the 16 leadership principles he once dismissed as a ‘cult’

“Jeff [Bezos] didn't come down from the mountaintop with these leadership principles carved in stone,” said longtime employee Doug Herrington.

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You need $2 million to retire and ‘almost no one is close,’ BlackRock CEO warns, a problem that Gen X will make ‘harder and nastier’

Many Americans have less than $150,000 saved for retirement.

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Lowe’s CEO used to make $4.35 an hour working at Target. His secret to climbing the corporate ladder was volunteering for jobs ‘nobody else wanted’

“I had to find a way to differentiate myself,” Marvin Ellison said.

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Blackstone mogul warned of ‘urgent need’ for AI preparedness—Now he’s turning his $48 billion fortune into a top philanthropic foundation

Stephen Schwarzman is committing his wealth to his foundation, which could become one of the largest in the world.

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MacKenzie Scott says her college roommate loaned her $1,000 so she wouldn’t have to drop out—and is now inspiring her to give away billions

MacKenzie Scott has donated $26 billion in the past several years.

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The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says

“Builders are clearly responding to today’s affordability pressures,” said Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale.

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The Gen Z job nightmare is so bad that even billionaires are worried their kids won’t be able to keep a job, says wealth advisor to the 0.1%

It’s a “very real concern” for the ultrawealthy that their children aren’t prepared for the future, wealth adviser Tom Thiegs told Fortune.

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‘We inherited a very damaged brand’: Red Lobster CEO says the seafood chain could kill more locations and menu items to stay afloat

Damola Adamolekun believes Red Lobster can have the “greatest comeback in the history of the restaurant industry.”

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U.S. Olympians earn just 5% of what Singapore pays—many are forced to juggle jobs as baristas, brokers, and dentists just to get by

Most Olympians don’t bring home a major paycheck for their sport.

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As billionaires bail, Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on California with $50 million donation

The Meta founder’s donation to Sacramento State will help build “state-of-the-art STEM facilities” and a dedicated AI center.

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Bill Gates is shedding houses that are part of his $132 million Xanadu 2.0 compound—a reversal from his feelings about downsizing

The latest listing goes to show how much of the exclusive hillside neighborhood Gates has acquired during the past three decades.

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How much will the winners (and losers) of Super Bowl LX get paid?

Super Bowl LX will deliver six-figure checks to everyone on the field—but exactly how much depends on who wins.

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AI can make anyone rich: Mark Cuban says it could turn ‘just one dude in a basement’ into a trillionaire

The billionaire former "Shark Tank" star and Dallas Mavericks owner is a dedicated AI user.

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Rocket CEO says U.S. mortgage industry is a ‘tale of two cities.’ His booming business shows a broader reality for American homebuyers

“Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest that they've been in the past three years,” Varun Krishna said, “and Rocket was right there to capitalize.”

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Bill Gates ‘has to answer’ for Epstein files mentions, Melinda French Gates says, weeks after record $8 billion donation in divorce settlement

“They need to answer to those things, not me,” French Gates told NPR.

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U.S. Olympians earn just 5% of what Singapore pays—many are forced to juggle jobs as baristas, brokers, and dentists just to get by

Most Olympians don’t bring home a major paycheck for their sport.

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The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cut 70 jobs as the Meta CEO’s philanthropy goes all in on mission to ‘cure or prevent all disease’

“We want to really double down” on AI-powered biomedical research, Mark Zuckerberg said.

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Walmart doubles down on health, giving 3,000 pharmacy workers a promotion and a raise of up to 86%—with no college degree required

A Walmart spokesperson told Fortune it’s “very easy” for associates in other roles to move into a pharmacy job.

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JPMorgan, BofA will match the $1,000 ‘Trump Accounts’ for employees’ children. Here’s how to open an account

"By matching this contribution, we’re making it easier for them to start saving early, invest wisely, and plan for their family’s financial...

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Ryan Serhant thinks the American Dream was just a ‘slogan created by banks,’ but it was really about FDR, the Great Depression, and an economic crisis

"It’s like student debt. Everyone needs to go to college. It was a device to create interest payments on student debt."

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Gates Foundation plans to give away $9 billion in 2026 to prepare for the 2045 closure while slashing hundreds of jobs

Who will take the reins of philanthropy with the Gates Foundation absent?

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The $1,000 night out: Authentic Live is all-in on Gen Z’s obsession with the experience economy, hosting events with celebrities in tentpole moments

Gen Z and millennials are “craving for tactile experiences,” Dan Dienst, executive vice chairman of tactical opportunities at Authentic Brands...

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Meet Bad Bunny, Super Bowl headliner: Son of a truck driver and English teacher used to work at a grocery store before becoming a SoundCloud superstar

Best known for his 2018 hit “I Like It” with Cardi B and J Balvin, Bad Bunny first rose to fame with “Diles,” which has grown to over 1...

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Winter Storm Fern is about to slam 230 million Americans. Here’s what stores and restaurants typically stay open during severe weather

Delivery options could be impacted, too.

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Michelle Obama clarifies her famous ‘go high’ motto: it’s not about anger or pain, but more about putting a safety lock on a gun

Having a platform is “like a gun,” Obama said. “Learn how to use it, put the safety lock on.”

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Inside Davos’ pricey power club: Why executives spend up to $1 million a year for access

Microsoft and McKinsey are among the U.S. companies spending up to $1 million each just to sponsor a Davos venue.

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If you want to be financially independent at a young age, don’t buy a house, serial investor says. Home ownership is just an ‘expensive indulgence’

“Your mortgage is just the starting point,” said author JL Collins.

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