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Apple CEO Tim Cook
Success
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
By Emma BurleighDecember 12, 2025
Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater Associates speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal's 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City.
Big Tech
Nvidia turns negative after Ray Dalio warns the latest market boom is a ‘big bubble with big wealth gaps’ poised for a politically explosive bust
By Eva RoytburgNovember 20, 2025
Workers in meeting
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Gen Z wants to know what their coworkers earn—so they’re being more transparent about pay and shunning employers who hide salaries
By Jessica CoacciNovember 11, 2025
President Trump and Elon Musk
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America’s wealthiest billionaires got $698 billion richer this year—and Trump’s tax policy could give them a new windfall
By Emma BurleighNovember 4, 2025
EBT Accepted Here sign.
Law
Single mother sues — and beats — Kentucky for kicking her off food stamps because she bought food at the store where she worked
By Sylvia Goodman and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2025
Bill Ackman closeup
Finance
Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman shares the secret that got him through his lowest moments 
By Irina IvanovaJune 8, 2025
Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk stand in a crowd
Politics
Trump’s tax hike on millionaires is back on the table—but experts say it won’t make a dent in the ultra-rich
By Irina IvanovaMay 11, 2025
The real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it
Commentary
The real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it
By Claudio Fernández-Aráoz and Greg NagelApril 15, 2025
Trump promised no taxes on tips and Social Security. But you still need to pay them this year
Personal Finance
Trump promised no taxes on tips and Social Security. But you still need to pay them this year
By Alicia AdamczykMarch 31, 2025
a frustrated business woman with glass on at her computer
Lifestyle
It will take 134 years for the world to reach gender equality, JPMorgan says
By Anna Kitanaka and BloombergMarch 7, 2025
Children seen through a school playground fence in New York City
Success
The secret to getting rich quicker might be living in a small town. Return to office is making that harder
By Preston ForeMarch 7, 2025
Millennials’ midlife crisis looks different from their parents’ sports cars and mistresses—it’s a ‘crisis of purpose and engagement’
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Millennials’ midlife crisis looks different from their parents’ sports cars and mistresses—it’s a ‘crisis of purpose and engagement’
By Sydney LakeMarch 4, 2025
A young businesswoman leading a meeting
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Women are officially the economy’s power players—outpacing men in both income and spending growth, BofA report says
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 22, 2025
Businesswoman leading informal meeting in modern open plan office
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U.K. millennials will probably never experience the same income boom as Gen X and baby boomers, major study shows
By Ryan HoggDecember 19, 2024
Photo illustration combining a photo of Harvey Schien holding a baby and a stock chart
Leadership
Inside a Fortune 500 CEO’s manic plan to escape the U.S. ‘death tax’: ‘It’s not that I’m selfish for myself’
By Lila MacLellanNovember 23, 2024
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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last yearplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
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Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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Elon Musk on MacKenzie Scott giving away $26 billion of her fortune: 'Sadly,' it makes the world a worse placeplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJune 29, 2026
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