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John Furner, CEO, Walmart US
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Walmart CEO John Furner says even wealthy shoppers are now shopping at the discount grocery chain as high prices stretch six-figure earners
By Emma BurleighJune 8, 2026
Two young men participate in a meeting.
Success
Meet a 27-year-old software engineer who turned a 1.0 GPA in high school into a six-figure career at American Express
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 6, 2026
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Success
In 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 2, 2026
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
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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
By Emma BurleighJanuary 9, 2026
Young family stressed over finances
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People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states
By Emma BurleighDecember 5, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy
Politics
After lengthy delay, Trump administration releases $3.6 billion of funding for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
By Susan Haigh and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025
President Trump and Elon Musk
Success
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
U.S. consumer spending is increasingly driven by richer households
Retail
U.S. consumer spending is increasingly driven by richer households
By Alex Tanzi and BloombergOctober 11, 2024
A waitress serving breakfast to diners
Finance
Harris and Trump’s ‘no taxes on tips’ proposal is the rare idea that’s both unifying and unfair
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 25, 2024
A waitress carrying two plates of food
Politics
Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll
By Paolo ConfinoAugust 24, 2024
Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
Environment
Heatwave deaths expose air conditioning crisis: Elderly and minorities most at risk
By Anita SnowAugust 2, 2024
Girl looks at computer code on her laptop, with tablet next to hear open with a class lesson.
Education Articles
Google and Howard University to train underrepresented high schoolers in data analytics—and it’s free to students
By Preston ForeJuly 19, 2024
Tom Davidson, founder and CEO of EVERFI from Blackbaud, speaking at a panel.
Finance
An obscure 47-year-old law designed to right the historic wrongs of redlining was the ‘original ESG framework,’ execs say. Just look at how Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy have changed
By Dylan SloanMay 16, 2024
Motorist using a Tesla Supercharger
Tech
Cheap electric cars are finally here—but price cuts won’t translate to more sales until infrastructure catches up, experts say
By Dylan SloanApril 16, 2024
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Retail
Retail theft has gotten so bad Walmart is building a police station inside an Atlanta store
By Christiaan HetznerSeptember 8, 2023
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By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 5, 2026
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Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi worked from midnight until 5 a.m. as a receptionist to pay for her Yale degree—and she says ‘respect went up’ because of itplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJuly 6, 2026
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Even as Elon Musk calls philanthropy ‘very hard,’ everyday Americans gave a record $617 billion—despite feeling the squeeze over the cost of livingplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJuly 4, 2026
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