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With Amazon Shares Near $1,000, Jeff Bezos Could Soon Be the World’s Richest Man

By Robert Frank, CNBC

With Amazon's stock price brushing $1,000 , Jeff Bezos is within striking distance of becoming the world's richest man. As of Friday's close, Bezos was worth $85.1 billion, according to the Bloomberg...
Snake Eyes on a Plane: Why United’s Boss Is Another Out-of-Touch CEO

By Ciro Scotti

Wells Fargo’s former CEO John Stumpf didn’t get it. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick didn’t get it (and probably never will). Now it seems to be dawning on United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz that he didn’t get...
The 20 Richest People in the World

By Janna Herron

Since Election Day, the stock market has jumped 11 percent, growing the net worth of Americans with 401(k)s and other investments. Some of the world’s richest people have not fared quite as well.
The Most Overpaid CEO in America

By Beth Braverman

A new report takes a close look at CEO pay to determine which top executives may be taking home more than they deserve.
Millennials Aren’t Going Cashless -- but the End of Cash Is Coming

By Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC

If millennials are supposed to be the first generation going mostly cashless, they are making the move halfheartedly. Millennials still rely on cash — 80 percent of millennials carry greenbacks. And...

Mark Cuban: 5 Essential Rules for Starting a Business

By Marguerite Ward , CNBC

It is an exciting time for anyone who's ever dreamed of being their own boss. Across the U.S., new start-up hubs are growing and a variety of policies are making it easier to start a business. But...
The Big Problem With Peter Thiel’s Defense of Donald Trump

By Eric Pianin

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel likes to say that the problem with the news media is that it takes Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “literally, but not seriously,” while he and...
These Ex-Congress Members Are Making Big Bucks on Corporate Boards

By Eric Pianin

For many former Republican and Democratic lawmakers, the road to retirement from Congress has been paved with gold. Scores of former lawmakers with proven expertise and easy access to their one-time...
Is It Time for a 30-Hour Workweek? Amazon Gives It a Try

By Catherine Clifford, CNBC

For today's always-on, ever-connected workers, it's no surprise that the traditional 9-to-5 is dying. But what will the new normal look like? Rather than expecting employees to work more, some...
14 Things That Might Surprise You About Warren Buffett

By Elena Holodny, Business Insider

Warren Buffett has been incredibly successful, and he's extremely wealthy. In fact, he's worth about $62.1 billion right now. But how much is $62.1 billion really, and how good is Buffett at...

Most Americans Won’t Take a New Job If It Doesn’t Offer This

By Beth Braverman

The U.S. economy is nearly back to full employment, which means that workers can be a bit pickier about their next jobs. For 78 percent of Americans, that means factoring in health insurance benefits...
Once Again, Economists Say Wage Growth Is Coming ‘Soon’

By Rob Garver

On Friday morning, Paul Ashworth, the chief U.S. economist for Capital Economics, was singing the refrain that has come to seem almost painfully familiar to U.S. workers when he noted, “A meaningful...
Soros Warns We May Be Repeating 2008 Crisis

By Matt Clinch, CNBC

Billionaire financier George Soros is warning of an impending financial markets crisis as investors around the world were roiled by turmoil in China trade for the second time this week. Speaking at...
Why Ralph Lauren Stepped Down as CEO of His Fashion Empire

By Millie Dent

Luxury lifestyle brand Ralph Lauren Corp. has been having a rough year in the market, and the just-announced moved to hire a new CEO to replace its eponymous founder speaks to just how challenging...
Forbes Confirms It: Trump Is Exaggerating His Wealth

By The Week Staff, TheWeek.com

What's a couple billion dollars worth to Donald Trump? It turns out it might be more than he claims: According to Forbes editor Randall Lane, it's not unusual to catch billionaires lying about their...

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