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Americans are escaping the U.S. for New Zealand where house prices have hit a new low—but only wealthy Americans with $3 million spare can invest
Americans are grabbing their passports and fleeing the country in hopes of leaving the nation’s problems behind. And more are flocking to the picturesque country of New Zealand, famous for its landscapes that served as the backdrop for Lord of the Rings and Avatar. Home prices in the nation are falling, making way for potential…
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Emily Blunt is worth $80 million and just pocketed $15 million for her latest film—but she once wanted to be a Spanish translator for the UN
Emily Blunt just took home a cool $15 million for her role on Disclosure Day—hot off the back of a $12.5 million payday for reprising her role as Emily Charlton on The Devil Wears Prada 2. But she could have been earning a much more modest income had she pursued her original dream career. That’s…
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CEO of $248 billion cybersecurity company says workers are about to face a ‘Darwinian moment’ thanks to AI: Evolve or get cut
As AI automates routine tasks and redefines entire roles, the tools are creating a new workplace survival test—one where workers must evolve, or risk being left in the dust. Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warns that 90% of employees at big companies aren’t AI savvy—and it could determine the fate of their careers in…
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U.S. Polo Assn. CEO was told he wasn’t right for a promotion—so he ‘outworked’ anyone else who wanted the job for 6 months straight
Today, he hosts polo events with Prince William and runs a $2.7 billion empire—but J. Michael Prince’s first taste of leadership was a complete accident. Not only that, he was almost passed over entirely. When the CFO role opened up at Converse in 2005—then freshly acquired by Nike—Prince had been on the payroll for barely…
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Remote-first fintech giant Revolut is making the office compulsory for new Gen Z grads—and they’ll earn flexibility like their peers after one year
After five years of offering staff work-from-anywhere perks, Revolut is pulling back on its “remote-first” policy—but just for some young hires. Now, the London-based company will require fresh-faced graduate workers to come into the office at least three days a week. For years, the business has endorsed envy-inducing flexibility benefits, like allowing staffers to log…
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Wall Street billionaire turned an hour meeting with Disney’s cofounder into an entire day together—all he did was read a report most analysts ignored
It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from—first impressions can shape an entire career. Just ask Henry Kravis. Long before he had $16.5 billion to his name by cofounding KKR, one of the largest private equity firms in the world, Kravis was a college graduate trying to find his footing on Wall…
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Warren Buffett breaks from a ‘lifetime’ pledge to the Gates Foundation as the Epstein fallout deepens
The Bill Gates-Warren Buffett relationship is fraying. The Oracle of Omaha has reportedly paused his annual gift to the Gates Foundation due to the Microsoft cofounder’s ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to The Wall Street Journal. People familiar with Buffett’s plans told WSJ Buffett is delaying his decision until later this…
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Target is starting to track employees’ unexcused lateness and absences with a points system—and if they rack up 12, they’re fired
The post-pandemic days of coffee badging and logging in from the couch may be coming to an end. More employers have been rolling out novel ways to keep tabs on workers’ whereabouts. And now, retail giant Target is doubling down on its attendance policy with a new points system. Starting this September, Target will begin…
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Dave Portnoy quit an $80K sales job to start Barstool—he hand-delivered papers in a secondhand van while living with his girlfriend’s mom for 6 years
Before Dave Portnoy was running Barstool Sports, stirring the pot on social media, or even reviewing pizza slices—he was just another recent college graduate with no clear career path. “I was essentially like every other white middle-class dude in the world with a liberal arts degree,” he described in a new book, Cancel Me If…
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Elon Musk on MacKenzie Scott giving away $26 billion of her fortune: ‘sadly,’ it makes the world a worse place
MacKenzie Scott has become one of the most affluent philanthropists of our time. After all, she’s given away more than $26 billion during the past few years to thousands of organizations through her organization Yield Giving. While many of her recipients had never received a gift of that size and many have called them life-changing…