America’s billionaires are older than ever, with one in five already in their 80s or 90s. That doesn’t mean they are necessarily slowing down. Warren Buffett took a seat on stage at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting for the sixtieth – and likely final time in May. He wore a red tie that matched the two cans of Coca-Cola in front …
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The rich are different from other people — and that also applies to the share of their income they pay in taxes, according to a new study from University of California, Berkeley, economists. The individuals who make up the Forbes 400 list, topped by Tesla CEO Elon Musk with a fortune of $244 billion, paid an average effective tax rate of …
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Snooty Nantucket residents furious over the arrival of a chain store on their ritzy island are demanding its closure. Roller Rabbit, a pricey, high-end sleepwear brand with a dozen locations nationwide, opened its latest shop earlier this year, right in the heart of Nantucket’s upscale downtown, according to Nantucket Current. But its arrival has sparked a ferocious backlash, as it …
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As the number of billionaires continues to grow, so does the list of their out-the-box demands and the number of people tasked with catering to them. Roles within the entourage of the super elite include everything from housekeepers and chauffeurs, to personal travel experts and tech support. Between 2020 and 2024, the combined wealth of the top 10 billionaires in …
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Bill Hoogterp has spent decades advising celebrities, CEOs, and rising stars inside some of America’s most powerful boardrooms. Through his coaching firm, LifeHikes, he’s helped more than 700,000 professionals level up their communication and leadership skills—and personally worked one-on-one with “thousands” of executives, many of whom appear on Fortune’s most powerful lists. But if you think the secret to their …
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Fresh off a Ph.D. in astrophysics, science journalist Adam Becker moved to Silicon Valley with an academic’s acclimation to hearing the word “no.” “In academic science, you need to doubt yourself,” he says. “That’s essential to the process.” So it was strange to find himself suddenly surrounded by a culture that branded itself as data-oriented and scientific but where, he …
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