This article first appeared in the Planet Money newsletter. You can sign up here. Who is rich in America, and how did they get there? That’s the central question of an eye-opening new book, The Everywhere Millionaire,…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Camila Valim. It has been edited for length and clarity.I spent two decades in corporate as head of marketing for an entertainment group. I left that job due to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Polymarket media exhibit at their pop-up experience launch shows data relating to potential political candidates popularity on March 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Kent/The Washington…
Demonstrators participate in the “Stop the AI Race” protest march in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Researchers who spoke to NPR say the leading AI companies are too focused on racing to develop more capable and…
Apple’s first folding phone is getting a tepid response Chinese consumers that are focused more on how much it costs versus existing foldables from domestic rivals.”I won’t buy it this year. I’ll buy the…
People walk past closed shops at the nearly empty traditional main bazaar during Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP…
President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Elon…
Apple CEO John Ternus holds the iPhone Duo during Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event at the company’s corporate headquarters, Apple Park, on September 9, 2026 in Cupertino, California. The event featured Apple product…
Accenture is sending an army of engineers onto the AI battlefield.The consulting giant and Google Cloud are teaming up to send 1,000 engineers to work with major clients on deploying AI agents, in a partnership they’re…
Hedge-fund manager Brian Kelly has his staff working 24/7, yet his payroll costs are a fraction of what they once were. That’s because Kelly — who previously ran a cryptocurrency hedge fund — created his new trading…