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Baby boomers now hold $85 trillion in wealth, more than any generation in U.S. history.
But this isn’t about “better financial decisions.”
It’s about timing, luck… and economic conditions younger generations simply never had.
But this isn’t about “better financial decisions.”
It’s about timing, luck… and economic conditions younger generations simply never had.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Baby boomers now hold $85 trillion in wealth, more than any generation in U.S. history.
But this isn’t about “better financial decisions.”
It’s about timing, luck… and economic conditions younger generations simply never had.
But this isn’t about “better financial decisions.”
It’s about timing, luck… and economic conditions younger generations simply never had.
Nvidia just posted record Q3 revenue of $57B, up 62% YoY, and blew past Wall Street expectations.
Net income hit $32B, up 65%. This isn’t slowdown energy. It’s acceleration.
Net income hit $32B, up 65%. This isn’t slowdown energy. It’s acceleration.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nvidia just posted record Q3 revenue of $57B, up 62% YoY, and blew past Wall Street expectations.
Net income hit $32B, up 65%. This isn’t slowdown energy. It’s acceleration.
Net income hit $32B, up 65%. This isn’t slowdown energy. It’s acceleration.
Curve, once aiming for a $50–60B IPO, has been sold to Lloyds for just £120m.
A brutal end to one of the UK’s loudest fintech ambitions.
A brutal end to one of the UK’s loudest fintech ambitions.
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Curve, once aiming for a $50–60B IPO, has been sold to Lloyds for just £120m.
A brutal end to one of the UK’s loudest fintech ambitions.
A brutal end to one of the UK’s loudest fintech ambitions.
A major antitrust milestone in the US: a federal judge has ruled that Meta can keep Instagram and WhatsApp.
After years of legal battles, the court decided Meta did not create an illegal monopoly in social media by buying its rivals.
After years of legal battles, the court decided Meta did not create an illegal monopoly in social media by buying its rivals.
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A major antitrust milestone in the US: a federal judge has ruled that Meta can keep Instagram and WhatsApp.
After years of legal battles, the court decided Meta did not create an illegal monopoly in social media by buying its rivals.
After years of legal battles, the court decided Meta did not create an illegal monopoly in social media by buying its rivals.
Consulting firms talk a lot about “talent”, but BearingPoint is taking it literally.
Their new BEST programme funds and develops young athletes (14–25) across Germany, from basketball + football to chess, Telemark skiing and even solar-powered motorsport.
Their new BEST programme funds and develops young athletes (14–25) across Germany, from basketball + football to chess, Telemark skiing and even solar-powered motorsport.
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Consulting firms talk a lot about “talent”, but BearingPoint is taking it literally.
Their new BEST programme funds and develops young athletes (14–25) across Germany, from basketball + football to chess, Telemark skiing and even solar-powered motorsport.
Their new BEST programme funds and develops young athletes (14–25) across Germany, from basketball + football to chess, Telemark skiing and even solar-powered motorsport.
Novartis is going all-in on the U.S., and Trump’s pressure campaign on Big Pharma appears to be working.
The Swiss pharma giant is building a “flagship drug manufacturing hub” in North Carolina as part of a $23B US investment plan.
The Swiss pharma giant is building a “flagship drug manufacturing hub” in North Carolina as part of a $23B US investment plan.
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Novartis is going all-in on the U.S., and Trump’s pressure campaign on Big Pharma appears to be working.
The Swiss pharma giant is building a “flagship drug manufacturing hub” in North Carolina as part of a $23B US investment plan.
The Swiss pharma giant is building a “flagship drug manufacturing hub” in North Carolina as part of a $23B US investment plan.
The UK jobs market isn’t dead, but it’s increasingly dominated by candidate supply, rather than employer demand.
• According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people on payroll fell by 117,000 in the past year, while job vacancies are broadly unchanged at ~723,000.
• According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people on payroll fell by 117,000 in the past year, while job vacancies are broadly unchanged at ~723,000.
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The UK jobs market isn’t dead, but it’s increasingly dominated by candidate supply, rather than employer demand.
• According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people on payroll fell by 117,000 in the past year, while job vacancies are broadly unchanged at ~723,000.
• According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people on payroll fell by 117,000 in the past year, while job vacancies are broadly unchanged at ~723,000.
Bird was worth $2.5B in 2019.
It wanted to kill cars with scooters.
📲 App-based rentals
🛴 “Micro-mobility” for the win
🚀 Fastest startup to reach unicorn status (in less than a year)
By 2023? Bankrupt.
It wanted to kill cars with scooters.
📲 App-based rentals
🛴 “Micro-mobility” for the win
🚀 Fastest startup to reach unicorn status (in less than a year)
By 2023? Bankrupt.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Bird was worth $2.5B in 2019.
It wanted to kill cars with scooters.
📲 App-based rentals
🛴 “Micro-mobility” for the win
🚀 Fastest startup to reach unicorn status (in less than a year)
By 2023? Bankrupt.
It wanted to kill cars with scooters.
📲 App-based rentals
🛴 “Micro-mobility” for the win
🚀 Fastest startup to reach unicorn status (in less than a year)
By 2023? Bankrupt.
Cloud layoffs are surging again, 150,000+ roles gone since 2022.
And here’s the truth: most cuts have nothing to do with performance. The real reasons are structural and tied to AI.
And here’s the truth: most cuts have nothing to do with performance. The real reasons are structural and tied to AI.
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Cloud layoffs are surging again, 150,000+ roles gone since 2022.
And here’s the truth: most cuts have nothing to do with performance. The real reasons are structural and tied to AI.
And here’s the truth: most cuts have nothing to do with performance. The real reasons are structural and tied to AI.
Over 180,000 tech workers have been laid off in 2025, one of the biggest waves the industry has ever seen.
And it isn’t slowing down. Here’s why the cuts continue despite record profits.
And it isn’t slowing down. Here’s why the cuts continue despite record profits.
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Over 180,000 tech workers have been laid off in 2025, one of the biggest waves the industry has ever seen.
And it isn’t slowing down. Here’s why the cuts continue despite record profits.
And it isn’t slowing down. Here’s why the cuts continue despite record profits.
Age bias is one of the workplace’s biggest unspoken barriers.
Many over-50s can get hired, but the process is far harder than it should be. Automated screening and employer assumptions play a huge role.
Many over-50s can get hired, but the process is far harder than it should be. Automated screening and employer assumptions play a huge role.
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Age bias is one of the workplace’s biggest unspoken barriers.
Many over-50s can get hired, but the process is far harder than it should be. Automated screening and employer assumptions play a huge role.
Many over-50s can get hired, but the process is far harder than it should be. Automated screening and employer assumptions play a huge role.
AI has entered one of work’s most sensitive rituals: performance reviews.
JPMorgan now lets managers use a chatbot to draft reviews, but bans AI from setting ratings, pay or promotions.
JPMorgan now lets managers use a chatbot to draft reviews, but bans AI from setting ratings, pay or promotions.
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
AI has entered one of work’s most sensitive rituals: performance reviews.
JPMorgan now lets managers use a chatbot to draft reviews, but bans AI from setting ratings, pay or promotions.
JPMorgan now lets managers use a chatbot to draft reviews, but bans AI from setting ratings, pay or promotions.
Switzerland just pulled off a diplomatic upset in Washington, and the secret weapon wasn’t politics.
It was a gold bar and a limited-edition Rolex gifted to Trump by a billionaire Swiss delegation.
It was a gold bar and a limited-edition Rolex gifted to Trump by a billionaire Swiss delegation.
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Switzerland just pulled off a diplomatic upset in Washington, and the secret weapon wasn’t politics.
It was a gold bar and a limited-edition Rolex gifted to Trump by a billionaire Swiss delegation.
It was a gold bar and a limited-edition Rolex gifted to Trump by a billionaire Swiss delegation.
New research from the University of Zurich reveals the 100 life decisions people dread the most.
Across 4,380 participants, one theme beat everything else, and it’s not health or family. It’s jobs.
Across 4,380 participants, one theme beat everything else, and it’s not health or family. It’s jobs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New research from the University of Zurich reveals the 100 life decisions people dread the most.
Across 4,380 participants, one theme beat everything else, and it’s not health or family. It’s jobs.
Across 4,380 participants, one theme beat everything else, and it’s not health or family. It’s jobs.
New Monster data is bleak: 95% of US workers say their wages have not kept up with the cost of living.
Only 9% received any raise to offset inflation. The financial strain is reshaping careers in real time.
Only 9% received any raise to offset inflation. The financial strain is reshaping careers in real time.
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New Monster data is bleak: 95% of US workers say their wages have not kept up with the cost of living.
Only 9% received any raise to offset inflation. The financial strain is reshaping careers in real time.
Only 9% received any raise to offset inflation. The financial strain is reshaping careers in real time.
Remote-first companies are surging in the talent market.
As big firms push RTO, companies like Dropbox, Atlassian, Deel & Primer say they’re being flooded with applicants. The work-location divide is widening fast.
As big firms push RTO, companies like Dropbox, Atlassian, Deel & Primer say they’re being flooded with applicants. The work-location divide is widening fast.
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Remote-first companies are surging in the talent market.
As big firms push RTO, companies like Dropbox, Atlassian, Deel & Primer say they’re being flooded with applicants. The work-location divide is widening fast.
As big firms push RTO, companies like Dropbox, Atlassian, Deel & Primer say they’re being flooded with applicants. The work-location divide is widening fast.
Michael Burry is back, and he’s sounding the alarm.
The “Big Short” investor says the AI boom resembles past investment manias… and he’s using a Lord of the Rings meme to drive the point home.
The “Big Short” investor says the AI boom resembles past investment manias… and he’s using a Lord of the Rings meme to drive the point home.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Michael Burry is back, and he’s sounding the alarm.
The “Big Short” investor says the AI boom resembles past investment manias… and he’s using a Lord of the Rings meme to drive the point home.
The “Big Short” investor says the AI boom resembles past investment manias… and he’s using a Lord of the Rings meme to drive the point home.
UBS is quietly weighing the unthinkable: moving its global headquarters from Switzerland to the United States.
🇨🇭➡️🇺🇸
According to FT, UBS chair Colm Kelleher has already discussed the option with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
🇨🇭➡️🇺🇸
According to FT, UBS chair Colm Kelleher has already discussed the option with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
November 18, 2025 at 10:31 AM
UBS is quietly weighing the unthinkable: moving its global headquarters from Switzerland to the United States.
🇨🇭➡️🇺🇸
According to FT, UBS chair Colm Kelleher has already discussed the option with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
🇨🇭➡️🇺🇸
According to FT, UBS chair Colm Kelleher has already discussed the option with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Jeff Bezos is back in the operator’s seat.
He’s now co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a stealth AI start-up launching with $6.2bn in funding.
One of the richest men alive is taking direct aim at OpenAI, Google, Meta & Microsoft.
He’s now co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a stealth AI start-up launching with $6.2bn in funding.
One of the richest men alive is taking direct aim at OpenAI, Google, Meta & Microsoft.
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Jeff Bezos is back in the operator’s seat.
He’s now co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a stealth AI start-up launching with $6.2bn in funding.
One of the richest men alive is taking direct aim at OpenAI, Google, Meta & Microsoft.
He’s now co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a stealth AI start-up launching with $6.2bn in funding.
One of the richest men alive is taking direct aim at OpenAI, Google, Meta & Microsoft.
Former Apple CEO John Sculley says Apple now has its “first real competitor in decades”, and it’s not Google or Samsung.
It’s OpenAI. 👀
It’s OpenAI. 👀
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Former Apple CEO John Sculley says Apple now has its “first real competitor in decades”, and it’s not Google or Samsung.
It’s OpenAI. 👀
It’s OpenAI. 👀
Remote-first companies are now the magnets for jobseekers, whatever others think about return-to-office mandates.
Despite many large firms pushing employees back to the office, remote-first employers are reporting surging application volumes.
Despite many large firms pushing employees back to the office, remote-first employers are reporting surging application volumes.
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Remote-first companies are now the magnets for jobseekers, whatever others think about return-to-office mandates.
Despite many large firms pushing employees back to the office, remote-first employers are reporting surging application volumes.
Despite many large firms pushing employees back to the office, remote-first employers are reporting surging application volumes.
Apple may be getting ready for life after Tim Cook. The FT says succession plans have accelerated, meaning Cook could step down in 2026 after 14 years as CEO.
That would be the company’s biggest leadership shift in over a decade.
That would be the company’s biggest leadership shift in over a decade.
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Apple may be getting ready for life after Tim Cook. The FT says succession plans have accelerated, meaning Cook could step down in 2026 after 14 years as CEO.
That would be the company’s biggest leadership shift in over a decade.
That would be the company’s biggest leadership shift in over a decade.
🚨 October jobs shock in the US: Employers announced 153,074 layoffs, up 175% YoY and the highest October total since 2003.
Cuts are accelerating as firms cite cost-cutting, AI adoption, and weaker demand.
Cuts are accelerating as firms cite cost-cutting, AI adoption, and weaker demand.
November 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨 October jobs shock in the US: Employers announced 153,074 layoffs, up 175% YoY and the highest October total since 2003.
Cuts are accelerating as firms cite cost-cutting, AI adoption, and weaker demand.
Cuts are accelerating as firms cite cost-cutting, AI adoption, and weaker demand.
PwC has begun another wave of layoffs, about 150 staff in marketing, HR, ops and other support teams.
It’s part of a major overhaul of its US business services as the firm leans harder into AI and data-driven workflows.
It’s part of a major overhaul of its US business services as the firm leans harder into AI and data-driven workflows.
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
PwC has begun another wave of layoffs, about 150 staff in marketing, HR, ops and other support teams.
It’s part of a major overhaul of its US business services as the firm leans harder into AI and data-driven workflows.
It’s part of a major overhaul of its US business services as the firm leans harder into AI and data-driven workflows.
Germany is facing a quiet crisis: 19% of self-employed people are on the brink of closure.
Big firms talk recovery, while freelancers and micro-businesses struggle to survive.
Big firms talk recovery, while freelancers and micro-businesses struggle to survive.
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Germany is facing a quiet crisis: 19% of self-employed people are on the brink of closure.
Big firms talk recovery, while freelancers and micro-businesses struggle to survive.
Big firms talk recovery, while freelancers and micro-businesses struggle to survive.