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Gen Z is increasingly seeking out jobs they consider will get them financial freedom—looking to staffing agencies to become high-net-worth nannies, whose salaries can start near $100,000 to $150,000. trib.al/EoJGasb
Gen Z, iced out from traditional white-collar jobs, is increasingly turning to nanny work for rich people—and nabbing 6-figure salaries in the process | Fortune
High-net-worth nannies are becoming a new career path for young job seekers disillusioned by the corporate grind.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Harvard MBAs are cashing in with record-high salaries, but they’re also snubbing the corporate world at a record rate. trib.al/swYLW1v
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A study shows that 15% of Americans have co-purchased a home with a person other than their romantic partner—and another 48% would consider it. trib.al/BBGHNpN
Housing affordability has gotten so bad that 15% of buyers are purchasing a home with a non-romantic co-buyer. ‘It’s like carpooling for homes’ | Fortune
Gen Zers and millennials are leading the charge on co-ownership in a historically challenging housing market.
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December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Aviation maintenance technicians can land Gen Z six-figure salaries—if they’re willing to brave extreme weather, noisy tarmacs, and the smell of jet fumes. trib.al/iDhpmKs
This ‘hidden’ career path is in dire need of more workers—and it can pay Gen Z over $300,000 with no degree required | Fortune
Six-figure salaries are within reach for Gen Z, but only if they’re willing to brave extreme weather, noisy tarmacs, and the smell of jet fumes.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Gen Z may be known for blowing money on the latest Taylor Swift concerts or luxury trips, but behind the youth’s passion for fancy expenditures is a responsible financial habit: investing for retirement. trib.al/ywX8Jfl
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tom Ryan, who holds a doctorate in flavor and fragrance chemistry from Michigan State University, went on to create some of the most successful fast-food innovations of the past three decades. trib.al/jDSF05H
One man is responsible for the McDonald's Dollar Menu, Pizza Hut's stuffed crust, and Smashburger. Meet Tom Ryan | Fortune
Ryan was a hitmaker everywhere he went, from Pizza Hut to Quiznos to McDonald's and beyond.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AI is reshaping work and productivity, but you don’t have to work crazy overtime to succeed, Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says. trib.al/3UPIdvm
President of $200 billion Shopify says some of the greatest workers he knows only clock in 40-hour weeks: ‘You don’t have to work 80 hours’ | Fortune
AI is reshaping work and productivity, but you don’t have to work crazy overtime to succeed, Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein says.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Slack and Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield says even CEOs and directors are guilty of doing ‘fake’ work—and it's on managers to ensure workforces are being productive. trib.al/hUJjyTk
Slack cofounder says employees are too bogged down by ‘fake’ work—he slams slides and pre-meetings for being 'hyper-realistic work-like activities' | Fortune
Slack and Flickr cofounder Stewart Butterfield says even CEOs and directors are guilty of doing ‘fake’ work—and it's on managers to ensure workforces are being productive.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Billionaire tech founder Joe Liemandt says nothing compares to just jumping right into entrepreneurship, and getting an MBA isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be. trib.al/raSQUZN
Billionaire tech founder Joe Liemandt says getting an MBA isn't worth it and you don't learn a 'fraction' of what you would as an entrepreneur | Fortune
When asked by podcaster Codie Sanchez if people should get an MBA, Joe Liemandt promptly said “no.”
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December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth has spent years researching what goes into success, and she says talent is not the only factor. trib.al/SIclsoP
Hard work beats talent when it comes to success, UPenn psychologist says: 'Effort counts twice' | Fortune
Skill is kind of barren unless you apply it,” Angela Duckworth said.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
With the cost of college soaring, many parents are making major financial sacrifices like delaying retirement, liquidating savings, or taking second jobs to help their children avoid student debt. trib.al/VnFvt2Z
Parents are sacrificing retirement, taking second jobs, and liquidating investments just to afford college for their kids | Fortune
More than 60% of parents say they’re delaying retirement to pay for college.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As Gen Z struggles to break into their careers, Roblox CEO David Baszucki tells young people that listening to your gut may fare better than the advice of others. trib.al/AAiIcvw
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says fear of failure is still what drives him—he runs it like it's going to go bankrupt in 33 days. trib.al/wAMv6Vi
Nvidia CEO admits he works 7 days a week, including holidays, in a constant 'state of anxiety' out of fear of going bankrupt | Fortune
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says fear of failure is still what drives him—so he runs the business like it's going to go bankrupt in 33 days
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December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Forget waiting days for feedback—one CEO delivers it live in front of a full panel as an interview test. trib.al/KbAsy84
CEO says he’s started giving job candidates live feedback in the interview—and if they ‘freeze up’ or ‘get offended’ they’re ‘not fit’ for the role | Fortune
Forget waiting days for feedback—one CEO delivers it live as an interview test. Experts warn the “insensitive science experiment” is becoming more common.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Cisco’s chief product officer Jeetu Patel sometimes works 18-hour days—but he says work-life balance is never static. trib.al/KObhZx2
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Billionaire Mark Cuban has advice for his two children who are job hunting: Prioritize small companies, not large corporations. trib.al/hV5r6yV
Mark Cuban reveals the job-hunting advice he gives his two college-age children in the age of AI | Fortune
At large corporations, AI skills can end up feeling “somewhat extraneous,” the billionaire said.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Gen Z talent rank work-life balance far above pay, more than any other generation of workers. Meanwhile, CEOs are split on whether it’s possible to have the best of both worlds. trib.al/dmPEY5F
Work-life balance finally outranks pay as a top motivator for job seekers, but CEOs aren’t sold | Fortune
Gen Z talent rank work-life balance far above pay, more than any other generation of workers. Meanwhile, CEOs are split on whether it’s possible to have the best of both worlds.
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December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Robinhood cofounder and CEO Vlad Tenev said young people are embracing old-fashioned investments. It seems to be working, as Gen Z is already on track to successfully retire. trib.al/wU7o1yA
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Baby boomers overwhelmingly hold the largest share of household wealth in the U.S. trib.al/GZEALCN
Baby boomers have now 'gobbled up' nearly one-third of America’s wealth share, and they’re leaving Gen Z and millennials behind | Fortune
American septuagenarians hold more than $85 trillion in assets—by far the most of any generation.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Carolyn Dewar, senior partner and co-leader of McKinsey’s CEO practice, one of the firm’s vaunted “CEO whisperers” describes Warren Buffett’s handover as “leadership at its most selfless”—a quiet but powerful lesson for leaders everywhere.​​ trib.al/ykU59Xo
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The class of 2026 is pessimistic about their career prospects—yet hiring managers say the most prepared students still win. trib.al/xhBu8Ad
Gen Z college graduates are entering the toughest job market in years—here’s how they can stand out | Fortune
The class of 2026 is pessimistic about their career prospects—yet hiring managers say the most prepared students still win.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At #FortuneBrainstormAI, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian shared how Google anticipated the two biggest bottlenecks facing the industry today: the need for specialized silicon, and the looming scarcity of power. trib.al/IA5j8Av
Google Cloud chief reveals the long game: a decade of silicon and the energy battle behind the AI boom | Fortune
"We've worked on TPUs since 2014 ... a long time before AI was fashionable," Thomas Kurian said at the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The 62-year-old CEO of the world’s most valuable company said his humble roots as a dishwasher helped him learn to spurn no task. trib.al/6Ip0hIJ
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says humility is an underrated leadership trait: ‘You cannot show me a task that is beneath me’ | Fortune
“I cleaned a lot of toilets,” Huang said, referencing his days as a dishwasher.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Hackers are exploiting “prompt injection,” sneaking malicious instructions into websites, docs, or emails to trick AI into doing harmful things. trib.al/aCHaHPA
OpenAI says AI browsers like ChatGPT Atlas may never be fully secure from hackers—and experts say the risks are 'a feature not a bug' | Fortune
The AI company says attacks on its ChatGPT Atlas browser are "unlikely to ever be fully solved."
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December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The report revealed that the key driver of widening inequality is the so-called “passive” gains. Those who bought property and invested their money in pensions have seen their wealth balloon since 2010. trib.al/l9oJVlx
The average worker would need to save for 52 years to claw their way of of the middle class and be classified as wealthy, new research reveals | Fortune
Bleak new research warns that not even a lifetime of savings would be enough to lift workers out of the middle class, into the top 10%.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM