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Warren Buffett is 96. Take a look at the business legend’s remarkable life.
In 2015, Berkshire made its biggest deal yet when it shelled out $37 billion for Precision Castparts. Between 2016 and 2018, Berkshire spent around $36 billion to build a roughly 5% stake in Apple, which more than quadrupled in value to above $170 billion by 2023, making it easily Berkshire’s…
A financially independent couple shares 3 money rules that helped them pay off debt and build wealth
For Kelan and Brittany Kline, improving their finances came down to a simple idea: widen the gap between what they earned and what they spent. The couple, who once worked traditional jobs as a jail deputy and elementary school teacher, were newly married and carrying roughly $40,000 in student-loan…
I outsourced 2 family dinners a week. Sometimes good parenting means doing less.
There are a few questions in my household that irritate me more than “What’s for dinner?” I think it’s the casual assumption that I have created a meal plan for the week, done all the food shopping and prep, and gotten dinner on the table at exactly the time everyone wants it, all while trying
I help people retire abroad. How to decide if it’s the right move, and how to prepare.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Federica Grazi, 34, who is based in London. She is the founder of Mitos Relocation Solutions, an advisory firm that helps retirees move abroad. It has been edited for length and clarity. There’s often a big gap between people who dream of…
Meta goes on a PR blitz and updates privacy settings as venues restrict smart glasses
The small camera installed in Meta’s AI smart glasses has become a problem for the company and the public. Photos and videos captured by Meta glasses have proliferated on social media, and not all of them are consensual. Clips of content creators harassing women and recording their reactions…
OpenAI and Anthropic are battling Big Tech for talent. We asked workers who’s winning them over — and who’s not.
While tech companies are pouring billions into AI infrastructure, they are also competing fiercely for AI talent — and the AI boom is reshaping the choices available to workers. Alongside established giants like Apple, Google, and Amazon, frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic now offer the…
It’s Warren Buffett’s 96th birthday. His last year was one of the most transformational yet.
Happy birthday, Mr. Buffett. Investing legend Warren Buffett turns 96 on Sunday, and the 12 months since his 95th birthday have been truly transformational, featuring a huge career move and a major new investment. He’s also accelerated his charitable giving and dispensed plenty of his trademark wit…
I spoke to 6 people who bounced back from a career break. These 3 lessons stuck with me.
Over the past four months, I’ve spent hours interviewing people who were brave enough to take a career break. I wanted to know if and how they overcame the many obstacles career returners face when trying to crack the job market. It all built up to the series My Big Break, which told a diverse
Google Maps has renamed Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ for Americans
Google Maps has made the switch — for Americans, at least. A search on the mapping app on Sunday shows the name “Lake America” for the body of water adjoining northern New York and southern Ontario, known until very recently — and still to most — as Lake Ontario. President Donald Trump signed an…
I downsized from a house to a small apartment. I got rid of a lot, but kept one sentimental item.
Recently, after a major change in my personal life, I relocated from a single-family home to a 660-square-foot apartment. Transitions are hardly ever easy. Among all the uncertainty that comes with moving from a large living space to a smaller one is figuring out what to do with all your stuff…