Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg has been rankling his neighbors in Palo Alto as he works on expanding and modifying the 11 homes that he has purchased in the area. To smooth…
Fortune meets the millionaires who amassed their seven-figure fortunes through an underconsumption lifestyle, which has opened up doors for flexible working and early retirement. Despite having billions to their name,…
When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was…
Panos Panay, Amazonâs head of devices and services, believes the reign of the smartphone screen may be nearing a tipping point. Speaking at Fortune Brainstorm AI in San Francisco, he…
In the middle of the 20th century, the world entered the age of information, the shift of industry to information technology. The era began with the miniaturization of computers and…
âOne-armed beggars selling pencils, but we cannot spare a dime,â goes Bobby Goldboroâs song, âDoes anyone know itâs Christmas?â âSave it for the parking meter or weâll have to pay…
There used to be two types of layoffs: Those that investors cheered, and those that they panned. The first categoryâwhich involved the announcement of some sort of strategic restructuringâhave long…
Telluride, one of the best-known ski resorts in the Western U.S., plans to close in the coming days due to a labor dispute between its owner and the ski patrol…
A prominent California farmer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife in a remote mountain community in Arizona, the Navajo County Sheriffâs…
After a half-century immersed in the world of trade, customs broker Amy Magnus thought sheâd seen it all, navigating mountains of regulations and all sorts of logistical hurdles to import…