As Wall Street’s biggest banks prepare for Q3 earnings starting next week, in one sense things have never looked better. Trading desks have been setting records. Blockbuster public offerings like…
DINKs have been having a moment. Child-free millennials have spent the last few years flaunting champagne breakfasts and last-minute luxury trips on TikTok, all funded by the money they’re not…
There is one question I keep hearing from business leaders, and it is reshaping the way I think about what comes next: “What if you started from scratch, knowing what…
Monaco has long been a tax haven for London’s ultrawealthy seeking to shield their fortunes from the UK Treasury. This summer, David Reuben, the 88-year-old property magnate who shares second…
The $5 Sausage McMuffin meal didn’t do the trick. Neither did the mix-and-match deal that let customers choose, say, the Filet-O-Fish and Chicken McNuggets for $6. McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski…
Choosing between becoming a banker or a private equity analyst is akin to the story of the tortoise and the hare. While junior bankers toil with $80,000 salaries in their…
Singapore celebrated its 61st birthday with two films. One, Bersama Majulah, depicts the Southeast Asian country under siege by zombies; the other, Trace Project, tells an inspiring tale of a…
Arvind Narayanan thinks AI will come to feel more trustworthy—and it will remove the tells that let readers know they’re encountering AI slop in the wild. The Princeton computer scientist…
Wealthy baby boomers have spent decades building their fortunes—and the foundations, donor-advised funds, and giving traditions that come with them. But as the $124 trillion Great Wealth Transfer gets underway,…
Hours before Oura, the smart-ring maker behind one of the season’s most closely watched IPOs, was expected to price its shares, CEO Tom Hale delivered a stunning announcement: The company…