Your first few weeks at work probably look something like this: figuring out whoâs who on Slack, which floor has the best snacks, and navigating the hundreds of emails piling…
Becoming an overnight millionaire is every teenagerâs dream. But when Disney offered 13-year-old Jason Weaver $2 million to sing as young Simba in The Lion Kingâhis mom told them no.…
How long can a country punch above its weight before someone needs to check the scales? For decades Iâve heard Sweden be called âsmallâ or âscrappyâ, usually in the same…
Politicians all over the world have been grappling with how to deal with low voter turnout, as it keeps falling in recent decades even as the number of countries holding…
For some of the worldâs richest people, buying a mansion is the first in a string of many purchases. They start buying homes nearbyânot to live in themselves, but to…
There is one question I keep hearing from business leaders, and it is reshaping the way I think about what comes next: âWhat if you started from scratch, knowing what…
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 theyâre not…
As Wall Streetâs 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…
Monaco has long been a tax haven for Londonâs ultrawealthy seeking to shield their fortunes from the UK Treasury. This summer, David Reuben, the 88-year-old property magnate who shares second…
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…