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Snowflake, a leading cloud software company, revealed on Wednesday that CEO Frank Slootman, who spearheaded its journey since 2019 and led its landmark IPO in 2020, is retiring. Slootman, 65, will be succeeded by Sridhar Ramaswamy, former Google ad chief. The announcement caused Snowflake's shares to plummet by 24% in...

In a groundbreaking move, Reddit revealed its intention to go public with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) scheduled for March 2024. What sets Reddit's IPO apart is its unconventional approach of allowing its most active users, including moderators, to purchase shares. This innovative strategy aims to cultivate a sense of...

Philosopher Richard Rohr talks about the first and the second half of life.  The first half of life is all about our ego.  It’s about getting things done, looking good and succeeding.  It’s about fitting in and being part of our selected club.  In the first half of life, it...

As of February 27, 2024, Li Ka-shing was the wealthiest man in Hong Kong, with an estimated net worth of 37.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Lee Shau Kee (No. 2, $27.7 billion), Robin Zeng (No. 3, $22.9 billion); and Peter Woo (No. 4, $15.2 billion). Joseph Lau is the fifth-richest person...

As of February 27, 2024, Klaus-Michael Kuehne was the wealthiest person in Germany, with an estimated net worth of 42.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Dieter Schwarz (No. 2, $39.2 billion), Reinhold Wuerth (No. 3, $33.8 billion); and Stefan Quandt (No. 4, $27.1 billion). Susanne Klatten is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 27, 2024, Barnard Arnault was the wealthiest person in France, with an estimated net worth of 229.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (No. 2, $98.6 billion), Alain Wertheimer (No. 3, $38.0 billion); and Gerard Wertheimer (No. 4, $38.0 billion). Francois Pinault is the fifth-richest person in France, with...

As of February 27, 2024, Renata Kellnerova was the wealthiest person in the Czech Republic, with an estimated net worth of 16.5 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Daniel Kretinsky (No. 2, $9.3 billion), Karel Komarek (No. 3, $8.1 billion); and Pavel Tykac (No. 4, $7.6 billion). Radovan Vitek is the fifth-richest person in...

As of February 27, 2024, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 66.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Colin Zheng Huang (No. 2, $44.6 billion), Zhang Yiming (No. 3, $43.4 billion); and William Ding (No. 4, $34.0 billion). Ma Huateng is the fifth-richest person in...

Ron DeSantis may have dropped out of the presidential race, but the crusade he and his fellow conservatives are on against all things related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) shows little sign of waning. Last year saw Republican attorney generals in 21 states warning money managers about “pushing political goals,” and...

As of February 23, 2024, Jay Y. Lee was the wealthiest person in South Korea, with an estimated net worth of 11.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Cho Jung-ho (No. 2, $6.2 billion), Kwon Hyuk-bin(No. 3, $5.0 billion); and Kim Beom-su (No. 4, $4.9 billion). Mong-Koo Chung is the fifth-richest person...