Success and Leadership

Michael Dell, founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, saw his net worth soar by $14 billion between Friday and Monday, elevating him into the ranks of the world’s 10 richest individuals for the first time. His fortune reached $120.3 billion on Monday, up from $106.3 billion on Thursday and...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has joined Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk in opposing OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit corporation, creating an unexpected alliance between the two tech leaders. According to the Wall Street Journal on December 15, Zuckerberg recently submitted a letter to California’s attorney general urging the state to...

eBay has expanded Klarna’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options to six additional European countries following a successful launch in Germany. Shoppers in Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom can now access these flexible payment methods, according to a joint press release issued on Thursday,...

Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest individual, has achieved a historic milestone as his net worth exceeded $400 billion. By Wednesday afternoon, his assets—comprising Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI—were valued at an estimated $428 billion. This places Musk in a league of his own, with a fortune larger than any other billionaire...

Banco BPM’s shares soared on Monday following an announcement from French banking giant Crédit Agricole that it plans to increase its stake in the Italian lender. The announcement, made late last week, sent Banco BPM’s stock climbing over 2% in early trading, marking its most significant rise since January 2016....

Robert Hale, the owner of Granite Telecommunications and co-founder of FoxRock Properties, has achieved a net worth of $5.4 billion, securing his position as the 553rd richest person in the world. This marks an improvement from his 568th ranking the previous year. Hale ranks as the sixth richest individual in...

Unilever has announced a series of executive leadership changes, including an expansion of responsibilities for CFO Fernando Fernandez. Effective January 1, Fernandez will oversee supply chain and procurement, digital and technology, and business services in addition to his existing duties. The company disclosed that Fernandez, a 37-year Unilever veteran, will...

Willy Adames, one of the Detroit Tigers’ most notable Latin American prospects, has finalized a significant seven-year, $182 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. Adames, originally signed by the Tigers out of the Dominican Republic in 2013, spent two years in their minor-league system before being traded to the...

Is that jingle bells, or a series of nonstop email notifications? The holidays have been a bustling time of the year for decades, but the 21st century really kicked things into overdrive. In fact, 2024 is the first year that average consumer spending in the United States on holiday gifts...

Tax loss harvesting is a financial planning strategy that some advisors swear by, whereas others refuse to do it. Why is there such a love-hate relationship with this popular approach to investing? In this article, I’ll explain how it works, when it works and when it doesn’t, and its utility...