Billionaires from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to businessman Robert Kraft are spending their fortunes buying sports teams and funding charitable causes.
The New Jersey Democratic kingmaker’s gift to Cooper University Health Care is the system’s largest ever.
Why true leadership isn’t about impressive executive titles, prime corner offices, or even tied to years of professional experience
Dolly Parton had a $450 million fortune at her passing, but spent much of her life giving it away—including $1 million toward COVID-19 vaccine research.
CEO Elliott Hill has started fixing Nike’s business. Winning back the consumers and cultural cachet it lost could be much harder.
Exponential Scholars, a new North Carolina nonprofit founded by “quiet philanthropist” Holly May, funded more than 3,200 DonorsChoose projects at once.
And for the average American family, one parent would need to be earning around $80,000 to sustain the other quitting their job to raise one child.
The original London Underground map was accurate—and incredibly confusing. It showed the streets, rivers, trees, and geography above the railway. But it failed at its main purpose: helping passengers get from one station to another.
Henry Beck, a y…
More than 25 states now require cursive. The science backing it is dodgy, to say the least.
Researchers tracking 97 democracies find working-class candidates are just as qualified and likely to win as white-collar rivals, but don’t get recruited.




