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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ And ‘Stranger Things 4’ Open With Scenes Of Violence Against Kids That Jar In Wake Of Uvalde Shooting
Topline Opening scenes of two highly anticipated shows, Netflix’s Stranger Things 4 and Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, struck a sour note this week, featuring violence against children, as the nation grapp...
Chicago RIA Cresset To Form $27 Billion Multi-Family Office By Merging With Minnesota’s Meristem Family Wealth
Cresset Capital manages finances and estate and tax planning for more than 1,100 high net worth … [+] families. Getty Cresset Asset Management, a multi-family office and private investment firm ...
Steve Forbes Tears Into Covid-19 Restrictions
The surge in the latest variant of Covid-19 has set off ominous noises about another round of mandatory indoor mask wearing, “focused” lockdowns and school closures next fall. This segment of What’s A...
The Auto Industry Struggles With Systems Engineering; Reinventing The Wheel
With more and more complexity in the vehicle, the need for reusability of platforms is growing. And … [+] yet ironically the industry is struggling with it more. getty In 2013, Forbes reported t...
Carvana’s ‘Chaotic’ Zoom Firing Caps Company’s Struggles Amid Market Downturn
Carvana ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE JONES FOR FORBES; PHOTO BY MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty After letting go 2,500 people, or 12% of its workforce, the online used car seller Carvana faces a moment of rec...
Hope For The Formula Shortage, McDonald’s Leaves Russia, And Soaring Chicken Prices
Through the early weeks of the pandemic, fake meat sales grew some 200% at retail, and that hype helped drive the sector to secure more than $2 billion in funding. A lot of that came from venture capi...
4 Ways To Improve The Wellbeing Of Your Marketing
When was the last time you checked in on the wellbeing of your marketing strategy? While it has been a hot topic internally across most companies, there’s been a missed opportunity for marketers to jo...
Apple Still Dominates As Brutal Market Selloff Wipes Trillions In Market Value
Marred by global supply shortages and regulatory crackdowns, a fewer number of tech companies appear on this year’s Global 2000, Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s largest public ...
South Carolina Plastic Surgeon Releases Updated Plastic Surgery Guidebook
“Finding the New You” by Dennis Schimpf is released with ForbesBooks This release is posted on behalf of ForbesBooks (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (May 10, 2022) — Findin...
Explaining The Art Behind The Forbes AI 50 Design
By Nick Sheeran When tasked with creating the art for the fourth annual Forbes AI 50 list, it immediately struck me that we should use Artificial Intelligence to generate our deliverable. AI is making...
Forbes Asia 100 To Watch 2022: Nominations Are Open
In September 2022, Forbes Asia will again recognize small companies and startups on the rise for the second edition of the 100 to Watch list. The inaugural Forbes Asia 100 to Watch was launched last y...
Is Elon Musk Bored Of Tesla?
Everyone has been talking about Elon Musk buying Twitter – even people who rarely or never use the platform. But the acquisition has another implication. Will Elon Musk become distracted by his new to...
Despite Pandemic Challenges, Collective Wealth Rises To $158 Billion
Taipei’s Skyline. getty This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Taiwan’s Richest 2022. See the full list here. Forbes Forbes With the Omicron outbreak in the region disrupting production and s...
Tesla Stock Plunge Wipes Out $128 Billion In Value As Twitter Deal Sparks Fears
Topline Tesla shares collapsed Tuesday as investors continued to digest the implications of Twitter’s acceptance of CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social media giant, tacking onto already-sta...
Tesla Stock Plunge Wipes Out $114 Billion In Value As Twitter Deal Sparks Fears
Topline Tesla shares collapsed Tuesday as investors continued to digest the implications of Twitter’s acceptance of CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion bid for the social media giant, tacking onto already-sta...
India’s Gautam Adani Passes Warren Buffett To Become World’s 5th Richest Person
(AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Gautam Adani’s incredible rise continues. The Indian infrastructure mogul became the richest Asian billionaire in history (in sheer dollar terms) earlier this month–and he’s kept...
An Inside Account Of The COVID-19 Struggles And Successes Experienced By The Country’s Largest Senior Living Company
“Heroes Work Here” by Brookdale Senior Living CEO Lucinda M. Baier is released with ForbesBooks This release is posted on behalf of ForbesBooks (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW Y...
Forbes Partners with FTX to Launch ERC-721 Token on April 13
Forbes notes that the initial NFT sale will involve 100 Virtual NFT Billionaires. Later, NFT enthusiasts can access them on any ERC-721 Marketplace. Forbes media outlet is venturing into the metaverse...
Virtual Billionaires NFT Collection by Forbes Is Ready for Launch
Non-Fungible Tokens, popularly known as NFTs, are digital assets owned by the original creator. They are traded or exchanged at an NFT marketplace, and Non-fungible tokens hold unique properties that ...
Who Says Tiger Woods Can’t Win The 2022 Masters?
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 06: Tiger Woods of the United States catches a ball on the 12th tee during … [+] a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 06, 2...
Russia: The Oligarch Files
When Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, he upended the complex, often corrupt, world of Russia’s oligarchs, wreaking havoc on their massive fortunes and their sp...