Topline A “dangerously cold wind chill” broke temperature records across New England and New York Saturday morning, with temperatures dropping into the double-digit negatives and forecasters warning f...
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Powerball Swells To $700 Million—Here’s Why There Have Been So Many Massive Jackpots Recently
Topline The Powerball jackpot soared to $700 million ahead of Saturday’s drawing, making it the 10th biggest lottery jackpot ever as both the Powerball and Mega Millions continue to reach astounding j...
24-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Dallas Zoo Monkey Theft
Topline Dallas Police on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stealing two emperor tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo, the police announced on Friday, following an unusual disappearance ...
These Weather-Predicting Rodents, Armadillo And Quahog Forecast Early Spring
Topline Punxsutawney Phil, perhaps the most famous weather-predicting rodent, saw his shadow this year, indicating more cold days ahead, although several other famous groundhogs, an aardvark, armadill...
More Than 81,000 Employees Laid Off In Major U.S. Layoffs In January
Topline More than 81,000 employees lost their jobs in major U.S. layoffs in January alone—the most in any one month since Forbes started tracking layoffs last summer—including major cuts at Amazon, Go...
Kamala Harris Says ‘Violent Act Was Not In Pursuit Of Public Safety’
Topline Vice President Kamala Harris and the families of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd—whose deaths at the hands of police sparked nationwide protests in 2020—attended Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Memph...
Kamala Harris And Families Of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor To Attend
Topline Vice President Kamala Harris and the families of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd—whose deaths at the hands of police sparked nationwide protests in 2020—will attend Tyre Nichols’ funeral in Me...
New Book From DEI Consultant A Wake-Up Call-To-Action For Corporate Culture
“Inclusion Uncomplicated” by Dr. Nika White is released with Forbes Books This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (January 31, 2023...
49ers-Eagles Tickets Surpass $2,000—On Track For NFL Conference Championship Record
Topline Tickets to Sunday’s NFC championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers are expected to be the most expensive for an NFL conference championship playoff game in m...
U.S. Sues Google Over Alleged Advertising Monopoly—Latest Tech Antitrust Suit
Topline The Department of Justice and eight states filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday, claiming the tech giant abuses its monopoly on online advertising technology and has stifl...
Second Book From Rule-Breaking CEO Is A Motivational Roadmap For The Post-Pandemic World
“Get a Life” by Bob Fisch is released with Forbes Books This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (January 24, 2023) — Get a Life: A ...
Abbott Under Federal Investigation Over Baby Formula—Here’s How The Pharmaceutical Giant Got Here
Topline The Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation on Friday into an Abbott Laboratories plant in Michigan over unsanitary workplace conditions in its production of baby formula—the lat...
Nearly 60,000 Laid Off In January So Far As Major Firms Increase Cuts
Topline Nearly 60,000 employees lost their jobs in large corporate layoffs in the U.S. so far this month—the highest monthly total since Forbes began tracking layoffs fueled by recession fears last ye...
Google Cuts 12,000 Jobs As 2023 Layoffs Continue
Topline Google’s parent company Alphabet announced plans Friday to cut 12,000 employees, just days after software giant Microsoft announced plans to cut 10,000 employees and Amazon began laying off 18...
Capital One Cutting 1,100 Employees As 2023 Layoffs Continue
Topline Banking giant Capital One has laid off roughly 1,100 employees, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, just days after software giant Microsoft announced plans to cut 10,000 employees and Amazon bega...
Michael Jackson Biopic In The Works—Despite Controversy Surrounding The Star
Topline Lionsgate has begun working on a biopic about superstar Michael Jackson, and has the blessing of his estate, the studio announced Wednesday—which could be a major earner for the now-deceased K...
Submissions Are Now Open For The Definitive Ranking Of The World’s Best Venture Capitalists
The Midas List, Forbes’ data-driven ranking of the top 100 private tech investors in the world, is back for a 22nd year. Submissions are open through February 14. Tech IPOs on ice. Unicorn valuations ...
The Best Of Forbes Photography 2022
World-class photography has been a trademark of Forbes for more than 100 years. Whether it’s a definitive portrait of a billionaire entrepreneur on the cover of our print magazine or a Rube Goldberg-l...
Forbes Gives Alchemy Pay Web3 Innovation Pioneer Award – Press release Bitcoin News
press release PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, 12 January 2023: Fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay and its co-founder and majority shareholder, Shawn Shi, have been officially recognised by Forbes with ...
Despite Warning Signs, 95% Of Manufacturing Executives Say They’re Optimistic, According To A New Poll By Forbes, Xometry And Zogby
Despite nagging fears of a recession, manufacturing execs are optimistic about the future, with a majority planning to increase hiring and spend on technology. IT’s been a tough year for manufacturers...
Steve Forbes Roasts “60 Minutes’ ” Extinction Report
CBS’ 60 Minutes rang in the new year with a segment featuring Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford University biologist, who declared that humanity is doomed, because the earth is undergoing its sixth great extin...
Dr. Dre Sent Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene A Cease-And-Desist For Using His Song In A Twitter Video
Topline Rapper Dr. Dre sent a cease-and-desist to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday, his lawyer told Forbes, after the congresswoman used the music to his song “Still D.R.E.” in a Twitter ...
The Best Of Forbes Illustration 2022
A picture may be worth a thousand words but sometimes it’s maddeningly difficult to find the right photo. Especially under deadline. Or if the subject is reclusive or uncooperative. Or if the story is...
Amazon Cutting Over 18,000 Jobs As Major Layoffs Continue Into 2023
Amazon is planning to lay off more than 18,000 employees, adding to a massive round of job cuts first announced last year, the tech giant said Wednesday, after more than 100,000 employees of large U.S...
Salesforce Cutting Nearly 8,000 Jobs As Major Layoffs Continue Into 2023
San Francisco tech giant Salesforce announced plans on Wednesday to cut 10% of its staff, making it the first U.S. company this year to conduct a major round of layoffs, after more than 125,000 employ...
A Front Row Seat To The Rise Of Blockchain
“The Future Economy” by Brandon Zemp is released with Forbes Books This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (January 3, 2023) — The ...
Entrepreneur Credits Success To Self-Disruption In New Book Detailing His Process
“Disruptable” by Allan Young is released with Forbes Books. This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW YORK (January 3, 2023) — Disruptable...
$1.5B Stolen in Top 5 Crypto Heists of 2022: Forbes
Cryptocurrency firms struggled greatly in 2022, with multiple companies facing financial issues and bankruptcy. In addition to these challenges, over $3 billion was stolen from crypto projects this ye...
More Than $3 Billion Stolen from Crypto Projects in 2022: Forbes
Godfrey Benjamin Crypto ecosystem witnessed more than 125 hacks and lost over $3 billion this year The year 2022 can be tagged as one of the most notorious for the digital currency ecosystem, with For...
Sequoia’s Neil Shen Tops Forbes China Ranking Of Best Venture Investors
Sequoia Capital China’s Neil Shen in 2019. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images Neil Shen, the founding partner of Sequoia Capital China, topped an annual list of China’s bes...
Neither LeBron James Nor Tom Brady Will Leave Anytime Soon. See $121.2 Million And $75 Million
HOLLYWOOD – JULY 14: Winner for Best Breakthrough athlete, basketball player LeBron James is … [+] greeted on stage by quarterback Tom Brady at the 12th Annual ESPY Awards held at the Koda...