Cross Border
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The Forbes US 30 Under 30 list for 2020
The young, creative and bold minds on this year's 30 Under 30 list for Forbes are proof positive that the future will be new, exciting and profoundly different
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An Edtech startup that makes colleges pay
Most edtech startups are idealistic outfits with little revenue and low valuations, but Rachel Romer Carlson's Guild Education is worth $1 billion and is on track to book $100 million in sales. Her secret? Connecting workers who have tuition benefits to colleges that will gladly pay to meet them
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Can computers outperform human stock pickers?
EquBot is on a quixotic quest to prove that they can
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Heroes of Philanthropy 2019: Azim Premji is Asia's biggest giver
The list honours individuals tackling a diverse set of issues across the Asia-Pacific, and includes Jack Ma, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Atul Nishar
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Heroes of Philanthropy: A look at Jack Ma's next chapter
With a new focus on philanthropy, Jack Ma builds on a substantial base
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The $100 Billion Man: How LVMH's Bernard Arnault stitched together a giant fortune
With Louis Vuitton, Dior and 77 other brands, Arnault has created the world's largest luxury empire. Now, he's looking to scale up
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Private equity's new billionaire machine
As calls for taxes on the super-rich grow louder, Wall Street's smartest dealmakers have quietly discovered a new way to unlock value and circumvent taxes. It's minting buyout billionaires by the dozen
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Dawn of the Neobanks
Pretty much anyone with half a million bucks and a high-speed connection can start a bank these days. Dozens of digital banks are already open for business—and VCs are betting billions that they'll replace your corner branch
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Jobcase: LinkedIn for the Working Class
How Jobcase is building a $1 billion social networking site for warehouse employees and waitresses
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Marriott's Arne Sorenson still thinks his company isn't big enough
With his acquisition of Starwood three years ago, Arne Sorenson created the world's largest hotel empire. Globally, 20 percent of new hotel rooms being built are now Marriott properties. But Sorenson wants more
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Meet Asha Mehta, the smart quant with a China strategy
No matter how much Trump bellows, the Sino-American trade war will eventually pass, and Asha Mehta and the smart quants at Acadian Asset Management will cash in on China