Cross Border
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Bumble's sexism problem
The jet-setting Russian billionaire behind the dating app built to empower women oversees a corporate headquarters that more than a dozen former employees allege is toxic, especially for women
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Kanye's second coming
Three years after a cancelled tour, hospitalisation and claims of $53 million in debt, hip-hop superstar Kanye West has one of the biggest hits of the decade—and it has nothing to do with music. His billion-dollar Yeezy sneaker empire is the best bet in a generation to topple Air Jordan. Sometimes it pays to be a control freak
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Forbes Investigation: The truth behind Trump Tower Moscow
The project at the core of the Robert Mueller investigation wasn't a well-planned conspiracy. Instead, an unprecedented look inside the deal reveals a stunning degree of risk, with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the centre of it, for relatively little potential reward
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Cloud wars: How startups want to revolutionise weather reports
A bevy of innovative startups are leveraging low-cost sensors, cheap processing power, AI and advances in machine learning to revolutionise how we predict and model the weather. Businesses ranging from auto-racing to agriculture stand to benefit, while ageing stalwarts like AccuWeather have the most to lose
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A man, a can, a plan
John Hayes, the chief executive of venerable jar maker Ball, has abandoned glass and plastic. Is he crazy or just ahead of his time?
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Akshay Kumar only Indian on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list for 2019
On a list of the world's highest-paid entertainers, Kumar clocks in at 33. Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner take the first two spots, followed by Kanye West and Lionel Messi. See their earnings here
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Decoding DNA: 23andMe is ready for its next step
Anne Wojcicki raised her genetic testing company, 23andMe, from a wonky wunderkind through a troubled adolescence
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Serena Williams' formula for successful business
The most successful woman athlete ever has figured out a formula that will make it hard for her to lose
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America's most successful women entrepreneurs
The Forbes list of the country's richest self-made women, including earnings of Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, Kylie Jenner and more
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Can the kombucha billionaire survive the rush of competition?
George Thomas Dave convinced America to love the tangy, tart, fermented beverage from Asia—and it made him a billionaire. Now, competitors are flooding the market he once had all to himself
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KKR: Build up rather than break up
"Barbarians" Henry Kravis and George Roberts were the 1980s poster boys for slash-and-burn leveraged buyouts. Now, with trillions pouring into private equity, KKR and its peers have little choice but to buy and build