Cross Border
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How lessons from the mafia helps Sheldon Yellen run a $1.5 billion business
The CEO of one of the world's largest disaster-cleanup companies built a $320 million fortune with a helping hand from reputed mafia figures years ago and management tactics straight out of The Godfather today
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Lockheed Martin will soldier on despite Trump's tweets
Never mind Trump's tweets. Lockheed Martin will continue to thrive, because for the Pentagon and politicians alike, the world's biggest defence contractor is Silicon Valley and Detroit combined
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Honda opens its doors to Silicon Valley technology
The famously independent Japanese carmaker is finally admitting it can't invent the future single-handedly. Will Silicon Valley lend a hand?
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Taiwanese whiskey Kavalan is fetching Scottish prices
Whiskey is a premium call for Albert Lee as he guides Taiwan family's food and beverage group
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Phillip Frost: Renaissance man of generic-medicine business
Forget the 30 Under 30. If there were an 8 Over 80, it would include Phillip Frost—doctor, investor, inventor—who globalised the generic-medicine business and continues to make and give away billions with Buffett-level efficiency
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This 25-year-old wants to help you sleep better
James Proud has a quarter-billion riding on reinventing how you sleep. And this original Thiel Fellow is determined to do it his way—or fail trying
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Forbes 30 Under 30
How the Class of 2017 is challenging conventional wisdom
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Who's Lululemon's biggest critic? Its founder
Billionaire Chip Wilson, Lululemon's creator and largest individual shareholder, is also its loudest critic. All the current management team can do is shrug
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Bitcoin startup Coinbase aims to disrupt the financial industry
Four years ago, the cryptocurrency startup Coinbase turned its back on the movement's anti-establishment mojo. The result: A $500 million valuation and a warm embrace from multinational banks and VCs
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Jared Kushner: The brain behind Donald Trump's electoral campaign
The secret weapon of the Trump campaign: His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who created a stealth data machine that leveraged social media and ran like a Silicon Valley startup. The inside story of the biggest upset in modern political history
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Uber's bold move
While every startup compares itself to Uber, Travis Kalanick is positioning his $68 billion company more like Amazon. From people to freight, if something is in motion he wants to be at the centre of it