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PEOPLE

John D. Rockefeller was, by many metrics, the richest person in history—but there was a lot more to this fascinating man than dollars and cents.

PEOPLE

Days after Kate Spade’s tragic death, her husband Andy confessed that they had been living apart for almost a year.

EDITORIAL

Who is the richest man in the world? He's so well-off it's inconceivable to comprehend—so who exactly is the wealthiest person on the planet?

EDITORIAL

Why and how has climate change science become a point of contention? Corporate money lurks behind the climate change denial controversy.

EDITORIAL

Why is it called Black Friday? The day after Thanksgiving has some dark origins that most big box retailers want us to forget.

EDITORIAL

Gerald Ratner built a massive jewelry empire from the ground up by himself—then, in just a matter of minutes, he destroyed it all.



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