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High-earning real estate investors are using 'REPS' to slash tax bills. Here's who qualifies.
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High-earning real estate investors are using 'REPS' to slash tax bills. Here's who qualifies.

A unique IRS designation called real estate professional status can allow rental losses that are typically considered passive to offset active income.

Kathleen Elkins · 17 May, 2026
Elevator mechanics can make over $150,000, and this CEO says they can't hire them fast enough
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Elevator mechanics can make over $150,000, and this CEO says they can't hire them fast enough

The CEO of Otis says the elevator giant has expanded its field workforce by 12.5% since 2020.

Ana Altchek · 17 May, 2026
Samsung's phone delay handed Apple an opening for a big iPhone year
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Samsung's phone delay handed Apple an opening for a big iPhone year

Apple had a strong start to 2026 while the rest of the US smartphone market struggled. Delays may have been to blame, Counterpoint Research said.

Jordan Hart · 17 May, 2026
Quiet luxury is out. Loud, in-your-face wealth is booming.
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Quiet luxury is out. Loud, in-your-face wealth is booming.

From Lauren Sánchez to the gold-plated Oval Office to "Mar-a-Lago face," America's elite are embracing louder, flashier displays of wealth.

Emily Stewart · 17 May, 2026
Inside Amazon: 12 employees describe life under layoffs, AI pressure, and 5-day RTO
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Inside Amazon: 12 employees describe life under layoffs, AI pressure, and 5-day RTO

We spoke to 12 current and former Amazon workers about how layoffs, AI, and return-to-office rules reshaped their jobs in recent years.

Jacob Zinkula,Jane Zhang · 17 May, 2026
What NYC bus riders really want from Zohran Mamdani
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What NYC bus riders really want from Zohran Mamdani

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's fast-and-free bus pitch is one of his best-known promises. Commuters are fans of the "fast" part — not so much the "free."

Allie Kelly · 17 May, 2026
I went from Goldman Sachs to running a dance studio. My Wall Street years help me center clients and manage finances.
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I went from Goldman Sachs to running a dance studio. My Wall Street years help me center clients and manage finances.

Caila Moed, 35, went from professional dance, to arts and philanthropy, to Goldman Sachs, to entrepreneurship — and a better work-life balance.

Alice Tecotzky · 17 May, 2026
I made $50,000 as a deaf Uber driver last year. I earn more than I did working in restaurants.
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I made $50,000 as a deaf Uber driver last year. I earn more than I did working in restaurants.

A deaf Uber driver in Texas shares how driving for a ride-hailing company helped him escape the restaurant industry and earn more money.

Alex Bitter · 17 May, 2026
Say hello to the new class of AI jobs
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Say hello to the new class of AI jobs

AI-related jobs span the org chart from gig work to AI accelerators to the C-suite.

Brent D. Griffiths · 17 May, 2026
I quit Google at 55 after 18 years. I felt pressure to adopt AI too quickly — it was like I aged out of the company.
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I quit Google at 55 after 18 years. I felt pressure to adopt AI too quickly — it was like I aged out of the company.

A man who worked at Google for nearly 20 years quit because he felt unhappy with its AI policy.

Charissa Cheong · 17 May, 2026
My daughter grew up hanging around bars. I'm glad she has such wonderful memories.
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My daughter grew up hanging around bars. I'm glad she has such wonderful memories.

Spending time in bars taught my daughter how to have conversations with people she might not have much in common with. I'm grateful for that.

Lisa Sparrell · 17 May, 2026
Mistral AI's CEO says Europe has 2 years to stop becoming America's AI 'vassal state'
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Mistral AI's CEO says Europe has 2 years to stop becoming America's AI 'vassal state'

Mistral's CEO Arthur Mensch said AI dominance will depend on who controls chips, energy, and computing infrastructure.

Thibault Spirlet · 16 May, 2026