Here's how much you need to earn to be in the top 1% in each US state

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Connecticut had the highest 1% income floor, at $1,056,996 in annual income.

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Amazon finally offered this 22-year-old a job after a yearlong search. He says posting on TikTok helped him prepare.

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In tech, junior roles dwindle as companies seek seasoned talent

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A cake with 90 years old birth candles.

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I'm a Marine who pushed myself to the brink for promotions — until I learned true leadership isn't about rank or title

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The author fought for his promotions in the Marines.

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'Shark Tank' star Daniel Lubetzky says business success comes down to 4 things — and résumés aren't one of them

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Daniel Lubetzky at the Clover x Shark Tank Summit in Las Vegas on September 29, 2025.
Daniel Lubetzky told a Las Vegas audience that the real keys to success go far beyond credentials.

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Why the CEO of Ford wanted his 17-year-old son to get a blue-collar summer job

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A worker carries out welding operations at the workshop of a machinery manufacturing enterprise on June 13, 2025 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province of China.
Ford has been ramping up initiatives to address the large and growing shortage of workers in the skilled trades.

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I cofounded an app with a teenager, and we make over $1 million in profit a month. You never know who might change your life.

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Jake Castillo cofounded Cal AI with a former intern he worked with.

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I taught email writing at Amazon to thousands of employees. Here are 7 tips for writing an effective email.

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Myra Deshmukh, who taught a business writing course at Amazon, shares her tips for better email communication.

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Box CEO Aaron Levie says this is the biggest misconception about AI

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Aaron Levie said the biggest misconception is that AI will replace roles.

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My parents didn't approve when I dropped out of high school. But it became the first step toward starting my own company in China.

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Christopher Zhang at CryoZone, a cryotherapy center in Shanghai, China.
Christopher Zhang had no interest in college, so he dropped out of high school and focused on his career in Shanghai.

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