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Trinny Woodall built a $72 million-a-year beauty empire in her 50’s—here’s how she spends her new income

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The TV star-turned-entrepreneur commutes to work in a black cab, walks her dogs in Hyde Park and doesn’t have a work wardrobe.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/22/trinny-woodall-beauty-empire-in-her-50-london-new-income/

French government ‘must block the sale’ of Sanofi’s Doliprane painkiller to U.S. private equity, critics argue

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France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier secured a 2% stake in the deal for public investment bank Bpifrance, along with "extremely strong" guarantees against job cuts and offshoring.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/22/french-government-must-block-the-sale-of-sanofis-doliprane-painkiller-to-us-private-equity-critics-argue/

Scandal over ex-lover cuts billionaire WiseTech CEO’s wealth

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Richard White is facing what’s likely his biggest risk since founding his shipping software company in 1994.

https://fortune.com/asia/2024/10/22/scandal-over-ex-lover-cuts-billionaire-wisetech-ceo-richard-white-wealth/

Luminance debuts AI assistant for lawyers that’s aimed at doing some of the legal grunt work

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Luminance CEO Eleanor Lightbody says the company is leveling up from "passive" to "proactive" AI agents.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/22/luminance-ai-assistant-lawyers-legal/

The college student who tracks private jets of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Taylor Swift says his Meta Threads accounts were suspended

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Jack Sweeney said all the Meta jet tracking accounts were suspended in recent days, save for two: one following the jet used by former president Donald Trump and one following the jet used by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/jack-sweeney-celebrity-jet-tracker-meta-threads-accounts-suspended-mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-taylor-switft/

Poshmark cofounder says traditional fundraising ‘sucked’: Here’s how she got investors on board

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Tracy Sun said investors didn’t connect to the company mission, so she showed them the impact on women.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/poshmark-cofounder-fundraising-sucked-getting-investors/

The college kid who tracks private jets of Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Taylor Swift says his Meta Threads accounts were suspended

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Jack Sweeney said all the Meta jet tracking accounts were suspended in recent days, save for two: one following the jet used by former president Donald Trump and one following the jet used by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/jack-sweeney-celebrity-jet-tracker-meta-threads-accounts-suspended-mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-taylor-switft/

Poshmark cofounder says traditional fundraising ‘sucked’: Here’s how she got investors on board

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Tracy Sun said investors didn’t connect to the company mission, so she showed them the impact on women.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/15/poshmark-cofounder-fundraising-sucked-getting-investors/

Musk used ‘Blade Runner’ imagery at Tesla event despite being denied permission, lawsuit claims

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Elon Musk's love of sci-fi has turned against him. Or at least it has turned into a copyright issue.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/elon-musk-blade-runner-tesla-event-denied-permission-lawsuit/

Jeff Bezos says companies need ‘a culture that supports truth-telling.’ Here’s how he built one at Amazon

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"We mostly survive by being social animals and being cordial" but "important truths can be uncomfortable," said the Amazon founder.

https://fortune.com/2023/12/17/jeff-bezos-leadership-truth-telling-company-culture-amazon-blue-origin/

The latest business buzzword? ‘Decarbonization’

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A renewables panel at Fortune's Brainstorm E conference talks about how things are changing.

https://fortune.com/2015/09/29/utilities-edison-google-decarbonization/

Trump tax plan would see Social Security benefits cut by 1/3, watchdog says

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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said Trump's plans would eventually slash payments to retirees by one-third.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/trump-tax-plan-would-see-social-security-benefits-cut-by-1-3-watchdog-says/

Sand Castle mansion lists for $108 million in San Diego record

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The Sand Castle has 10 bedrooms, 14 full bathrooms and three half baths, with custom details such as French-imported fireplaces, crystal chandeliers, and an indoor mahogany bar.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/luxury-real-estate-sand-castle-mansion-list-price-108-million-san-diego-la-jolla/

$2 trillion Norway oil fund CEO Nicolai Tangen says AI stock boom has created a concentration risk ‘we have never seen before’

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Nicolai Tangen’s $2 trillion oil fund holds billions in AI companies, but he thinks they’re emerging as a key risk area.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/21/2-trillion-norway-oil-fund-ceo-nicolai-tangen-ai-stock-boom-risk/

Recent hurricanes are distorting the U.S. economy’s underlying trend

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Goldman Sachs said property damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton could cost a combined $90 billion.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/hurricane-helene-milton-economic-impact-jobs-unemployment-gdp-growth-inflation/

Wall Street’s rally cools as investors brace for big earnings week

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China’s mainland shares posted modest gains as a lending rate cut juiced real estate stocks, but investors awaited more details on government stimulus.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/date-stock-market-today-dow-sp500-nasdaq-6/

People kept dying at a popular NYC tourist spot. So it just reopened with new safety measures

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It closed after three people died jumping from the structure, and reopened with security guards and an unusual rule: nobody could visit it alone.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/nyc-vessel-reopen-safety-measures-tourist-deaths/

Diddy team seeks gag order for witnesses and lawyers: They’re ‘assassinating Mr. Combs’ character’

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Combs has remained incarcerated pending a May 5 trial after two judges denied bail in rulings being appealed to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/sean-diddy-combs-gag-order-sexual-assault-trial-lawsuit/

Recent hurricanes are distorting the U.S. economy’s underlying trend

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Goldman Sachs said property damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton could be a combined $90 billion.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/hurricane-helene-milton-economic-impact-jobs-unemployment-gdp-growth-inflation/

An isolated island nation is a tax haven for the ultrarich to hide their money

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The Cook Islands trust is referred to as the gold standard in asset protection.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/21/the-ultra-rich-hide-their-money-in-this-south-pacific-nation-heres-how-they-do-it/