Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he’ll make housing more affordable

On the anniversary of his inauguration, President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual ...

What Musk, Altman and Brin agree on: Students should pay attention to computer science and maths

Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Sergey Brin are not selling students the newest AI tool or coding shortcut. Their advice is older, ...

While California sees revolt by billionaires, Mamdani builds case to tax the rich more in New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said fears of a wealthy exodus from higher taxes are misplaced, arguing that rising childcare ...

PayPal Mafia's Peter Thiel makes one of his biggest donations to California group in Silicon Valley that is fighting

Tech titan Peter Thiel has injected $3 million into a California group opposing a proposed 5% wealth tax on billionaires.
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The Fight Over How to Pay for Medi-Cal Puts Pressure on Newsom to Raise Taxes

Newsom has already vowed to tank a proposed ballot initiative that would impose a 5% wealth tax on the state’s billionaires to bolster Medi-Cal. Progressive lawmakers and their allies in labor and ...

Bill Gates Was World's Richest Person In 2016—A Decade Later He's Not Even In The Top 10 As Elon Musk And Others Rewrite The Wealth Rankings

Bill Gates once sat atop the global rich list, but a decade-long surge in tech-driven fortunes has dramatically reshaped ...