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Sydney Lake is an associate editor at Fortune, where she writes and edits news for the publication's global news desk covering generational dynamics, billionaire philanthropy, housing, real estate, luxury, and wealth. Before joining Fortune, Sydney served as the assistant editor of Virginia Business magazine and worked on the production desk at CQ Roll Call. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and leadership studies from the University of Richmond and her master's degree in digital media management from the University of Southern California.
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Leadership
Rupert Murdoch’s children started ‘secretly discussing’ the future of his empire after seeing a ‘Succession’ episode
By Sydney LakeDecember 10, 2024
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Retail
Starbucks’ new CEO Brian Niccol wants you to get a brewed coffee in ‘less than 30 seconds’
By Sydney LakeDecember 6, 2024
Chipotle workers making burrito bowls
Retail
Chipotle admits to raising prices—the same day a top analyst spotted a protein price hike at 20% of its stores
By Sydney LakeDecember 6, 2024
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Tech
Amazon says developers spend ‘just one hour per day’ on actual coding
By Sydney LakeDecember 5, 2024
Home Depot accused of faking Black Friday deals by masking original prices with holiday sale stickers showing the same cost
Retail
Home Depot accused of faking Black Friday deals by masking original prices with holiday sale stickers showing the same cost
By Sydney LakeDecember 5, 2024
Modern-day hippie moms have found solace in one Trump appointee: RFK Jr.
Lifestyle
Modern-day hippie moms have found solace in one Trump appointee: RFK Jr.
By Sydney LakeDecember 4, 2024
Rich Eisen smiles on the red carpet
Success
How Rich Eisen went from chasing cop cars to building his own Emmy-nominated sports broadcasting empire
By Sydney LakeDecember 2, 2024
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Politics
‘Elon Musk is right,’ Bernie Sanders admits, agreeing the defense budget needs to be cut because the Pentagon has ‘lost track of billions’
By Sydney LakeDecember 2, 2024
small green starter home
Finance
Starter homes are shrinking in size—but not in price, new analysis confirms
By Sydney Lake and Alena BotrosDecember 2, 2024
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Retail
A Macy’s employee made accounting errors ‘intentionally,’ hiding up to $154 million in expenses. Now the company’s earnings report is delayed
By Sydney LakeNovember 25, 2024
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Retail
Target is spiraling as Gen Z and affluent customers fall in love with Walmart
By Sydney LakeNovember 22, 2024
Jersey Mike’s CEO is now worth almost as much as Mark Cuban after agreeing to sell his sandwich chain to Blackstone in a deal worth $8 billion
Leadership
Jersey Mike’s CEO is now worth almost as much as Mark Cuban after agreeing to sell his sandwich chain to Blackstone in a deal worth $8 billion
By Sydney LakeNovember 20, 2024
woman looking at bedding in Walmart
Retail
Walmart has mastered the dupe, sending the wealthy flocking to its stores
By Sydney LakeNovember 20, 2024
Damola Adamolekun wear a white button up and glasses and smiles while looking to his left.
Retail
Red Lobster’s CEO has a new favorite dish at the chain he’s trying to revive
By Sydney LakeNovember 18, 2024
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Lifestyle
Mark Zuckerberg and T-Pain recorded a love song—and short video—for Priscilla Chan: an acoustic cover of Lil Jon’s club anthem ‘Get Low’
By Sydney LakeNovember 14, 2024
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