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Personal Finance
‘I’m a millionaire and I proudly rent’: Mrs. Dow Jones says the American Dream needs a rethink
By Tatiana SatauaOctober 22, 2026
Ken Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Advisors LLC, during the Citadel Securities conference in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
Economy
Ken Griffin says Trump’s plan for America First was always doomed to fail: ‘Most people don’t want to live that dream’
By Eleanor PringleOctober 21, 2026
The American Dream now costs $5.3 million—and even college grads will fall $1.2 million short
Personal Finance
The American Dream now costs $5.3 million—and even college grads will fall $1.2 million short
By Heather OcchinoOctober 16, 2026
‘American dream will continue to exist’: Warren Buffett’s successor is betting big on U.S. housing
Real Estate
‘American dream will continue to exist’: Warren Buffett’s successor is betting big on U.S. housing
By Andrew McGowanOctober 15, 2026
Young woman with suitcase close to her in an airport lounge
Real Estate
Gen Z’s new American Dream: Skip the mortgage, book the flight
By Bilin LinOctober 6, 2026
Zohran Mamdani says ‘you have to luck out in some big way’ to achieve the American Dream now—and many people see better odds of winning the lottery
Economy
Zohran Mamdani says ‘you have to luck out in some big way’ to achieve the American Dream now—and many people see better odds of winning the lottery
By Jason MaOctober 3, 2026
An employee stands behind a counter at a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul on May 19, 2026.
Economy
8 in 10 Gen Z and millennials have two jobs to make ends meet, Goldman Sachs finds, as the affordability crisis ‘crowds out’ any retirement hopes
By Eleanor PringleOctober 1, 2026
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C-Suite
Jamie Dimon says the American Dream is slipping away. The dysfunctional baby boomer retirement wave is a major part of the problem
By Nick LichtenbergSeptember 14, 2026
Pharrell Williams
Success
After decades in the music industry, Pharrell Williams admits he never stops working: ‘If you do what you love everyday, you’ll get paid for free’
By Emma BurleighAugust 28, 2026
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Success
Jamie Dimon says Gen Z is wrong to give up on the American Dream—but admits it’s dying for the bottom 20% of households
By Eleanor PringleAugust 10, 2026
Welder on a navy boat
Success
Jamie Dimon says six-figure shipyard jobs are the new ‘American Dream’—but candidates will need to endure hours of extreme heat, cold, and rain
By Preston ForeJuly 21, 2026
Jamie Dimon surrounded by construction workers.
Success
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says 300,000 workers are needed to rebuild American shipbuilding—with jobs paying $100,000 without a college degree
By Preston ForeJuly 16, 2026
Americans are fleeing the U.S. at record rates—an ex-Google engineer who left India to build a $7.2 billion AI firm says they’re making a huge mistake
Success
Americans are fleeing the U.S. at record rates—an ex-Google engineer who left India to build a $7.2 billion AI firm says they’re making a huge mistake
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 22, 2026
As America nears its 250th, roughly half thinks the American Dream isn’t true anymore
North America
As America nears its 250th, roughly half thinks the American Dream isn’t true anymore
By The Associated Press, Gary Fields, Linley Sanders and Nicholas RiccardiJune 8, 2026
Photo of Jamie Dimon
Banking
Jamie Dimon says the American Dream is ‘slipping out of reach’—and JPMorgan is spending billions to fix it
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 31, 2026
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Big Tech
Zuckerberg told Meta directors he might leave California, where he could lose billions to a wealth tax. Meta answered with a new class of stockplaceholder alt text
By Amanda GerutOctober 21, 2026
Success
Martha Stewart says people need to get it through their ‘thick skulls’ that there’s ‘no such thing as balance’—even at 85 she starts work at 7 a.m.placeholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 21, 2026
Health
UnitedHealthcare and Humana are ending Medicare Advantage plans for nearly 1 million peopleplaceholder alt text
By Caroline Catherman and Healthcare BrewOctober 20, 2026
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