Jesse Singer articles

We all hear about people being let go from jobs and getting paid out some very nice severance packages and golden parachutes. But is severance the law? If a company lets you go, what do they actually owe you?

You'll be shocked to see how the minimum wage has changed (and not changed) over the years—and how it compares to today's rate when inflation is taken into account.

Just because you have millions of dollars in the bank doesn't mean you have to spend millions of dollars. In fact, for many millionaires—the way they got those millions in the bank was by not spending, and being super frugal with their finances.

We're always hearing about the top 1%—but what does that actually mean? Well, in America these days it means a salary of about $800,000 to be a one-percenter nationally. However, if we break it down state-by-state, cracking that 1% threshold varies quite significantly.

Maybe money does grow on trees. How else would explain why anyone would spend this kind of money on these items?

There are plenty of items that Boomers still deem important and "worth the money", while Millennials wouldn't drop a dime on most of these things. Like...

These are the 50 most profitable companies in the world last year—according to data from Fortune's Global 500 list.

Imagine you find five dollars in your pocket. These days, with rising prices and inflation, it might not be that exciting. But in the past, that simple 5 dollar bill would've got you....

What company brings in the most consolidated revenue in the world? How many of the 50 largest revenue companies are American? We think the answer to both questions might surprise some people.