Economy

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Fighting Nazis for a Living

How growing up in the South during the 1960s and 1970s influenced Richard Cohen’s trajectory as a lawyer

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Amazon's Autodidact Streak

In her job as the director of learning sciences, Candace Thille has found a way to make a job out of the thing she is most passionate about.

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Building a Chinese-Food Empire

After a series of jobs in the food industry, Andrew Cherng teamed up with his dad to create the well-known chain.

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Lessons From a Failing Company

Leigh Radford is now a vice president at Procter & Gamble, but she started her career at companies in turmoil.

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Start-Ups Aren't Cool Anymore

A lack of personal savings, competition from abroad, and the threat of another economic downturn make it harder for Millennials to thrive as entrepreneurs.