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Emory University joins the 2026 #ForbesNewIvies list. This private research university is located in Atlanta, Georgia was founded in 1836 and was named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Emory is recognized for its liberal arts colleges and has some of the top leaders in the health and health sciences industry to drive change not just locally but globally. Explore the full list here: https://lnkd.in/gaXZ2hTz

Restaurants, hotels, airlines, retailers and other businesses are increasingly breaking price hikes into separate line items—often labeled as a “fuel surcharge,” “service fee” “processing fee” or “resort fee”—that allow them to preserve advertised prices but still pass inflation-related price increases on to the consumer. Learn more about the hidden fees you're paying: https://lnkd.in/gv9wf63p

From rare Rolexes and Birkin bags to multimillion-dollar art collections, wealthy borrowers are unlocking quick cash from luxury assets—skipping banks and paperwork in favor of speed and discretion. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gkvnwukM Photo: Aaron Kotowski for Forbes

Workers want financial freedom, stability, discretionary income and enough for savings. So, instead of waiting for jobs to give them that stability, professionals have opted for creating it for themselves. Here's how: https://lnkd.in/gKJvp4ep

What if your hand replaced your wallet? While working at Revolut, Maria Martí Garcia saw how much small businesses were losing to rising payment fees. So she built Five ID, Europe’s first palm-biometric payment system. Now, customers can check out with a simple scan of their hand. No cards, no devices, no middleman. The result: faster transactions, lower costs and a more secure way to pay. Backed by $8.5 million in funding, Five ID is part of a new generation on the #ForbesUnder30 Europe list redefining how money moves. https://lnkd.in/eRCek5c5 (Photo: Sebastian Nevols for Forbes)

Kim Rivers, CEO of Florida-based Trulieve, was instrumental in getting the president to issue an executive order to reschedule marijuana. Now she is trying to build her $1.2 billion company into the Starbucks of weed. https://lnkd.in/gDUaSv5i 📸: Jamel Toppin for Forbes

Don’t have any existing connections at your dream company? Employee referrals matter, especially in a competitive job market where recruiters are inundated with AI applications. But all is not lost when you don’t know anyone. Try these nine alternatives: https://lnkd.in/g9v62gPY

Over the past few years, Chomps has become the fastest-growing meat snack in America—despite the fact that it couldn’t keep up with its customers’ enormous appetites. “We've been living in this endless world of allocation where we can only fill so much of the demand,” says Rashid Ali, cofounder and CEO of the Chicago-based snack brand. Not anymore. Consider Chomps unleashed. This year is the first, Ali says, where Chomps is up to the challenge and has enough infrastructure to produce enough meat sticks to satisfy the estimated 2 million it sells a day. Founded in Naples, Florida in 2012, Chomps is on track to top $900 million in annual revenue this year, according to Forbes estimates—up from $660 million last year—with 10% of the meat snack market. Continue reading how Chomps devoured the competition: https://lnkd.in/gbesJ6ce 📸: Chomps

China’s Newest Tech Billionaire Made His Fortune From Developing Image Sensor Chips For Robotics The post-IPO stock surge of Hong Kong-listed Gpixel Changchun Microelectronics has made founder and chairman Wang Xinyang the latest member of China’s three-comma club. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eACYBnFZ

The ability to win and deter wars depends on a country’s ability to manufacture at scale. If the United States gets to the point of conflict, the central question is, can America outproduce the other side to both sustain an overwhelming pace of military operations while maintaining the American way of life on the home front? Sponsored by Hanwha Group