Millionaire Timothy (or Tim) Armoo made his first fortune at 17, before he could even legally vote. He blew through every penny of it before he turned 19. “I made my first bit of money at 17—that was the first business that I meaningfully sold,” Armoo told Fortune. “And then I lost all that money
Thirty years ago, a Fortune cover story chronicled the improbable campaign that brought the Centennial Olympic Games to Atlanta. The force behind the global campaign for “this Sun Belt hustler” to host the 1996 Olympics was an extraordinary pairing, wrote John Huey, himself an Atlantan. Billy Payne, a white real estate lawyer and former University of Georgia football player,
Joan Rubinger overcame a catastrophic biking accident that left her paralyzed to become an influential pain-relief specialist helping top-tier athletes get back on the field after acute and chronic injuries. Her website touts a client list that includes 169 NFL Pro Bowl selections, 29 NBA and WNBA champions and 15 Olympic medalists. Among some of her most
Michael Burry criticized Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares as overvalued and disclosed that he recently exited his position in the Chinese tech giant in order to build a “large” position in rival online retailer JD.com Inc. “I planned to move most of it back after a month or two. No longer,” Burry said in a post on
When Ninja first released its hefty Ninja Slushi Twist machine in May, it sold out on the brand’s website in less than two hours. Today, the company is launching the same machine again, but with another twist. Ahead of the release of Practical Magic 2, Ninja is conjuring the Ninja Slushi Twist in four colors
Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million (£39 million) to resolve lawsuits from families who alleged the university mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school. The settlement, proposed in a Boston court on Monday, would end the suits filed against Harvard Medical School (HMS) after former morgue manager Cedric Lodge pleaded
