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Bill Gates didn’t just innovate in tech—he also drove the morning carpool.Long before divorce headlines, Gates was Micro...
05/30/2026

Bill Gates didn’t just innovate in tech—he also drove the morning carpool.

Long before divorce headlines, Gates was Microsoft’s intense CEO and a hands-on dad, personally handling weekday kindergarten drop-offs for his daughter Jennifer. In a 2019 interview, Melinda Gates recalled Bill insisting on starting her at a school far from home—and volunteering to do the commute himself.

Other parents noticed, telling their own husbands, “If Bill Gates can drive his kid to school, so can you.” What began as a family decision quietly challenged parenting norms, showing dads could share the load.

Melinda said that balance in chores shaped their marriage and even influenced others. The drives became cherished moments for Bill and the kids—filled with music and conversations he might have missed otherwise.

Even at the helm of Microsoft, Gates helped model a new kind of fatherhood—before the first bell rang.

Bill Gates’ top 10 stock picks make up more than 95% of his $47.8B portfolio. 📊 From Microsoft to Waste Management, here...
05/30/2026

Bill Gates’ top 10 stock picks make up more than 95% of his $47.8B portfolio. 📊 From Microsoft to Waste Management, here’s where the Gates Foundation Trust puts its money.

Shaquille O’Neal has built a reputation for generosity, often surprising strangers with tips, gifts, and random acts of ...
05/30/2026

Shaquille O’Neal has built a reputation for generosity, often surprising strangers with tips, gifts, and random acts of kindness. But when it comes to his kids, especially his sons, he sets very different rules.

On his podcast, Shaq explained how his parenting style splits between his daughters and sons. He recalled promising one of his boys a car for good grades, only to shut down the request for a luxury Benz. Instead, he handed him a Dodge Charger, making it clear that rewards come with limits.

Shaq admitted openly that he spoils his daughters more. He said they can always come live at his house, while his sons are told to leave once they hit adulthood. "When y’all get 18, 19, 20, get out. Stay out. You can come visit, but that’s it," he said. For his boys, the focus is independence and building their own lives.

That tough love comes with opportunities. Shaq has offered to set up apartments and jobs for his sons if they want to work for him, but he won’t bankroll aimless living. For him, men need to stand on their own, while women deserve more protection.

Fans weren’t surprised. Shaq has long been candid about his personal mistakes, including taking the blame for his divorce. He’s admitted that even with his fortune, living in a massive mansion without family around felt empty.

It’s that blend of humor, honesty, and bluntness that keeps people listening. Shaq may spoil strangers and his daughters, but his sons get a reminder that independence starts when the streetlights come on.

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Warren Buffett’s $257B portfolio is dominated by Apple, American Express, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola, making up the ...
05/30/2026

Warren Buffett’s $257B portfolio is dominated by Apple, American Express, Bank of America, and Coca-Cola, making up the bulk of his top holdings.

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05/29/2026

Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded, but space stocks have still been climbing. Setback or sector strength?

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Inflation fears are pushing investors back into TIPS ETFs, but the article warns they may be repeating a mistake from 20...
05/29/2026

Inflation fears are pushing investors back into TIPS ETFs, but the article warns they may be repeating a mistake from 2022.

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose to 3.8% year over year in April, its highest level in nearly three years, as the Strait of Hormuz energy shock continued pressuring prices.

Energy costs were a major driver. Gasoline and other energy goods jumped 5.5% month over month after a 20.9% spike in March.

That backdrop has brought inflows into Treasury inflation-protected securities ETFs. Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF has taken in $113 million since the Iran conflict escalated, while iShares TIPS Bond ETF saw $826 million in inflows.

But the key warning is that TIPS ETFs can still lose money when interest rates rise.

Unlike individual TIPS bonds held to maturity, TIPS ETFs constantly trade baskets of inflation-linked securities. That means they remain exposed to bond-price declines when rates move higher.

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SpaceX, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has reportedly adjusted its IPO valuation target to at least $1.8 trillion, fr...
05/29/2026

SpaceX, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, has reportedly adjusted its IPO valuation target to at least $1.8 trillion, from a previously estimated $2 trillion valuation.

The firm is lowering its valuation based on consultations with advisors, investors and feedback from other stakeholders, as per a Bloomberg report on Friday.

Discussions are underway, and the firm could decide to increase its valuation target later, the report stated.

SpaceX is likely to begin formal marketing of the IPO on June 4, and the final IPO price is expected to be set on June 11. However, the timeline can be subject to delays, according to Bloomberg.

The world's richest man once stress-tested adulthood with hot dogs, oranges and a grocery budget smaller than the price ...
05/29/2026

The world's richest man once stress-tested adulthood with hot dogs, oranges and a grocery budget smaller than the price of a gas-station coffee today.

Long before Tesla and SpaceX turned Elon Musk into one of the most recognizable billionaires on the planet, Musk said he deliberately tried living on roughly $1 a day for food after arriving in North America as a teenager. The goal was not extreme dieting or a social experiment for attention. He wanted proof that even if every ambitious idea failed, he could still survive.

"I figured I could be in some dingy apartment with my computer and be okay and not starve," Musk told astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on "StarTalk Radio" in 2015.

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO explained that he tested the idea shortly after moving to Canada at 17 before eventually attending the University of Pennsylvania.

"I'd try to live on $1 a day, which I was able to do," Musk said. "You sort of just buy food in bulk at the supermarket."

Tyson guessed "rice and beans," but Musk had another menu in mind.

"Yeah, I went more for the hot dogs," Musk said. "Hot dogs and oranges. But you do get really tired of hot dogs and oranges after a while."

To stretch the ultra-tight budget even further, Musk said he relied on cheap, filling staples that could last several meals without costing much.

"You know, pasta and green pepper and a big thing of sauce, that can go pretty far too," Musk told Tyson.

"So I was like, oh, okay, if I can live for a dollar a day, then at least from a food cost standpoint, it's pretty easy to earn like $30 in a month," Musk said.

In the early 1990s, Musk's $1 daily food budget worked out to roughly $30 a month. Adjusted for inflation, that equals a little more than $2 a day now.

The problem is modern grocery prices moved a lot faster than Musk's survival math.

A basic pack of hot dogs today can easily cost $5 or more. A single orange might run close to a dollar depending on location and season. Pasta remains relatively cheap, but sauce, vegetables and even basic pantry staples add up quickly.

Realistically, recreating Musk's old grocery routine today would probably land somewhere between $3 and $6 a day even with aggressive bargain shopping and bulk purchases.

The bigger point behind Musk's story was never really about hot dogs. It was about lowering fear.

Read more: https://www.benzinga.com/news/topics/26/05/52862027/elon-musk-lived-on-1-a-day-grocery-budget-when-he-came-to-america-eating-hot-dogs-pasta-and-oranges-that-can-go-pretty-far

Stock market indexes continue to hit record highs in the month of May, continuing a trend of higher stock prices in 2026...
05/29/2026

Stock market indexes continue to hit record highs in the month of May, continuing a trend of higher stock prices in 2026 compared to past years. While this could represent a strong point for investors, many voters are facing economic pressure with higher gas prices and higher costs of goods.

Higher gas prices and costs of items like food are weighing on American consumers and hurting the approval rating of President Donald Trump.

In a new Emerson College poll, Trump's approval rating hits 39%, down one percentage point from the previous month. This marks another record low for the poll since Trump took office for his second term in January 2025.

Trump's disapproval rating stood at 55% for the May poll, improving one percentage point from a record-high 56% in April. This marks a tie for the second-highest disapproval rating for the president in his second term.

The net approval rating stands at -16, tied with April for the worst in Trump's second term.

The poll found that many voters pick the economy as the most important issue.

Here are the most recent rankings for four key items proposed to voters in the poll and the percent who picked the item as the most important issue:

- Economy: 41%
- Threats to Democracy: 19%
- Immigration: 11%
- Health care: 9%

Read more: https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/05/52861893/trump-approval-hits-new-low-of-39-record-high-stock-prices-not-impressing-majority-of-voters

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