January
Why the age of the Kardashians may be over
They pretty much invented influencer culture but, like an overripe Stilton, this once-fragrant family is beginning to pong.
- Laura Craik
October 2024
How White Fox duo conquered tween fashion and made $200m
The fast fashion company, which makes oversized sweats and hoodies, is a hit with tweens around the world. Here’s how the Young Rich Lister founders did it.
- Carrie LaFrenz and Lauren Sams
July 2024
Kardashian, Blair, Tyson: Global elite flock to Ambani mega-wedding
A pantheon of global celebrities, politicians and CEOs are descending on India’s financial capital for the wedding of the son of Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani.
- George Johnson
May 2024
China’s online ‘Kim Kardashian’ banned for being too ostentatious
The online disappearance last week of Wang Hongquanxing is part of the government’s latest campaign to maintain its dominance over China’s social media culture.
- Joe Leahy and Wenjie Ding
March 2024
Celebrities who mocked Princess of Wales called on to apologise
The princess’s cancer revelation sparked an outpouring of support and has prompted an outcry at some of the nasty conspiracy theories propagated recently.
- India McTaggart and Michael Murphy
February 2024
How Kim Kardashian and a private equity rainmaker forged SKKY Partners
Jay Sammons and the reality television star just made their first investment, and the former Carlyle executive sees Australia as a high-priority market.
- Aaron Weinman
October 2023
The truth about apple cider vinegar and weight loss
It’s been endorsed by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry and Victoria Beckham. But there are downsides, and it may not be as effective as you think.
- Sam Rice
September 2023
Being an introvert helped set up this Young Rich Lister to make $1b
Alex Tomic didn’t find university challenging, so he quit. Now he’s worth $125 million and climbing, as the toothpaste-related company he formed with a childhood friend shines bright.
- Julie-anne Sprague
August 2023
Aussies raid Amazon to build AI search start-up
After an $8 million funding round led by Blackbird, the Marqo founders have poached the tech giant’s scientists and engineers for an AI-powered search engine.
- Tess Bennett
July 2023
Kim Kardashian founded Skims four years ago. It’s now worth $5.9b
The reality TV star has taken her underwear and clothing company to unicorn status four times over, with a new funding round of $270 million.
- Michael J. de la Merced
June 2023
Kim Kardashian’s Skims is opening its first stores next year
Skims was valued at $US3.2 billion in a 2022 financing round, and one day plans to go public, its CEO says.
- Kim Bhasin
When wellness skipped woke and went nuclear
How can you live longer without experiencing the symptoms of old age? Cash. And lots of it. And there’s a $10 trillion sector itching to help.
- Julie Hare
May 2023
What it’s like to buy a $300m home
Wealthy home buyers want gyms, pools, movie theatres and swaths of land, but mostly they just always want more.
- Herb Scribner
April 2023
- Opinion
- Private equity
Kim Kardashian, private equity feminist
The internet is making it possible for women entertainers to escape the male-controlled corporations that used to own their work.
- Aaron Patrick
January 2023
Spotify to cut 600 jobs and shake up management
Spotify and other tech companies went on a pandemic-induced hiring spree, but have been forced to axe jobs on diminished advertising revenue and a shaky economic outlook.
- Ashley Carman and Kamaron Leach
- Opinion
- Global warming
What the Kardashians can teach climate activists
We need to remember human beings are apes, not angels. Our brains are wired for stories.
- Lara Williams
October 2022
- Analysis
- Social media
Who killed the social media ad boom?
A decade-long era of breakneck growth in social media advertising has come to an abrupt halt. Inflation, further industry disruption and a privacy crackdown are the main causes.
- Alex Barker, Alistair Gray and Tim Bradshaw
Do you trust these people to know what’s good for your skin?
Beauty experts are tired of celebrities “cashing in on skincare” – and Brad Pitt is just the latest of many.
- Janna Mandell
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Don’t ignore China’s big problem amid market madness
Jim Chanos says investors are sleeping on China’s massive property problems. Australia’s miners will be hoping a new round of stimulus measures finally work.
- Updated
- James Thomson
September 2022
Kim Kardashian brings in a big name to launch a private equity fund
Skky Partners, which also involves Carlyle executive Jay Sammons, will focus on investments in the consumer and media industry.
- Sonali Basak