Emily Glazer

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has privately told people he donated around $50 million toward electing Kamala Harris president, people familiar with the matter said. Gates made the donation to Future Forward, a nonprofit organization with ties to fellow billionaire and former New York City M

The succession drama at Estée Lauder is ending with an insider getting the top job, but it isn’t a member of the fractious founding family. The board has picked one of the cosmetics maker’s longtime senior executives, Stéphane de La Faverie, to take over as chief executive officer and lead an effort to revive sales, according to people familiar with the matter. Jane Lauder, who was among the potential CEO candidates, told staff in a memo that she would step aside from her executive role at the end of the year.

The beauty heiress asked her fellow board members to oust her cousin William as executive chairman weeks before management changes.

The world’s richest man has been pushing for allies to get roles in new administration.

Texas Gigafactory ran afoul of environmental overseers; a faulty furnace door and hazardous wastewater.

Texas Gigafactory ran afoul of environmental overseers; a faulty furnace door and hazardous wastewater.

OpenAI's Sam Altman ranks high on the billionaire's list of enemies; car companies and tech giants scramble for allies in the incoming Trump administration.

The rocket company’s executives haven’t sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.

The rocket company's executives haven't sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.

Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted. The administration denied Biden has declined.