By Jabari Young, Forbes Staff The wealthiest Black person in America is IT entrepreneur David Steward, according to the 2024 Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans. On Tuesday, Forbes revealed its annual ranking, which estimated the Missouri resident’s net worth at a record $11.4 billion, up from $7.6 billion last year and $6 billion the year before that. Steward, who resides in St. Louis, tops private equity billionaire Robert Smith, who is the second richest, with an estimated net worth of...

Most women experience a hormone imbalance at some stage in their life, and the consequences can be serious. Understanding sex hormones is crucial for fertility care, menopause care and the treatment of conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome. At the moment, women typically take blood tests to monitor their hormones, providing a snapshot of data. But a U.K. start-up launched through the University of Southampton’s Future Worlds accelerator program wants to make this information available...