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In this article TSLA AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Richard Branson on board Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity in July 2021. The billionaire believes the environmental costs of space travel are set to “come down even further.” Virgin Galactic | via Reuters British billionaire Richard Branson believes space travel can be beneficial for the

Many folks once scoffed at the idea that people would rent their homes to strangers — including Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky’s own mother. That’s according to Chesky, who told the story at a recent Stanford Graduate School of Business event. As he recounted, he was a 20-something industrial designer, struggling to pay rent.

Barbara Corcoran says the “biggest negotiation of her entire life” came from pure luck. The millionaire investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank” recently took to TikTok to dish about selling The Corcoran Group, a real estate firm she founded at age 23. Nearly three decades later, she flipped it to brokerage firm NRT for $66 million.

A pedestrian wearing a face masks crosses an empty street amid the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, California. Liu Guanguan | China News Service via Getty Images New York and California lost over $90 billion in income during Covid as taxpayers moved to other states, accelerating the trend of high-earners relocating to lower-tax areas. New

Valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images The 2022 federal tax deadline has passed for most Americans, but another key date is approaching for past-due filers. If you’re one of the nearly 1.5 million people with an unclaimed tax refund from 2019, the last chance to file your return is July 17, according to the IRS.

A decade ago, a person who walked into a restaurant in Seoul and asked for “han myung-I” —a table for one — could be declined service.   That’s because restaurants in South Korea prefer groups of two or more, owing to a complex mix of local social dynamics, profit margins and simple logistics — a

Mark Cuban isn’t happy with Twitter right now. The billionaire entrepreneur and investor says his follower count on the social media platform is declining by 800 to 1,000 each day, and that his tweets are reaching “considerably” fewer people than they did a few months ago. And his experiment to fix the problem — paying

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Airlines Seatbacks Courtesy: United Airlines United Airlines‘ plan to revamp the cabins on its older narrow-body planes is running behind schedule because of supply chain strains, the carrier told CNBC this week. The upgrades include bigger premium cabins, seat-back entertainment screens throughout the planes,

Mark Cuban is riled up about Twitter’s new subscription protocol. The billionaire investor and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks recently took to Twitter to air his grievances and present ideas, after the platform removed blue checkmarks from countless previously verified accounts. Cuban wrote that Twitter CEO Elon Musk botched a marketing opportunity, and could

Willie B. Thomas | DigitalVision | Getty Images Financial stability is a concern for many older Americans, and challenges can be greater among marginalized groups such as elders in the LGBTQ+ community. But a free financial literacy app called SAGECents is looking to change that. LGBTQ+ Americans are less likely to feel confident about having enough

Bill Gates believes there’s only one way to know if you truly understand a subject: Can you explain it to a child? The billionaire Microsoft co-founder’s lifelong love of math was put to the test when he tried explaining mathematical concepts to his then-school-aged children — and, it didn’t always go smoothly, Gates said in

Britain is gearing up for days of pomp and pageantry in early May as its new monarch is crowned in a coronation ceremony not seen in the country for 70 years. Millions of people are expected to travel to and around the United Kingdom to witness the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla

A pedestrian carries a Louis Vuitton shopping bag, from a store operated by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, on New Bond Street in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty Images Luxury goods giant LVMH on Monday became the first European company to surpass $500 billion in market

The days of high-flying, big-spending business travel may be over for good. As a new report by research company Morning Consult declared: Business travel will never return to normal. Tighter corporate budgets and new ways of virtual working have permanently changed business travel, according to the report, titled “Business, but Not as Usual.” The report

Barbara Corcoran experienced every professional’s worst nightmare: She landed her dream job, only to have the offer rescinded. Before the first season of ABC’s “Shark Tank” aired in 2009, a producer’s secretary reached out to Corcoran and asked the real estate tycoon to be an investor on the show. She “signed the contract without looking

Soon, artificial intelligence could help teach your kids and improve their grades. That’s according to billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who says AI chatbots are on track to help children learn to read and hone their writing skills in 18 months time. “The AI’s will get to that ability, to be as good a tutor

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says he worries about a few things. The success of his company isn’t one of them. Asked if he was worried about Berkshire Hathaway’s trajectory amid current economic headwinds, from banking failures to rising interest rates, the 92-year-old recently made his feelings clear on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “At 92, I’ve got

Some people shy away from criticism and negative feedback. Not Apple CEO Tim Cook. When Cook took the helm of the tech giant in August 2011, he faced widespread skepticism that he could effectively fill Steve Jobs’ shoes, he recently told GQ. The criticism didn’t stop there — Cook has since faced backlash for his

So much for cheap tickets selling out first. The priciest tickets to attend Singapore’s Formula One race this year are gone, despite being priced at an all-time high of 11,016 Singapore dollars ($8,260) for a three-day pass. Tickets for the “Paddock Club” entitle ticketholders to air-conditioned suites, unlimited Champagne, food and live performances, plus “exclusive

Japan wants travelers to go beyond the country’s iconic tourist sites — and consider spending their yen in lesser-known locations. The government-backed Japan Tourism Agency selected 11 destinations as part of a “model tourism” project to get “high-value-added” inbound travelers to visit different parts of the country, according to a press release. The 11 destinations