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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — As Theranos’ troubles were mounting in 2014, the blood-testing start-up hired a dermatologist with no board certification in laboratory science or pathology to become

The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to let the first U.S. bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds start trading next week, since the SEC isn’t likely to block the ETFs proposed by ProShares and Invesco, CNBC reported on Friday. But billionaire Mark Cuban won’t be investing. When asked whether he’d buy the ETFs once they were

Elizabeth Holmes (L), founder and former CEO of Theranos, leaves the courthouse with her husband Billy Evans after the first day of her fraud trial in San Jose on Sept. 8, 2021. Nick Otto | AFP | Getty Images ]SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Daniel Edlin, a former Theranos project manager who was friends with Elizabeth

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Perrier Jouet 1874 Source: Christie’s WASHINGTON – An exceptionally rare bottle of Champagne is headed to auction. Christie’s London will auction a collection of vintage Champagne from Perrier-Jouet on Dec. 2 and 3. Among the cuvees stands an 1874 vintage of Perrier-Jouet Brut Millesime that is expected to fetch up

Christian travelers visit Jerusalem to retrace Jesus’ final footsteps along the Via Dolorosa, Muslims to revere the Dome of the Rock, and Jewish people to insert written prayers into the cracks of the Western Wall. Some people do all three. Come December, travelers will have a new option available to them when visiting Jerusalem. They

The holiday island of Bali reopened to tourists from select countries Thursday in what Indonesian authorities have called a “baby steps” approach to resuming international travel. Indonesia closed its borders to foreign travelers some 18 months ago. Vaccinated tourists from 19 countries — including China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, as well as

Are MBAs worth it? It depends on many factors, like whether you have the money, time and willingness to commit. In 2015, I enrolled in The University of Florida’s online MBA program, all while working a full-time job in finance. The degree cost me $60,000 and took two years to complete, but it gave me

Success can come from moments when everything goes wrong, just as much as when everything goes right. “If I would have understood that, it would have helped me so much earlier on in my career,” Daymond John, the “Shark Tank” star and founder of apparel company FUBU, tells CNBC Make It. John has come a

In this article WBA Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of blood testing and life sciences company Theranos, arrives for the first day of her fraud trial, outside Federal Court in San Jose, California. September 8, 2021. Nick Otto | AFP | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A defense attorney for embattled Theranos

It’s a big week for Jeff Bezos’ inner “Trekkie.” On Wednesday, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder lived out something of a childhood fantasy by launching Captain James T. Kirk — that is, the “Star Trek” actor who portrayed Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner — to the edge of space in a Blue Origin New Shepard

A macro of a Rolex Explorer II GMT watch. xrrr | iStock Editorial | Getty Images A rush of companies are vying to become the eBay of high-end horology — including the storied online marketplace itself. Demand for high-end watches exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Big Four watch brands — Rolex, Patek Philippe,

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Former Safeway CEO Steve Burd said on Tuesday that his company knew it was taking a risk by partnering with blood-testing start-up Theranos,

In this article SIG Signage for Kay Jewelers, a subsidiary of Signet Jewelers Ltd., is displayed on the exterior of a store in New York. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Signet Jewelers on Tuesday said it agreed to buy the off-mall jewelry chain Diamonds Direct USA for $490 million in cash, in a bid

In this article CSG.N-CH LeoPatrizi | E+ | Getty Images More than a year and a half of concerns about inflation, rising interest rates and extreme government spending have increased the uncertainty of the investment markets. For this reason, it is imperative for seasoned and novice investors alike to protect their portfolios. I like to

Ten years ago, Steve Jobs died at age 56 after a years-long fight with cancer — an untimely death for one of tech’s most influential presences. Collaborators and competitors alike have credited their success to the Apple co-founder, from current Apple CEO Tim Cook to Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Even some of today’s younger

For the first time in the 12-year history of “Shark Tank,” a Black woman is sitting in one of the investment chairs. Emma Grede, the 39-year-old co-founder and CEO of denim-brand Good American and founding partner of Kim Kardashian’s shapewear-apparel line SKIMS, is set to appear as a guest Shark on Friday’s season 13 premiere

Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images Spain is planning to offer young people aged 18-35 years old 250 euros ($289) a month to incentivize them to move out of their parents’ house and rent.  Spanish President Pedro Sanchez announced the proposal on Tuesday, as part of the government’s 2022 budget.  Young people earning less than

It’s one thing to come up with a $1 billion business idea. It’s quite another to come up with a string of them. But for entrepreneur Aaron Tan, it was fundamental. If he was going to start a business, it had to have room to grow. That’s a strategy instilled in him in his early

Ariel Skelley A popular retirement savings tactic is on the chopping block in Congress, and investors are eyeing the strategy before it disappears. But there are other things to consider before making changes, financial experts say.   Currently, investors can skirt the income limits for a Roth individual retirement account by using a so-called backdoor maneuver. 

With the explosion in popularity of nonfungible tokens, online investors and collectors have bid up the prices of all manners of digital collectibles, from basketball cards to drawings of rocks to virtual racehorses. But many of the traditional items people like to collect are seeing a surge in popularity, too. More from Grow:How I went