Buying a coach-class plane ticket isn’t as simple as it used to be. Recently, airlines introduced some of their most restrictive — and perhaps confusing — ticket fares to date, with some not even allowing passengers to access the overhead bins. Travel sites, including fare search-and-comparison like Hipmunk and Booking […]
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Why investors are betting South Africa’s new leadership can make it a ‘good place to put money’
Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s embattled former president, is now officially out of power and is facing prosecution for corruption charges. Can his replacement, the 65-year-old business tycoon Cyril Ramaphosa, bring stability to what was once one of the world’s top performing emerging markets? Global investors are certainly hoping he can. […]
Trump’s lawyer calls for end to Russia investigation after McCabe’s axing
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, John Dowd, is calling for a swift end to Special Counsel Robert Muller’s probe into Russia’s election interference. In a statement provided to CNBC, that was first reported by The Daily Beast on Saturday morning, Dowd said that he hopes Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein […]
Here’s how Jeff Sessions may have saved himself by firing McCabe
Reaction to Attorney General Jeff Sessions‘ move to fire former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on Friday evening, two days before he was slated to retire, came swiftly on Twitter. McCabe, who had been the deputy director of the FBI, took over the agency on an interim basis after President […]
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook spar over data, which Cambridge denies using for Trump’s campaign
Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm used by the Trump campaign during the 2016 elections, insisted on Saturday that it did not misuse or hold data obtained from Facebook users, despite having been sanctioned by the platform for doing so. On Friday, Facebook announced that it had suspended Cambridge Analytica, […]
Medalist Chris Mazdzer only made $700 the year before the Olympics
For well-known Olympians like Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn, taking home a medal only boosts their earnings. But not all sports are lucrative. Take luge, for example. Fan favorite Chris Mazdzer earned silver at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, becoming the first American man to ever medal in the sport. He’ll […]
Here are 4 things meal kits should do to bring back lost subscribers, and win new ones
In the few years after they became a hit, the estimated $5 billion market for meal kits is already seen hitting the skids. Originally expected to be wildly popular among millennials, market observers now think the fortunes of meal kit companies are turning cold. Consumers appear to be interested in […]
3 rich celebs who still live with their parents
Despite raking in millions, a handful of athletes and celebrities are surprisingly careful with their cash. Some choose to fly coach while others drive cheap cars. Some even cut back on housing costs by crashing at home. Here are three A-listers who still live with their parents either full-time or […]
Cambridge Analytica denies using data for Trump campaign, says its cooperating with Facebook
Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics firm used by the Trump campaign during the 2016 elections, insisted on Saturday that it did not misuse or hold data obtained from Facebook users, despite having been sanctioned by the platform for doing so. On Friday, Facebook announced that it had suspended Cambridge Analytica, […]
This $7,500 3-D printed electric car took three days to make
Mass production of 3-D printed cars is coming soon. The first will be from start-up XEV and Polymaker, a developer of 3-D printing materials. The $7,500 car, called LSEV, only took three days to make according to the creator. All of the components in LSEV were printed except for the […]