U.S. President Joe Biden joins Israel’s Prime Minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Miriam Alster | Afp | Getty Images Muslim leaders announced on Saturday that they are […]
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Heroes to zeroes in 12 months: How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right
Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. Getty Images | Reuters After a brutal 18 months of bankruptcies, company failures and criminal trials, the crypto market is starting to claw back some of its former standing. Bitcoin is […]
3 things to watch in the stock market during 2024’s first week of trading
Another trading year is officially in the books. The S & P 500 ended the year with nine straight weeks of gains and was just short of an all-time high. The broad market index posted a return of 24.2% for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial notched a 13.7% increase, […]
41-year-old spent $120,000 launching a frozen food restaurant—now it brings in $4.5 million per year
Dumpling Daughter CEO Nadia Liu Spellman didn’t grow up in your average family-owned restaurant. Her parents ran Sally Ling’s, a popular fine-dining Chinese restaurant in Boston. For decades, she watched her mother and father serve and host celebrities like Julia Child and Yo-Yo Ma. That upbringing taught Liu Spellman the value of […]
2024 is the ‘year of globetrotting,’ travel expert says. Here are some of the hot spots
Tokyo, Japan. Matteo Colombo | DigitalVision | Getty Images When it comes to travel abroad, popular destinations like London, Paris and Rome always seem to top the wish list for Americans. But many travelers are looking beyond those mainstay cities for trips in 2024. Interest in major Asian hubs, off-the-beaten-path […]
Being too old to start over is an ‘outdated’ concept, says career coach—how to navigate a professional reset
You’re never too old to pivot in your career. The idea of pursuing something new can feel intimidating, especially after getting a college degree and spending years — decades, even — in a specific field. Societal pressures to have it all together after your 40s can also add to that […]
Russia pummels Ukraine with ‘massive’ wave of airstrikes with 31 reported killed
An aerial view of a destroyed building after Russian strikes hit the city center in Dnipro, Ukraine on December 29, 2023. A mall, maternity hospital and many other buildings were damaged in the attack. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Russia on Friday launched one of its worst aerial attacks […]
From student loan forgiveness to tech layoffs, 7 of the biggest money stories from 2023
Student debt rose to $1.6 trillion Student loan borrowers spent the first half of the year hoping to see their balances reduced, if not erased, by the end of the summer. Many spent the second half of the year scrambling to figure out how they were going to resume making […]
Don’t waste money on biotin and collagen—and more of the best tips about supplements we got this year
From multivitamins to hair, skin and nail gummies, supplements continue to grow in popularity. But just how effective are these capsules, powders and beverages? This year, we talked to doctors, nutritionists, dermatologists and more about the most popular supplements that people are buying and adding to their routines to get […]
How Disney made Star Wars the top film franchise of 2023 without a theatrical release
American actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” written, directed and produced by Georges Lucas. Sunset Boulevard | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The Force remains strong with the Star Wars franchise. Despite not releasing a theatrical film since 2019, […]