Wealth

While large cruise ships have mostly stopped sailing due to the pandemic, smaller ships are planning to sail to Antarctica this winter. The No Sail Order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is currently in effect until Sept. 30, applies to cruise ships with the capacity to carry at least 250

For many people living in poverty around the world, working from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic is not an option, even when showing up to work means potentially getting sick. But there is a solution to that problem, according a paper released Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Give the poor cash so they

Passengers who refuse to wear masks based on medical exemptions will no longer be able to fly on American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. On Wednesday, both air carriers announced anyone over the age of two must wear a mask while flying. Masks can only be removed to eat or drink, and Southwest’s new policy states

View from a luxury rental at West Half, overlooking Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. Pat Pugliese | CNBC WASHINGTON — When Dr. Anthony Fauci throws out the ceremonial first pitch of this truncated baseball season Thursday night, players, coaches and umpires will see it in person at Nationals Park. But no fans will be in attendance,

When you arrive at Potato Head Beach Club’s security checkpoint in Bali, Indonesia, guests are screened for the usual contraband such as weapons or explosives and one other thing: plastic bottles. Single-use plastic is banned from the resort, which means, guests often turn in their water bottles. It’s all part of the experience, though, which is

It’s been roughly eight years since I quit my investment banking job and retired at 34. My wife—also an early retiree—and I had a combined net worth of about $3 million. Achieving early retirement is difficult for a lot of people, so we feel incredibly grateful to have financial independence and freedom from work. We

A beachfront residence is seen in East Hampton, New York. Jeffrey Basinger | Reuters Home prices in the Hamptons hit new records as wealthy New Yorkers fled the Covid-19 troubles of the city for the beach, according to a new report. The median price of a single-family home in the Hamptons reached $1.1 million in

Amid the pandemic, the number of consumers requesting airline refunds has reached new heights. In fact, the Department of Transportation has received “an unprecedented volume of complaints from passengers” regarding airline refunds during this time, CNBC reported.  And on CNBC’s new web series ”Got a Money Dispute? Ask Kevin,” host Kevin O’Leary says arguments over travel refunds are “one

New York’s billionaires would pay about $5.5 billion a year under a new tax being proposed by Democrats in the state legislature. The tax, part of a new “Make Billionaires Pay” campaign by progressive lawmakers and activists, would impose a new form of capital gains tax on New Yorkers with $1 billion or more in

Jeff Bezos had a pretty lucrative Monday. The billionaire Amazon CEO set a record when his net worth jumped by $13 billion in just one day, on Monday, according to Bloomberg.  The Bloomberg Billionaires Index put Bezos’ estimated net worth at $189.3 billion at the end of Monday. Bezos, who is the world’s wealthiest man

Less than three weeks after reopening to international travelers, the Bahamas is closing its borders to U.S. residents after a rise of coronavirus infections on the island nation.  In a national address on July 19, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis announced that airports and seaports would close to all travelers except those coming from Canada,

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes speaking at the 2015 Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Sept. 29, 2015. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Elizabeth Holmes, whose company Theranos promised a revolutionary way to detect diseases, will likely have her criminal trial delayed until early 2021 due to a global pandemic with no cure in sight. U.S.

It’s anything but business as usual as the world’s top attractions reopen amid the backdrop of a global pandemic.  New guidelines aim to strike a balance between providing attraction-goers with an experience to remember while keeping visitors and staff safe. Still, questions remain: Should you go? Is it safe? Will lines be short or unbearably long?

Traders work after the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 12, 2019 at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. stock market recovered from the March bottom so fast that many wealthy investors are not sure what move to make next. Millionaire

Dozens of millionaires who call themselves “Millionaires for Humanity” have signed an open letter to their governments, asking to be taxed at a higher rate permanently to cover costs related to Covid-19. Abigail Disney, Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker who is founder of Fork Films and host of the “All Ears” podcast, joins “Squawk Box” to

Women in the U.S. earn 81 cents for every dollar men make in 2020. That’s the raw gender pay gap, “which looks at the median salary for all men and women regardless of job type or worker seniority,” Payscale explains in a 2020 report on the state of the pay gap. The gap forms early

Nearly a quarter of consumers, or 28 million people, have added to their credit card debt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent survey. Even before the full economic effects of the pandemic began hitting consumers, total household debt rose to $14.3 trillion in the first quarter. If you’re taking on new debt

There’s a new shortage in the U.S. caused by the coronavirus pandemic — and it’s not a paper product or food staple. Coins are currently hard to come by and, as a result, some grocery stores, banks and restaurants may not be able to provide you with change.  Kroger, one of the largest grocery chains in

NEW DELHI, INDIA – NOVEMBER 12: Twitter CEO and Co Founder, Jack Dorsey addresses students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), on November 12, 2018 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Amal KS/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Hindustan Times Twitter said late Thursday that about 130 people were targeted in a cyberattack that took

Christie’s gamechangers sale includes rare Michael Jordan sneakers. The 1984’s game worn Air Ship sneakers are expected to fetch between $330,000 – $550,000. Source: Christie’s Michael Jordan game-worn collectibles continue to reach new heights, nearly two decades after the Chicago Bulls icon hung up his laces for good. On Thursday, Christie’s Auction House and Stadium

Travelers itching for a change of scenery amid months of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders brought on by the coronavirus pandemic now have a new option. The Maldives reopened to international visitors this week, after being closed to visitors since March 27. While much of the world has shut its borders or enacted strict measures on

Tax season is much later than usual this year. In March, the IRS announced that the federal tax filing deadline, which is typically in mid-April, would be pushed to July 15, 2020. The move, made in response to the coronavirus pandemic, gave Americans an extra three months to file their 2019 returns without incurring interest or penalties.

Abigail Disney, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney heiress Abigail Disney is among the millionaires calling for governments to impose higher taxes on the wealthy to help fund the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.  “Tax

Investor Kevin O’Leary started his first business out of his basement in 1986. In 1999, O’Leary and his co-founders sold the company to the Mattel Toy Company for $4.2 billion.  But even if the business had failed, O’Leary says he would have persisted as an entrepreneur. “If starting my first company hadn’t worked out, I would

With occupancy rates now at 44% in the U.S., and European hotels not expected to fully recover until 2023, hotels are reaching out to a new crop of clientele — local residents who are tired of working from home.  Luxury hotels are now renting rooms by the day — often at steeply discounted rates —

In the early 2000s, Tesla Motors was a small start-up underdog in the automotive industry. It faced naysayers because “no one was doing electric cars,” CEO Elon Musk said on the “Third Row Tesla” podcast in February.  But despite the odds, Tesla became the world’s most valuable automaker – its market capitalization surpassed Toyota’s for the first time on July

An event held in Hong Kong for investors interested in U.K. property. Uptin Saiidi | CNBC A lot of the wealthy, wealthy Hong Kongers already have a footprint in the U.K. and they’ve already started some of that displacement of capital or diversification of capital outside of Hong Kong James Dempsey Asia sales director at

Working from home could be about to get a major upgrade, as Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said her government is considering letting visitors stay and work remotely from the island for a year.  Mottley said lawmakers were looking at introducing the 12-month “Barbados Welcome Stamp,” noting that restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic

Although Kevin O’Leary started his first business at 32, he knew as a teenager that he would become an entrepreneur. He had that ‘aha’ moment working at an ice cream shop in high school, he tells CNBC Make It.  “My big ‘aha’ moment was getting fired from my first job on the first day I was

Young Elon Musk had two favorite subjects in high school – and in both, he performed “best” academically.  “When I was in high school … I got distinctions in two areas: physics and computer science,” Musk said on the “Third Row Tesla” podcast in February. “Those were my two best subjects.” So at the time, “I