Jason Nelson always loved playing music — he just didn’t realize he could do it for a living. The 30-year-old New Jersey native started playing piano and saxophone when he was a kid and ended up doing impromptu performances for friends during college. He remembers playing during a friend’s 20th birthday. “She had no idea … Read more
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Euro is expected to hit parity with the dollar Economists expect the euro to fall to or even below parity with the U.S. dollar next year. That would mean the currencies had a 1:1 exchange rate. The euro is used by 20 of the 27 nations in the … Read more
The unoccupied space-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module is pictured several hours before the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft would relocate there after undocking from Harmony’s forward port. NASA Johnson Space Center In the race to conquer the cosmos, the greatest challenge to space exploration might be the vastness of the unknown, but … Read more
When Anna-Marie Ortiz started her cleaning business, she didn’t waste time searching for the “perfect” strategy or waiting for the ideal moment. “I think people spend too much time over-preparing — buying courses, watching videos or waiting to feel ready,” the 30-year-old tells CNBC Make It. “Just go out there and do it, make it … Read more
Atherton, California, is the wealthiest ZIP code in the United States, with median home prices reaching $7.75 million, according to RealtyHop’s latest annual report on the nation’s most expensive areas. Near Stanford University and home to tech executives, venture capitalists and other affluent residents who live in large estates, the Silicon Valley town has claimed … Read more
As parents, we often wonder if we’re doing the right thing for our children. No one is immune to that kind of thinking. I have interviewed hundreds of young entrepreneurs and their parents to learn how they were raised. Most parents who raised highly successful adults did a great job. What surprised me is that … Read more
I wonder what it would be like to live in most of the places I visit, but I know I can’t make everywhere home. As much as I would love to wake up in Sydney every morning, Australia is just a little too far away from everywhere else. As vibrant as Istanbul is, it’s a … Read more
A few Christmas Eves ago, Nicola Slawson got very, very drunk. The London-based writer had spent the previous Christmas with her ex and was attempting to bury those memories. “I was going through a heartbreak and I think I really didn’t handle it well,” says Slawson, who writes The Single Supplement, a newsletter for single … Read more
Bets on artificial intelligence and the buildout of large language models have hoisted shares of a once ubiquitous megacap technology stock to its best year in a quarter century. Oracle has soared 75% this year, headed for its second-best year on record and best since 1999, when shares roughly quadrupled in price. ORCL YTD mountain … Read more
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor incorporates proven components. Courtesy: GE Verona GE Vernova is aiming to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade, staking out a leadership position in a budding technology that could play a central role in meeting surging electricity demand and reducing carbon dioxide … Read more