Charles Kushner and Jared Kushner attend an event at Lord & Taylor on March 28, 2012 in New York City. Patrick McMullan | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France. Trump made … Read more
The first big snowfall of the season is blanketing towns along Lake Erie in upstate New York and northwestern Pennsylvania in the middle of the hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend, while numbing cold and heavy snow could persist into next week and cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions. The heavy … Read more
A Target store stands in Manhattan, New York City, on March 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images As shoppers search for deals this holiday season in an environment where less in price is more for many consumers, more Americans may find the square footage they visit in retail matching this “reduction” mantra. Ikea is … Read more
It was a great — albeit short — trading week for the U.S. stock market. The S & P 500 added 1.06% on the week while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.13% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.39%. These gains added to an already stellar month for the market following Donald Trump’s victory in … Read more
Erline Dennis, 104, was a teacher for nearly 40 years. Though it’s been decades since she retired, Dennis still has an impact on her former students. Many of the kids she taught back then are now senior adults, according to Fox 8. “Every once in a while, I see someone who I haven’t seen in … Read more
Small caps just had their first historic week in three years, and one exchange-traded fund expert predicts the group’s record highs will help drive investors back into the group. “Small caps are going to become more in favor in 2025,” VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth said on CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “They started to perk up … Read more
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