The private-jet industry is seeing a rapid rebound from the coronavirus crisis, as new customers who had never flown private splurge to avoid the crowds and lines of commercial flying. While commercial traffic is running about 15% to 17% of last year’s totals, private flights are running at up to 70% or more of normal,
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Lately, when Kevin O’Leary is asked the question, “Is now a good time to start a business?” he replies, “Yes, it is!” O’Leary says because so many people have time to sit and think, it’s a wonderful time to start a business leveraging the growing popularity of online services. 01:07 44 minutes ago
Interviewing for a job “sucks for everyone,” according to Chamath Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive and now part owner and executive board member of the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team. “It’s fast-paced, pressure filled and more mistakes are made in hiring and also NOT-hiring,” Palihapitiya wrote in a Twitter thread on Wednesday. To compensate for
Spanish fine-dining powerhouse El Celler de Can Roca was twice named the “World’s Best Restaurant” by Restaurant Magazine. Not to mention the three Michelin stars that it has maintained since 2009. While the restaurant’s closure due to the coronavirus pandemic ends next week, its new stablemate Casa Cacao is already back in business. Owned by
Billionaire and legendary Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen has every second of his day and night scheduled, including free time and time to think — and the practice is critical to his success, he says. “The big thing is basically *everything* is on the calendar. Sleep is on the calendar, going to bed is in
“Opportunity zones,” a cornerstone of the White House plan to combat racial inequality, have mainly helped large real estate projects while many low-income communities have yet to benefit, according to a new study. The plan, which was part of the 2017 tax cuts and have attracted over $10 billion in investments, has taken center stage
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in across the country and the world, millions of Americans’ lives were disrupted as they faced illness, unemployment levels not seen the Great Depression and whiplash-inducing market volatility. But some billionaires who saw their fortunes dive as the market tanked in March have recovered and even surpassed their previous levels
An increasing number of countries around the world are welcoming back international travelers for the summer, after a period of lockdown due to the coronavirus. However, with vaccines and treatments for the virus still in development, traveling safely is important. If paying up for your own private plane has crossed your mind as the dream
Ivory Johnson is the founder of Delancey Wealth Management and a member of the CNBC Financial Advisors Council. In this interview, I asked him how issues of social justice interact with issues of economic justice. Johnson told me it starts with a simple question: What creates wealth? Johnson, a certified financial planner, discusses tax policies
When Kevin O’Leary was fired from his first job at an ice cream shop as a teenager, he realized he wanted to be his boss. “I made up my mind that day…. And I’ve never worked for anybody ever since,” he previously told CNBC Make It. And on CNBC’s new webisode series “Got a Money Dispute? Ask Kevin,” O’Leary gave