For many would-be entrepreneurs, Harvard’s prestigious MBA program provides an important step in the journey from dreamer to founder. But for Bom Kim, that step was quicker than most. Just six months into the program, he dropped out, determined to make it on his own. Now, less than a decade on, Kim is the billionaire
Larry Page, co-founder and chief executive officer at Google Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Google’s parent-company Alphabet edged nearly 1% higher after the company announced that Larry Page will step down as CEO and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take
If a U.S.-China trade deal is off the table, stay away from the stock market, says Jeremy Siegel, Wharton School professor of finance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 250 points after President Donald Trump indicated he might wait until 2020 to strike a trade deal with China. The White House reportedly still plans
Peloton holiday ad. YouTube If you cover your eyes on Christmas morning, are you expecting to open them up and see a Peloton? If you haven’t already heard, that’s the premise of a new holiday commercial from the home fitness company. And it’s attracting some criticism on social media. That’s in part because the ad
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin An anti-government protester stands guard at a burning barricade in Santiago, Chile. Rodrigo Abd/ASSOCIATED PRESS Topline: Many of the mass protests happening around the world were sparked by anger over the economy—especially rising inequality and high costs of living—and then quickly evolved into larger, more potent
An aerial view of the downtown skyline of Dallas, Texas in 2019 Getty Reforestation is underway in Dallas parks with the replanting of trees lost from severe weather earlier this year. An unprecedented 700 trees were lost in parks alone. The devastation to the city’s mature trees is estimated to amount to 15,600 caliper inches
Marcus Lemonis is best known for running his billion-dollar company Camping World, as well as hosting CNBC’s “The Profit.” But one little-known fact about the business mogul is this: He’s a “macaron snob.” And Macaron Queen — a boutique macaron shop in Atlanta — gets his seal of approval. “I actually think this is the
George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Caterpillar, Apple, 3M — Trade sensitive stocks fell on Tuesday after President Donald Trump suggested he may want to delay a trade deal with China until after the 2020 presidential election. Trump later said Tuesday’s market drop is “peanuts” and
La Reverie, the six-acre estate on Palm Beach stretches over 70,000 square feet. Handout Hedge fund billionaire Steven Schonfeld and his wife bought a sprawling Palm Beach estate for $111 million, making it the most expensive home ever sold in Florida. Schonfeld, the founder of New York-based Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, closed on the six acre-estate
Angel Navarrete | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a first for the industry, Spanish oil and gas company Repsol has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2050 to comply with environmental goals set by the Paris Agreement, the company said on Monday. The pledge is, however, non-binding. The company outlined a number of ways in