Getting ahead — in life and your career — isn’t always easy. Success often depends on your ability to spot a promising opportunity, and then summoning the courage to act on it while managing the fear of everything that could go wrong. That can be true whether you’re dreaming of launching your own business, working … Read more
The price of bitcoin has surged in 2023 as investors await approval for the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, which would be a milestone for cryptocurrency investors, experts say. In early December, the digital currency topped $44,000 for the first time since April 2022, and year-to-date gains were above 160%, as of Dec. 21, … Read more
Initially when Fantasia Barrino was presented with the opportunity to reprise her role as “Celie” in “The Color Purple,” she turned down the gig. A huge reason why Barrino declined is because of the very real similarities between Celie’s life and Barrino’s, as a domestic violence survivor who struggled with depression. Just three years after … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day back since the Christmas holiday on December 26, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings … Read more
These days, McDonald’s is just as likely to serve up a high-profile collab as a new hamburger. Over the past few years, the fast food chain has revamped its public image in an effort to reconnect with younger fans and increase its cultural relevance. It has partnered with artists like Cardi B and BTS as … Read more
A young surfer is lucky to be alive after a Christmas Day shark attack on the NSW mid-North Coast. Julian McLennan, 16, said his friends came to his rescue after he was attacked by a two-metre shark at Old Bar near Taree about 4.30pm. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Teen attacked by shark in Taree. Watch … Read more
A mobile phone is displaying the screen of Tencent Games company’s stock plunge in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, on December 22, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese online gaming stocks rose Wednesday, recovering some losses from the previous session after the country’s top gaming regulator said it will “carefully study” the concerns of … Read more
(NewsNation) — Hospitals bought by private equity firms saw an uptick in the number of adverse medical events among patients following the purchase, according to a new study that examined the effects of such transactions. The study, published Tuesday in JAMA, shows that within three years after a hospital’s acquisition, hospital-acquired adverse events jumped 25% … Read more
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 41-year-old man who went overboard on a cruise ship just before Christmas. Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas was 200km east of Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday night when the incident occurred. Crew members said they immediately reported it to local authorities, who began a … Read more
UNITED NATIONS – Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands’ former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert, was appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza, the United Nations chief announced om Tuesday. The announcement by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres follows the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution on Friday requesting him to … Read more
