Mark Cuban and Elon Musk. Getty Images Billionaire investor Mark Cuban cautioned Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday against forming an alliance with former President Donald Trump, because, he said, the Republican presidential nominee may not ultimately repay his political debts. “Elon, there will come a time when you need something from Donald Trump,” Cuban … Read more
When Mark Cuban was in his 20s, his goal was to retire at age 35. These days, the 66-year-old billionaire entrepreneur and investor says he has no imminent plans to stop working. “I’m just getting started,” Cuban tells CNBC Make It. “There’s no retirement in my book. I’ll go until I drop.” Some of Cuban’s recent … Read more
Mark Cuban slammed former President Donald Trump on Thursday over tariffs he proposed for John Deere should he win the election. Trump, who has previously pledged to impose tariffs on foreign-made products from China and other countries in a proposal that several economists have warned about, threatened the agricultural equipment company Monday with a 200% … Read more
Billionaire Mark Cuban has shed more light on his reasons for distancing himself from former President Donald Trump. “I’m not a Trump fan at all,” he said on Wednesday’s episode of the “This Past Weekend” podcast. “Used to be, but then kind of grew out of it.” When Trump announced his bid for the White … Read more
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban on Thursday insisted that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris would not tax unrealized gains as president. “Every conversation I’ve had is that it’s not going to happen,” Cuban said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Cuban, who says he speaks with Harris’ team frequently, maintained to CNBC that she is not interested in … Read more
Some fathers teach their kids how to shoot three-pointers or make hamburgers. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ dad Paul taught him how to build a fence around their home in Mountain View, California. The process taught him how to be detail-oriented, a mindset he enforced at Apple, Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in 2011. … Read more
Mark Bertolini has helped Oscar Health move toward profitability after taking over as CEO of the health insurer a year ago. Now, he says the company’s next phase of growth and profitability will focus on tapping into the employer market. That effort will include “going after the 71 million lives that are in small group … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington, U.S., for a campaign fundraiser in California, May 9, 2024. Craig Hudson | Reuters President Joe Biden has had it out for corporate America for much of his term. Over the past three years, he has worked to dethrone the interests of big businesses and … Read more
Jeff Bezos doesn’t let his responsibilities — executive chairman of Amazon, owner of Blue Origin, being a billionaire investor — get in the way of his slow-moving morning routine. The 60-year-old kicks off every day like a lot of people do: dragging his feet and scrolling on his smartphone, he recently told the “Lex Fridman Podcast.” … Read more
Mark Cuban has a simple tactic for inspiring young kids — and getting them to think about their own limitations, or lack thereof. And he uses it often, he says. “I get emails [from] kids around the world, because ‘Shark Tank’ is shown everywhere, asking me business questions,” Cuban recently told the “Lex Fridman Podcast.” … Read more
