The ultra-wealthy just gained $49 trillion in wealth thanks to stocks

People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 18, 2024 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your … Read more

These are the best U.S. states for quality of life in 2024

In this mobile world, we have more choices than ever about where to live. Companies in search of skilled workers know this, especially when there are far more open positions than there are workers available to fill them. That is why they consider quality of life when deciding where to locate.  CNBC’s annual ranking of … Read more

America’s 10 Best states for finding a job in the AI boom

How big of a deal is artificial intelligence? Russell Wald, deputy director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, likens it to the printing press. “This technology is a general purpose technology that’s going to affect everyone and everywhere,” he said. The mere fact Stanford has a whole institute devoted to AI is a … Read more

‘Rust’ Criminal Case Against Alec Baldwin Dismissed

A judge on Friday dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, whom he accidentally shot and killed on the set of indie Western “Rust” in 2021. The decision in Baldwin’s case comes only three days after his trial began in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Leading up … Read more

Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case dismissed

Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Jan. 21, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A New York federal bankruptcy judge on Friday in a scathing ruling dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection case of Rudy Giuliani, … Read more

The 10 most expensive states in America to live in

Inflation has loosened its grip considerably from a high of more than 9% in the wake of the pandemic. The first monthly decline since May 2020 in the June CPI reflects the progress bringing down prices. But it is still holding onto Americans’ wallets, and in some places tighter than others.  The cost of living … Read more

U.S. states with the best infrastructure: Georgia, Arizona, Virginia

With hundreds of billions of dollars in new federal infrastructure spending under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, companies are eager to cash in. And states are scrambling for their piece of the pie. “We have funding that goes to projects that come from every state, city, … Read more

Judge: Rudy Giuliani Bankruptcy Case Likely To Be Dismissed

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani ’s bankruptcy case after lawyers for the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his biggest creditors — two ex-Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him — agreed this was the best way forward. … Read more

Ashley Biden diary thief arrested before jail surrender date

Aimee Harris, right, walks out of Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in New York. Larry Neumeister | AP A Florida woman was arrested Monday in Georgia on motor vehicle, marijuana, and other misdemeanor state charges just one day before her scheduled voluntary surrender to begin a monthlong jail term for stealing and selling … Read more