U.S. gold medal cyclist Kristen Faulkner quit venture capital career to compete in the Olympics

U.S. gold medal cyclist Kristen Faulkner quit venture capital career to compete in the Olympics

Kristen Faulkner ended a 40-year-drought for the U.S. in the Paris Olympics — in a sport she picked up for fun six years ago. On Sunday, the 31-year-old became the first American rider to win gold in the women’s road race since Connie Carpenter did so in the 1984 Los Angeles games.  Faulkner grew up … Read more

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro cancels Hamptons trip, days before expected Harris VP reveal

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro cancels Hamptons trip, days before expected Harris VP reveal

Pennsylvania’s Governor Josh Shapiro holds a rally with Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer (not pictured) in support of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Democratic presidential election campaign in Ambler, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2024.  Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has cancelled a trip to the ritzy New York beach enclave of the Hamptons, as … Read more

Worst states to retire in the U.S.—No. 1 isn’t California or New York

Worst states to retire in the U.S.—No. 1 isn’t California or New York

While the best state to retire in the U.S. is also one of the smallest in the country, the worst state to retire is the largest. Alaska ranks as the worst state in the U.S. to retire for the third year in a row, according to Bankrate’s study of the best states to retire in … Read more

JetBlue shares jump after surprise profit in second quarter

JetBlue shares jump after surprise profit in second quarter

A JetBlue Airways plane takes off from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 31, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBlue Airways shares jumped more than 17% on Tuesday after the airline posted a surprise profit and said it would defer another $3 billion in aircraft spending through 2029 to … Read more

New York Prosecutors Urge Judge In Trump’s Hush Money Trial To Preserve Conviction

New York Prosecutors Urge Judge In Trump’s Hush Money Trial To Preserve Conviction

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that the high court’s opinion “has no … Read more

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

The ultra-wealthy just gained  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

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

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

‘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