In this article NCLH DIS CCL U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday published its ranking of the “best” cruise lines of 2022. The publication evaluated 17 cruise lines through a combination of expert evaluations (30%), traveler reviews (50%) and health ratings published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program
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In this article TSLA Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces a tax bill of more than $15 billion in the coming months on stock options, making a sale of his
People often credit their success to confidence and courage. Emma Grede has another word for it: naivete. “I didn’t know anyone growing up who had their own business,” Grede tells CNBC Make It. “So I really didn’t know what I was getting into.” In 2008, at age 26, Grede founded her own London-based entertainment marketing
If you’re looking for an extremely long-term stock pick from billionaire Bill Gates, here it is: Avoid Big Oil. As the world moves away from fossil fuels and adopts more clean and renewable energy sources, oil giants that have dominated markets for more than a century could be in trouble, the Microsoft co-founder said in
It took 1,458 flights and 1,117 buses and trains for Drew Binsky to reach his goal of traveling to every country in the world. And he did it in less than a decade. CNBC spoke with Binsky nine hours after he touched down in his last country — Saudi Arabia — about how he financed
Most people who open or close a credit card see a short-term drop in their credit scores, according to a recent LendingTree analysis of several thousand credit reports. Researchers compared 1,785 users who opened a single new card and 2,412 users who closed a single card. More from Grow:How I went from debt and a low
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, most companies scrambled to adjust to work-from-home life and a new economic landscape. But not Databricks, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence software start-up. That’s because billionaire Ali Ghodsi, the company’s co-founder and CEO, had been preparing his 2,500 person staff for doomsday-type scenarios for years. In 2017, Ghodsi
It’s a common refrain: A billionaire loudly promotes potential solutions for climate change while jetting around the world, leaving a sizable carbon footprint. This week, it happened twice. First, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates — an outspoken advocate for combatting climate change — reportedly celebrated his 66th birthday by hosting dozens of guests, including fellow billionaire
If Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own criminal trial, videotaped depositions may be a clue of how she’ll fare on the stand. Twelve days after she was indicted on fraud charges, Holmes, the CEO and founder of Theranos, sat for a nearly four hour deposition in which she hardly answered any questions. But in the
Michael Godek | Moment | Getty Images House Democrats proposed several rules to curb retirement accounts of the rich, part of a broad restructuring of the tax code tied to the party’s Build Back Better social and climate spending package. Wealthy individuals with more than $10 million in retirement savings would have to draw down
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ entrepreneurial journey is an inspiration for many. But for Nipun Mehra, it hits closer to home. As a former software engineer working in Amazon’s Seattle HQ in 2004, Mehra got to see first-hand the inner workings of the then-burgeoning retailer, and absorb the leadership lessons of its founder. So when, 15
When I started my first side hustle eight years ago, I didn’t realize I was creating the foundation of a business that earns six figures, which is centered around my Latina heritage. But that’s exactly what happened. I’ve created a business that is going to help me become the first millionaire in my family, and