“It’s been a whirlwind, to say the least,” says Rosemary Ketchum. Ketchum, 26, became the first openly transgender elected official in West Virginia when she won a city council seat in Wheeling on June 9. She is now one of 27 out trans elected officials in America, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. Ketchum’s may seem an unlikely
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If the summer of 2020 is memorable to vacationers, it will likely be as the year of not straying too far from home. But that doesn’t mean you need to limit your horizons: The great road trip is enjoying a resurgence. This year, 46 million Americans say they plan to hit the open road in a
In order to adjust to shelter-in-place guidelines and lower your risk of contracting Covid-19, you might have changed your spending habits to make your quarantine life more functional and enjoyable, like maybe cutting out gym memberships but investing in online fitness classes and better Wi-Fi for your home office. Now, as states start opening back up, it might
From cleaning robots to canceled breakfast buffets, hotels are pulling out the stops to ensure a safe environment for their guests and staff during the global pandemic. But what about fellow travelers? Are they healthy, are they wearing masks — and does it seem like the man in the room next door coughs a lot?
Emma Watson attends the “Little Women” World Premiere at Museum of Modern Art on December 07, 2019 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Emma Watson, the actress who rose to fame playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies, has joined the board of French luxury fashion group Kering as a director. Watson, who
Dr. Jane Goodall speaks during the ‘Dr. Jane Goodall’s MasterClass’ New York screening in New York City. John Lamparski | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images World-renowned anthropologist Jane Goodall has said young people should be striving towards different standards of success, besides money and fame. Speaking to CNBC from last week’s CogX conference, Goodall
1. Don’t underestimate the role of chance in life. It’s easy to assume that wealth and poverty are caused by the choices we make, but it’s even easier to underestimate the role of chance in life. The families, values, countries and generations we’re born into, as well as the people we happen to meet along
Lately, when Kevin O’Leary is asked the question, “Is now a good time to start a business?” he replies, “Yes, it is!” O’Leary says because so many people have time to sit and think, it’s a wonderful time to start a business leveraging the growing popularity of online services. 01:07 44 minutes ago
Interviewing for a job “sucks for everyone,” according to Chamath Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive and now part owner and executive board member of the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team. “It’s fast-paced, pressure filled and more mistakes are made in hiring and also NOT-hiring,” Palihapitiya wrote in a Twitter thread on Wednesday. To compensate for
The Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village private residential development (bottom C) is seen in New York. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Manhattan apartment deals plunged more than 80% in May from a year ago, while South Florida saw a surge as lockdowns and coronavirus fears continue to weigh on New York real estate. The number
Spanish fine-dining powerhouse El Celler de Can Roca was twice named the “World’s Best Restaurant” by Restaurant Magazine. Not to mention the three Michelin stars that it has maintained since 2009. While the restaurant’s closure due to the coronavirus pandemic ends next week, its new stablemate Casa Cacao is already back in business. Owned by
“Opportunity zones,” a cornerstone of the White House plan to combat racial inequality, have mainly helped large real estate projects while many low-income communities have yet to benefit, according to a new study. The plan, which was part of the 2017 tax cuts and have attracted over $10 billion in investments, has taken center stage
Billionaire and legendary Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen has every second of his day and night scheduled, including free time and time to think — and the practice is critical to his success, he says. “The big thing is basically *everything* is on the calendar. Sleep is on the calendar, going to bed is in
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in across the country and the world, millions of Americans’ lives were disrupted as they faced illness, unemployment levels not seen the Great Depression and whiplash-inducing market volatility. But some billionaires who saw their fortunes dive as the market tanked in March have recovered and even surpassed their previous levels
An increasing number of countries around the world are welcoming back international travelers for the summer, after a period of lockdown due to the coronavirus. However, with vaccines and treatments for the virus still in development, traveling safely is important. If paying up for your own private plane has crossed your mind as the dream
Ivory Johnson is the founder of Delancey Wealth Management and a member of the CNBC Financial Advisors Council. In this interview, I asked him how issues of social justice interact with issues of economic justice. Johnson told me it starts with a simple question: What creates wealth? Johnson, a certified financial planner, discusses tax policies
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary tells CNBC Make It that one of the biggest tips to staying optimistic during this global pandemic is to “keep a routine.” O’Leary wakes up at 5:30 every single day to work out, which helps him “clear the cobwebs out of [his] mind.” He also makes it a habit to
When Kevin O’Leary was fired from his first job at an ice cream shop as a teenager, he realized he wanted to be his boss. “I made up my mind that day…. And I’ve never worked for anybody ever since,” he previously told CNBC Make It. And on CNBC’s new webisode series “Got a Money Dispute? Ask Kevin,” O’Leary gave
In 1981, 26-year-old Bill Gates found the time to create one of the world’s earliest computer games. Called Donkey.bas, or just “Donkey,” it was essentially an old-school arcade driving game where players steered a digital racecar down a straight highway littered with, well, donkeys. The point of the game, simply, was to avoid crashing into the
Three months into the Covid-19 pandemic, and even as states across the country emerge from the resulting economic shutdown, the unemployment rate is still near its highest level in the post-World War II era. In such uncertain times, ”it’s really hard to stay resilient and optimistic,” ”Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary tells CNBC Make It. Especially if you’ve