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The Mega Millions jackpot grew to more than $1.6 billion on Aug. 9, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Mega Millions jackpot soared to an estimated $1.1 billion without a ticket matching all six balls on Friday night. It’s smaller than last year’s record $1.6 billion grand prize, but the victor could still face

Vm | E+ | 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 inbox. The U.S. has rapidly overwhelmed China as the world’s top spot for millionaires and billionaires, according a

For the most part, Mark Cuban is firmly anti-micromanaging. The 65-year-old billionaire entrepreneur weighed in on the common leadership style in a recent post on social media network X. If you find yourself constantly micromanaging the people around you, something’s wrong, Cuban noted. The only exception, he added: When you’re early in a process — think

Heli-skiing on virgin snow in Antarctica for a cool $2.2 million. A polar bear safari in an “off-limits” area of Norway’s Svalbard for $300,000. How about tracking snow leopards in the Himalayas with renowned explorers for $100,000?  Big-ticket travel experiences like those are indicative of the “quiet luxury” trend which began in the world of

A new report found that New York City is the no. 1 place for ultra-high-net-worth individuals to own a property. Alexander Spatari | Moment | 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,

A Ferrari is parked outside the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of Ferrari Automotive Company’s IPO on October 21, 2015 in New York City. Andrew Burton | Getty Images Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna promised on Tuesday that the luxury carmaker’s new electric vehicle will offer drivers the same roar as its historic combustion engines.

Singapore made global headlines last year when the government announced that biometric processing will replace travel document verifications at Changi Airport in the first half of 2024. But the city-state is going “passport-free” in another area: its land border with Malaysia. From Tuesday, people traveling by car between Singapore and Malaysia can show self-generated QR

A person plays lottery at a 7-eleven store as Mega Millions jackpot reaches $ 1 billion 580 million, in Redwood City, California, United States on August 8, 2023. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Mega Millions jackpot jumped to an estimated $977 million — the game’s sixth-largest prize — without a winner

A Gucci store at Harbour City shopping mall, operated by Wharf Holdings Ltd., in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, June 2, 2023.  Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of French luxury group Kering plunged 14% on Tuesday after the company warned that Gucci sales look set to fall 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, amid declining

red_moon_rise The rules around claiming Social Security benefits are full of caveats and nuances. Among them is a valuable quirk for certain divorced spouses: In many cases, the monthly Social Security benefit you can claim based on a former spouse’s work history essentially doubles when they die. “Your ex is worth twice as much dead

Martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images Millions of Americans are scrambling to file returns as the federal tax deadline approaches. But U.S. expatriates have extra filing rules — and the burden is making some expats question their American citizenship. Nearly one-third of U.S. expats have plans to renounce their American citizenship or are “seriously considering

Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Creditors want to force Rudy Giuliani to sell his $3.5 million Florida condo to help pay his significant debts, according to a

Mega Millions jackpot prize has grown to $792 million ahead of Friday night’s draw — its sixth highest total ever. However, the winnings you’d take home will vary depending on how they’re taxed in your state, as well as your choice of payout. To win the jackpot, you’ll need to match numbers with all five

Jensen Huang has a simple message for young people who want to achieve “greatness”: No pain, no gain. That was essentially the Nvidia CEO’s message for students at his alma mater, Stanford University, where he spoke last week at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. “Greatness is not intelligence. Greatness comes from character. And

Cavan Images | Getty Images The federal tax deadline is officially one month away for most filers — and experts say there are some key things to know this season. As of March 1, the IRS received roughly 54 million individual returns, which is less than 40% of the 146 million expected this season, according

Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture far more accessible to travelers. The coastal Fukui Prefecture is some 185 miles west of Tokyo. The new train will pass through the city of Fukui, the town of Awara and other places guidebooks rarely mention,

Bill and Melinda Gates brace the rain as they visit the township of Khayelitsha on October 25, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. Brenton Geach | Gallo Images | 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

This combination of pictures created on February 17, 2024, shows U.S. President Joe Biden waving from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2023, and former President Donald Trump waving to the media outside the White House on Jan. 12, 2021. Jim Watson | Brendan Smialowski | AFP |

Artistgndphotography | E+ | Getty Images A free tax filing program from the IRS fully opened in 12 pilot states on Tuesday — and officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury have released state-by-state estimates of how many people qualify. “Direct File eligibility is limited to those with simple tax returns this filing season,”

miniseries | Getty After weeks of testing with roughly 1,500 returns, Direct File, a free tax filing program from the IRS, is now fully open in 12 pilot states, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. While the pilot focuses on “simple tax situations,” the Treasury estimates the pilot could cover about one-third of