Some people love travel planning. But I am not one of those people. So the idea that artificial intelligence chatbots, such as ChatGPT and Bing, can research travel destinations and create itineraries is intriguing. But I’m skeptical too. Do recommendations just scratch the surface — for example, suggesting that I see the Eiffel Tower in
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Michael B. Jordan stars in “Creed III.” Warner Bros. LOS ANGELES — It’s an underdog story for the 21st century. The Creed series is a Hollywood miracle in many ways. It’s a lucrative spinoff of the beloved, decades-old Rocky series, but it has its own modern style and sensibility. And, while paying homage to the
In this article BRK.B BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett at a press conference during the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting on April 30, 2022. CNBC Warren Buffett published his highly anticipated annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on Saturday. The letter has been an annual tradition for the 92-year-old “Oracle of Omaha” for
Some risks come at a price. Others can pay off handsomely — a lesson Barbara Corcoran knows well. In a recent TikTok video, the co-star of ABC’s “Shark Tank” told her followers about a crucial moment in her real estate career, when she was at risk of bankruptcy. The problem: Her Manhattan-based real estate company
An EV600 all-electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services, built by GM’s electric commercial vehicle business, BrightDrop, is seen in Detroit, Michigan, in this undated photograph. Brightdrop | Handout | via Reuters Layoff announcements and warnings of an economic downturn from multiple CEOs during the earnings season have made it
A renovated apartment in New York City after The Expert consultation sessions with designers Jessica Gersten and Athena Calderone. The Expert Aside from bingeing Netflix, creating the picture-perfect home may have been the pandemic’s most popular habit. Whether it’s organizing a pantry or adding on a home office, gym or spa-like bathroom, homeowners have been
Our cognitive biases can get in the way of saving for the future, especially for retirement. Here’s how to recognize and overcome them. Sara Fernandes was 26 when she got her first credit card. “It felt like free money,” Ms. Fernandes said. “Like suddenly I could buy stuff and not worry about paying for it.
Commuters arrive into the Oculus station and mall in Manhattan on November 17, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Many restaurants and hotels in city downtowns are seeing sales come back to pre-pandemic levels — but only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. In cities such as New York, Los Angeles and
In this article BRK.B Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett. Gerald Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating profits fell during the fourth quarter as inflationary pressures weighed on the conglomerate’s businesses. Berkshire Hathaway’s operating earnings totaled $6.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022, a release read Saturday. That’s down 7.9% from the
In this article AMC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Girl watching a comedy movie at the cinema with her friend. Rgstudio | E+ | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — The movies are still big. It’s the multiplexes that are getting smaller. Since 2019, the number of total screens in the U.S. have decreased by
Artificial intelligence isn’t just a hot topic in Hollywood. While horror robot movie “M3gan” racks up millions at the winter box office, the ETF industry is seeing opportunities from the controversial technology. According to ROBO Global CIO William Studebaker, the economic benefits could be staggering. “You’re going to see a tsunami effect in terms of
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Biden administration is currently blocked from carrying out its promise of canceling up to $20,000 in student debt for tens of millions of Americans while its relief plan heads to the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the nine justices
You can still put money in an I.R.A. for 2022, and that’s better than not investing at all. But an early start would have given you a great advantage, our columnist says. If you haven’t put money into an individual retirement account for 2022, do it before the April deadline. That’s a standard tax tip
In this article RKLB LMT BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The headquarters of Space Systems Command in Los Angeles, California. U.S. Space Force / Jose Lou Hernandez The U.S. military is preparing to buy another round of rocket launches from companies next year, and Space Force leadership says they’re taking a new “mutual
In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Andy Warhol-like print of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett hangs outside a clothing stand during the first in-person annual meeting since 2019 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. April 30, 2022. Scott Morgan | Reuters Warren Buffett defended stock buybacks in Berkshire Hathaway‘s
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People walk past a mural of George Floyd by the Cup Foods where he was killed by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images When George Floyd was murdered by police in 2020, the event brought a “scary” time for the Minneapolis neighborhood where it occurred. “Everything was
Phiromya Intawongpan | Istock | Getty Images Anyone who’s exploring homeownership may know that rising interest rates and elevated home prices are making that goal challenging. The average rate on a typical 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage has been zigzagging between 6% and 7% for the last several months — down from above 7% in early November
One month following California’s implementation of a state-wide flavored cigarette ban, tax-paid cigarette sales dropped 17.3 percent. More than 5.6 million fewer packs were sold in January 2023 than in January 2022. On an annual basis, California will likely see revenues fall by more than $300 million. We previously estimated that a menthol ban in
Doing taxes in 2023 feels a lot like it did before the pandemic. Still, there are some meaningful changes to keep in mind. The 2023 tax filing season is probably most notable for what’s missing: After three years of stimulus payments and pandemic tax breaks, nearly all of those extra benefits have faded away —