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
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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
Calls for a wealth tax on the world’s super-rich are once again gaining attention after U.S. President Joe Biden said he would impose a new “billionaire tax” on the country’s wealthiest if re-elected in November. Outlining his 2025 budget proposals on Monday, Biden took aim at the uber affluent and reiterated plans for a 25%
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
The Porsche Mission X on display at the IAA Mobility 2023 show in Munich, Germany. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Porsche on Tuesday warned that profitability will decline this year as it launches new models amid tough economic conditions, but hiked its dividend on the back of a rise in 2023 operating profit. The German luxury
Tony Fernandes, chief executive officer of Capital A Bhd., during the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. The summit runs through Sept. 15. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images AirAsia founder and CEO Tony Fernandes says he does not regret the viral LinkedIn post that showed him receiving a massage
Meenakshi Sai, 51, looks like any other Indian woman, dressed in a saree and sporting a bindi on her forehead. But unlike many women in her country, she’s been driving since she was 18 years old. As of 2020, less than 7% of India’s 236 million drivers were women, according to the data website Statista.
The key to a “good life” is the ability to learn from your mistakes, according to Barbara Corcoran. It’s a trait Corcoran shares with all of her biggest “superstar” employees, the 74-year-old investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank” told author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss on the latest episode of his podcast. “Recovering from failure, in my
Mapodile | E+ | Getty Images Married couples have an important choice every year: filing taxes jointly or separately. While the tax code generally favors joint returns, some spouses may benefit from filing apart, experts say. “Married filing jointly” combines income, credits and deductions on a single return, whereas “married filing separately” creates two returns
Westend61 | Westend61 | 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 number of family offices in the world has tripled since 2019, setting off a new race
If the idea of drinking civet cat coffee, which is made from feces from the Asian palm civet, is a turn-off, there may be yet another reason to rethink the drink. This week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) issued a warning aimed at tourists in Bali after an investigator showed undercover footage
Whether or not you get hired by billionaire Mark Cuban comes down to two qualities: culture and competency. They’re the “two things that matter the most,” Cuban said during a MasterClass course released last month. “Are they competent enough to do the job? And do they fit in the culture of the organization? If they
When I started my side hustle, I didn’t have a mentor, a big social media following, or any startup capital. I just had a drive to help people find great careers, and advice from some of my favorite books. In 2022, I quit my six-figure recruiting job at Amazon to grow my YouTube channel and
Vivian Tu. Photo: Heidi Gutman Building wealth and saving for retirement can be more difficult for women facing challenges such as lower wages despite their increasing levels of education. An early-career mentor sparked a mindset shift for Vivian Tu, the founder of Your Rich BFF, who became a self-made millionaire by age 27. “I learned
A mega-yacht seized by U.S. authorities from a Russian oligarch is costing the government nearly $1 million a month to maintain, according to new court filings. The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking permission to sell a 348-foot yacht called Amadea, which it seized in 2022, alleging that it was owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire
Many passport rankings focus on one factor: visa-free travel. But passport strength is more complex than this, according to the tax and immigration consulting firm Nomad Capitalist. That’s why it produces a weighted annual index that analyzes five criteria: Visa-free travel — 50% Taxation — 20% Global perception —10% Ability to hold dual citizenship —
Gorodenkoff | Istock | Getty Images Many women today are looking for “financial peace,” said Jean Chatzky, founder and CEO of HerMoney. What that means: “It looks like being able to meet my obligations today, while being able to save for tomorrow,” said Chatzky, speaking at CNBC’s Women & Wealth event on Tuesday. “And having
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Tuesday that a closed-door deal for Taylor Swift to perform in the city-state ensured she would not perform in other Southeast Asian countries during her Eras tour. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in
Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao | Moment | Getty Images Roughly 10 years ago, I began shifting careers from concert promoter to personal finance journalist. Back then, I thought about taxes exactly once per year — when it was time to file my annual return. Now, as a tax reporter for CNBC, I focus on tax strategy all
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