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What’s a trip to Italy without exploring the vaulted passages of the Colosseum, skipping down the Spanish Steps and staring up in wonderous rapture at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel? “Absolutely relaxing,” said Margherita Migliorini of Villa di Capannole, a luxury accommodation in the Tuscan countryside. Her family has owned the villa — which used to

It’s taken Elon Musk decades to amass his more than $160 billion fortune. But a new online game lets you try to spend it all in under 30 seconds. The game, called “Spending Elon’s Money,” is available to play for free on the website of Leasing Options, a British car rental company.  Players start with

Before Vitalik Buterin co-created Ethereum, he first learned about bitcoin in 2011, when he was 17 years old. Initially he dismissed it, but Buterin eventually connected with the idea of bitcoin after a second look, he told Wired in 2016. Like many bitcoin evangelists, Buterin, a Russian-Canadian programmer, was curious about the decentralized payment system.

Radnor, Pa.: One last chance for mom to take care of this Villanova University graduate before the schools’ 178th Commencement Friday May 14, 2021 at Villanova Stadium. MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty Images | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Getting a college degree is often thought to open doors to higher levels of income and

MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images There’s a pretty good chance — okay, an overwhelming chance — that you won’t win the $475 million Mega Millions jackpot. Then again, someone at some point has to win. And, there’s generally no harm in daydreaming. “Buying a Mega Millions ticket gives our players ‘permission to dream’

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are two of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history. On Saturday, Jordan introduced Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, at Kobe Bryant’s posthumous Hall of Fame induction. “Thank you for being here. Kobe admired you,” Vanessa said to Jordan. Jordan and Bryant were constantly compared by commentators and they were great

The cryptocurrency dogecoin’s value has surged over the past few months thanks to the alignment of several important factors, including extra capital from stimulus checks, the popularity of free-trading apps like Robinhood and the backing of billionaire SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. But one reason has been understated in media reports, Billy Markus, the

Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images There’s still time to make health savings account contributions for 2020. Those with high-deductible health plans have until the extended tax-filing deadline, May 17, to make HSA contributions for 2020. Self-only plans allow deposits of up to $3,550, while those with family coverage may save as much as $7,100. This

Kevin O’Leary is bullish on the future of NFTs, or nonfungible tokens. “I haven’t bought any yet. I’m waiting to see when the volatility of the pricing changes,” O’Leary, chairman of O’Shares ETFs, told CNBC Make It in April. But “this has legs. It’s going to work.” NFTs are unique digital assets that are represented

With vaccines rolling out across across the world, travelers want to reclaim something most gave up during the lockdown era: the summer vacation. Travel searches are surging, and bookings aren’t far behind. But it isn’t happening uniformly across continents. Here’s who is booking, where people are traveling, and what’s beckoning travelers from their homes again.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious disease, will deliver Emory University’s 2021 commencement address for the Emory College of Arts and Sciences graduation ceremony on May 16. “During the past year, the name Fauci has become synonymous with truth, clarity, and medical expertise,” Emory president Gregory L. Fenves said in a release.

On Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci gave advice to Vanderbilt University graduates to never stop learning. “The scope of you what you have learned here at Vanderbilt, and importantly what you will need to learn after you leave here, is like a giant mosaic,” he said while delivering the “Graduates Day” address. “This mosaic of your

Volunteers at a food bank in Duarte, California, load donation boxes. FREDERIC J. BROWN | AFP | Getty Images It appears the pandemic hasn’t dented charitable giving from wealthy households. Most affluent Americans — about 90% — gave to charitable causes in 2020, with a third of them giving more than in the past to

Laurene Powell Jobs is set to deliver the commencement address on Monday to the University of Pennsylvania 2021 graduation class. Powell Jobs, who is Steve Jobs’ widow, is the founder and president of the Emerson Collective, an umbrella organization for her philanthropic and business endeavors that focus on education, immigration, climate and cancer research and

Google may be calling people back into the office, but many other companies — not to mention entrepreneurs — are still committed to remote work. From Croatia to Barbados, destinations provide vastly different experiences for foreigners who wish to work from new shores. The weather is usually better (save hurricanes), and costs can be cheaper

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is bullish on the future of cryptocurrency and frequently compares blockchain technology to the early days of the internet. That’s why, over the years, Cuban held onto the few digital coins he bought in the “early days,” Cuban said on a recent episode of “The Delphi Podcast.” Currently, his portfolio allocation is

Even the most meticulously organized vacation can be derailed by a positive Covid test. Travelers may face unexpected quarantines — either in hotels or state-owned facilities — or substandard medical services. Others may be denied the ability to take commercial flights or, if negative tests are required to return, to get home at all. Travel

The 3 acre Northern California estate where “White Christmas” crooner Bing Crosby and his family once lived has just hit the market for $13.75 million. Exterior of 101 Robin Road, Hillsborough, CA Dennis Mayer | OMARSHALL Real Estate Built in 1930, the English Tudor-style residence is just under 10,000 square feet with 10 bedrooms and

In this article HE AAL UAL UNH DAL United Airlines’ Mileage Plus program earned top scores from WalletHub in categories such as ease of advance booking of reward travel and fewer mandatory layovers. United Airlines Air travel is set to boom this year as Americans tired of being cooped up in Covid lockdown look to

In this article ETH.CM= BTC.CM= The buyer of the $69 million NFT by the artist Beeple said he was prepared to bid even higher, since it will be seen by history as the starting point of a new age of digital art. In his first television interview, Vignesh Sundaresan, also known as MetaKovan, told CNBC’s