Personal finances are top of mind for many households as they get set to ring in the new year. About 38% of Americans ranked financial stability as their No. 1 focus area for 2025, according to a recent Allianz Life survey. CNBC reached out to certified financial planners on its Financial Advisor Council to list […]
Tesla TSLA Q4 2024 vehicle delivery and production numbers
Tesla posted its fourth-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Thursday. Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2024: 495,570 Total production Q4 2024: 459,445 Total annual deliveries 2024: 1,789,226 Total annual production 2024: 1,773,443 Results for the quarter represented the first annual drop in delivery numbers for Tesla, which reported 1.81 million deliveries in 2023. […]
‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein’s partner shares socialite’s final moments, cause of death
Jocelyn Wildenstein, better known as “Catwoman” from her numerous cosmetic procedures, has died. Wildenstein died “peacefully” in her sleep on Tuesday, Dec. 31, while taking a nap, her longtime partner Lloyd Klein revealed to People. Klein, a fashion designer, shared memories of Wildenstein during her final hours of life. ‘CATWOMAN’ JOCELYN WILDENSTEIN DENIES HAVING ANY […]
It’s Official: Boring Cities Are Bad for Your Health
A significant proportion of people today live in towns and cities that grew up around trade, industry, and cars. Think of the docks of Liverpool, the factories of Osaka, the automobile obsession of New York’s Robert Moses, or the low-density sprawl of modern Riyadh. Few of these places were created with human health in mind. […]
Bitcoin ETFs approach $110B as analyst calls $200K BTC in 2025
US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs now hold over 5.7% of the entire Bitcoin supply, with analysts seeing it as a price catalyst toward $200,000.
Here are steps you can take to avoid overspending next holiday season
Ezra Bailey | Stone | Getty Images Opening presents during the holidays is of course a lot of fun. But for many, opening those credit card statements will be just the opposite. Months before the holidays hit, consumers were already bracing for the anticipated costs. More than half of 2024 holiday shoppers, or 55%, felt […]
Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility
Bitcoin was far and away the best-performing asset class in 2024 as new exchange-traded funds ushered in more widespread adoption and hopes for deregulation under a new presidential administration lifted digital assets to record levels. But owning cryptocurrency also came with its usual unpredictability and dizzying swings, as this month’s trading clearly illustrates. Bitcoin has […]
Kristin Cavallari wants to ‘live in the energy’; Paul McCartney eyes new album: 2025 New Year’s resolutions
The new year is a time to reflect on the past and set goals for the future. Hollywood’s biggest stars have opened up about their hopes for 2025 and how they see themselves growing and improving in the coming year. Among them is musician Paul McCartney, who told his fans during a Q&A on his […]
Botto, the Millionaire AI Artist, Is Getting a Personality
It’s an interesting idea, and it is fun to see the idea of an AI agent explored within the relatively benign realm of artistic expression. That said, Botto still poses some ethical conundrums. Many working artists rightly worry about the impact AI is having on their profession, as models trained on millions of copyrighted works […]
Will 2025 become the year of Bitcoin DeFi?
Bitcoin staking has a total addressable market in the hundreds of billions, industry executives say.