David Koch, the billionaire, industrialist, philanthropist, political activist and onetime vice presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party, died Friday. He was 79. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David,” Charles Koch announced in a statement. “Anyone who worked with David surely experienced his giant personality and passion

Google had its IPO 15 years ago, and it was a big deal for a couple of reasons. First of all, Google’s IPO was a glimmer of hope after the dotcom bust. And Google was trying to reinvent the IPO by making it more transparent, using a process called a Dutch Auction. Today, the IPO

Despite recent market swings, some retirement savers are feeling pretty comfortable these days. The number of Fidelity 401(k) plans with a balance of $1 million or more jumped to a record 196,000 as of June 30, up 17% from 168,000 last year, according to a new report by Fidelity, the nation’s largest provider of 401(k)

Ted Jenkin (left), CEO of oXYGen Financial, with children Lyla, Louden and Olivia and wife Genna Jenkin. Ted Jenkin It’s official: Apparently, you can go home again. A recent TD Ameritrade survey found that 50% of “young millennials” plan to move back home with their parents after college. The survey polled 1,027 members of Generation

Attendees and judges gather around a 1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder motor vehicle during the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Routinely described as the world’s most popular, elegant and exclusive classic car show, the annual Pebble

At age 22, with no formal fashion education Claudia Lambeth took a giant leap and started a one-of-a-kind luxury lingerie line while she was in law school. With just a little seed money she inherited from her grandfather, Lambeth was able to purchase fabrics and other materials she needed to build her first bra and

The Hennessey Venom F5 concept vehicle is displayed during the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images For classic car fans, there’s only one place to be this week: California’s Monterey Peninsula where more than a dozen different events

WeWork’s parent company just filed for an IPO this week, and it could go public as early as Septmeber. The company joined the flurry of tech IPOs in 2019, but also revealed a massive $900 million loss in the first half of 2019, causing investors to worry about the downside risks. What if the economy

Actor Sean Connery, as James Bond, on the set of Eon Productions’ “Goldfinger” with a 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Bettmann | Getty Images One of the most famous movie cars of all time – James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 – sold at auction Thursday night for $6.4 million. The car, one of just three surviving

The Hennessey Venom F5 concept vehicle is displayed during the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Thousands of classic car fans are rolling onto California’s Monterey Peninsula for what has become one of the year’s most eagerly awaited

1939 Porsche Type 64 Source: RM Sotheby’s This weekend, a sleek, vintage car that’s being called “the world’s first Porsche” heads to the auction block with an estimated price tag of over $20 million. There is just one problem: Porsche says the 1939 Porsche Type 64 isn’t the first Porsche ever made. In fact, it’s

Jeffrey Epstein was worth an estimated $559 million, yet may have paid little in the way of personal income taxes. The now-deceased financier, accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking girls as young as 14, had more than $179 million in assets from real estate, including a New Mexico ranch, a home in Palm Beach, a

Attendees view cars on display during the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images It is the Coachella of classic cars, the Woodstock for wealthy wheel-freaks. It’s Monterey Car Week, which includes the Concours D’Elegance car awards show and

Bugatti’s La Voiture Noire Source: Bugatti 2019. The world’s most expensive new car makes its North American debut this week at the world’s premier luxury auto show, the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance, which kicks off Tuesday in Monterey, California. Bugatti debuted its one-of-a-kind $18.68 million La Voiture Noire, which translates to The Black Car, at

RichVintage | E+ | Getty Images The Great Wealth Transfer is coming. About $68 trillion in U.S. wealth is expected to change hands in the next 25 years, according to research firm Cerulli Associates. Yet as wealthy individuals plan for how to pass on those assets, many are not discussing it with their heirs. A

Judges view a 1964 Ferrari SpA 250LM Scaglietti Berlinetta vehicle during the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Pebble Beach Concours kicks off Tuesday in Monterey, California, marking the start of the auto industry’s most prestigious annual event. Described as the Coachella for

Wheels Up is a new airline travel company co-founded by Bill Allard who stands in front of a new Beechcraft 350i King Air turbojet plane with only 30 hours on it. John Tlumacki | The Boston Globe | Getty Images Wheels Up, the private aviation start-up that counts Tom Brady and Serena Williams as members,

Apple, the tech giant best known for the iPhone, launched a credit card this week. It’s called the Apple Card, and it’s linked to your iPhone’s Wallet app and Apple Pay. Apple’s pitch with the card? It starts with cash and goes deep with security and design. This week, Jon Fortt takes a closer look

Borut Trdina | Getty Images Wealthy investors are trimming their stock positions, amid anxiety around a trade war and instability in Washington. Members of TIGER 21, an investment club for high-net-worth individuals, reduced their stock allocation to 21% from 22% during the second quarter, according to the group’s quarterly report. TIGER 21, a group of

Teen YouTuber Annie LeBlanc Jessica Spohr Annie LeBlanc got her first job at 6 years old. For eight years, she’s posted YouTube videos featuring gymnastics, original songs and various tutorials, amassing subscribers and building a loyal following of almost 3.7 million fans, LeBlanc told CNBC. She’s part of a generation of kids who want to

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller exits during a break in testimony during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the Office of Special Counsel’s investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 24, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The nearly two-year special counsel investigation of Russian election interference led

The problem with the Monopoly board game is that only one person ends up happy in the last half hour of the game, and everyone else is miserable. If you believe tech critics, some of the biggest companies in the industry have figured out a way around this unhappy ending in real life. Each one

Western Canada Steve Smith | Tetra images | Getty Images Looking for some peace and quiet in retirement and willing to pay for the privilege? Try looking outside U.S. borders. We took the top 10 countries in this year’s Global Peace Index from the Sydney, Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace and reordered them from

Leon Cooperman Scott Mlyn | CNBC During Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, many of the Democratic candidates called for ending a favorite tax break of the rich. And now they have some unlikely allies: billionaire, conservative hedge-fund managers. In Wednesday’s Financial Times, hedge-fund manager and longtime Republican supporter Leon Cooperman said that while he opposed

Charges against Jeffery Epstein were announced on July 8, 2019 in New York City. Epstein will be charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images News | Getty Images A day before accused child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein

Sir Richard Branson is honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 16, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin | FilmMagic | Getty Images Fulfilment does not come from material possessions, billionaire Richard Branson said in a new blogpost, claiming he “never set out to make money.” “I truly believe that ‘stuff’ really

View of Abu Dhabi’s skyline at sunset from Dhow Harbour in the UAE. Getty Images Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has joined major Wall Street investors in a landmark oil pipeline partnership with Abu Dhabi’s National Oil Company (ADNOC), bringing the total investment in the project to nearly $5 billion. The move, which will see

Five billion dollars. That’s how much Facebook will have to fork over to the government under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. It’s the biggest fine for violating user privacy by a wide margin – 200 times bigger than the previous record, according to the FTC chair. But some are already saying the settlement

Adrian Peterson #26 of the Washington Redskins looks on after being tackled by the Philadelphia Eagles during the first half at FedExField on Dec. 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. Scott Taetsch | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Professional athletes suddenly striking it rich and then precipitously losing it all is a tale familiar to

Dick Cavett’s estate in Montauk is listed at $33.95 million, down from $62 million in 2017. Source: Corcoran It’s been a cruel summer for Hamptons real estate Real estate sales and prices in the Hamptons continued to fall in the second quarter, marking a year and a half of declines, according to a report from