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The head of “Gus,” one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, is pictured during a press preview at the Sotheby’s Breuer building in New York, on July 1, 2026.Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty ImagesA 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 major auction houses racked up nearly $10 billion in sales in the first half, marking one of the strongest-ever starts to the year as the wealthy gained confidence from soaring financial…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leslie Sonnenklar, a 55-year-old communications and content professional from Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I was laid off in March 2025, and honestly, the job search since then has been one of the most frustrating and defeating experiences of my life.As a professional in my mid-50s, I have more than 32 years of experience in the communications industry. I started my career in 1994 as a marketing coordinator, owned my own business for 11 years, and most recently served as the director of content and communications at a…

Elon Musk sat down with The Economist’s editor in chief Zanny Minton Beddoes on Thursday for a wide-ranging interview, covering everything from superintelligent AI to his controversial stint in government.Musk, the world’s richest person, is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and owns the social media platform X, where he has roughly 250 million followers. He also runs xAI, his artificial intelligence startup, putting him at the center of the AI race he discussed at length.Here are the five biggest takeaways from the 90-minute interview:1. Musk thinks AI will surpass the sum of human intelligence within roughly 5 yearsMusk said…

Actors who’ve worked with Nolan say he leads by example.”He won’t ask anyone to do anything that he’s not a thousand percent willing to do himself, twice as hard,” Robert Downey Jr. said in a 2024 Vanity Fair interview with fellow “Oppenheimer” stars Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt.Murphy said one of the most memorable examples of Nolan’s leadership came during the filming of a scene for “Dunkirk,” when his character was found on the bow of a sunken vessel.Because of the bad weather, the Marines and stunt team were hesitant to let Murphy climb aboard. Rather than asking Murphy to…

Gen Z small luxuries have become even smaller in South Korea, where a new trend of baby turtle charms is flourishing.Turtles have long been seen as symbols of longevity in South Korea because of their long life spans. Now, they’re getting a rebrand, with Gen Zers in the country sticking cute miniature turtles onto their phones as lucky charms.They can customize the type of luck they’re after, too. A popular seller on Instagram, “Bora_and,” with 60,000 followers, sells tiny adhesive turtles in different colors to represent different types of luck — such as green for health, yellow for wealth, and…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mohamed Zeeshan, 32, an Indian national and green card holder, who lives in Arlington, Virginia. The following has been edited for length and clarity.My parents are both Indian. I was born in Indonesia because my father’s job took him there, but we moved back to India when I was 7. In Indonesia, everyone knew me as the Indian kid, and in India, everyone knew me as the kid from Indonesia.Since I’d spent my early life as a foreigner, I developed an interest in international affairs. That led me to the US,…

Taco Bell rolled out a $1 menu item to try and help people forget about the whole iceberg-lettuce-linked explosive diarrhea ordeal.On Wednesday, the fast-food giant sold Enchiritos for $1. The offer was available while supplies lasted in participating locations, via its app, or website between 8 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. PT.Enchiritos typically cost between $3.99 to $4.29, depending on location. They’re a mix between an enchilada and a burrito, and crucially, they’re lettuce-free.”For the ones who’ve been riding with us $1 Enchiritos just dropped,” read a TikTok video promoting the deal.The campaign came after the FDA said on Thursday, July 16, that…

The Trump administration on Thursday finalized new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners as it seeks to reconstitute sweeping duties struck down by the Supreme Court in February.The new duties, which range from 10 to 12.5%, follow a five-month investigation into trading partners’ efforts to root out products made with forced labor from their supply chains and are set to take effect just as a temporary global 10% tariff expires.Starting Friday, 17 trading partners — including Canada, the European Union, Indonesia, the United Kingdom and Mexico — will face a 10% duty, along with another 10 countries that…

Patreon, a platform for creators that paywalls their content, is laying off staff.In a publicly shared note addressed to Patreon’s content creators, CEO Jack Conte announced that the creator-economy startup is laying off 93 employees, about 20% of its staff.Conte said in a separate memo to staffers that the “market in which we operate has undergone profound change over the last 6 months,” and that the company needs to cut costs to “remain a stable, dependable rock for our creators.”And yes, AI does play a role in it, Conte said.”AI has fundamentally transformed the tech industry, the pace of change…

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane lands at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Chicago on March 7, 2026.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesHow volatile are fuel markets this year? Southwest Airlines hired a ship this spring to send jet fuel from Texas to California, where prices are much higher and concerns had grown about supply, Chief Financial Officer Tom Doxey told CNBC. It was a first for the Dallas airline.”It brought like a week’s supply to the West Coast at a time when when supply was most constricted … when it was most at risk,” Doxey said.The ship, which…