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Elon Musk borrowed $200K a month from friends after telling a court he 'ran out of cash' before becoming a trillionaire

Musk’s early financial struggles show how the rich can have billions on paper but still need to borrow cash — and why financial liquidity is so important for everyday Americans as well.

Mike Crisolago

News • 33m ago

Florida woman lost $25,310 in a fake sweepstakes after a Brooklyn flight attendant flew in and got onto her Apple Card

The alleged scam took an unexpected turn when the suspect showed up in person at the victims door.

Laura Grande

News • 33m ago

Florida woman lost $25,310 in a fake sweepstakes after a Brooklyn flight attendant flew in and got onto her Apple Card

The alleged scam took an unexpected turn when the suspect showed up in person at the victims door.

Laura Grande

Image of the exterior of New Mexico University Hospital. Also pictured is some ongoing traffic.

News • 1h ago

Hackers hit UNM hospital, then apologize and offer patients $2,500 — but they're keeping the stolen data.

Despite the apology, University of New Mexico hospital officials warn people not to interact with the hacking group.

Chris Morris

News • 1h ago

Hackers hit UNM hospital, then apologize and offer patients $2,500 — but they're keeping the stolen data.

Despite the apology, University of New Mexico hospital officials warn people not to interact with the hacking group.

Chris Morris

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Managing Money • 2h ago

My parents sold their house to pay my useless brother’s $50K debt. How can I stop them from helping him ever again?

Experts say that reframing the discussion is key.

By Christy Bieber

Managing Money • 2h ago

My parents sold their house to pay my useless brother’s $50K debt. How can I stop them from helping him ever again?

Experts say that reframing the discussion is key.

By Christy Bieber

Managing Money • 3h ago

Lawyers reveal the one thing that determines if your ex owes rent after moving out of your shared home

Moving in together without being married can create problems because you lack legal protections.

By Christy Bieber

Managing Money • 3h ago

Lawyers reveal the one thing that determines if your ex owes rent after moving out of your shared home

Moving in together without being married can create problems because you lack legal protections.

By Christy Bieber

Managing Money • 3h ago

Suze Orman has 5 conditions you must clear before putting your own money into your child’s ‘Trump Account'

Unlike a Roth IRA, earnings from personal contributions to a Trump Account are generally taxed as ordinary income when withdrawn.

By Victoria Vesovski

Managing Money • 3h ago

Suze Orman has 5 conditions you must clear before putting your own money into your child’s ‘Trump Account'

Unlike a Roth IRA, earnings from personal contributions to a Trump Account are generally taxed as ordinary income when withdrawn.

By Victoria Vesovski

Miguel and Jeff Bezos in front of the Statute of Liberty in 2019.

Life • 4h ago

Jeff Bezos' father fled Cuba at 16 with three shirts — then invested $245,573 in life savings to help launch Amazon

Miguel Bezos didn’t know what to expect when he left Cuba for the U.S. as a teen. He managed to accomplish the American dream — and helped support Amazon’s early success.

By Eric Esposito

Life • 4h ago

Jeff Bezos' father fled Cuba at 16 with three shirts — then invested $245,573 in life savings to help launch Amazon

Miguel Bezos didn’t know what to expect when he left Cuba for the U.S. as a teen. He managed to accomplish the American dream — and helped support Amazon’s early success.

By Eric Esposito

Studies suggest the rich won't decamp from their ski chalets.

Taxes • 4h ago

Wealthy Coloradans are threatening to flee a proposed 8.4% tax. But research shows the rich often stay put. Here’s why

Many wealthy Coloradans already own property in Wyoming, Utah or Arizona, which could make leaving easy. But California’s experience suggests otherwise.

By Laura Grande

Taxes • 4h ago

Wealthy Coloradans are threatening to flee a proposed 8.4% tax. But research shows the rich often stay put. Here’s why

Many wealthy Coloradans already own property in Wyoming, Utah or Arizona, which could make leaving easy. But California’s experience suggests otherwise.

By Laura Grande

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Intel was Jim Cramer's favorite stock earlier this year.

Investing • 16h ago

Jim Cramer is ‘furious’ as Intel crashes nearly 30% — but Uncle Sam is the top shareholder. What it means for taxpayers

Major investors like Jim Cramer aren’t the only ones feeling the pain after a disappointing Q3 report. Every American has some Intel exposure.

By Eric Esposito

Investing • 16h ago

Jim Cramer is ‘furious’ as Intel crashes nearly 30% — but Uncle Sam is the top shareholder. What it means for taxpayers

Major investors like Jim Cramer aren’t the only ones feeling the pain after a disappointing Q3 report. Every American has some Intel exposure.

By Eric Esposito

Two panel image of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) and NYU professor and author Jonathan Haidt (right).

News • 20h ago

Meta allegedly schemed to discredit outspoken NYU professor, unsealed court documents show

Court documents appear to show Meta employees discussing how to undermine an outspoken critic of the social media giant.

By Rebecca Payne

News • 20h ago

Meta allegedly schemed to discredit outspoken NYU professor, unsealed court documents show

Court documents appear to show Meta employees discussing how to undermine an outspoken critic of the social media giant.

By Rebecca Payne

A police office photographed fro behind.

News • 20h ago

Ex-director of Oklahoma charity for abused kids charged with embezzling $219K for plastic surgery, travel and fast food

Non-profits are particularly vulnerable to scams, and fraudsters seem to have no qualms exploiting them.

By Becky Robertson

News • 20h ago

Ex-director of Oklahoma charity for abused kids charged with embezzling $219K for plastic surgery, travel and fast food

Non-profits are particularly vulnerable to scams, and fraudsters seem to have no qualms exploiting them.

By Becky Robertson

Donald Trump (left), a cheesecake on a plate (middle), and Barack Obama (right

Investing • 21h ago

Obama mocked Cheesecake Factory, Trump defended it — meanwhile its sales are humming, and the stock is up 2X this year

Let Cheesecake Factory worry about the large menus, Mr. President(s). You worry about the big stuff..

By Brian O’Connell

Investing • 21h ago

Obama mocked Cheesecake Factory, Trump defended it — meanwhile its sales are humming, and the stock is up 2X this year

Let Cheesecake Factory worry about the large menus, Mr. President(s). You worry about the big stuff..

By Brian O’Connell

News • 21h ago

$6.3B gone: Meet TraderTraitor, the elite North Korean hackers accused of the 'largest bank heist in human history'

The group has been behind many of crypto's biggest heists.

By Chris Morris

News • 21h ago

$6.3B gone: Meet TraderTraitor, the elite North Korean hackers accused of the 'largest bank heist in human history'

The group has been behind many of crypto's biggest heists.

By Chris Morris

News • 21h ago

Michigan man tried to pay for pop with old Powerball tickets. Then discovered he'd had a $1M ticket for months

A man from Wyoming, Michigan, went from not having enough cash on him to pay for a drink to having $1 million.

By Rebecca Payne

News • 21h ago

Michigan man tried to pay for pop with old Powerball tickets. Then discovered he'd had a $1M ticket for months

A man from Wyoming, Michigan, went from not having enough cash on him to pay for a drink to having $1 million.

By Rebecca Payne

Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California.

News • 22h ago

Alphabet lost $482 billion in market cap in 1 day. The fix? Have its chatbot suggest you stuff to buy

The company behind Google search just had its worst day on Wall Street ever. Here’s why its next move could change how you search, and what you end up buying.

By Dave Smith

News • 22h ago

Alphabet lost $482 billion in market cap in 1 day. The fix? Have its chatbot suggest you stuff to buy

The company behind Google search just had its worst day on Wall Street ever. Here’s why its next move could change how you search, and what you end up buying.

By Dave Smith

A sea food company employee checks the size of a male snow crab.

News • 22h ago

The crab caper: Thieves steal 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab in overnight Philadelphia heist as cargo thefts climb

A massive seafood shipment vanished while the driver slept, highlighting a growing problem for businesses moving food across North America.

By Laura Grande

News • 22h ago

The crab caper: Thieves steal 3,000 pounds of frozen snow crab in overnight Philadelphia heist as cargo thefts climb

A massive seafood shipment vanished while the driver slept, highlighting a growing problem for businesses moving food across North America.

By Laura Grande

News • 22h ago

Texas runner took pricey GLP-1s while training for a half marathon, only to drop out due to side effects

“What needs to be understood and personalized is that intensity and duration of activity will impact digestion and nutrient needs.”

By Victoria Vesovski

News • 22h ago

Texas runner took pricey GLP-1s while training for a half marathon, only to drop out due to side effects

“What needs to be understood and personalized is that intensity and duration of activity will impact digestion and nutrient needs.”

By Victoria Vesovski

Banking • 23h ago

1 typo sent his $11,782 unemployment benefit to a stranger — his bank couldn't help. Check this before your next deposit

A Brooklyn man says a missing digit in his bank account number sent his benefits to someone else. Here's why recovering the money was so hard and how to avoid the same mistake.

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

Banking • 23h ago

1 typo sent his $11,782 unemployment benefit to a stranger — his bank couldn't help. Check this before your next deposit

A Brooklyn man says a missing digit in his bank account number sent his benefits to someone else. Here's why recovering the money was so hard and how to avoid the same mistake.

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

Quentin Tarantino on stage at the Cannes Film Festival in 2025.

Life • Oct 30

Quentin Tarantino's $150M fortune won't reach his mother — all because of one sarcastic comment she made when he was 12

Tarantino’s grudge puts him among other upper-income children who don’t provide financial support to their parents.

By Kit Pulliam

Life • Oct 30

Quentin Tarantino's $150M fortune won't reach his mother — all because of one sarcastic comment she made when he was 12

Tarantino’s grudge puts him among other upper-income children who don’t provide financial support to their parents.

By Kit Pulliam

Managing Money • Oct 30

'Leaked’ photos from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s estimated $30M wedding point to the 1 risk every couple faces

According to an insider tip given to celebrity journalist Rob Shuter on his Substack, Swift is reportedly “furious” that these digital images have been published.

By Victoria Vesovski

Managing Money • Oct 30

'Leaked’ photos from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s estimated $30M wedding point to the 1 risk every couple faces

According to an insider tip given to celebrity journalist Rob Shuter on his Substack, Swift is reportedly “furious” that these digital images have been published.

By Victoria Vesovski

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