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☆ Coinbase's big election bet is about to be tested
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

BlackRock's ETF chief Samara Cohen told CNBC that 75% of its bitcoin buyers are crypto investors who are new to Wall Street. Grewal told CNBC that he's had "many conversations" behind closed doors with both the Trump camp as well as Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign. Fairshake, one of the top spending PACs this cycle, told CNBC it's raised around $170 million this election and disbursed approximately $135 million. Ripple's head of U.S. public policy, Lauren Belive, told CNBC at a fintech conference in Las Vegas that the company was motivated by the SEC's overreach. WATCH: Bitcoin slumps to $67,000 level on eve of U.S. election: CNBC Crypto World

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☆ Perplexity AI in final stages of raising $500 million round at $9 billion valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Perplexity AI, the artificial-intelligence search engine startup, is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. Perplexity most recent valuation was $3 billion in June. Perplexity started the year with a roughly $500 million valuation. Despite the AI boom, Perplexity has been embroiled in controversy due to accusations of plagiarizing content from media outlets. WATCH: Perplexity unveils AI election hub: Here's what you need to know

Persons: Perplexity, OpenAI, Microsoft's Bing, Der Spiegel, Dmitry Shevelenko, Shevelenko Organizations: CNBC, Google, Institutional Venture Partners, New York Times, Media, The Texas Tribune, WordPress Locations: ChatGPT

☆ What we learned from 15 months talking to America’s most crucial voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

If the former president wins, Caparra’s “my version of this country” comment could be instructive. Economic concerns dominateIf Trump wins, voters like Joseph Knowles and Brian McMutuary will be part of his comeback math too. CNNIf Harris wins, women will be the foundation of her coalition. Many Trump voters echo their candidate in saying the only way for Harris to win is through fraud. Attorney Joan London is another Haley voter turned Harris voter.

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☆ Vegas Justice League nonprofit has helped solve over 100 cold murder cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But a suspect was not identified until 2021 with the assistance of the Las Vegas-based nonprofit Vegas Justice League. Crowdfunded crime solvingFounded in 2020 by entrepreneur Justin Woo, the Vegas Justice League – and his nationwide initiative Project Justice – has helped solve 41 cold cases across the country, including nine murders in Las Vegas. Putting the puzzle togetherVegas Justice League has also funded the ongoing DNA testing for at least 82 other ongoing cases. Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, alongside the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, honored the Vegas Justice League with a key to the Las Vegas Strip for their efforts in solving cold murder cases. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentThe idea for Vegas Justice League started when Woo learned about Othram and saw that they were crowdfunding for cases.

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He recently told the Wall Street Journal editorial board that Chinese President Xi Jinping respects him but also knows he’s “crazy” and wouldn’t provoke him. But Chinese officials might also see potential for Musk to be a mitigating influence on issues such as tariffs. Like other American business leaders, Musk has met with senior Chinese officials as Beijing courts international companies. AP fileIf Chinese officials receive Musk almost like a world leader, the Chinese public treats him like a rock star. Chinese officials have not been shy about making the connection between what Musk says and where he makes his money.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Jia Qingguo, Trump, ” Jia, Xi Jinping, he’s, ” Trump, Joe Biden’s, “, they’re, ”, Kelly Grieco, Musk, Li Qiang, Qin Gang, ” Grieco, Jennifer Lian, Henry Kissinger, Ian Bremmer, Tesla, Kuan, “ He’s, ” Tesla, Li Keqiang, Li, ” Musk, Grieco, didn’t, Xi, Qin, Hsiao, Kamala Harris, Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: SHANGHAI, Trump, Peking University, NBC News, Wall Street, Stimson, Qin, Weibo, Communist Party ., Eurasia Group, SpaceX, Shanghai Gigafactory, Getty, U.S, Shanghai, NBC, Global Times, Financial Times, Beijing, Washington, U.S ., Democratic Locations: China, Beijing, Musk, Washington, U.S, United States, York, Shanghai, Chinese, Jiangsu, Xinjiang, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Starlink, Ukraine, Russian, British, European

☆ How athletes turned entrepreneurs optimize payments for their sports retail businesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Sponsored Paypal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cricket player Jamie Harvey and foosball player Oke Harms turned their love of sport into business. German national foosball player Oke Harms launched his online store Kickerkult.de in 2008 to serve fellow foosball enthusiasts with equipment and training. "The beginning of the business was pretty hard because it was uncommon at that time to order a foosball table online," Harms said. Cricket-Hockey has seen success by offering its customers flexible payment options, such as PayPal Pay Later, which helped sales grow over time. "PayPal gives our customers many payment methods, whether they shop online or in-store," Harms said.

Persons: Jamie Harvey, Oke Harms, Harvey, Harms, it's, Ose Harms, Sophie Wedgwood, " Harms, Kickerkult, 1Available Organizations: Cricket, Hockey, Southern Premier League, PayPal, Insider Studios

☆ Tesla, Alphabet or GM? A breakdown of the autonomous driving battle and how to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Michael Khouw | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Autonomous driving is at a pivotal juncture, with several companies vying for leadership in a sector that promises to revolutionize transportation. While Tesla (TSLA) has dominated the autonomous vehicle headlines with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, it may not be the best autonomous driving investment. Waymo: A leader in the autonomous race Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet , has long been a frontrunner in the autonomous driving sector. Tesla's FSD software relies primarily on optical cameras, supported by advanced AI algorithms to interpret the road environment. The value autonomous driving adds to stock Currently, Alphabet, GM, and Tesla are not generating meaningful revenue from autonomous driving or robotics technology.

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☆ Mark Cuban and Tim Cook swear by this time-saving email hack: 'It's changed my life'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Moreover, 87% believe the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) outweigh its risks. Some of the world's top business leaders are using AI to conquer a familiar pet peeve at work: a cluttered inbox. Now, Cook, 64, relies on summaries from Apple Intelligence, the tech giant's newest AI offering. Even before Apple Intelligence was released to the public on iOS devices on Oct. 28, Cook said it changed his productivity and daily habits. AI has also helped Cuban be more efficient in his personal life.

Persons: Tim Cook, Cook, It's, Mark Cuban, Gemini's, Cuban Organizations: Gartner, Apple, Wall Street, Apple Intelligence, CNBC, Google, Gmail Locations: Cuban

☆ We asked 7 married men when they knew their spouse was The One. Some were all in before the first date.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dean Indot, 53, matched with Alexis Indot, 27, on a dating app in the thick of the pandemic. Alexia PriviteraDean's profession: Commerical bankerAlexis' profession: Entrepreneur and mortgage bankerWhen they met: 2020When they got married: 2023How they met: Dean said he and Alexis met on a dating app during the pandemic. They chatted online for a month or two before they went on a date, and he immediately felt comfortable around Alexis. "When you live with someone, you really know someone, and I think that's when we really got along well together," he said. "She is a lot older than her age, and I think that's one of the key reasons it works," he added.

Persons: Dean Indot, Alexis Indot, Indots, Alexia Privitera, Alexis, Dean, haven't

☆ Venus Williams says to be proud of your money decisions, even if they turn out to be mistakes—financial experts agree
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Tennis icon and entrepreneur Venus Williams has racked up more than a few wins in her life, both on and off the court. Throughout her career, she's learned plenty about making smart investments and starting her own ventures, like her interior design firm, V Starr. But overall, one of the most important money lessons she's learned is "to have confidence in your own financial decisions," she says. Building that confidence comes from having the ability to make your own financial decisions, a privilege women didn't always have. "It's important to understand the significant power of financial planning," Williams told CNBC Make It in an email.

Persons: Venus Williams, she's, V Starr, didn't, Williams Organizations: SoFi, CNBC

☆ After their son came out as gay, these conservative Christian parents went into a closet of their own
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +37 min

But that’s not what happened to Greg Jr. That’s what happened to his parents, Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonald. One of them is a portrait of their son, Greg Jr., around the time his parents confronted him about his secret. An undated family photo shows Greg Jr., Greg Sr., Lynn and Connie McDonald. Courtesy Greg Sr. and Lynn McDonaldEven so, Greg Jr. learned to be quiet and blend in. They didn’t know how to answer this question: Can you still love God, the Bible and your gay son?

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☆ I'm a seasoned angel investor. Here's what I'm looking for from entrepreneurs — and what makes me turn them down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

William Reeve is an entrepreneur who's been angel investing for the past 25 years. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with William Reeve, 52, an angel investor based in North London. I've been a fairly active angel investor for 25 years now. I'd say the sort of people who do angel investing because their accountant suggests doing it for tax breaks aren't going to do very well. AdvertisementDo you want to share your angel investing story?

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☆ I struggled to feel like I could be a good mom and businesswoman. My ayahuasca trip changed everything.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Tess Martinelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Lindsay Roselle transformed her view on motherhood after an ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lindsay Roselle, a 42-year-old entrepreneur and mom from Colorado who attended an ayahuasca retreat and started microdosing psilocybin. Then in 2022, I was flying to a remote part of the Amazon for a three-day ayahuasca retreat, where I ingested a plant-based psychedelic used for medicinal, spiritual, and ceremonial purposes. My mom contributed to my negative idea of motherhoodGiving up my entrepreneurial career was never an option for me. The first one would be the biggest: a three-day ayahuasca ceremony held during a two-week trip to the Amazon.

Persons: Lindsay Roselle, —, That's, they're, I've, Tess Martinelli Organizations: Service Locations: Colorado, Peru, tmartinelli

The fee turned up in September 2019, after Trump placed 25% tariffs on steel, and hasn’t gone away since. So far, the tariffs in force under both White Houses have cost Americans $79 billion, the nonpartisan Tax Foundation estimated this summer. The nation’s roughly 33 million small businesses employ nearly half the nation’s workers and generate more than 43% of the gross domestic product, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates. “Whether we like it or not, Asia is the bike manufacturing hub of the world,” said Zagata, who raised prices by between 18% and 22% after the Trump tariffs took hold. San Diego-based entrepreneur Nichole MacDonald said profit margins for her patented, 10-pocket Sash Bag have been thinning in recent years as material and freight costs have jumped, and tariffs aren’t helping.

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☆ After six years of tariffs, small-business owners aren't eager for more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Alexandra Byrne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The fee turned up in September 2019, after Trump placed 25% tariffs on steel, and hasn't gone away since. Small-business owners have already been facing tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, most of them from China, implemented by Trump in 2018. So far, the tariffs in force under both White Houses have cost Americans $79 billion, the nonpartisan Tax Foundation estimated this summer. The nation's roughly 33 million small businesses employ nearly half the nation's workers and generate more than 43% of the gross domestic product, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates. "Whether we like it or not, Asia is the bike manufacturing hub of the world," said Zagata, who raised prices by between 18% and 22% after the Trump tariffs took hold.

Persons: Donald Trump, Chris Smith, Trump, hasn't, Smith, Biden, —, who've, Erica York, they're, Jonathan Gold, Gold, they've, Ryan Zagata, Zagata, he'd, Felix Tintelnot, Trump's, Brian Hughes, Nichole MacDonald, MacDonald, Kamala Harris, it's, Sara Hauman, isn't, doesn't Organizations: Albuquerque, Virginia Beer Co, Constellation Brands, Corona, Trump, Foundation, Tax, National Retail Federation, U.S . Chamber, Commerce, Brooklyn Bicycle Co, GOP, Duke University Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Williamsburg , Virginia, U.S, China, Modelo, Mexico, New York City, Asia, York, Germany, Diego, India, America, Portland , Oregon, West Coast

☆ 54-year-old lost her kids' $60,000 college fund by spending it on her side hustle—how she got it back, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kim Vaccarella was so confident in her business idea that she emptied her children's $60,000 college fund to bring it to life. Today, Vaccarella, 54, is the CEO and founder of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Bogg Bag, a waterproof tote bag-maker on track to top $100 million in annual sales this year, she says. But in 2008, she was a mom of two with an idea for a more practical beach bag. Two years later, Vaccarella's company brought in more than $1 million in annual sales, she recently told Entrepreneur, and she quit her job to run Bogg Bag full time. The sturdy, easily washable bags went viral on TikTok and Instagram earlier this year, contributing to another significant boost in sales.

Persons: Kim Vaccarella, —, Vaccarella, ″ Organizations: CNBC, U.S . Locations: Vaccarella, Secaucus , New Jersey, U.S, U.S . East Coast, Hurricane, China

☆ California could soon have nation’s highest minimum wage if voters approve
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —California voters will decide this election whether to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, which would be the highest in the US. Currently, the Golden State’s minimum wage is $16 and is set to rise to $16.50 next year. California has been among the more aggressive states when it comes to hiking the minimum wage. Some 44% of likely California voters said they would vote yes in an October poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, down from 50% in September. Jerry Brown, gradually raised the minimum wage, giving employers the opportunity to adjust, Condie said.

Persons: Joe Sanberg, ” Sanberg, “, Enrique Lopezlira, ” Lopezlira, ” Jennifer Barrera, Jot Condie, ”, Jerry Brown, Condie Organizations: CNN, Public, Institute of California, Institute for Research, Labor, Employment, University of California, MIT, California Chamber of Commerce, Golden State, California Restaurant, Democratic Gov Locations: California, Berkeley, Golden

☆ Howard Lutnick: Trump transition team co-chair endorses Kennedy anti-vax theories and says he would be able to access health data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Lutnick also said tech entrepreneur Elon Musk would “help” rather than serve in the government if Trump wins. Lutnick could hold serious sway over which prospective candidates get in front of Trump as they vie for key positions in the federal government. Kennedy on Monday told supporters that Trump has promised to give him sweeping power over multiple agencies if the former president wins the election. Trump has previously told CNN he would consider appointing Kennedy to a role in a potential second administration. Kennedy serves on Trump’s transition team and has been campaigning as a surrogate for him in key battleground states since exiting the presidential race.

Persons: Vance, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump, Donald Trump, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, ” Howard Lutnick, Kennedy, “, Lutnick, Elon Musk, ” Lutnick, “ Let’s, Bobby Kennedy’s, ” Kennedy, Collins, “ He’s, CNN’s Zachary B, Wolf, Aaron Pellish Organizations: CNN, Trump, Department of Health, Human Services, HHS, FDA, Monday, CDC, Centers, Disease Control, Food, Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, USDA, Department of Agriculture, SpaceX, Tesla Locations: United States

☆ I left my Big Tech job to bootstrap my own business. I went from making nearly $300,000 to not paying myself a salary.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pooja Shah | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In October 2023, Soni Mehra left her Big Tech job to focus on her own home decor business. I was accustomed to working with larger teams in Big Tech, so I've had to get used to balancing multiple tasks. Thankfully, I can rely on savings from my prior Big Tech roles. I no longer make the same salary as I did in Big Tech, but still prioritize spending money on things my partner and I value, like travel. People ask me if I'd ever return to Big Tech.

Persons: Soni Mehra, Mehra, —, Gabrielle Wesley, Uber, I'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Uber, Marble Lotus, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Environmental, University of California, Mars, LinkedIn, Marble, Big, Entrepreneurs Locations: Delhi, India, San Francisco Bay, Berkeley, Mars Wrigley North America, COVID, Big Tech, Bay

☆ Meet Glean, the enterprise AI search company that's so powerful Sam Altman deemed it a threat to OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Among them are Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence, and AI search startup Perplexity. The last of the five rivals, and perhaps the least well-known, is Glean, an enterprise search assistant. Founded in 2019 by Rubrik cofounder and ex-Googler Arvind Jain, Glean helps corporate workers find information across their companies' tools and data. Related Video Sam Altman moves to Microsoft after OpenAI fires him as CEOThe company enables AI search by integrating apps like Slack and Dropbox and powering search across their company's universe of data. AdvertisementBesides enterprise search, Glean also has an AI assistant that generates answers based on search results, such as summarizing the day's Slack messages or synthesizing multiple documents.

Persons: Glean, Jain, —, Sam Altman, Elon Musk's, Ilya Sutskever's, Googler Arvind Jain, Kleiner Perkins, Deedy Das, Larry Page, Das, Bipul Sinha, Rubrik, Mamoon Hamid, Vishwanath, Tony Gentilcore, Piyush Prahladka, …, Arvind, Hamid, Paul, Rajeev Dham, they're, Slack, Altman, It's Organizations: Google, Service, Elon Musk's xAI, DST Global, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia, Microsoft, Sony Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Menlo Ventures, IIT Delhi, University of Washington, Akamai Technologies, Technology, YouTube, Kleiner Locations: Jaipur, Indian, IIT Delhi, India, Glean, Seattle

☆ Matthew Lillard's career ground to a halt after 'Scooby-Doo 2' flopped: 'I thought I was never going to work again'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementIn the mid-2000s, Matthew Lillard's career had reached new heights. 1 on the call sheet for the next 10 years of movies," Lillard told Business Insider. Lillard recalibrated his career when job offers dried up after 'Scooby-Doo 2'Matthew Lillard as Shaggy in "Scooby-Doo." Warner Bros. EntertainmentBefore "Scooby-Doo," Lillard's career had been a mixed bag. Dimension FilmsAfter finding a niche in horror movies, Lillard is now in something of a renaissance era.

Persons: Matthew Lillard, —, Matthew Lillard's, He'd, I'd, Lillard, Lillard's, He's, John Waters, who's, didn't, Shaggy, Mike Flanagan, Flanagan, Chuck, he's, Stu Macher, Skeet Ulrich, Billy Loomis, William Afton, Emma Tammi, wasn't, Tammi, Stu didn't, it's, I've Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Business, &, Toronto

☆ The New Jersey Democrat running against Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Democrat Sue Altman is running against Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in a competitive House race in New Jersey. But she's also running against Elon Musk, whose super PAC has spent over $1.5 million in her race. "Billionaires like Elon Musk," Altman said during the debate, are "funding my opponent's campaign." Advertisement"And by the way, Elon Musk is really creepy," she added, referencing a recent post in which Musk offered to give Taylor Swift "a child" after the pop star endorsed Harris. "I wouldn't let my best friend date Elon Musk, let alone let him buy our elections."

Persons: Sue Altman, Tom Kean Jr, she's, Elon Musk, Altman, —, Tom Kean, Elon, Kean, cain, Donald Trump, Tom Kean , Jr, Trump, — Sue Altman, She's, Kean —, he's, Musk, who's, Musk's largesse, Kamala Harris, Mondaire Jones, Mike Lawler, Will Rollins, Ken Calvert, Volodymyr Tarasov, Sen, John Fetterman of, Tony Stark, Koch, Harris, Joe Biden, Taylor Swift Organizations: Elon, Service, Democratic, Elon Musk's, GOP, America PAC, PAC, New, Families Alliance, Trump, Democratic Rep, Republican, Republican Rep, Publishing, Getty, SpaceX, Democrats, NBC News Locations: New Jersey, New Jersey's, Pennsylvania, York's, California's, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Scranton

☆ Salma Hayek Pinault and her billionaire husband keep their finances separate — just like many Gen Z and millennial couples
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Salma Hayek Pinault told the Wall Street Journal that she and her husband keep their finances separate. Many young couples are also choosing to keep their finances separate rather than having joint accounts. AdvertisementSalma Hayek Pinault said she and her husband, François-Henri Pinault, the billionaire CEO of Kering, keep their finances separate. Hayek Pinault told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Tuesday that she did not sign a prenup, unlike many high-net worth individuals do before they marry. That was compared to 24% of Gen Xers (aged 44 to 59) and 16% of baby boomers (aged 60 to 78).

Persons: Salma Hayek Pinault, Henri Pinault, —, François, Hayek Pinault, Gucci, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent, Hayek, Salma Hayek, Vittorio Zunino Celotto, Gen Zers, Gen Xers, millennials, ERIC PIERMONT, Gillian Coote, Coote, It's, Jen Glantz Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, The Times, Wall Street, Bank of America, Baby Boomers, Getty, Coote Family, Guardian, Business Locations: London, AFP, New York City

☆ TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person. But the country’s total number of billionaires has shrunk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —China has a new richest person – and it’s the entrepreneur behind the wildly popular, and controversial, app TikTok. Zhang Yiming, 41, co-founder of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, topped the 2024 Hurun China Rich List, released Tuesday. His wealth reached $49.3 billion, as assessed by research, media and investment group Hurun Inc, which publishes the ranking of the country’s richest people. ByteDance also holds China’s popular news app Toutiao and Douyin, TikTok’s sister app in China. Billionaires on the declineOverall, the number of US-dollar billionaires in China shrank to 753, down 142 from the previous year.

Persons: Zhang Yiming, Zhang’s ascendency, Hurun, TikTok, it’s, –, Zhang, Liang Rubo, ByteDance, Zhong Shanshan, Zhong, Ma, Rupert Hoogewerf, ” Organizations: CNN, Hurun Inc Locations: China, India, Britain, Canada, Australia, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan

A little over a year into running her cleaning business, Cool Aunt Cleaners, Anna-Marie Ortiz has learned a lot about the resilience and adaptability needed to succeed as a small business owner. Matt Wolcott | CNBC Make ItOrtiz started the business in July 2023 with her last $2,000 in savings. Despite the failure, running the shop gave Ortiz lasting insights she was able to apply to her cleaning business. To drum up business, Ortiz put up flyers and handed out business cards in targeted neighborhoods. Looking aheadOrtiz has ambitious plans to expand Cool Aunt Cleaners beyond Portland and turn it into a "seven-figure business."

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