There are now 426,330 individuals worth $30 million or more, known as ultra-high-net worth individuals, according to Altrata’s World Ultra Wealth Report 2024. Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last month. Spencer Platt / Getty Images file A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, […]
Hotel looking to hire ‘banter merchant’ to entertain guests during Edinburgh Festival Fringe
AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow says applicants are invited to send a 60-second video explaining why they’re the right person to get guests in the mood for a day of laughter, music, and leaflet-dodging on the Royal Mile. Image:A circus street artist performs for the crowds on the Royal Mile in 2022. Pic: PA Why […]
Fatal shooting of homeless man raises security questions about out-of-state police at RNC
MILWAUKEE ― They called him Jehovah. An unhoused man who one acquaintance described as a “beautiful person,” he lived in one of Milwaukee’s tent encampments and was well known by people in the neighborhood around King Park. They would often see him walking his dog and carrying a Bible. The man, identified by a cousin […]
Biden to push for major Supreme Court reform as he seeks campaign momentum: report
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is planning to support major changes to the Supreme Court, according to multiple media reports, including backing term-limits for lifetime-appointed justices and an aggressive ethics code. The moves would mark a seismic shift for Biden − who until now has resisted a structural overhaul of the nation’s highest court − while he looks […]