Month: September 2019

Black entrepreneurs make up a tiny percentage of the tech workforce. Gregory Lowe started out with no formal coding education or investor-relation training, but is now the designer of multiple successful mobile applications.

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Nanny salaries are reaching new highs, according to one agency that places childcare workers for the ultra-rich.

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In 2019 New York City will have a new neighborhood – Hudson Yards. CNN Money’s Vanessa Yurkevich gets an all access tour from Related Companies C.E.O. Stephen Ross.

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In the 90’s, Yahoo was a dominant technology powerhouse. But since then, a series of missteps have led to diminished influence and value. Now the company is being bought by Verizon (without Alibaba) for a mere $4.8 billion.

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VistaJet is the private jet company for business travelers with the deepest of pockets. Their model is different, but is it sustainable? CNNMoney’s Vanessa Yurkevich goes on board to find out.

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Natural colored diamonds come in a variety of colors from yellow, to blue, to pink. But their rarity keeps prices high.

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The AFROPUNK movement is pushing music and fashion forward. Here’s how it’s leveraging social and new media to democratize access and accelerate the exchange of images and ideas.

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Former CME trader Ryan Carlson explains some of the hand signals used on the floor.

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McDonald’s training course is more than flipping burgers.

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Concrete’s main ingredient is responsible for 7% of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions. CarbonCure has figured out how to trap CO2 in concrete and make it stronger in the process.

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