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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Month: September 2019
Six-figure nannies
Nanny salaries are reaching new highs, according to one agency that places childcare workers for the ultra-rich.
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This is the biggest, most expensive real estate project in America
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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Timeline: The rise and fall of Yahoo
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 isn't for the 1%. It's for the 0.001%
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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See a 75 carat yellow diamond ring
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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AFROPUNK: The new counter culture
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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Chicago Merc hand signals: Dying art
Former CME trader Ryan Carlson explains some of the hand signals used on the floor.
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Inside Hamburger University
McDonald’s training course is more than flipping burgers.
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This concrete traps CO2 emissions forever
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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