Wealth

Sunrise over Hong Kong’s Sky 100 Observation Deck. Anuchit Kamsongmueang | Moment | Getty Images Asia’s ultra-high-net-worth population declined by about 10.9% last year, marking the largest regional drop in the world, a report by data firm Altrata showed. “Asia’s ultra wealthy population fell by 11% in 2022, the most of any region, to 108,370

Most people imagine reaching their career goals will result in lifelong happiness. The opposite was true for Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. For Chesky, the goal was an IPO, he recently told Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast. Even as Airbnb’s popularity and private valuation soared throughout the 2010s, Chesky didn’t feel successful, he said — and

It may have seemed like a good idea at the time. In an apparent attempt to create a shortcut, two people allegedly used heavy machinery to remove a sizeable section of the Great Wall of China in Shanxi province, according to an online notice by local authorities. The duo used an excavator to widen a

I’ve been a professor of economics for nearly 40 years. My goal has always been to make the subject as accessible as possible for everyone, on both a personal and global level. One of the biggest lessons I share with my students — and people who ask me for personal finance tips — is that

Hundreds of millions of people have crypto investments. A new report shows how many crypto millionaires and billionaires exist. Antonio_diaz | Istock | Getty Images Hundreds of millions of people around the world have some form of crypto holdings, whether that is in bitcoin or one of the many other digital currencies. To be exact,