Three people with travel ‘dream jobs’ explain how they scored them

From waiting tables to living in a basement apartment, three travel hosts tell CNBC about how they got to where they are. Here are their stories. Samantha Brown Job: Emmy-award winning TV host of “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love“Started in: Comedy “I went to Syracuse University for musical theater because I so desperately wanted to…

Cash is king for EV makers as soaring battery prices drive up vehicle production costs

Production of electric Rivian R1T pickup trucks on April 11, 2022 at the company’s plant in Normal, Ill. Michael Wayland / CNBC In the transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric, the fuel every automaker is after these days is cold hard cash. Established automakers and startups alike are rolling out new battery-powered models in an…

Where Amazon is heading in health after the Amazon Care failure

In this article SGFY ONEM AMZN In this photo illustration, the Amazon Basic Care logo is displayed on a smartphone with an Amazon logo in the background. Thiago Prudêncio | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chalk up another failure in health care for Amazon, one of the ultimate market disruptors. First, its much-hyped…

CDC cautiously optimistic that monkeypox outbreak might be slowing as cases fall in major cities

NYC Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic sign is displayed on August 2, 2022 in the Bronx, New York. John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is cautiously optimistic that the U.S. is slowing the spread of monkeypox as new cases fall in several major cities. “We’re watching this with…

Breakfast sales hold steady as people heading back to offices cut back elsewhere

In this article MCD YUM QSR-CA SBUX DNUT WEN Getty Images Consumers may be dining out less, but breakfast sales are holding steady as people return to offices and grab a quick bite or iced coffee on the way to work. Overall traffic to restaurants fell 2% in the second quarter from a year ago…

NASA is set to launch the Artemis 1 mission on its most powerful rocket yet — here’s what you should know

NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon. — The uncrewed launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and kicks off NASA’s long-awaited return…

Ford hikes price of electric Mustang Mach-E by as much as $8,475 due to ‘significant’ battery cost increases

In this article F Visitors check on a Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle displayed at a launch event in Shanghai, China April 13, 2021. Yilei Sun | Reuters DETROIT – Ford Motor is hiking the starting prices of its electric Mustang Mach-E crossover by more than $8,000 for some models, as it reopens order banks…

HBO renews ‘House of the Dragon’ after more than 20 million watch first episode

‘House of the Dragon’ series logo displayed on a phone screen and HBO Max website are seen in this illustration photo taken on August 16, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images “Game of Thrones” prequel series “House of the Dragon” has been renewed for a second season, HBO said Friday. The announcement comes…

Chipotle restaurant in Michigan votes to unionize, in a first for the chain

In this article CMG A Chipotle Mexican Grill sign is seen in the Park Slope neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant in Lansing, Michigan, became the chain’s first location to vote to unionize. Workers at the store voted 11 to three…

Here’s how Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy’s turnaround plan is going

In this article PTON Barry McCarthy speaks during an interview with CNBC on floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), October 28, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Peloton investors are fleeing after the company’s discouraging fourth quarter. But CEO Barry McCarthy is trying to convince them to stick around for what he says will…

Bed Bath & Beyond says it will share its comeback strategy next week

In this article BBBY Signage is displayed outside of a Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond said Thursday that it will soon share its turnaround strategy, as it burns through cash and tries…

Peloton reports big loss, decline in revenue as the company grinds through its turnaround plan

In this article PTON Brody Longo works out on his Peloton exercise bike on April 16, 2021 in Brick, New Jersey. Michael Loccisano | Getty Images Peloton on Thursday reported widening losses and slumping sales for its fiscal fourth quarter as the connected fitness equipment maker attempts to win back investors with cost cuts and…