Mark Cuban says TikTok is ‘the future of sports media’ — here’s why

Mark Cuban thinks TikTok — or, at least, its style of short-form video – is here to stay, and for a potentially unexpected reason. On a recent episode of “The Colin Cowherd Podcast,” hosted by Fox Sports anchor Colin Cowherd, Cuban called TikTok “the future of sports media,” noting that the app’s AI-fueled algorithms tailor…

Most Americans still feel optimistic about retirement. But inflation is hurting some workers’ confidence

Ipggutenbergukltd | Istock | Getty Images Despite the pandemic, most Americans still feel optimistic about a comfortable retirement, but inflation is the top concern among those who aren’t as prepared. That’s according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald Research 32nd annual Retirement Confidence Survey polling 2,677 workers and retirees in January. “Even with…

Fool yourself into being good with money using 4 mental hacks from doctors and CEOs

U.S. consumers spent 8.4% more in February 2022 than they did a year prior, according to data from Morning Consult. Some experts are labeling this as “revenge spending,” or the act of trying to make up for two years of not being able to go out by spending more than they typically would on recreational activities. People,…

Elon Musk will be the most indebted CEO in America if the Twitter deal goes through

In this article TSLA TWTR Tesla head Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin on September 03, 2020 near Gruenheide, Germany. Maja Hitij | Getty Images The world’s richest person could soon add another title to his name…

Powerball’s $473.1 million jackpot has a winner. Here’s the tax bill

Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images A single lottery ticket sold in Arizona is about to change someone’s life — after the IRS takes a piece of the windfall, of course. Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing resulted in one ticket matching all six numbers drawn to land the $473.1 million jackpot. The amount…

Americans view these Asian countries as safer now than before the pandemic

A new study shows American travelers view many Asian nations as safer travel destinations now than they did four years ago. South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, China and Vietnam rose in the annual safety rankings published by travel insurance provider Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. The survey in the 2022 “State of Travel Insurance Report” also…

Warren Buffett’s charity lunch auction is back – and it’s your last chance to bid on a meal with the billionaire investor

If you’re looking for an opportunity to break bread with Warren Buffett, this could be your last chance to bend his ear. The 91-year-old billionaire investor is raising money for charity by auctioning off a lunch with himself, reviving an annual tradition after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And according to the…

Here’s what to do first if you win Powerball’s $454 million jackpot

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images If you play Powerball, there’s a good chance you’ve daydreamed about how you would spend the money if you hit the jackpot. With the lottery game’s top prize at an advertised $454 million for Wednesday night’s drawing, you may also want to give thought to what you’d actually do if…

How Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter could impact its 7,000-plus employees

The future is uncertain for Twitter employees after the board accepted a $44 billion offer from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to buy the popular social media platform and take it private on Monday.  “Once the deal closes, we don’t know which direction the platform will go,” Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal told employees during a company-wide…

Why Elon Musk has Jack Dorsey’s ‘trust’ to run Twitter—a look back at their friendship

If Twitter is now Elon Musk’s world, it seems Jack Dorsey is ready to live in it. On Monday – after weeks of back and forth between the richest man in the world and Twitter’s board – Musk bought the company at $54.20 per share, a deal valued at $44 billion. That same day, Twitter…

The 10-year Treasury yield is getting closer to 3%. Here’s what that means for your money

d3sign | Moment | Getty Images As the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury pushes ever closer to 3% — a symbolic level not seen since late 2018 — financial analysts have described how it could affect people’s finances in a number of ways. Last week, the 10-year rate hit 2.94%, its highest point in…

Mark Cuban says he bought the Dallas Mavericks 6 weeks after attending a game and thinking, ‘I can do better than this’

It’s been over two decades since Mark Cuban had a life-changing epiphany at an NBA game. It was November 1999, at the beginning of the NBA’s 1999-2000 season, when the tech billionaire was sitting a few rows back from the court at a Dallas Mavericks game, that he realized his wealth could transport him from…