Airbnb's new fee change frustrates hosts—what to know before renting out your home
A new Airbnb fee change is one of many costs and considerations that can affect whether running a short-term rental makes money.
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Warren Buffett Watch: It's Buffett, not Abel, who appears to be calling the shots on stocks
New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel appears to be letting Warren Buffett and portfolio manager Ted Weschler make all the decisions on the company's equities.
Expo News Today — August 22, 2026
Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh and more — today's expo signal.
Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh
The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts the credibility of Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to make interest-rate policy, experts said.
Supreme Court allows Trump to continue White House ballroom construction for now
President Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ballroom.
States are coming after prediction markets — and setting up a costly legal battle over who gets to regulate them
Prediction markets like Kalshi are regulated in different ways across states. There’s a better way for them to thrive.
Trump admin taps former JPMorgan Chase exec Matt Zames to advise Social Security agency
Matt Zames is taking an unpaid position to help his former JPMorgan colleague Frank Bisignano tackle modernization of the SSA, CNBC has learned.
When it comes to stock buybacks, anything SK Hynix can do, Samsung can do bigger
As demand far outstrips supply in the memory-chip market, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are generating outsize profits and throwing off huge free cash flow. Now both companies plan to return lots of this to shareholders
NATO member Romania scrambles F-16 fighter jets to destroy drone near critical European gas project
It comes weeks after Romania’s Air Force destroyed a Russian drone in its airspace.
Expo News Today — August 21, 2026
Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say and more — today's expo signal.
Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say
Taiwan's economic growth could moderate due to its vulnerability to risks of capex slowdown, macroeconomic downturns, and concentration in semiconductors.
Bessent's efforts in the Treasury market so far haven't worked. Here's what else he can try
Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys.
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As U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, Carney says retaliatory tariffs will start Sept. 8
New 50% Trump administration tariffs on some Canadian exports went into place after the U.S. and Canada failed to reach a deal on Friday.
Paramount, California AG office reportedly plan to meet Monday to discuss settling WBD lawsuit
Paramount and the California A.G. office are set to meet Monday to discuss a settlement of the antitrust lawsuit over Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery deal.
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods after trade talks break down
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced his country would impose “dollar-for-dollar” tariffs on U.S. goods — a retaliatory measure after trade talks between the two nations broke down.
‘We are committed Christians’: Our son and daughter-in-law cut us off over politics. Should we change our $3 million will?
“We are hurt and confused, but we have also tried to respect the boundaries they have established.”
Nvidia customers reportedly warned about AI-related price hikes
The chipmaker has told some of its largest customers that the prices of servers containing its AI chips could move more than 15% higher, Bloomberg News reported.
‘She looked into COBRA’: My friend was laid off and lost her health insurance. How can she find affordable coverage?
“The cost is absolutely ridiculous.”
Trump reshuffled his portfolio in June, selling names like Meta and buying Berkshire Hathaway
President Donald Trump disclosed just over 1,000 financial transactions in the month of June in what appears to be broad reshuffling of his portfolio.
I hold my mother-in-law’s power of attorney. I’m also her executor and trustee. Do I have too much power over her affairs?
“There is a lot of legal and financial power in my hands.”
‘I’m running out of time’: I sold my $300,000 rental property at a $75,000 loss. Should I buy another one to avoid taxes?
“My CPA hasn’t gotten back to me.”
Rising yields rattled the market, but we’re sticking with our favorite AI and retail stocks
Stocks took their cue from the bond market this week.
38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act'
"Pizza Pod started with a pretty ridiculous idea: What if I could turn a tiny Smart car into a mobile pizzeria?" says founder Bradley Alvelo.
Airbnb's new fee change frustrates hosts—what to know before renting out your home
A new Airbnb fee change is one of many costs and considerations that can affect whether running a short-term rental makes money.
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