My mother-in-law left her $1 million life-insurance policy to my brother-in-law, but her will says she wants him to share it with my husband. What can we do?

Dear Quentin, My husband and I took care of my mother-in-law for eight years. Around five years ago we gave up the house we were renting to save her home because she could not afford it, and because s...

Airline Stocks Descend Amid Russia-Ukraine War

The main exchange-traded fund for airlines, U.S. Global Jets ETF  (JETS) – Get U.S. Global Jets ETF Report, has dropped to a 16-month low, as the Russia-Ukraine war has put a damper on the indus...

Microsoft Makes a Big Move Into AI-Driven Healthcare

American tech giant Microsoft  (MSFT) – Get Microsoft Corporation Report has made a major push into artificial intelligence this week, closing its deal to acquire AI pioneer Nuance Communication...

Mortgage rates drop amid increased market uncertainty as Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine escalates

Home buyers will have the chance to lock in low interest rates just ahead of the most popular season to purchase a house. The average rate for the 30-year fixed-rate was 3.76%, down 13 basis points fr...

Dutch Bros. Coffee Shows It Can Take on Starbucks, Dunkin’

Just when many thought Americans’ appetite for coffee could not sustain any more competition, a new front-runner comes along and takes the market by storm.  In its first year after going public,...

Russian Sanctions May Cripple a Once Promising Car Market

Trappings of war typically include ruthless mass destruction and systemic and deep rooted pain to a country’s economy. And Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is leading to precisely that. Wester...

Italians reveal their favorite places to go on vacation — in Italy

Italy is home to some of the world’s most famous cities, art, wine and beaches. Think Florence, Rome and Venice with their abundant Renaissance architecture and well-known galleries, Tuscany wit...

Have a case of buyer’s remorse? Why high inflation may be to blame

Shoppers are seen inside a shopping mall in Bethesda, Maryland on February 17, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Inflation is pushing up prices everywhere, from grocery store shelves to gas pumps...

Tesla Receives a Permit That Will Scare Its Rivals

Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report and Chief Executive Elon Musk are officially very close to starting production of cars at their Berlin-based European factory. After several months of uncert...

Burger King Makes Two Huge Menu Changes (You Won’t Like Them)

Fast-food chain franchisees generally dislike value menus. McDonald’s (MCD) – Get McDonald’s Corporation Report franchisees, for example, pushed back against the chain’s legend...

Taking a pay cut? Here’s how to revise your budget for a lower salary

Ricardo Mojana | Getty Images About 47 million workers left their jobs in 2021 amid the ‘Great Resignation.’ Many of them did so for less pay. Last year, 53% of workers who left their jobs...

27-year-old earns $650,000 a year in LA, is on her way to $1 million

This story is part of CNBC Make It’s Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. When Lauren Simmons introduces herself to new people, sh...

Cathie Wood Watch: Ark Sells Palantir Stock, Buys Tesla

Investment manager Cathie Wood, chief executive of Ark Investment Management, continues to buy and sell stocks as volatility rules the equity market. In recent days she had been unloading the stock of...

France is the most visited country in the world. Here’s why

You might think a large country like the United States is the most visited in the world, but you’d be wrong — France takes that honor. About 90 million international visitors traveled there in 2...

Mortgage rates fall amid geopolitical uncertainty. How the Russia-Ukraine crisis could impact home buyers — and interest rates

Home buyers are seeing temporary relief from rising interest rates as markets react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But in the longer term, inflation remains a serious concern. The 30-year fixed-rate...

Starbucks restaurant in Mesa, Arizona votes to unionize

Michelle Eisen, a barista at the Buffalo, NY, Elmwood Starbucks location, the first Starbuck location to unionize, helps out the local Starbucks Workers United, employees of a local Starbucks, as they...

This company offers its contract workers benefits and job security

Harriet Talbot quit her full-time job at Unilever to take part in its U-Work program in London. Courtesy: Harriet Talbot Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want whe...

Grocery prices keep rising but CEOs say shoppers are still buying

A customer shops at at a grocery store on February 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The Labor Department announced that consumer prices jumped 7.5% last month compared with 12 months earlier, the steepest ...

“Tinder Swindler” Credits Bitcoin Profits For Lavish Lifestyle

Simon “Tinder Swindler” Leviev has denied allegations of scamming multiple women, claiming that his luxurious, high-paced lifestyle was funded by the profits from Bitcoin investments.  Banking On “BTC...

Kraft Heinz wants to make plant-based hot dogs through new venture

Hot dogs could be the next grocery store item to get a plant-based makeover. Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday it is forming a joint venture with TheNotCompany, a Chilean start-up valued at $1.5 billion t...

Volkswagen Wants to Launch Porsche in Pursuit of Tesla

A long-awaited duel in the lucrative and promising electric-vehicle sector is taking shape. It’s a dream poster. And guessing the winner would be difficult as each of the two adversaries have st...

Air rage during the pandemic – where it is and isn’t happening

The videos light up social media and dominate news headlines. From verbal confrontations to all-out brawls, scenes of airplane passengers behaving badly have become increasingly familiar in Covid-era ...

Ponzi scheme behind patriotic vodka, once featured on ‘Fox & Friends,’ scammed investors out of $900,000 to pay IRS and Amex bills, prosecutors say

A Connecticut businessman has pleaded guilty to operating an unpatriotic Ponzi scheme that pocketed $900,000 from investors looking to buy a pro-veteran vodka company. Brian Hughes, 57, of Madison, Co...

Opinion: How to invest like a millionaire and build wealth for retirement

Over the course of my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with multiple self-made millionaires. Though they come from varied backgrounds, these investors have a few key habits in common—ones that...

Is it safe to travel if I’m vaccinated and recovered from Covid

Millions of people are now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant. They have what some outside the medical community have labeled “super i...

‘He promised to pay them off’: My daughter lived with a man for 9 years. He took out credit cards in her name. Will she be held liable?

Dear Quentin, I have a problem. My daughter lived with a guy for nine years. During that time, I found out that he took out two credit cards in her name without her permission. Identity theft, right? ...

Insider tips on visiting French wineries beyond Bordeaux and Burgundy

More wineries in France are opening to visitors, said a French wine tourism expert.   Of France’s 87,000 wineries, only 13% were open to the public five years ago, said Martin Lhuillier, head of...

IBM executives call older workers ‘dinobabies,’ discrimination lawsuit alleges

Executives at IBM IBM, -0.16% referred to the company’s older workers as “dinobabies” in internal email correspondence, according to a new age-discrimination lawsuit. These emails were submitted as ev...

Retirees, pay attention – inflation is on the rise

Americans are spending more money because of high inflation — this can be a big problem for older individuals living on a fixed budget.  Inflation is at a 40-year-high, at around 7.5% in January, acco...

‘We live 5 minutes from our in-laws who have a larger home’: Is it a good idea to swap houses? Will I end up with a surprise tax bill?

I am a California resident. My husband and I own a 1,800-square-foot home that we bought in 2019 for $1.5 million. We have between 40% and 50% equity in the property due to a large down payment. We li...

Tim Hortons focuses its next phase of U.S. expansion on snowbirds and retirees

A pedestrian walks past a Tim Hortons restaurant. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tim Hortons is slated to open its first location in Houston this summer, signaling the Canadian coffee chain̵...