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Three white Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles sitting next to a Hertz sign. The rental car company ordered 100,000 EVs from Elon Musk's car company.

Hertz Orders 100,000 Teslas, The Largest Purchase of Electric Vehicles Ever

The EV revolution is here, courtesy of a recently bankrupt rental car company

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Is R360 the World’s Most Exclusive Society for the Very Rich?

Hundreds of parked cars, trucks and SUVs in a large parking lot during the day

It's Already Hard to Buy a Car, But a New Shortage Could Make Things Worse

Raleigh at night. The city tops LendingTree's list of best places to start a small business.

This Southeastern State Is the Best Place to Start a Small Business

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, holding microphones onstage at Global Citizen Live on September 25, 2021 in New York City

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The front end of an electric Amazon delivery van built by EV startup Rivian. The so-called Rivian Prime Vans will reportedly hit the streets in 2021 after testing.

Amazon Is Betting Big on Rivian, But It Doesn’t Care About the Electric Trucks

Behind the R1T is a much more consequential EV

Jeff Bezos, who just topped the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans, in a blazer and unbuttoned shirt

The Biggest Takeaway of the Forbes 400? Rich People Are Getting Less Generous.

The annual list of wealthiest Americans also features a "Philanthropy score" where very few rich people excel

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In El Salvador, a Volcano Powers Crypto Mining

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A silver Rivian R1T electric truck sitting still in the desert against a blue sky. The EV company is planning an IPO for November 2021.

Is Rivian Worth $80 Billion? Elon Musk Doesn’t Think So.

The most consequential EV startup since Tesla is planning an IPO

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Daniel Craig attends a screening of “Casino Royale” at the Museum of Modern Art on March 3, 2020. The James Bond actor called inheritances "quite distasteful" in a new 2021 interview with Candis magazine.

Daniel Craig Plans to “Give Away” His Wealth, Calling Inheritances “Quite Distasteful”

Warren Buffett at the Forbes Media Centennial Celebration in New York City in 2017

Warren Buffett’s Big Bet on EV Batteries Is Finally Paying Off

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Turns out he, and the 32 NFL teams, are doing fine financially despite the pandemic.

How Much Are NFL Teams Worth After a Pandemic Season?

Whiskey, laptop and a smartphone on a desk. Whisky investment is entering the digital space.

A Financial Firm Is “Tokenizing” Whiskey. Here’s What That Means.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk holding a white hard hat while visiting a new electric car factory in Germany near Berlin in May 2021. He was the highest paid executive in the US in 2020 according to Bloomberg.

The Way Elon Musk Gets Paid, Once Considered “Radical,” Is Becoming the Norm

A man in the foreground looking back at the Lucid Air, an electric sedan from Lucid Motors, which recently launched on the stock market thanks to a SPAC merger.

Why Are People Still Buying Stock in Electric Cars That Don't Exist?

A square, color diamond from Eterneva diamond, a new Mark Cuban-backed startup that turns cremated ashes into diamonds

Want to Turn Cremated Remains Into a Diamond? This Startup Does Just That.

A motorcycle rider driving the Harley-Davidson Road King. This big, old-school bike is one of the models helping save the company.

Has Beleaguered Harley-Davidson Finally Turned a Corner?

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David Geffen's Donation to Yale School of Drama Sparks Backlash

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