Wealth
People are selling Singapore Airlines miles online. Here’s what the airline says about that
When Tracy Ren decided to go to the 2024 Summer Olympics, she booked her flight to Paris on Singapore Airlines using miles. But she didn’t earn them — she bought them. Rather than purchasing miles directly from the airline, which sells 1,000 miles for around $40, Ren turned to Carousell, a popular online marketplace in […]
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Singapore is more expensive than regional peers. So it’s using a different playbook to attract visitors
British national Tony Cross first set foot in Singapore in 1992, when the city-state’s main draws were its glitzy malls, the pulsating Zouk nightclub and the renowned Singapore Zoo. Today, shopping has taken a backseat, as prices for goods have climbed alongside commercial rents in a city where space is scarce. And, Singapore’s once-thriving clubbing […]
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A $4 million Bugatti and Michael Jordan’s BMW brought car auction company a record year
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high net worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Bring a Trailer, the online classic car marketplace, sold a record $1.5 billion worth of cars last year despite […]
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Meet the new top lawyers for the wealthy’s most complicated divorces
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Last week, Dan Rottenstreich’s law firm got an unusual case. A woman came to the firm asking for representation in her […]
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LVMH watch and jewelry CEOs see luxury sales picking up in 2025
After a year of declines, sales of watches and jewelry at luxury giant LVMH rebounded in the latest quarter and continued to shine into January, according to several of the company’s brand CEOs. In its earnings call this week, LVMH reported that sales for its watches and jewelry group increased 3%, after falling in the […]
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Chinese travelers cancel Lunar New Year trips to Thailand over safety concerns
Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country. Net booking volume for trips to Thailand fell 15.6% from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20 from the previous week, after news of the rescue of Wang […]
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Mystery around top-ranked Rockefeller book grows as university publisher denies involvement
A print copy of “The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to his son: Perspective, Ideology and Wisdom” purchased on Amazon. CNBC The mystery around a top-selling Amazon book attributed to John D. Rockefeller has grown to include a university publisher, which denies any involvement in the book despite being listed as it’s publisher. CNBC began […]
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New Christie’s CEO Bonnie Brennan sees opportunity in younger collectors and crypto
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Art house Christie’s is aiming to tap the next generation of wealth with online auctions, digital art and luxury goods, according […]
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Eric Schmidt’s family office invests in 22 AI startups
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Eric Schmidt, the billionaire former CEO of Google , has become known as “the AI whisperer” for his widespread predictions and […]
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How Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta is disrupting the luxury watch business
A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Audemars Piguet, the prestigious Swiss watch brand, is tearing down the marketing walls separating men’s and women’s watches, as women become […]
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