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The Tomohon Extreme Market was once a top tourist attraction in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi — a live animal market filled with everything from fileted pythons to skewered bats and rats. But the market drew international condemnation in 2018 after animal activists shot videos of dogs and cats being brutally beaten and blowtorched

A tray of Rolex watches are seen on a dealer’s stand at the London Watch Show on March 19, 2022 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images Prices for luxury watches are near a two-year low on the secondhand market, reversing a rally that brought timepieces like Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet to

When it comes to luxury spending, billionaire Mark Cuban draws the line at yachts, butlers and house cleaning services. “I just try to be the same person, I mean, as I was when I was poor, middle and rich,” Cuban, 65, told “The Really Good Podcast” on Thursday. “The whole idea of like, get a

Bill Gates didn’t get much sleep while running Microsoft. Now, he says he’s making up for it. Even in his 30s and 40s, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder would compete with peers to see who got the least rest, considering it a marker of productivity, he said on a recent episode of his new podcast, “Unconfuse

“It can be easy to think that the decisions made by central banks don’t impact the daily lives of normal people, however, the reality is they’re very much likely to,” James McManus, chief investment officer at Nutmeg, told CNBC Make It. Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve, euro zone’s European Central

Travelers from Singapore will soon have a new vacation option — one that doesn’t require a flight. A new Indonesian private island, named ONE°15 Marina Nirup Island, opened in July nine miles south of Singapore. The launch — the first of two phases — included the opening of a restaurant and bar, ferry terminal and

In this article RACE-IT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ferrari Original Factory Entrance Courtesy: Ferrari Ferrari on Wednesday said that its second-quarter profit jumped 33% from a year ago as more of its customers chose costly “personalization” options for their new sports cars. Ferrari also raised its guidance for the full year following the

In this article EXPE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An unusual summer scorcher or a new normal? Some travelers aren’t waiting to find out if this year’s heat wave in southern Europe is an anomaly or part of a longer-term pattern caused by climate change. Tom Marchant, co-founder of the London-based luxury travel operator

Actor Terry Crews learned the hard way that playing in the National Football League doesn’t guarantee a big paycheck.   After being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1991, Crews spent five years bouncing between six professional teams, including one in Germany. During a practice squad stint with the Green Bay Packers in 1993,

President Joe Biden has a rule for his staff members: If you don’t take time off to tend to your personal life, you might get fired. Biden delved into the rule — which he developed as a U.S. senator — on a recent episode of life coach and former monk Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast.

As one of the original sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Barbara Corcoran is used to negotiating when she wants to land a deal. And having that skill has also come in handy when it’s come time for Corcoran to buy a new home. In a video tour released on YouTube last week, the real estate

Morsa Images | E+ | Getty Images As interest rates reach a more than two-decade high, Treasury bill yields remain well above 5%, as of July 27, providing a competitive option for cash. With terms ranging from one month to one year, Treasury bills, known as T-bills, are still paying more than long-term Treasurys amid

Lourdes Balduque | Moment | Getty Images Target-date funds are meant as a one-stop shop for your retirement savings. But a key difference between fund brands means they may not be well-suited to all 401(k) investors — especially those close to retirement, financial experts said. Asset managers tweak the share of stocks, bonds, cash and

I wanted a place with great weather, interesting culture, fantastic food and friendly people — and with plenty to see in a week. So I picked Vietnam, traveling from Ho Chi Minh City through the Mekong Delta area and on to Phu Quoc, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. Ho Chi Minh City highlights

Elon Musk’s Twitter rebrand could land him in legal hot water with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others, experts say. On Sunday, Musk announced that he was getting rid of the Twitter brand and logo. The social media platform is now known as “X,” CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed on Sunday. “X is the future state

Are you prepared? That was the question that many in the travel industry asked following China’s surprise reopening announcement in the final days of 2022. Many assumed that a torrent of travelers would be lining up to venture outside of China after three years of harsh “zero-Covid” policies.     Yet, many residents stayed home —

Luxury behemoth LVMH on Tuesday reported a surprising drop in U.S. sales in the second quarter, as its chief financial officer said “aspirational customers are not shopping as much as they used to.” LVMH’s U.S. sales slid 1% in the second quarter from the prior-year period. The disappointing results in the U.S. market came after

Leon Black, chairman and chief executive officer of Apollo Global Management LLC, at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Monday, April 27, 2015. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Senate panel on Tuesday revealed a yearlong investigation into Apollo Global Management co-founder Leon Black‘s ties to

Travelers arrive at the departure hall in Singapore Changi airport in Singapore on March 31, 2023. Catherine Lai | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — China will reinstate its 15-day visa-free entry for citizens of Singapore and Brunei from July 26, according to the embassies of both countries.  This comes after a three-year suspension of

That meeting could have been an email, says Mark Cuban. The billionaire investor, Dallas Mavericks owner, “Shark Tank” personality, author and father of three doesn’t have much time to waste. And he thinks meetings are the number one workplace habit killing people’s productivity and eating away at their time. In a conversation with bestselling author