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CNBC's Jane Wells and Julia Boorstin tour 2 homes in the U.S. that each cost at least $1 million. Discussing which has the better value is, with Dolly Lenz, Prudential Douglas Elliman.

OK, so a lot of rich people live in New York. We know that. It's not news. But it hits home in a non-abstract way when it's rubbed in your face at your local bank. These two ATM receipts were discovered at a local Chase ...

Improbable as it may sound, K-pop star Psy and tech giant Bill Gates have recently been tweeting at each other. Why is Psy sending Gates smiley faces? The two are both taking part in the international effort to end polio...

"Look for a new job" was one of the top new year's resolutions of 2013, with one in three employees (33 percent) telling Glassdoor.com they were looking to jump ship this year. But before dashing off resumes, consider th...

Sales momentum is building in some parts of Spain with one well established agency reporting transaction activity up 25% in the first three months of 2013 compared with a year ago. In January, Murcia based estate agent M...

It's CNBC's million-dollar challenge: Which $1 million home gives the best bang for the buck?

When it comes to buying a home, there's nothing but decisions, decisions, and more decisions.

The stock boom has benefited the rich more than the less affluent, whose wealth is concentrated in their homes.

A new ad campaign from Arnold Worldwide positions the Volvo as the car of everyday individuals, or "real people" -- not the wealthy. Rich people are silly, the campaign implies, and they should stick to luxury brands lik...

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Apple's doing well in China, Apple CEO Tim Cook said today on the company's earnings call, growing at 18 percent on a "sell-through basis," he said.

A social media editor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous to gain access to the Los Angeles Times' website and change the headline on a...

It lasted three minutes and shaved about 150 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the blink of an eye. Near as we can tell, it all began when the Associated Press had its Twitter account hacked. An erroneous me...

(Reuters) - The former chairman of Dewey & LeBoeuf has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars in a proposed settlement with Dewey's trustee and insurer to resolve claims that bad management led to the law firm's ...

Curious coffee lovers now have a reason to visit North Korea. Pyongyang is home to a hip new coffeeshop serving "third wave" coffee -- a buzzword that marks a recent generation of specialty and artisanal brews. So report...

iTunes -- the online store that sells movies, music, and apps for Apple devices -- brought in $4 billion in revenue this quarter.

BROOKLYN -- The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is hoping the borough's hipsters will get down with Jesus. The church proclaims Jesus was the original hipster on large ads displayed on phone kiosks and bus stops throughout ...

(Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc on Tuesday reported that quarterly profit fell less than Wall Street expected, despite a sharp drop in sales in its top market of China, and the company's shares jumped 6.5 percent.

Two-time Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant has shot a steamy sex scene featuring Alex Pettyfer as Christian Grey in a bid to direct "Fifty Shades of Grey," the film version of the erotic bestseller, individuals familiar with th...

Federal regulators are expected to crack down on short-term, high-cost credit offered by large banks like Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank.

The technology giant, which reported the first decline in quarterly earnings in a decade, announced plans to spend more than $100 billion on stock buybacks and dividends.