A five-day sprint renovation project turned an overgrown, ignored back yard into a “glamping garden” for an independent bed and breakfast owner — with the help of design and construction experts whose business it is to help makeover small businesses. The four-room guesthouse includes 14-foot ceilings, intricate parquet wood floors and luxuries such as an in-suite Jacuzzi tub for two. The Brooklyn inn has four guest rooms that average at $205 per night, Greenwood told “Five Day Biz Fix.” While th

In an interesting twist, many of the most popular tweets from folks who have resolved to get off tech are coming from people who work in tech. Others in the tech industry explicitly point to their emotional health and well-being as a factor that’s motivating them to reduce their reliance on social media. Some folks have a few theories about why the tech world is expressing an anti-tech zeitgeist. “There’s this huge openness these days to wanting to be offline,” said Nate Bosshard, a co-founder o

If your New Year’s Day celebration ends up including a $220 million Powerball jackpot win, remember that Uncle Sam tends to be a party crasher. After more than eight weeks with no jackpot winner, the lottery game’s top prize has climbed to $220 million for Wednesday night’s drawing. For Wednesday night’s $220 million Powerball drawing, the cash option is $149.2 million. The 24% federal withholding would reduce that amount by $35.8 million, leaving you with $113.4 million. That would be $55.2 mil

The fatal Dec. 29 crash of a Tesla vehicle in Southern California will be investigated by the U.S. government’s auto safety regulator, the agency said on Tuesday. NHTSA did not say if autopilot was suspected in Sunday’s crash in Gardena in Los Angeles county. The two people inside the Tesla were hospitalized but did not have life-threatening injuries, KTLA reported, citing Los Angeles police. NHTSA has previously confirmed special crash investigations in a number of Tesla crashes but until earli

Mariah Carey’s Twitter account was hacked on New Year’s Eve allegedly by the same group that took control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account. Dozens of tweets were posted on the hacked account, some using the N-word and others referring to the Chuckling Squad, a hacker group that took control of Dorsey’s account, among other celebrities. Dorsey’s account was hacked in August, sending out erratic and offensive tweets, which Twitter deleted a few minutes later. Twitter confirmed to CNBC that Car

The Trump administration will ban flavored e-cigarette pods, with the exception of menthol and tobacco flavors, and flavored liquid nicotine products commonly sold in vape shops, a senior White House official told CNBC, requesting anonymity because the information is confidential. That new restriction is likely to damper teen vaping, regardless of the administration’s approach to flavored pods. The ban will have a limited impact on vaping industry leader Juul, which, under intense scrutiny, has

Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of Defense, attends a welcoming ceremony for joint chiefs of staff Chairman Mark Milley at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. The United States is immediately deploying about 750 soldiers to the Middle East in response to the violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 750 troops would initially be based out of Kuwait. President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Ira

It’s been a record year for your money. The traders offer their 2020 playbook. With CNBC’s Morgan Brennan and the Fast Money traders, Steve Grasso, Karen Finerman, Dan Nathan and Guy Adami.

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Dec. 13, 2019. President Donald Trump announced he will sign phase one of the U.S.-China trade deal on Jan. 15. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched their biggest one-year gains since 2013. Tuesday also marked the last trading day of the decade, with the S&P 500 notching a gain of more than 188% in that time. Apple rises slightly, Mylan leadsApple shares rose 0.73% while Mylan gained 3.45% and was the best-performing stock

Trader Peter Tuchman reacts as the final day of trading for the year draws to a close at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 29, 2017. Here’s what you need to know about Thursday before you hit the door for New Year’s Eve. The U.S. stock market had one of its best runs in 2019, and the chance for a follow-up begins on Thursday when markets re-open. The average price target for the S&P 500 among major market strategists is 3,330. The trade war with China is l

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg at COP 24, the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. While that does not measure climate change investment alone, Israel said climate change has become a much higher priorty for BofA clients, who are surveyed periodically on macrothemes. Climate change jumped to the top theme in November, from number five a year earlier. For one, climate change is accelerating, which is not only raising media and polic

Crystal X. Boring said the Army is following the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s guidance that TikTok is a potential security risk. The U.S. Army, following the lead of the U.S. Navy and guidance from the Pentagon, has banned the short form video app TikTok from all government-owned phones, according to a U.S. Army spokeswoman. “The message directs appropriate action for employees to take in order to safeguard their personal information. and delete them immediately and uninstall TikTok to c

A lawsuit filed by Uber, Postmates and other parties against a forthcoming California law regulating gig-economy work makes a feeble case, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna told CNBC on Tuesday. His district includes parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, where Uber, Postmates and other Silicon Valley technology firms are based. On Monday, Uber and Postmates joined two contractors working for the transport apps in filing a suit alleging that the state of California’s Assembly Bill 5 is unconstitutional. Being t

Microsoft will stop releasing security patches for Windows 7, which was released in 2009, on January 14, 2020. The SQL Server 2008 database software reached end of support in July, and the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems will hit that point on January 14, 2020. Organizations have started moving to newer products, and that has helped boost Microsoft’s Server products and cloud services revenue. The SQL Server 2008 database software reached end of support in July,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday he will continue developing his country’s nuclear deterrent and introduce a new strategic weapon in the near future, according to the North’s state-run media KCNA. Kim’s remarks came after the United States missed a year-end deadline for a restart of denuclearization talks. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped North Korea would “choose peace.” “We will reliably put on constant alert the powerful nuclear deterrent capable of containing t

Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant can now play two popular board games, Ticket to Ride and Ticket to Ride Europe. The Alexa skill is available for free on any enabled device. All I had to do was say “Alexa, launch Ticket to Ride” to get started. Related The best family board games for the holidaysIt also means that Alexa has different odds of drawing certain cards than the other players at the table. At the end of the day, this new Alexa skill is a promising new development.

The new year is upon us, and with it comes the promise of new games, and even new games consoles. There are many games coming in 2020 that have yet to be announced, or that have not been given a release window. Crusader Kings 3The next installment in Paradox Interactive’s 15-year-old grand strategy franchise is arriving next year on Windows PC. Dying Light 2 is coming out in the first half of 2020 for PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. A Total War Saga: Troy is expected some time in 2020 f

A lot can happen in a year, from discovering how much everyone hates a big, stupid horse to Pokémon Go finding its stride again. To recap 2019, we’ve put together some of our favorite stories and videos highlighting everything from video games, entertainment, culture, and all the moments we’ve loved in between. Our entire team hand-picked some of their favorite articles and clips that exemplify the best and most interesting moments this year had to offer. Check out the sections above to explore

The first season of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus renewed the Star Wars franchise as a source of quality water-cooler conversation. There were rousing speeches, emotional pleas, and battle preparations intercut with Baby Yoda drinking soup. But, it feels like everyone discovered Baby Yoda together over the same shared week. Mando says goodbye to Nick Nolte’s Kuiil, bonds with Baby Yoda, gives him away, has a fight with his fellow Mandalorians, has a change of heart, saves Baby Yoda, and escapes

Carlos Ghosn flees house arrest in Japan, lands in LebanonThe “Squawk Box” team discusses news that ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has fled house arrest in Japan and flown to Lebanon.