Online course offering MasterClass is a way to learn how to do your favorite things from the experts in those fields. For aspiring basketball players who want to get tips from Stephen Curry, or novice fashion designers who would love to hear from Marc Jacobs on how he launched his fashion empire, MasterClass is the place to go. The educational hub just expanded to include seven new teachers and an unlimited access option.
David Rogier is the CEO of MasterClass and he joins us to explain how he got Stephen Curry and Helen Mirren to come on and do a class. Rogier explains that Mirren was an easy sell because she was eager to share her craft in a way she never had before.
MasterClass has grown and improved since launch. Earlier this year, MasterClass raised $35 million in a Series C round, bringing the company to $56.4 million to date.
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases. And National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says those delays are “unconscionable.” Erin M. Collins said in the report released Wednesday that overall the 2024 filing season went smoothly, though IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are worsening. It took nearly 19 months to resolve self-reported identity theft cases as of January, and Wednesday's report states that now it takes 22 months to resolve these cases.
Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday. The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street. Nvidia’s chips are used to power many AI application and its valuation has soared as a result. Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology. Most of the company’s focus has been on business-focused products.
Climate change doesn’t just mean more extreme weather – it also leads to billions of dollars in lost productivity, tourism, and stresses infrastructure.
It’s an annual tradition: the Fed’s banking ‘stress test.’ A year after the regional banking crisis, there are good reasons to make sure they’re prepped.
Summer is upon us, which means weddings, trips overseas, and trips to see Taylor Swift. Avoid a “Cruel Summer” with these budget-friendly tips and tricks.
While Nvidia's meteoric rise led it to briefly dethrone Microsoft as the world's biggest public company, there's a lot more going on in this market than A.I.
