Author: usaeverydaylife

You can ask for a bottle of Evian or San Pellegrino at Singapore’s three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Zen.But you won’t get one.  The restaurant, which charges nearly $500 per person for dinner, only serves water from the Swedish company Nordaq, said Executive Chef Martin Öfner.Dishes and drinks at the restaurant are made from the water too, from its stocks to the juices in its non-alcoholic beverage pairing, he said.Zen is one of more than 140 Michelin-starred restaurants that serve Nordaq water, company CEO Johanna Mattsson told CNBC Travel. The water, which is purified and bottled on-site using local tap water, is also…

Read More

Kennie Bukky, co-founder at The Pivot Place.Courtesy: Kennie BukkyKennie Bukky, a millennial professional, made a six-figure salary in 2024 and attributed her high earnings to two key strategies: building an audience on social media and learning high-paying skills.Despite being under 30 years old, Bukky balances multiple jobs and earned just over £100,000 (roughly $130,000) in 2024.However, it wasn’t always this way. When she graduated from university in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in forensic science, she felt her prospects looked bleak.”Straight out of university, I was quite concerned about money, looking at the salaries, it just wasn’t that great,” she…

Read More

European markets are expected to open flat to lower Tuesday ahead of the New Year holiday.London’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 20 points lower at 8,100 and France’s CAC 40 is seen opening 5 points lower at 7,309. Both bourses will be closing early today.Markets in Germany and Italy are shut for the whole day. All European markets will be closed on New Year’s Day before reopening on Jan. 2.European markets closed lower on Monday after the final full trading session of the year, but regional stocks look set to round out the year with moderate gains. The…

Read More

A Singapore-based company is taking cells from endangered, threatened and protected seafood species and growing them in a lab.As overfishing, ocean pollution and climate change threaten marine ecosystems, lab-grown fish and seafood have been touted by some as a potential solution to the fishing industry’s challenges. Singapore-based company Umami Bioworks is developing a platform to manufacture cell-based seafood products. “We look for species that are endangered, threatened or protected, and have high demand and name recognition from consumers, but that can’t be easily grown on farms economically,” Mihir Pershad, Umami founder and CEO, told CNBC Tech: The Edge.The company has focused its…

Read More

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken Nov. 25, 2024.Dado Ruvic | ReutersAfter a blistering rally in bitcoin this year, crypto investors and industry executives told CNBC, they’re expecting the flagship cryptocurrency to hit new all-time highs in 2025.In December, the world’s largest cryptocurrency broke the highly-anticipated $100,000, setting a record high price above that. That came after Donald Trump — who ran on a prominently pro-crypto policy platform — secured a historic election win in November.Trump’s imminent return to the White House has boosted sentiment surrounding crypto with many industry executives and analysts expecting him to…

Read More

South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol speaks to the nation at the Presidential Office on December 14, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean Presidential Office | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeon could become the first sitting president of the country to face an arrest after a court issued a warrant against him, domestic media reported.The Seoul Western District Court issued the detention warrant against Yoon, Korea Times reported, after he failed to show up for questioning, despite multiple summons by a joint investigation unit comprising South Korea’s police and the Corruption Investigation Office for…

Read More

Rgstudio | E+ | Getty ImagesWhen it comes to financial resolutions, paying down debt is at the top of many to-do lists for 2025.But financial advisors who work with clients every day have their own wish lists for what they think should be top financial priorities for 2025.Here are some tips covering everything from budgeting to estate planning from experts who are members of the CNBC FA Council.”Start slow and manageable with any new financial goals,” said Lee Baker, a certified financial planner and founder, owner and president of Claris Financial Advisors in Atlanta. “You’re better off getting some wins under your…

Read More

As a health and wellness reporter, it’s nearly impossible to walk away from my many conversations with doctors, therapists, and authors without identifying a few practices I want to incorporate in my own life.In 2024, I interviewed countless experts, researched intriguing topics and read books that changed my perspective.Here are three things my reporting inspired me to do this year that changed my life for the better.3 things my reporting in 2024 inspired me to do1. Take a social media break for a monthAfter feeling bogged down by mindless scrolling, I decided to spend an entire month without social media.…

Read More