I’ve covered hundreds of major international events over my 25 years at CNBC — G7, G8 and G20 summits, OPEC meetings, climate conferences and multiple trips to Ukraine. But I’ve never witnessed such dramatic reversals of fortune, affecting so many global players, compressed into just 48 hours.
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Alphabet-owned Google broke a search record thanks to the World Cup international soccer tournament.
During the knockout World Cup round Tuesday, Argentina’s national team mounted a late comeback where Cristian Romero scored a goal then Lionel Messi equalized with his own goal in the 83rd minute for the win.
“Google Search broke all prior usage records and saw its highest usage in history right after Argentina scored their winning goal in yesterday’s match,” wrote Nick Fox, head of Google’s Knowledge and Information unit Wednesday.
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Private chefs are making up to $300,000 a year, and butlers can earn as much as $180,000 as the wealthy hire more household staff to manage their increasingly complex lives, according to a new study. cnb.cx/4wvcBhg