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Fed experiment shows how bitcoin rallies attract new crypto buyers
Households shown bitcoin’s prior-year return were 23% more likely to report owning crypto in a follow-up survey.
A $1,000 loan kept MacKenzie Scott in college—now the billionaire philanthropist is giving away her $37 billion fortune to repay it forward
MacKenzie Scott has donated $26 billion in the past several years.
Apple lays off staffers ahead of CEO change
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The U.S. is unlikely to win its ‘dumb trade war’ with Canada. Here’s why
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Despite a $45 million net worth, Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar still works tough, 16-hour days—he repeats this mantra when he’s overwhelmed
Even with a $45 million net worth, fame, and a dream career, Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar still has tough days. Just like Jeff Bezos and Melinda French Gates, Nayyar tells Fo…
Scott Bessent and the bond market: a pointless intervention
The Treasury Secretary might win points with his boss, President Trump,but he will earn no points from the bond vigilantes.
‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos
Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to pay them for even a cup of coffee. How do we navigate this minefield and who is really profiting?I…
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $1.9B in strongest week since October 2025
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $1.92 billion last week, their strongest weekly inflow since October 2025, as Bitcoin briefly climbed above $78,000 on Friday.
Feral hogs are running wild in 35 states and the Senate is debating whether to triple funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated in 2016 that 7 million feral pigs were loose in the nation; who knows how high it's gotten since.
Google can track exactly how your agent spends your money — but it’s no help when it buys something you didn’t approve
Google’s Agent Payments Protocol creates records that can show the information presented to each participant when a transaction is disputed.
The difference between ‘agree to disagree’ and ‘you’re wrong’ — or why you hate that guy who always corrects you
New research from Carnegie Mellon and Michigan suggests the line between "different beliefs" and "false beliefs" shapes trust, distrust and avoidance.
Crypto roars back as bitcoin posts its second-best week since early 2021
Treasury buybacks, ETF inflows and a weaker dollar ignite crypto’s breakout.
Jackson Hole Symposium, U.S. PCE prices, IREN earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting Aug. 24
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $77,000 as XRP, Zcash pull back after a big weekly rally
Bitcoin holds its gains near $77,000 after a 22% week, while last week's biggest altcoin winners steady, with focus turning to Fed Chair Warsh's Jackson Hole debut.
How Washington’s interest bill on the $40 trillion national debt exploded 14% in just 9 months
The huge increase in interest expense has two sources.
Meet Flock, the $8 billion startup backed by a16z and Tiger facing growing backlash against surveillance capitalism
Cities are canceling contracts, cameras are getting vandalized, and lawyers who've reviewed the company's contracts say data ownership is not clearly definied.
American Staffing Association chief economist: The future of work is temporary, and that changes everything about the labor market
Out of more than 300 industries analyzed by BLS, temporary help services has added the second-highest number of jobs in 2026.
The company selling a $3,000 mattress cover that billionaires love wants to become a healthcare company that treats sleep apnea
Eight Sleep wants to turn its consumer sleep data into a healthcare business, but first it has to clear regulatory and clinical hurdles.
Canadian dollar dips after US-Canada talks collapse into trade war; oil prices fall ahead of US sanctions on Iran – business live
Washington imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods including fishing rods and hockey sticks, while Canada retaliates with levies on US steel and electronicsHere is some analysis on …
UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade
Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website AdzunaBusiness live – latest updatesGraduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to t…
Ether is crushing bitcoin and the 'golden cross' says it may not be done yet
The ETH/BTC ratio has recently formed a bullish golden cross, suggesting ether could extend its outperformance against bitcoin.
Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million after attacker buys voting power
The exploit shows how lightly held voting tokens can become a means of attack when control of a protocol is cheaper than the assets it governs.
How can I convince NHS pensions that I am not dead?
It has not paid me for months and I am in severe financial distress, and apart from my husband while I try to sort it outI stopped receiving my NHS pension in May and, when I rang…
Banks, regulators join quantum-resistant crypto transfer pilot
Participating banks will test post-quantum wallets and onchain transfers while regulators from Abu Dhabi, Bhutan and Malta initially observe.