It’s less than a month into the new year, and already a number of top altcoins are starting to pull away from market benchmark Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). While Bitcoin is up 15% for the year, other cryptocurrencies are up 30%, 40%, and even 50%. The one cryptocurrency on my radar right now is Solana (CRYPTO: […]

It may not seem “futuristic” these days to dip or tap a credit card instead of swiping it, or to hold a cell phone over a payment terminal to cover your groceries. But in the U.S., you only have to go back about 10 years or so — before EMV chips and contactless technology became

Visitors play the ‘EA Sports FC 25’ game in front of a placard with England’s midfielder Jude Bellingham at the Electronic Arts booth during the media day at the Gamescom video games trade fair in Cologne, western Germany on Aug. 21, 2024.  Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Electronic Arts slashed its full-year bookings

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is the undisputed king of the meme coins, with a market cap of about $56 billion. The coin has been in a roaring rally since late last year, rising by 355%, and, with the Trump administration signaling a serious pro-crypto bent, it’s no surprise that investors are interested in making big gains

Key Takeaways President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze could affect some of the CFPB’s recent actions. In the days before Trump took over, the bureau took a flurry of actions, including finalizing rules banning medical debt from credit scores and restricting overdraft fees to $5. Industry groups have sued to stop the rules and lauded Trump’s

Hindenburg Research was widely recognized as a top performer in the world of activist short selling. That’s why its abrupt shutdown last week sent waves across an industry in which pointing out company fraud and misconduct has become one of the riskiest, burdensome, and loathed corners of Wall Street. Founder Nate Anderson gave no specific

(L-R) Priscilla Chan, CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.  Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Instagram users are complaining this week that they’re

(Bloomberg) — A rally in big tech and a batch of earnings from corporate heavyweights drove stocks toward a record close in a continuation of the surge fueled by the strength of Corporate America. Most Read from Bloomberg With an almost 1% advance, the S&P 500 briefly touched its all-time intraday high near 6,100. Nvidia

Nvidia (NVDA) stock jumped more than 4% Wednesday to help lead the tech sector and some chip stocks higher following Trump’s announcement of a massive, $500 billion AI infrastructure project. The project creates a company called Stargate, which will be initially funded by SoftBank (SFTBY), OpenAI, Oracle (ORCL), and UAE-based MGX. Stargate named Nvidia, along

Since 2020, at least 16 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) have filed for bankruptcy, putting thousands of older adults at risk of losing their six-figure deposits and homes. While these facilities promise lifetime care in exchange for entrance fees ranging from $200,000 to over $1 million, complex financial structures and inadequate oversight are part of