By ALAN SUDERMAN It’s one of crypto’s hottest trends: publicly traded companies buying bitcoin and then buying even more. President Donald Trump’s media company just announced a plan to raise $2.5 billion to buy bitcoin, joining a growing number of so-called “bitcoin treasury companies” as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency hits all-time highs. The companies
How fentanyl reaches the US and the role of Trump’s China tariffs US President Donald Trump has imposed new tariffs on Chinese goods, citing Beijing’s failure to stop the export of chemicals used to produce fentanyl. unbranded – Newsworthy U.S. stocks opened barely higher as investors continue to wait for news from the second day
The Braun administration has directed agencies to withhold 5% of their funds from specific budget line items — rather than allowing department heads to identify areas for reserves. This is in addition to appropriation cuts already enacted in the state budget passed in April. In previous years, the Office of Budget and Management traditionally directed
Lawmakers removed a measure that would have diverted $93 million in funding from counties to the Met Council from the transportation funding bill Monday during the Legislature’s special session. Under 2023 legislation metro area counties have received 17% of funds derived from a three-fourth cent regional transportation sales tax, with the remaining 83% going to
SINGAPORE, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The bullish wave sweeping across the XRP ecosystem just got stronger. With XRP holding above $2.50 and renewed institutional confidence surging following Ripple’s legal clarity and ETF progress, the momentum is now spilling over into ecosystem projects, and Vaultro Finance is leading the charge. PARTICIPATE IN $VLT PRESALE
A crypto exchange platform backed by the billionaire Winklevoss twins has submitted a confidential filing for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a press release, Gemini announces that it has sent a confidential draft registration statement to the regulatory agency related to the public offering of its
WATCH: Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach’s last new home The world’s first Jimmy Buffett-themed “55-and-older” active adult community recently sold its 3,73rd and final new home in Daytona Beach. “Margaritaville” icon Jimmy Buffett’s widow, Jane Buffett, is battling a co-trustee for control of the late singer’s estate. Jane Buffett said co-trustee Richard Mozenter has not acted
Bitcoin (BTC) could fall to levels last recorded in early May if a major support level fails to hold, according to a crypto trader. The trader pseudonymously known as DonAlt tells 66,500 subscribers of the TechnicalRoundup YouTube channel he’s leaning bearish on the crypto king based on his reading of Bitcoin’s daily time frame. According
By BERNARD CONDON, Associated Press Investors bought hundreds of billions of dollars of Tesla stock after Donald Trump was elected on a bet that politics were more important that profits. In three hours Thursday, they learned yet again how dangerous that gamble could be. Shares of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker plunged more than 14%
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CHICO — I want to start by saying that I appreciate a lot of the money apps we have now. I ended up going to a Pride event on Saturday and was able to easily buy things and split payments with friends for lunch with Venmo and it just made life way easier. What I