July 12, 2025

politics

Crypto

Even crypto execs fall for crypto scams

It’s not every day you hear of cryptocurrency executives falling for crypto scams, but here we are. A complaint filed by the Department of Justice appears to reveal that a pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum when donating to what they thought was President Donald Trump’s inauguration, as first reported by NOTUS.

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Investment

Trump’s tax law expected to spur U.S. factory investment but tariffs pose risks

Mark Niquette and Michael Sasso  |  Bloomberg US manufacturers secured the business tax provisions they’d hoped for in Donald Trump’s budget megabill, but the president’s erratic trade policy risks tempering any pronounced pickup in capital investment. Many producers this year had put spending plans on hold due to uncertainty surrounding the tax and spending legislation

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Crypto

Crypto Is on Fire as Bitcoin Nears $120K in Unstoppable Surge

Bitcoin is surging once again. And this time, the climb feels different. The world’s largest cryptocurrency continued its dizzying ascent on Friday, smashing through multiple symbolic price thresholds in a matter of hours and setting a new all-time high for the second consecutive day. After crossing $112,000 on Wednesday, Bitcoin has barely paused. On Thursday

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Loans

The One Big Beautiful Bill is about to make student loans worse

University tuition in the United States is notoriously expensive — so much so that Americans currently have over $1.6 trillion in student loan debt. But now, the routine process of taking out student loans has been overhauled as a result of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week.

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Loans

Trump May Weaponize Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness

Photo: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images Public servants are still one of the groups taking the brunt of the assault from Donald Trump’s weaponized federal government. He and his administration have tried to wipe out much of the federal workforce. They’ve threatened or cut the federal funding of a rising number of universities in an

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Loans

What happened to student loan forgiveness in ‘big, beautiful bill’?

Here’s what the Senate removed from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Here’s whats left of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” after Senate cuts due to the “Byrd rule.” President Trump’s spending bill introduces changes to student loan programs, including new borrowing caps and repayment plans. Graduate students will have a $100,000 lifetime borrowing cap, while medical

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Investment

‘Trump Effect’ website takes credit for US investment made under Biden

Jarrett Renshaw  |  Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu nominates President Trump for Nobel Peace Prize President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. July 8 (Reuters) – Within hours of taking office in January, President Donald Trump boasted about attracting $3 trillion in new corporate investments to the United States. Since then,

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Loans

$750 million loan for Bay Area transit

Top California Democrats say they’ve averted a worst-case scenario for struggling Bay Area transit agencies — but only for now. Tucked into the $320 billion state budget agreement that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week is a $750 million loan for four local transit agencies to keep operating while they face massive deficits. The loan

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Funds

Plan to use Ohio unclaimed funds on Browns stadium hit with lawsuit

See how to find out if you have unclaimed funds in Ohio Ohio’s new budget gives the state control of $1.7 billion in unclaimed funds. Here’s how to check if your money is in that pool. A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of using Ohioans’ unclaimed funds to finance a new Cleveland Browns stadium. The lawsuit

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Funds

Ohio Boys and Girls Clubs face trouble as funds withheld

CINCINNATI (WXIX) – There are many impacts the Tri-State will see as the Big Beautiful Bill takes effect, including those at the local level. One of the organizations bracing for changes is the Boys and Girls Club, which has been left out of the national budget. Like the Boys and Girls Club, the President’s budget

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