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Artificial intelligence: boom, bubble or bust? Probably a mix of all three. Whatever comes of it, it increases investment risk. It suggests that a lot of retirees and near-retirees need to rethink their portfolios. The problem is not just that much of the stock market’s exuberant valuation hangs on data…
Want to experience BTS’s most-anticipated ARIRANG concerts, but can’t make it to Korea or Japan? Now you can! Trafalgar Releasing, HYBE, and BIGHIT MUSIC are bringing BTS to the big screens with two global live cinema broadcasts from their Goyang and Tokyo concerts in April. You can experience their full-length…
Kobalt Labs has raised a total funding of $12.7 million to automate one of the fintech sector’s most stubborn bottlenecks: compliance work that still runs on spreadsheets, screenshots, and humans combing through hundred-page documents.The funding is another signal of where fintech is heading as AI agents move from novelty to…
Are tinned veggies about to become the next tinned fish? Yet another commonplace supermarket shelf-stable staple has been given the gourmet upgrade.Row 7 Seed Company, Chef Dan Barber’s culinary agriculture project to optimize the flavor and appearance of produce, announced a new product for consumers perhaps less likely to grow…
Inmates cost the U.S. government more than $8 billion a year and that number seem to be going up. Of the BOP’s nearly 154,000 prisoners, 24,000 of them are minimum security. BOP stated that the average cost of housing a minimum security prisoner in 2024 was $151.02 per day. The…
The U.S. and Israel appear to have entered into another direct conflict with Iran early on Saturday via a series of strategic strikes across the Islamic Republic, reports suggest. The move has yet again prompted unilateral declarations from within Iran hinting at a shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a…
ToplineLawyers representing the Department of Justice blasted Live Nation in a court filing days before the parties are set to head to trial over allegations Live Nation and Ticketmaster hold a monopoly over live entertainment, calling the ticketing company’s attempts to delay the trial “desperate.”Key FactsThe Justice Department argued Live…
A federal court on Friday injected new uncertainty into the years-long legal battle over the future of the SAVE plan, a popular student loan repayment plan, by unexpectedly dismissing an ongoing legal challenge. The surprise move leaves the program intact for the moment, but the future for millions of borrowers…
Major League Baseball introduced the concept of the “qualifying offer” (QO) back in 2012. Since that time, teams have extended one to 157 players. In the first fifteen years, only 14 accepted. It did take four years for the seal to be broken, with three players accepting in 2015: Brett…
ToplineLawyers representing the Department of Justice blasted Live Nation in a court filing days before the parties are set to head to trial over allegations Live Nation and Ticketmaster hold a monopoly over live entertainment, calling the ticketing company’s attempts to delay the trial “desperate.”Key FactsThe Justice Department argued Live…
More than 70 million Americans receive benefits from the Social Security Administration—whether retirement, disability, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). One big question recipients face ever year at tax time: Do I owe federal income tax on those benefits? For a growing number of seniors in recent years, the answer has…
OBSERVATIONS FROM THE FINTECH SNARK TANKPayments company Block announced it’s laying off 40% of its staff. According to Chairman and founder Jack Dorsey:“This decision comes from a position of strength. Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company. A significantly smaller team using the tools…
ToplinePresident Donald Trump claimed during his State of the Union speech Tuesday that gas prices are below $2.30 per gallon in a majority of states, falsely touting low prices as the average national cost of gasoline edges up in recent weeks and will likely continue doing so in the coming…
ToplineLawyers representing the Department of Justice blasted Live Nation in a court filing days before the parties are set to head to trial over allegations Live Nation and Ticketmaster hold a monopoly over live entertainment, calling the ticketing company’s attempts to delay the trial “desperate.”Key FactsThe Justice Department argued Live…
It’s 2026. Do you know where your refund is?The latest IRS tax stats (through February 20, 2026) show the number of taxpayers who have filed so far this season is slightly behind last year, even as refunds are a bit higher. The IRS has received 41.9 million individual returns, down…
Through 2025, tariffs created volatility, upsetting markets and leaving investors and trade partners questioning what would happen. The Supreme Court overturned many of the tariffs, the Trump administration announced new approaches to tariffs, and the VIX started edging above normal again. This article explains how to understand tariff effects and…
ToplineCuba claimed it killed four and injured six others aboard a U.S. speedboat that entered Cuban waters Wednesday, saying the boat’s passengers opened fire on Cuban border patrol troops in an incident Secretary of State Marco Rubio called “highly unusual.”Key FactsAccording to a statement released by the Cuban Ministry of…
ToplineLawyers representing the Department of Justice blasted Live Nation in a court filing days before the parties are set to head to trial over allegations Live Nation and Ticketmaster hold a monopoly over live entertainment, calling the ticketing company’s attempts to delay the trial “desperate.”Key FactsThe Justice Department argued Live…
From repayment, to collections, to loan forgiveness, student loans have been buffeted by major changes during the last year. And implementation of those changes has occurred in jarring fits and starts. But due to a combination of legal battles, policy decisions, and administrative challenges, there are now three major student…
Little more than one year ago, New York City’s Vestar Capital sent a surprising message to its limited partners. After decades of growth, it was scrapping plans for its eighth private equity fund and would instead focus on improving its existing portfolio of companies. Its most recent fund, Vestar Capital…
Next month, Linkin Park could win its first Grammy in 20 years. The group is currently nominated for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Album, as “The Emptiness Machine” and the outfit’s comeback set From Zero, respectively, are in the running for genre-specific prizes.Linkin Park is campaigning for a new…
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