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Silver plummets 15%, gold falls 7% — dragging down miners and ETFs
Gold and silver prices plunged on Friday, following weeks of gains as investors poured money into safe havens.
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My friend lent me $150,000 from his kids' college fund so I could start my business. We are now both millionaires.
Scott Houdashell turned a simple egg-decorating idea into a viral hit. Today, the business generates over $8 million annually.
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Trump tariffs leave importers with record-breaking $3.5 billion U.S. Customs bond funding shortfall
U.S. Customs identified close to $3.6 billion in surety bond insufficiencies in fiscal 2025, a financial guarantee trade experts say has soared due to tariffs.
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Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company
GFiber and Astound to merge with Alphabet selling majority stake to Stonepeak.
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How a former U.S. special forces officer raised $22 million for his cybersecurity startup
Former U.S. special forces officer Gene Yu is now the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Blackpanda. The company has raised about $22 million to date.
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Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, says he told Trump he meant what he said at Davos
In Davos at the World Economic Forum last week, Carney condemned economic coercion by great powers on smaller countries without mentioning Trump’s name.
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Coin shops say they're swimming in so much silver and gold that they're having to limit purchases
Recent volatility in the precious metals market is causing headaches for businesses that play an essential role in the circulation of gold and silver.
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Where The Wealthy Are Buying Second Homes In 2026
America's wealth map is shifting as buyers reprioritize how, and where, they want to live. Here are four cities they're buying second homes in this year.
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Teenagers Are Earning Six Figures Behind The Scenes Of The Creator Economy
A new generation of teenage strategists is emerging behind the scenes of the creator economy, helping top YouTubers engineer viral videos and earning six figures doing it
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Disney deleted a Thread because people kept quoting its movies at it
Disney deleted a Thread post because people kept posting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies.
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Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to U.S.
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What is a good monthly retirement income in 2026?
Are you putting enough away to live comfortably in your post-work years?
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Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president’s name
The Trump family company wants to trademark the use of the president’s name on any airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home.
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Paramount won't say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal
Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf states were going to invest $24 billion to help the Ellisons buy WBD last year. Are those deals still in place?
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Netflix claims subscribers will get “more content for less” if it buys HBO Max
80 percent of HBO Max subscribers subscribe to Netflix, Sarandos tells Senate.
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34-year-old spent $16K to start a side hustle, built it 20 minutes at a time—now her business brings in up to $90K a month
Julia Holden was in "survival mode" as a new mom when she started her business Sleepy Hat, a baby hat with an eye covering. Now, it brings in $90,000 a month.
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‘It’s Now Happening’—Urgent $38 Trillion U.S. Dollar ‘Collapse’ Warning Issued As Markets Brace For Gold And Bitcoin Price Shocks
Traders are braced for this week’s inflation reading to be higher than previously expected—triggering warnings of "unprecedented stagflation"...
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I was sick of never seeing my 6 kids. So I quit my Amazon job to become a tulip farmer.
After 14 years in the Air Force and National Guard, Andrew Miller landed a corporate role at Amazon — but with 6 kids, it didn't leave him enough time to be a dad.
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My Airbnb made me $2,300 a month and was almost always booked. Nightmare guests made me quit hosting.
Wendy Martin's Airbnb property in Dayton, Ohio, made her money and she enjoyed hosting — until three bad experiences with guests made her quit.
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Russian billionaire says 12-hour days and 6-day workweeks could help save the economy
Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska proposes six-day workweeks to bolster Russia's economy.
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They’re Coming For Your Social Security
What will you have: benefit cuts or tax hikes? Maybe a little of each. Here is what six potential solutions to the system’s bankruptcy would do to you.
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My son and I built a successful bow tie business on Amazon together. We had to shut it down to save our relationship.
We built a successful business on Amazon, using the revenue to pay for my son's college tuition. But we couldn't agree on the company's direction.
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How To Buy Into The SpaceX IPO And Collect An 8.9% Dividend
Can income investors get in on the coming SpaceX IPO before the stock goes public (and ideally without overpaying?) Let’s find out.
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Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
Sony has announced plans to spin off its TV hardware business, shifting it to a new joint venture with TCL.
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Silver Price Suddenly Plunges 10%—Here’s Why
Analysts said investors suddenly sold off gold and silver amid falling tech stocks and expectations the Federal Reserve won’t cut interest rates in the near future.
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Meet the top private landowner in the US, who owns more than 2.7 million acres and is married to a Walmart heiress
Stanley Kroenke owns 2.7 million acres, making him America's largest private landowner after a record New Mexico ranch deal.
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My boyfriend lives in the house I bought and pays for half of everything, including the mortgage. It benefits us both.
My partner lives in the house I bought and pays for half the mortgage and bills. It's part of a long-term strategy to own two properties together.
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Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $800 Billion After SpaceX Acquired xAI
Forbes estimates that the deal announced Monday evening boosted Musk’s fortune by $84 billion.
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Epstein files: Goldman Sachs top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to step down after email fallout
Ruemmler is the latest person to say theyll leave a high-profile job in light of renewed attention about their dealings with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Fed’s Bitcoin Price Nightmare Is Suddenly Coming True
A looming artificial intelligence jobs disaster is pushing the Federal Reserve toward interest rate cuts—predicted to sent the bitcoin price sharply higher...
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Worse Than ‘2008 Financial Crisis’—Gold Surge Triggers Serious U.S. Dollar Warning As Bitcoin Price Suddenly Drops
A “crisis of confidence” in the U.S. dollar has been predicted to see bitcoin catch up with gold...
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Netflix raises prices across all streaming plans
The price hike comes as Netflix has been investing heavily in its content, including new ventures into the live events space and launching video podcasts.
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How Two Brown Students Brought Korea's Alcohol Aid Market To America
As Co-Founders of day–guard, Gene Oh and Felix Lee are bringing Korean wellness culture to American consumers through a reimagined approach to social drinking.
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Read the email Oracle is sending to laid-off employees
Oracle began layoffs on Tuesday as it seeks to cut costs. Read the email it sent to affected employees.
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Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer
Netflix is backing out of its $83 billion agreement to buy Warner Bros.
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‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
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‘Worse’ Than 2008—Urgent Fed Financial Crisis Warning Predicted To Blow Up The Bitcoin Price
Legendary crypto trader Arthur Hayes has predicted a financial crisis worse than 2008 will catapult the bitcoin price to a record high...
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A document lists 43 people who would inherit Jeffrey Epstein's $630 million fortune. It says he planned to marry one.
Jeffrey Epstein named 43 people who would inherit his vast fortune in a document signed two days before his death. It remained secret until now.
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Inside Wealth: Billionaire Rams owner Stan Kroenke becomes America's biggest private landowner
Kroenke represents a growing wave of ultra-wealthy entrepreneurs investing in long-held ranches and farmland.
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'E-shaped' economy is replacing a K-shaped one in 2026, economist says: The middle class is 'spending in a nervous way' now
Economist Heather Long says the U.S. economy is diverging into three tiers of consumer behavior instead of two, amid an ongoing affordability crisis.
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Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasuries, citing 'poor' U.S. government finances
AkademikerPension's move comes amid increasing tensions with the U.S. over Greenland.
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The minimum savings needed to retire at 65 in every U.S. state—it's over $2 million in Hawaii
The estimated savings needed to retire at 65 varies by nearly $1.5 million from state to state, driven largely by differences in housing costs.
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Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs
Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
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I inherited a storage unit from a family friend. It was full of vintage clothes, which I now sell online.
A friend's grandfather boxed up his sporting goods store in 1990. Decades later, we found the untouched inventory.
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TikToker Khaby Lame's $975 million deal is riding on a crashing stock
The Nasdaq-listed company that TikTok creator Khaby Lame is working with to access public markets has lost over 90% of its value since mid-January.
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Bitcoin ‘Will Take The Place Of Gold’—Fed Suddenly Braced For A $34 Trillion BlackRock Price Surprise
Bitcoin has limped into 2026, flailing in the wake of a gold price boom that’s catapulted it to an eye-watering $34 trillion market capitalization...
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‘This Will Be Big’—Elon Musk Reveals ‘Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity’ Amid Bitcoin Price Surge
Musk has said X Money “will be big,” sharing details that include “crypto integration,” and calling it a financial “game-changer”...
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Elon Musk loses big in court; X boycott perfectly legal
X admonished for "fishing expedition" as judge dismisses ad boycott lawsuit.
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Private equity deal shows just how far America’s legacy rocket industry has fallen
After peaking in the Cold War, the relic of Rocketdyne has changed ownership four times in 20 years.
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We bought a house in the city with a 2.75% mortgage rate. After a few years, we feel trapped and want out.
I feel lucky we got such a low, historically good mortgage rate on our home in 2020. We're already outgrowing it and want to move, but we feel stuck.
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