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Bitcoin 2025 brought together thousands of investors, builders, and believers for a showcase of crypto’s next chapter. MacKenzie Sigalos LAS VEGAS — At the world’s largest bitcoin conference this week on the Vegas Strip, the most consequential story wasn’t about bitcoin. Stablecoins, the dollar-pegged digital tokens now driving a full-scale financial and political shift in…

The Public Broadcasting Service on Friday sued President Donald Trump to block his attempt to cut off its federal funding, and accused the president of retaliating against the public broadcaster over “perceived political slights in news coverage.” Trump’s executive order targeting PBS’ funding “will upend public television,” lawyers for the broadcaster behind “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”…

President Donald Trump is speaking at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh, a week after signaling that he had cleared a controversial merger with Japan’s Nippon Steel. Trump is delivering remarks at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Investors and union members are listening for answers from the president on what shape the…

Zscaler rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq exchange in New York, March 16, 2018. Source: Nasdaq Zscaler shares jumped about 10% Friday after reporting stronger-than-expected results in the third fiscal quarter driven by artificial intelligence and widespread adoption of its zero-trust security platform. “The proliferation of AI in all aspects of business is increasing…

Half the world faced an extra month of extreme heat due to climate change: Study (Photo: AFP) Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new study found Friday.The findings underscore how the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming health and…

Portfolio manager Christopher Buchbinder often finds opportunities where others see none. That instinct has helped make his Capital Group Dividend Value ETF among the top rated funds on Morningstar. He calls himself a contrarian, but not religiously — and says he is also willing to invest in stocks other people like, if there is an…

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and stranded in Honduras disembark from a Conviasa Airlines plane upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on March 24, 2025. Juan Barreto | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump can terminate the protected status of around 500,000…

Severe floods threaten historic Romanian salt mine (Photo: AFP) Romanian authorities scrambled Friday to save a salt mine in the northern village of Praid from further damage after heavy rains worsened flooding at a site that provides the region’s economic lifeblood.The floods in recent days have swollen a stream near the partially inundated salt mine,…

The euro has seen significant gains against the dollar amid uncertainty around President Trump’s tariffs policies. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime has sparked volatility in American assets — and European officials are making no secret of wanting the euro to seize upon wavering confidence in…