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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newson upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to strip “large scale federal funding” from California if the state goes against his executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports.That funding could be withheld “permanently” if California continues to flout the Feb. 5 order, Trump warned on Truth Social.The president’s post complained that…
A new survey finds nearly 80 percent of workers want to leave their jobs to found companies, though the challenges of entrepreneurship may keep many from actually doing it. Source link
Strive Asset Management has raised $750 million to pursue the strategy while Ramaswamy runs to be Ohio’s governor. Source link
A Square-powered bitcoin checkout is now live on the Vegas Strip, where Bitcoin 2025 attendees can scan and pay for merch in seconds using the Lightning Network.Miles SuterLAS VEGAS — Jack Dorsey’s latest bitcoin vision is hitting the checkout counter — starting with a merch truck parked just off the casino floor inside The Venetian.This week at Bitcoin 2025, Square is piloting real-time bitcoin payments, letting attendees scan and spend crypto for T-shirts, hoodies, and hats at the BTC Inc. pop-up store. The system runs on Lightning, which settles transactions off the main blockchain and is faster and cheaper than…
The top 10 percent of earners account for half of consumer spending. Here’s what they’re actually buying. Source link
The transaction will give Salesforce access to Informatica’s data management capabilities. Source link
In May, bill pay service doxo released its 2025 Cost of Bills Index, which breaks down comparative household costs across the country.The report focused on the 13 most common household bill categories:MortgageRentAuto LoanGasElectricWater and sewerWaste and recyclingAuto insuranceCable, Internet and phoneHealth insuranceMobile phoneAlarm and securityLife insuranceTo determine the ranking, doxo compared the median cost of the most common household bills across the United States. They used the number 100 to represent the national average in the index. Then, states were assigned a number either above or below 100 based on how they compared to the national average.doxo’s index found that…
Sales of Teslas are down 49 percent even as battery-electric vehicles by all makers have risen by 28 percent. Source link
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024.Kevin Wurm | ReutersLAS VEGAS — Trump Media announced Tuesday a $2.5 billion raise from institutional investors to bankroll one of the largest bitcoin treasury allocations by a public company.Shares of the company fell about 10% following the news.It’s the latest and most ambitious move in its evolution from a free-speech social platform to a financial services player. The deal includes $1.5 billion in common stock and $1 billion in convertible notes, with proceeds earmarked for the purchase of…
Bill Bengen revised his formula and has a new “rule” for retirement investors. Source link