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Shoppers face soaring inflation and higher interest rates, straining budgets and pushing dreams of home and family out of reach.
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Bybit CEO Warns Crypto Exchanges Are Losing Their Purity as They Absorb Trading Platforms
Bybit CEO says pure crypto exchanges are dead, betting the future on derivatives, stocks, gold, forex, and payments.
Chemed Pays $60.6 Million for Biggest Independent Roto-Rooter Franchise
Chemed buys a $60.6M Roto-Rooter franchise. Owning it directly may lift returns, but the math is thin on details.
Liberia Gave Poor Couples Equal Cash and Joint Budgeting — and Violence Rose Among High-Risk Marriages
Liberia gave married couples equal cash and asked them to plan together. The result: some families prospered, others faced more violence.
EU Banking Watchdog Asks Commission to Regulate Crypto Lending Under MiCA
EU banking watchdog urges crypto lending to be governed by MiCA law, citing fast growth and blurring lines between centralized and decentralized finance.
Savings Account Rates in 2026: 4% APY Beats the 0.37% National Average
A good savings account rate beats inflation, paying 4% or more APY. Here are the banks beating the national average of 0.37%.
US officials push a new stablecoin standard as a way to keep the dollar in charge of world trade
Trump admin eyes pushing dollar-backed stablecoins worldwide to shore up US dollar dominance over global finance.
Fed Hikes Interest Rates Once More — Freight Costs May Be Headed Up
The Fed raised rates again, and freight companies feel the squeeze. Here's how higher borrowing costs ripple through trucking and shipping.
Weekend On-Chain Prices Explain Up to 92% of Monday’s Gap
A first look at how a weekend on-chain price matches Monday's open, with data on accuracy, gaps, and the fifty-year literature behind it.
StrictlyVC’s 2026 Disrupt report argues the rules of venture capital have changed, and here’s how
A conference of investors gathers to speak of venture capital's changing rules, wherein family offices, limited partners, and public markets are weighed.
Canada’s Six Biggest Banks Team Up on a Shared Digital-Dollar Network
Six Canadian banks are teaming up on a shared digital-dollar network for tokenized deposits, speeding interbank transfers.
Crypto Exchange That Invented 100x Leverage Is Dead: BitMEX Shuts Down, Leaving Users a Bill
BitMEX, the exchange that invented the perpetual swap, shut down Wednesday. Users face a 1% annual fee on remaining balances.