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Blockchain lender Figure soars 30% after Nasdaq debut, nears $6 billion valuation

Blockchain lender Figure Technology is the latest crypto company to go public. On Thursday, Figure debuted on the Nasdaq after

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Microsoft announced via a status website that the Mideast “may experience increased latency due to undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea.”

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said

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How to watch or stream Friday’s exclusive streaming game of the NFL’s 2025-2026 football season live, online, and free without cable: YouTube

Less than two years ago, the idea of an NFL game being aired exclusively on a streaming system was revolutionary.

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Millionaire CEO who snatched hat from boy at tennis match says he made a ‘huge mistake’

Polish business executive Piotr Szczerek, who was on the receiving end of an internet firestorm after a widely circulated video

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What would the Fed do in a tie vote? It’s not clear, and the BoE had to break a deadlock this month

There has never been a tie vote on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee, but the Federal Reserve has also

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Trump critics inside FEMA put on indefinite leave after blasting cuts in dissent letter

Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative

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The Federal Reserve could start resembling the Supreme Court

As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on the Federal Reserve, the typically staid, consensus-driven institution could take on some

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Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump form an unlikely alliance over billions in chipmaker subsidies

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been a longtime political enemy of President Donald Trump. However, in a political plot

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Workers are ‘job hugging’ in a stagnant labor market, but growing resentment means they could bail as soon as the next Great Resignation comes

A stagnating labor market is leading workers to hold tightly onto their jobs, even as growing workplace uncertainty stokes resentment

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‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton: Short-term profits, not AI endgame is top-of-mind for tech companies

Elon Musk has a moonshot vision of life with AI: The technology will take all our jobs, while a “universal