Shares of Coinbase and other cryptocurrency companies surged Wednesday after President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the industry’s battle against U.S. banks over yield-bearing stablecoins — adding to momentum the firms were already feeling from bitcoin‘s bounce. Coinbase was last up more than 12%. Other digital asset firms such as Strategy and Circle jumped…
Apple MacBook Neo Source: Apple Inc. For years, the cheapest way into the Mac lineup was a $999 laptop. On Wednesday, Apple cut that price nearly in half. The company unveiled the MacBook Neo, a colorful, lightweight laptop powered by an iPhone-grade chip. The launch caps a three-day hardware blitz that has already seen refreshes…
It’s been roughly six weeks since Indiana capped off a 16-0 season with a dramatic win over Miami to capture the national championship. We have had college basketball, the Olympics and some incredible golf finishes to try and fill the void between now and college football season … but it still comes up short. So…
High-end luxury sports car makers, like the rest of the auto industry, are starting to figure out how big demand is for electric vehicles. Lamborghini has said there is nearly no market for electric supercars. But fellow luxury carmaker Ferrari is pressing ahead with an EV, although it has also downsized its EV plans. The…
Disney’s cruise line is going big in Asia. This month, the company’s eighth and largest ship, the Disney Adventure, will embark on its maiden voyage, carrying passengers on three- and four-night journeys at sea from its berth in Singapore. The vessel accommodates a whopping 6,700 passengers, around two-thirds more capacity than Disney’s Wish class ships,…
Oil prices fell Wednesday for the first time since the U.S. launched its war against Iran, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will provide support to oil tankers transiting the Persian Gulf and announce more measures in the coming days. U.S. crude oil fell 82 cents, or 1.1%, to $73.74 per barrel…
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1, 2026, on his way back to Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind crypto firms in their high-stakes battle with U.S. banks over…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following the Trump administration’s decision on Friday to blacklist Anthropic and designate its technology a supply chain risk, defense tech companies are telling employees to…
There’s a decent chance Brown won’t be doing anything for Philly next season. A.J. Brown has served as the Philadelphia Eagles’ star wide receiver for the past four seasons. In that time, he made the Pro Bowl twice and was named second-team All-Pro three times. He also crossed the 1,000-yard receiving mark four times. But…
Private sector hiring was a bit better than expected in February, though most of the job creation came from just two sectors, ADP reported Wednesday. Companies added a seasonally adjusted 63,000 workers during the month, an improvement from the downwardly revised 11,000 in January and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 48,000, according…
