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The Card That Changed Collecting Forever: Why Logan Paul’s Pikachu Is Breaking the Market
Logan Paul and Ken Goldin break down the collectibles boom, rare Pokémon cards, auction strategy. Plus, Logan’s take on Jake Paul’s fight.
Holiday Drivers Catch a Break as Gas Prices Hit Multiyear Lows
U.S. gas prices have stayed below $3 a gallon for most of December, marking the cheapest holiday fuel costs since 2020, according to AAA.
Walgreens Agrees to $10 Billion Private Equity Takeover
Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners.
Nasdaq Intends to Launch 24-hr Trading in 2026
Nasdaq intends to launch 24 hour trading on its U.S. exchange by the end of 2026 to cater to the increasing global demand for U.S. stocks.
U.S. Layoffs Highest Since Early Pandemic Days
In February 2025, U.S. layoffs reached 172,017, the highest monthly total since the early pandemic period.
Big Business This Week: Those On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs!
No one's happy about anything this week, it seems, not even lumberjacks, Gen Z music fans, and Goldman Sachs VPs.
You may want to jump off Wall Street’s wild ride, but markets do this
Much like all the upheaval shaking the world, the huge swings rocking Wall Street may feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, this is normal.
Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Wants to Buy TikTok
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt’s consortium, “The People’s Bid for TikTok,” as a strategic adviser.
Alibaba Releases A.I. Bot to Rival DeepSeek
Alibaba has unveiled its latest A.I. reasoning model, QwQ-32B, who's performance is on par with DeepSeeks R1 model despite using significantly fewer parameters.
Trump Grants One-Month Exemption for US Automakers from New Tariffs
President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers.
Walgreens May Go Private with Sycamore Partners
Walgreens Boots Alliance is close to a $10 billion deal to go private with Sycamore Partners.
