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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.
Goodyear Blimp at 100: ‘Floating Piece of Americana’ Still Thriving
At 100 years old, the Goodyear Blimp is an ageless star in the sky. The 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 — flying roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International Speedway, actually — to celebrate its greatest anniversary tour. Even though remote camera technologies are improving regularly and changing the landscape of aerial footage, the blimp continues to carve out a niche. At Daytona, with the usual 40-car field racing around a 2½-mile superspeedway, views from the blimp aptly provide the scope of the event.
Big Business This Week: You Can’t Hurry the Fed
You'll just have to wait for interest rates (and prices) to go down. Plus, this deal's a steel, the big carmaker wedding is off, and bribery is back, baby!
Japanese Automakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi End Merger Talks
Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi are dropping their talks on business integration.
Is U.S. Restaurants’ Breakfast Boom Contributing to High Egg Prices?
It’s a chicken-and-egg problem: Restaurants are struggling with record-high U.S. egg prices, but their omelets, scrambles and huevos rancheros may be part of the problem. Breakfast is booming at U.S. eateries. First Watch, a restaurant chain that serves breakfast, brunch and lunch, nearly quadrupled its locations over the past decade to 570. Fast-food chains like Starbucks and Wendy's added more egg-filled breakfast items. In normal times, egg producers could meet the demand. But a bird flu outbreak that has forced them to slaughter their flocks is making supplies scarcer and pushing up prices. Some restaurants like Waffle House have added a surcharge to offset their costs.
Who Will Win the A.I. Wars, and Why Should We Care?
William Falcon, CEO and Founder of Lightning AI, discusses the ongoing feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, and how everyday people can use AI in their lives.
940 Million Flowers Are Traveling To You For Valentine’s Day
If any husbands or boyfriends mess up Valentine’s Day this week, it’s not because of a shortage of flowers.
EU Vows Countermeasures to US tariffs: Bourbon, Jeans, Peanut Butter
U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum “will not go unanswered,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Tuesday, adding that they will trigger toug
Elon Musk-Led Group Proposes Buying OpenAI for $97.4 Billion
A group of investors led by Elon Musk says it is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI.
Altman Says OpenAI Is Not for Sale
While he's busy cutting federal spending, the world's richest man is trying to make a 100-billion dollar purchase.
