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A resident is pictured on his porch in Archbald, PA with a sign that read, "No data centers"

News 6h ago

6 data centers planned for Pennsylvania town spark bitter divide among residents

AI’s infrastructure boom hits Archbald, sparking divisions over costs, land and who really benefits.

A split image of TikToker Hunter Peterson (left) and a Spirit Airlines plane (right)

News 6h ago

A TikToker joked about buying Spirit Airlines — then 36,000 people pledged nearly $23M on his viral campaign

Hunter Peterson took to TikTok after Spirit flunked to float the seemingly simple idea of getting enough people to buy the airline. His big idea went viral, and now he’s moving to make it work.

A photo of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Real Estate 6h ago

Florida property taxes nearly doubled to $60B since 2019 — now DeSantis wants to scrap them entirely

Governor Ron DeSantis has proposed eliminating property taxes on primary residences in Florida. But, if it pans out, not just anyone will be able to reap the benefits.

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Elon Musk wears an “Occupy Mars” t-shirt.

News 6h ago

SpaceX will pay Elon Musk a bonus if he gets at least 1 million people to live on Mars — here's the plan

Details from the SpaceX IPO registration statement are leaking out and 200 million super-voting restricted shares are on the line for Musk, if he can hit certain milestones.

A photo of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

News 7h ago

Big Tech cut 80,000 jobs and blamed AI — Experts say a real problem is that companies are 25% to 75% overstaffed

Why are CEOs blaming AI for layoffs? Perhaps they don’t want to admit to their own mistakes.

A close-up photo of George Clooney wearing a nice tuxedo

Investing 8h ago

George Clooney made $700 million selling tequila — now he's betting big on beer with zero alcohol

With Casamigos’ $700 million exit under his belt, the Academy Award-winning actor is eyeing the fast-growing sober-curious market with Crazy Mountain.

A split image of Dave Ramsey and a house for sale

Mortgages 8h ago

A Tennessee couple built a $660K home with family — now Dave Ramsey says they need to sell it immediately

She built a $660,000 home with her in-laws on a handshake. Her father-in-law died, her mother-in-law moved out, and the mortgage payments stopped. Dave Ramsey says there's only one move left.

Mature couple reviewing their finances

Managing Money 10h ago

A couple lost $185K in retirement savings because no advisor was actually managing their account

Imagine waking up one morning to check your retirement account and it’s dropped from $185K to $10K. It’s a nightmare scenario for anyone, especially a couple in their mid-50’s who are ready to retire.

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IRS Building

News 12h ago

IRS watchdog warns millions could be owed pandemic refunds — but the deadline is closing fast. Do this now to check

Millions of individuals, small businesses and corporations could be eligible — Meta and Western Digital have already filed.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani

News 12h ago

Hochul vows no new taxes, but 54% of New Yorkers back Mamdani's $5 billion 'tax the rich' plan instead

Mayor Mamdani wants rich New Yorkers to have to pay more in personal income taxes, but Governor Hochul said she won’t consider it. Here’s what New Yorkers want.

A side-by-side of Kiki Klassen, the founder of the Lucky Duck Mail Club, alongside an example of one of the letters in from her snail mail subscription service.

Managing Money 13h ago

A Gen Zer made nearly $18,300 in one month selling hand-sealed snail mail — no AI required

Waiting on the porch for a letter is coming back into style, and making people money.

Lizzo speaks onstage at Amazon's Upfront 2025 Presentation at Beacon Theatre on May 12, 2025.

News 13h ago

Lizzo loses nearly $4M on her LA mansion — a third of its value. How to know when selling at a loss is the right move

The Grammy Award-winning artist put her home on the market more than a year ago.

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is seen on the crown of Queen Elizabeth at left, and King Charles III shakes hands with NYC major Zohran Mamdani at right.

News 14h ago

Zohran Mamdani urges King Charles to return 'infamous' Koh-i-Noor diamond to India — a first for a US official

The NYC mayor’s call for King Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond spotlights a growing global fight over colonial-era wealth and ownership.

Meta’s Chief Product Officer, Chris Cox, talks at an event.

News 16h ago

‘Schools aren’t tech startups’: Silicon Valley elites built a school — then the drama began

Students flourish under less stressful environments and not ‘helicopter parenting.’’

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella while sitting at a table with Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amaazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

News 17h ago

Some CEOs are receiving millions in bonuses after tariff costs were 'neutralized' — consumers get nothing

Consumers who’ve been paying higher prices for goods and services won’t be compensated for higher costs related to Trump's tariffs.

Robert Hadad sells Powerball lottery tickets to Teresa Dumas at his Downtown Miami Souvenirs store on August 26, 2025 in Miami, Florida.

Managing Money 18h ago

Two people won Powerball, but another 89 won $1 million — here's what to do if you land a similar windfall

Experts say the first moves after a windfall matter most. Five steps to keep the money.

Smoking cigarettes can compromise your health in the future. But if you don't feel like you have a future, who cares?

Life 19h ago

Why not start smoking again? Cigarettes no longer look so bad as people despair for the future of the world and economy

We’re addicted to work. We’re addicted to our phones. What’s the harm in one more addiction? Lots, it turns out.

Paul Tudor Jones chats with Patrick O’Shaughnessy on the Invest Like The Best podcast.

Investing 19h ago

Legendary investor who made an estimated $100 million on 1987 crash says investors could see 'negative 10-year returns'

The man who predicted Black Monday says the stock market's best decade may already be behind us — and the math backs him up.

NYU professor Gary Marcus

Investing May 02

Big Tech will burn $700 billion on AI by the end of 2026 — and one NYU professor says it's the biggest waste of money

Big Tech is pouring hundreds of billions into artificial intelligence, driving record growth—but raising fresh concerns about whether the payoff will justify the cost.

A split image of Elizabeth Warren and Spirit Airlines planes

News 92.4k views

Elizabeth Warren hailed blocking the $3.8B Spirit-JetBlue merger as a 'Biden win for flyers.' Now Spirit is gone

With Spirit Airlines shuttered after more than three decades in operation, was the decision to block the JetBlue-Spirit merger in 2024 really the right one?