Hinterhaus Productions | Getty Images As investors digest the latest bond market sell-off, advisors have tips about portfolio allocation amid continued market volatility. Typically, investors flock to fixed income like U.S. Treasurys when there’s economic turmoil. The opposite happened this week with a sharp sell-off of U.S. government bonds, which dropped bond prices as yields […]
Nasdaq suffers historic plunge, drops most in almost a week
Technology stocks plummeted Thursday and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 4% on the heels of its record-setting session. The index is headed for its best week since September. Markets reversed course, giving up some gains from a monster rally after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on some tariffs and dropped the tariff on most […]
Country star Jelly Roll reveals nearly 200-pound weight loss, preps for next goal
Jelly Roll is breezing through his weight-loss goals and celebrating his latest milestone. During the “Big Night Aht” live show Wednesday, he told host Pat McAfee and the gathered audience that he’s lost nearly 200 pounds. “I started at 540 pounds and I was 357 pounds this morning,” the 40-year-old said, adding, “I’m gonna lose […]
Labor Leaders Fear Elon Musk and DOGE Could Gain Access to Whistleblower Files
In the memo, the AFL-CIO highlights some two dozen accidents and alleged safety issues reported at Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company since 2016 as the basis for its concern, some of which were the subject of recent OSHA investigations. In one incident reported to OSHA last year, a licensed electrician named Victor Joe Gomez […]
Jack Dorsey’s Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures
Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10. Block was fined by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) following an investigation into Cash App’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and cryptocurrency compliance operations, […]
Social Security updates anti-fraud measures for benefit claims
A sign for the U.S. Social Security Administration is seen outside its headquarters in Woodlawn, Md., on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images New anti-fraud protections are slated to go into effect on Monday at the Social Security Administration. Ahead of the new policy, an agency spokesperson confirmed […]
Nasdaq rallies most since 2001, notches second-best day ever
CEO of Apple Tim Cook speaks at an event in 2022. Jerod Harris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The Nasdaq Composite climbed more than 12% for its second best day ever as markets clawed back after a rocky few trading sessions spurred by President Donald Trump’s wide sweeping tariffs. The tech-heavy index posted […]
Jack Nicholson’s ex Anjelica Huston privately battled cancer for 2 years
Anjelica Huston opened up about her private cancer battle after years of being “in the clear.” The 73-year-old actress revealed she’s been “in the clear” for four years. Huston chose not to share the type of cancer she battled. “I’m at the four-year mark, and that means so much to me,” “The Grifters” star told […]
BYD Launches Denza in Europe—Another Mighty Impressive EV Brand the US Won’t Get
Denza was originally founded in 2010 as a joint venture between BYD and Mercedes-Benz, launching its first car into the Chinese market in 2014. Now wholly owned by BYD, it went through a significant rebrand in 2021, with Wolfgang Egger—who previously led design teams at Audi and Lamborghini—joining at the helm as chief designer. The […]
Bitcoin ‘significantly de-risked here’ as nearly 80% of cyclical price correction is done — Analyst
Bitcoin’s (BTC) futures market reflects a possible price cooldown after the cryptocurrency’s multiple weeks of correction. Data from CryptoQuant indicated that the BTC-USDT futures leverage ratio with respect to open interest (OI) has halved since peaking in early 2025. Bitcoin estimated futures leveraged ratio. Source: CryptoQuant This significant de-leveraging has occurred because of massive liquidations […]