Dogecoin suffered a big blow on April 20, popularly known as “Dogeday” thanks to the failed test launch of SpaceX’s Starship rocket and downturn in the broader crypto market.  The SpaceX rocket, which featured the Dogecoin mascot on its side, disintegrated four minutes after its launch. Still, the company’s employees including Elon Musk cheered the
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A so-called “fix” for Chicago’s “Tier 2” firefighters to ensure benefits meet federal requirements carries a $350 million price tag. That’s what officials told a House committee that moved the bill forward over the city’s objections. And a police “fix” carries a more burdensome toll of at least $1 billion, sources said. “The city of
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Ethereum is often depicted as traditional finance’s adversary in a Manichean struggle for decentralization. In reality, there isn’t any conflict at all. Rather than subverting the traditional financial sector, Ethereum is improving it. Soon, the two systems will be inextricably entwined.  Ethereum’s core value propositions — self-custody, transparency and disintermediation — are enormously relevant to
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In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google’s construction site on future San Jose megacampus sits idle as company halts development amid cost-cutting. Jennifer Elias In June 2021, Google won approval to build an 80-acre campus, spanning 7.3 million square feet of office space, in San Jose, California, the third-largest city in
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Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee began a revival attempt on the Puerto Rico Status Act on Thursday, aiming to give the island territory’s voters the choice of statehood. The bill, which died at the end of the last congressional session, would establish a binding plebiscite – a direct vote on the island to choose between
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In this article WRB PPG KNX CSX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A CSX freight train is seen in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. CSX — The transportation company’s shares were up 2.6% after the company’s first-quarter earnings and revenue topped analysts’ expectations.
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What’s an office worth? For corporate leaders, the office is an invaluable place of collaboration and creativity, fueling employee productivity. More companies are requiring workers back onsite, with 72.5% of private sector establishments reporting little or no telework among their employees, according to a recent Department of Labor survey. Office occupancy has reached a post-pandemic
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Russian paramilitary group Wagner, notorious for its brutal role in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, unsuccessfully asked China for supplies of weapons earlier this year, according to a leaked US intelligence report. Representatives from Wagner, which is controlled by close Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, “sought munitions and equipment” from China in “early 2023”, according to
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According to the latest Coingecko crypto industry report, during the first quarter of 2023, bitcoin became the best-performing asset after it saw its U.S. dollar value go up from just under $17,000 observed on Dec. 31, 2022, to just over $28,000 by March 31, 2023. The report attributes the crypto asset’s resurgence to “increased volatility
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