Scalper culture around Pokémon cards has left many collectors wary and less enthusiastic after three decades of fandom. PokéBeach shared an anecdote from a recent card show in which a young buyer said he did not know much about Pokémon beyond the resale market. The fansite met an 11-year-old named

If the Department of Homeland Security removes customs agents from major airports in sanctuary cities, airlines warn it would create travel chaos that would make long TSA lines look like child's play. Carriers would be forced to redraw route maps on the fly. One example is American Airlines

Robinhood's stock jumped 27% over the last three trading sessions, reaching an intraday high of $94.25 on Friday. The share price remains about 17% lower year to date, but recent developments have pushed it more than 30% higher over the past month. The surge followed a busy

President Trump’s withdrawal from a global effort to curb offshore tax dodging has allowed U.S. companies to avoid at least $40 billion in income taxes since the beginning of 2025. Securities filings from nearly 500 companies show they attributed hundreds of billions of dollars in earnings to low-

Playstack, publisher of some of the most acclaimed indie games in recent years—games like Balatro, Abiotic Factor, and The Case of the Golden Idol—is likely to find itself under new ownership in a proposed sale that would see it land in the same investment portfolio as Fandom and

When SpaceX revealed its finances last week, some investors were surprised: the space business was not producing as much revenue or profit as expected, and losses at xAI were large. Still, many plan to buy once the company goes public as soon as next month. The offering could raise more

Micron crossed $1 trillion in market value this week, a milestone few investors would have expected even a few years ago. The memory-chip sector has long been one of tech's cruelest corners, swinging from brutal booms to catastrophic busts. Micron shares have risen roughly twentyfold since 2017; Samsung

Michael Greene, 53, runs the third-generation Matthews Cafeteria in Tucker, Georgia, a 70-year-old operation his family has owned for decades. He has four sons, ages 12, 10, 8, and 4, and says he won’t push any of them into the business if they don’t want it. Greene started

Prediction-market platform Kalshi Inc. raised more than $1 billion in a funding round led by Coatue Management, valuing the company at $22 billion — twice its December valuation. That prior $1 billion round was led by Paradigm, with participation from Sequoia Capital, ARK Invest, Andreessen Horowitz and CapitalG. The new investment

The Big Spring Sale runs from March 25–31, 2026, and with new deals dropping all week long it’s easy to need help with returns, damaged packages, Prime questions or buyer’s remorse. Amazon offers several ways to reach customer service depending on how quickly you need an answer.

A rusty green fuel trailer hardly looked worth stealing, but sometime before 1 March it was hooked to a vehicle and taken from a property at Huntley, south of Orange in the New South Wales central tablelands. The tank contained 800 litres of diesel, and since the US-Israeli bombing of

A Nevada judge has temporarily blocked Kalshi from operating in the state, finding that state authorities are reasonably likely to prevail in a legal fight over whether the company’s event contracts violate Nevada gambling laws. Carson City District Court Judge Jason Woodbury issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on

Six oil ships bound for Australia were cancelled in recent days, the energy minister Chris Bowen said, with the vessels from Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea expected to arrive next month. The federal government is working to replace the cancelled or deferred ships, and some have already been substituted, he

The SEC approved Nasdaq’s tokenized securities framework, allowing certain stocks and ETFs to be issued and settled as blockchain-based tokens that can trade alongside traditional shares. Investors could hold tokenized versions in digital wallets, with clearing and settlement handled by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). The move

Savvy Games, a gaming investment vehicle owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has entered an agreement with TikTok parent company ByteDance to buy Moonton Games for $6 billion. That’s only a billion or so shy of what Microsoft bought Bethesda for back in 2021. “This acquisition directly

Parents across the country are divided over whether to pay university tuition upfront or help clear growing graduate debts. Young people now leave university with just over £50,000 on average; almost 180,000 owe more than £100,000 and one graduate has a £314,000 balance. A survey of

A Nevada court issued a 14-day order directing Kalshi to stop offering event contracts in the state while a legal debate continues over the longer-term status of prediction markets there. A federal appeals court cleared the way for state regulators to seek the order after sending the case back to

Institutional investors own a disproportionately large share of single-family homes in several U.S. cities, with the concentration strongest across the South. Large firms bought properties when prices fell during the pandemic, and President Donald Trump has proposed banning institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. Realtor.com counts as institutional

Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and starring Ryan Gosling, adapts Andy Weir's novel and has generated positive early word of mouth. Still, it represents a financial risk for Amazon MGM: a $200 million sci-fi tentpole that isn’t tied to an established franchise

Gold tumbled another 3.5% to $4,488 per ounce on Friday, finishing the week down 11% — the largest weekly loss for the metal since 1983 — as geopolitical instability and uncertainty in the Middle East weighed on markets. The metal has fallen more than 15% since Feb. 28, when the

Hermès unveiled a collection of luxury leather charging accessories for Apple products, with prices reaching $5,150. The French house is extending a more-than-decade partnership with Apple that previously produced Apple Watch bands. The spring tech lineup centers on MagSafe wireless chargers. The Paddock Solo is a single-device MagSafe charger

United Airlines will cut about 5% of its scheduled flights as it responds to surging fuel costs tied to the Middle East conflict. CEO Scott Kirby said the carrier is "tactically pruning" what it calls "temporarily unprofitable" routes to protect margins. The airline plans to reduce

Bank of America says clients have been asking whether the Federal Reserve could shock markets and raise rates in 2026. Markets have adjusted expectations after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish remarks at the March meeting, with the CME FedWatch tool pricing a 12% probability of a rate hike

A jury found that Elon Musk's complaints about bots on Twitter ahead of his 2022 purchase were intentionally misleading to shareholders. Jurors unanimously held him liable for two misleading statements tied to the acquisition and rejected two other fraud claims. The panel tracked five months of stock activity

New York’s hip Jean’s restaurant is moving out East, taking over the Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack. Chodrow says it won’t be a seasonal pop-up and that he wants to build something for the community: “We don’t really love the Montauk process of doing things, where