Billion Dollar Adult

SpaceX Faces Fresh Competition for $5.6 Billion in Government Contracts

Rocket Lab and startup Stoke Space were selected to compete for Department of Defense contracts through 2029.

Inc. - 5d

Sweden pledges $1.6 billion in new Ukraine aid, including air defense

Yahoo News - 2d

Real Estate Fund Exceeds $2.5 Billion for Affordable Housing

The size of the fund, which is run by the Vistria Group, highlights how investors see an opportunity to address the nation’s housing crisis.

The New York Times - 2d

Professors Pushed Harvard to Resist Trump. Now Billions Are on the Line.

Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway.

The New York Times - 1d

Trump Media Moves to Register the President’s $2 Billion in Shares Again

President Trump’s shares of the company have been held in a trust since he won the election last year. The stock has plunged 40 percent this year.

The New York Times - 8h

World markets and US dollar suffer worst monthly losses since 2022 as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears – business live

Shares slide after President Donald Trump says new reciprocal tariffs expected this week will include all nations, and Goldman Sachs say US recession more likely. Wall Street shrinks in response ...

The Guardian - 2d

House Dems look to expand access to gender-affirming care amid Trump crackdown

More than two dozen House Democrats are looking to protect and expand availability to gender-affirming care for transgender youths and adults as the Trump administration takes steps to sharply curb ...

The Hill - 2d

How The Skinny Confidential’s Lauryn Bosstick Turned Blog Readers Into Customers

By knowing her audience, Bosstick has grown her blog into a multimillion-dollar product line.

Inc. - 1d

Tennis Is at the Center of the Future of Sports Media. Can It Afford to Be?

Broadcast rights make hundreds of millions of dollars for the biggest tournaments. They can also shut out potential fans.

The New York Times - 13h

Tariffs will likely raise much less money than White House projects, economists say

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said tariffs would raise about $600 billion to $700 billion a year. Economists say that's nearly impossible.

CNBC - 10h

Lego Mario Kart Building Sets Get Nice Discounts At Amazon

Several of the adorable building sets in Lego's new Mario Kart lineup are available for discounts at Amazon . While none of the deals are massive in terms of dollar amount, these offers are ...

GameSpot - 1d

Here's what you need to know ahead of Trump's tariff announcement

President Donald Trump is set to announce a sweeping plan Wednesday to place tariffs on potentially trillions of dollars’ worth of goods imported into the United States.

NBC News - 17h

Trump's tariff threats helped erase stock gains

President Donald Trump will announce tariffs today on potentially trillions of dollars' worth of imports, an action he has called "Liberation Day."

NBC News - 10h

UFC signs wide-ranging sponsorship deal with Meta, bringing Mark Zuckerberg closer to Dana White

Meta and mixed martial arts league UFC reached a multimillion-dollar, multiple-year sponsorship deal that will span the tech company's portfolio, UFC told CNBC.

CNBC - 8h

Canadians pull back on U.S. trips, threatening to widen United States' $50 billion travel deficit

Some carriers are cutting back U.S. flights from Canada due to weaker demand.

CNBC - 4d

Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion

In a social media post on Friday, Elon Musk said his startup xAI has acquired his social media company X.

CNBC - 3d

California wildfires left behind 9 billion pounds of toxic ash and debris | 60 Minutes

After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries that can explode when damaged.

CBS News - 3d

The NHL and Rogers reportedly agree on 12-year, $7.7 US billion media rights deal in Canada

The contract is the latest source of revenue for the league as the salary cap continues to climb.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

$40B into the furnace: As OpenAI adds a million users an hour, the race for enterprise AI dominance hits a new gear

In a move that surprised the tech industry Monday, OpenAI said it has secured a monumental $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, catapulting its valuation to an unprecedented $300 billion -- ...

VentureBeat - 2d

OpenAI closes $40B funding round

OpenAI raised $40 billion from investors in its latest funding round, the ChatGPT maker announced Monday. The deal, which values the artificial intelligence (AI) company at $300 billion, was led ...

The Hill - 1d

OpenAI funding round could be cut by $10B if for-profit conversion doesn't occur by year-end

OpenAI’s massive private funding round could be slashed by as much as $10 billion if the company doesn’t restructure into a for-profit entity by Dec.

NBC News - 2d

Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.

In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.

The New York Times - 1h

A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent

A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidate

ABC News - 5d

A Special Election That Was Supposed to Be a Snoozer Is Suddenly Buzzing

A House race in a deep-red Florida district is seeing millions of dollars in spending ahead of Tuesday’s election. Even in a loss, Democrats hope it will signal much-needed momentum.

The New York Times - 2d

Senate Republicans eye budget vote amid growing fight over Trump tax cuts

Eying a vote on a multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint this week, Senate Republicans are considering a far-reaching move to that would set a $0 cost for making President Donald Trump’s tax cuts ...

NBC News - 1d

5 things to know about Republicans’ new blueprint to pass Trump's agenda

Senate Republicans on Wednesday rolled out a 70-page blueprint to advance President Trump’s tax agenda, along with directions that could pave the way for more than a trillion dollars in cuts to ...

The Hill - 3h

Federal funding cuts are raising questions about university endowments. Here's what some are worth and how they work

Columbia is one of the richest universities with a $14.8 billion endowment. Still, covering federal funding cuts isn't as simple as smashing a piggy bank.

CNBC - 1d

Cliff Asness's AQR multi-strategy hedge fund returns 9% in the first quarter during tough conditions

The Apex strategy from Cliff Asness' firm, which combines stocks, macro and arbitrage trades with $3 billion in assets under management, gained 9% in Q1.

CNBC - 1d

Europe warns of "strong plan to retaliate" ahead of new Trump tariffs

European Union already intends to impose duties on U.S. goods worth some $28 billion in mid-April in response to Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs.

CBS News - 1d

Angola Rail Line Offers Clues to Trump’s Africa Policy

The $4 billion project was the Biden administration’s signature initiative in Africa. Early signs are that the Trump team supports it, too, for mineral access if nothing else.

The New York Times - 19h

Trump Media filing opens door for president to sell $2B in stock

Trump's social media company filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange commission that could allow the president's trust to sell more than $2 billion of shares.

ABC News - 13h

Manhattan's luxury real estate market sees best first quarter in six years

Manhattan apartment sales rose 29% in the first quarter, and the total value of apartment sales in the city reached $5.7 billion, up 56%.

CNBC - 13h

Tencent invests $1.25B in Ubisoft’s new core games operating division

Tencent has invested $1.25 billion in a new Ubisoft operating division that includes the core games Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands. Ubisoft, the French video game ...

VentureBeat - 6d

Feb 24: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron meet at the White House to discuss the war in Ukraine; Apple plans to invest $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.

CBS News - 2d

Scientists release plans for even bigger atom smasher along the French-Swiss border

Scientists at the world’s largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could help solve enigmas of physics, starting in the mid-2040s at a cost of about $16 billion

ABC News - 1d

The White House’s mixed message on its tariff policy

Trump's tariffs could raise $600 billion a year, but this would only happen if consumers avoid substitution and continue to buy foreign goods at tariff-elevated prices, which is unlikely.