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As Bitcoin Booms, More and More Companies Are Taking a Stake

Businesses that have nothing to do with crypto still see BTC as a hedge against inflation or a way to entice investors.

Inc. - 7h

The Health Monitoring Boom Only Gets Weirder From Here

Forget going to the doctor’s office; these companies are putting the power of tracking every aspect of your health into our own hands. But do you really want to know?

Wired - 1d

British luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce says super rich fueling a demand boom for bespoke models

BMW-owned Rolls Royce Motor Cars, like other luxury car brands, has seen an uptick in demand for bespoke and complex car models in recent months.

CNBC - 13h

UK offers to frontload payments in Chagos Islands talks

Officials are racing to conclude deal before Donald Trump takes office later this month

Financial Times - 14h

Hyve aims to double in size as business conferences boom

UK-based group now under private equity ownership seeks acquisitions in corporate events market

Financial Times - 21h

Payments go out in $100M Verizon settlement, but people are disappointed

Payments have finally started going out in the $100 million class action lawsuit Verizon agreed to settle, but the deposits are falling short of people's expectations.

The Hill - 1d

‘Fairy porn’: is this booming erotica genre an insult to Wales?

Some of these raunchy fantasy novels borrow heavily from Welsh mythology - prompting concerns about misrepresentation. Name: Fairy porn novels.. Age: Centuries old, but recently having a ...

The Guardian - 2d

Booms & Busts: If you needed fantasy football points in Week 18, the NFC South provided

Fantasy football analyst Scott Pianowski provides his final thoughts for Week 18, when the NFC South spread the fantasy football joy.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Biden signs bill to boost social security payments for millions of public workers

President says Social Security Fairness Act will benefit ‘Americans who have worked hard all their lives’. Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts social security payments for current ...

The Guardian - 3d

Millions to See Higher Social Security Payments from Biden Bill

This bill will affect 3 million people’s Social Security benefits.

Inc. - 3d

Biden signs bill boosting Social Security payments for millions

President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees

ABC News - 3d

My mother is giving my son $100K for a down payment. Can she wait until the last minute to put the money in his account?

“She really doesn’t want to send it to them until they’re ready to make the purchase.”

MarketWatch - 3d

New year, new deal: the buyout boom poised to take over City lawyers’ lives

Around-the-clock work will be commonplace to tackle an M&A surge fuelled by tax changes, activist investors … and the Trump factor. Whether they’re on skis or a sunlounger, there is no beach, ...

The Guardian - 3d

A Stock Market Boom Could Arrive in 2025, According to History

The S&P 500 has turned negative only twice after an annual return of 20 percent or more.

Inc. - 5d

What are cold weather payments and who can get them?

Cold weather payments are available to some people after seven days of below-zero temperatures.

BBC News - 5d

China's electric car boom is increasingly more about hybrids

Hybrid-powered vehicles are proving more popular than battery-only ones in China, even as consumers shift away from gas-only cars, full-year data show.

CNBC - 5d

India’s next digital payments boom

Also in this newsletter: Is India’s stock market run waning and some New Year’s Eve party stats

Financial Times - 6d

Apple agrees to $95M settlement over Siri eavesdropping claims: Who could get payments, if it's approved

The agreement would put an end to a 5-year-old lawsuit that accused Siri of eavesdropping.

The Hill - 6d

The booming business of special needs education in England

The public spending watchdog warns that the system is becoming ‘financially unsustainable’ for councils