Mar 17, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts against the San Antonio Spurs in the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images After a jam-packed few days of March Madness awesomeness, we get to take a short break from the college game until the Sweet…
Barbados-based insurer Tabit has raised $40 million in Bitcoin for its insurance facility, in a move the company said would bolster its balance sheet and allow the insurance sector to capitalize on digital assets. Tabit’s Bitcoin (BTC) regulatory capital will be used to back traditional insurance policies, which are all denominated in US dollars, the…
I’m curious how much clothing is marked up over cost. Does it really have to do with quality, or can a popular or fancy brand mark up more than average? And what does the threat of tariffs mean? — Jane, Boston Back in 2012, a designer named Bruno Pieters, who had been the main guy…
Nov 9, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) throws a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the third quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images For teams that passed on free agent options—or might still be waiting at the altar for a certain…
Mike Howell was looking at his phone in an airport lounge this month when he saw a letter from the attorney general of Missouri questioning whether President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had the “mental capacity” to sign the pardons and executive orders he issued during his final months in office. Mr. Howell, executive director of…
XRP (XRP) has dropped nearly 30% since hitting a seven-year high of $3.39 in January. Still, bullish news—like Ripple’s potential resolution in the SEC lawsuit and a new license in Dubai—has fueled a rebound. As of March 24, XRP was trading for as high as $2.47, up 38% from its year-to-date low of $1.79. XRP/USD…
With the unveiling of its Go Wild campaign last week, Puma is clearly on something of a reinvention drive and in a new collaboration with luxury UK retailer END., it’s reinventing again — but this time its not the brand as a whole but the Mostro UR sneaker. Puma and END. have been working with…
It seems I’ve been neglecting grapefruits lately, what with all those eye-catching blood oranges, kumquats and bergamots hanging about. Then in walks Ali Slagle with her stunning new recipe for miso-butter chicken with grapefruit — a timely reminder to gather the last of the season’s roseate citrus fruit while ye may. Ali’s colorful dish is…
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final with victories Saturday in BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark. The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event starts with the 16 teams divided into two groups for double-elimination play. The group winners move into the playoff semifinals, the group runners-up head to the…
Amber is coveted the world over as both jewelry and a vessel for prehistoric remnants, with rarer specimens preserving ancient water, air bubbles, plants, insects or even birds. Typically, amber forms over millions of years as tree resin fossilizes, but paleontologists have sped that up, creating amber-like fossils from pine resin in 24 hours. The…