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Kaia Matheny (left) and Nora Lamphiear (right), co-owners of Adrift Restaurant in Anacortes, Washington.Kaia Matheny.Anacortes, a small coastal town in Washington state, typically bustles with tourists during the summer months.But local business owners like Kaia Matheny are bracing for less foot traffic — and a financial hit — this year as tensions around trade and concerns about immigration policy push foreigners to reconsider the U.S. as a travel destination.Matheny is the co-owner of Adrift Restaurant, a nautical themed farm-to-table eatery in downtown Anacortes. The town, a gateway to the San Juan islands, is a two-hour drive south of Vancouver.She’s seen…

XRP’s price is up more than 300% during the past six months. The token stands out in a world filled with memecoins and tokens with no real-world usage. XRP’s $135 billion market cap already accounts for a significant amount of future growth. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › It’s been a wild ride for cryptocurrency investors during the past few months — and that’s saying something. Bitcoin surpassed the $100,000 mark, reaching more than $109,000 just 16 years after its creation. While the price has retreated to about $102,000 amid broader uncertainty, investors still appear optimistic that Bitcoin…

The president’s erratic policies are raising concerns the economy might be headed for a downturn, but history suggests that franchise values will continue to climb regardless. When the Boston Red Sox took the field for a belated Opening Day in 2020, there were no fans cheering in the stands, or lined up at the concession stands, or browsing the team shop. The streets around Fenway Park, usually bustling in July, had become a ghost town. That was the norm in Major League Baseball—and countless other sports leagues around the globe—as the Covid-19 pandemic emptied stadiums, canceled games and otherwise decimated…

While there are dozens of market pundits who make price predictions in the crypto markets day in and day out, it is very rare for a price prediction to turn out to be accurate. However, one Reddit user had made a Bitcoin price prediction back in 2014 that has turned out to be correct. The user, who goes by the username oldie101, had posted on the MarkMyWords sub on Apr. 18, 2014, “Bitcoin will be valued at $100,000 a coin by 2025.” Source: Reddit/MarkMyWords The day the user had written the original post, Bitcoin was valued slightly below $500. Back then,…

KARACHI: Hours after deciding to shift the HBL Pakistan Super (PSL) to the United Arab Emirates, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) postponed the remaining tournament, in the wake of rising military tensions with neighbouring India. The move came on the same day that the Indian cricket board announced the postponement of its own Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament for at least one week. “The last 24 hours have seen a worsening of the situation on the LoC, increased incursion of 78 drones, and the firing of surface to surface missiles from India,” the PCB said in a press release issued…

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5% during its latest meeting, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaking to emphasize caution and data dependence amid ongoing economic uncertainty. Despite the decision, markets remained flat. Analysts now predict the Fed may consider rate cuts in July or September if the economy weakens further. Trade tensions remain high, with the U.S. locked in an escalating tariff war. However, a key development came when China’s Commerce Ministry confirmed that talks with the U.S. over tariffs will resume. Both economies have been hit by the standoff, and the potential thaw in…

Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings (MARA) stock outperformed peers on Friday, even after its first quarter results missed Wall Street’s estimates, as the company’s focus on lowering costs is seen as positive by analysts. Jefferies analysts said that with the bitcoin BTC price improving in the second quarter of this year and MARA focusing on more sustainable energy sources such as solar and flared gas-driven data centers, power costs should come down in the coming quarters and help margins. “MARA is expanding infrastructure at its 114 MW wind farm and has fully energized its 25 MW micro flared gas data center,…

Photo: Chris McGrath (Getty Images) Winning the White House was supposed to transform the crypto sector, but for much of 2025, that promise has fallen flat. While Donald Trump’s return sparked surges early in the year, including brief all-time highs across major tokens, prices have largely sagged. Blame (partially) fading hype and investor fears generalized across markets. Bitcoin soared past $100,000, climbing more than 5% over the past seven days to nearly $103,000 as of Friday. Ether jumped 25% to $2,300, while Solana surged 13% to $169. XRP and BNB also posted solid gains. The rally was fueled in part…

Asset Entities Inc., known by its ticker ASST on Nasdaq, has skyrocketed more than 1,336.67% during the last five days. The price went from under $0.53 to a $8.62 stock price as of May 9. The stock price of Asset Entities has also jumped 12.09% in just 24 hours, reflecting the renewed investor confidence. From the beginning of the year, the stock was trading around $0.53 and has since reached $8.6, an increase of more than $8 per share in just a few days. Asset Entities rises 12% intraday to $8.62 amid merger-driven increase. The sudden vertical spike on the…

The crypto industry is eagerly awaiting approvals on dozens of crypto ETFs from the Securities and Exchange Commission, but that eagerness does’t necessarily mean a speedy review of filings. “People have to be patient,” said SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce. “There’s a lot going on” when it comes to reviews of those exchange-traded product filings, she said in an interview with Bloomberg’s “Trillions” podcast. Peirce leads the SEC’s crypto task force launched earlier this year and has garnered the nickname “Crypto Mom” thanks to her support of the digital asset. Bloomberg reports that there are now more than 80 crypto-related ETP filings…