Winning the war in Ukraine is about more than just numbers

A common question the media asks is how much money Russia has left to sustain the war against Ukraine. In response, experts discuss the burgeoning budget deficit, high interest rates, anemic investment and the fact that war costs have caused sharp reductions in public sector salaries, pensions, health and education.
Everyone is waiting for a gamechanger that hasn’t arrived yet. The recent increase in the global oil price offers only marginal benefit to Russia, since 20 to 40 percent of its oil export capacity has been rendered at l

Best money market account rates today, April 14, 2026 (Earn up to 4.01% APY)

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The 'annoyance economy' is costing Americans billions — here are the 3 biggest culprits stealing you...

If you’ve ever spent hours waiting on hold to talk to a customer service representative, you might have wondered whether the time it took was even worth it — or if that time spent actually cost you money.
Some experts say that it all adds up, and Americans are potentially losing billions in lost time, and fees, to the so-called annoyance economy.
Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here'

Efforts continue to address Iowa farmers’ demands

Iowa farmers are raising concern for what some state lawmakers are calling an agriculture economy downturn. A timely issue for farmers revolves around their access to fertilizer supplies. Nitrogen is a key import for fertilizer.
According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the war in Iran has disrupted fertilizer production and trade. John Whitaker is a Henry County farmer who says agriculture policy is “pragmatic” and bipartisan.
“Farmers never did like to get money from the mailbox, they want money from the market. We

Understanding The ‘Economy’ For All Of Us - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

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The economy is everything we buy or sell and the services we use. It can be a pretty broad category and most of us struggle to understand what it all means.
The show Planet Money from NPR dives into those topics and attempts to make sense of it all. And now, the show has published a book called Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life, written by Alex Mayyasi.
WVPB News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Mayyasi and one of the sho

Institutions are scooping up Bitcoin again as Iran war sparks $2.3bn ETF buying spree

James **** erfill says companies used to treat him like a dirty secret.
As CoinShares’ head of research, one of his jobs is to meet prospective institutional investors and try to convince them to trust the **** et management firm to invest their money into cryptocurrencies.
Five years ago, that was a tall order.
“We would generally meet them in the corner of some coffee shop because they were worried about the image it would portray of them meeting some crypto guys,” **** erfill told DL News.
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10 highest paid MLB players in 2026 according to Forbes

Baseball has always been a big-money sport, but the 2026 Forbes list makes that clearer than ever. Between blockbuster contracts, global endorsement deals, and business ventures that extend well beyond the diamond, the top earners in MLB are pulling in numbers that would make even Wall Street take notice.
The gap between the top and the rest tells its own story. Shohei Ohtani sits in a different stratosphere entirely, earning more than double the second-highest earner on this list. That kind of financial dominance is rare in any sport

Better Buy: Bitcoin or AI?

Over the past six months, there has been a stampede of money out of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and into artificial intelligence (AI). Most notably, publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies are winding down their crypto mining operations, selling off their Bitcoin, and using that money to make a high-profile pivot into AI computing.
But is AI really a better long-term investment than Bitcoin? Let's take a closer look.
Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" provi

Colorado Police Arrest Woman Begging in a Grocery Store After She Drives Off in Luxury Sports Car

A bizarre cross-country road trip involving a stolen sports car, roadside begging, and an unexpectedly helpful diary came to an abrupt end in rural Colorado after a sheriff’s deputy noticed something that simply did not add up.
According to a report by the Moffat County Sheriff's Office, the case began on March 10 when employees at a grocery store in Craig, Colorado contacted authorities about a young woman who was allegedly approaching customers for money and causing a disturbance.
The store

Opening odds for the first round of the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament

We’ll see considerable early movement, so we’re getting the lines in as quickly as possible. Many of the lines you’ll see listed below will change by the time you read this article, but this will help you get a handle on the line movement.
The tournament opens with the First Four on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18. The first round then kicks off on Thursday, March 19. The national champion will be crowned on April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Point spread: Texas -1.5
Total: 163.5
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N.Y. man who spent 19 years in prison after buying mom a stove with stolen money order is freed

A New York man was freed from prison Monday after having spent nearly two decades behind bars for a robbery he didn't commit.
Kenneth Windley was linked to the 2005 crime after he bought his mother a stove with a money order that he didn't know was stolen. Windley, 61, was convicted of second-degree robbery and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. A Brooklyn judge tossed his conviction after prosecutors re-examined his claims of innocence and concluded that he wasn’t involved in the crime.

How to save money on gas, driving, according to AAA

Drivers can't do much to control gas prices, but they can take steps to reduce fuel usage.
AAA has offered these money-saving tips:
Watch your speed. Fuel economy peaks at approximately 50 mph on most cars. Reducing highway speeds by 5-10 mph may increase fuel economy by as much as 14%.
Avoid excessive idling. A car engine can consume as much as a half-gallon of fuel per hour when idling, but a warm engine only takes approximately 10 seconds worth of fuel to restart. Where safe to do so, shut off your engine if you'll be stopped for mor

Rich Dad Poor Dad buys Bitcoin again

I’ve been following Robert Kiyosaki for almost a decade now, to understand why he just loaded up on Bitcoin again.
Back when Rich Dad Poor Dad was being passed around like contraband in office cubicles. I remember my best friend at work, ready to buy a house purely as an “investment” and stopping mid-process because of Kiyosaki’s philosophy.
That one idea that your home is not an ***** et if it takes money out of your pocket.
A lot of people (including me) grew up believing in owning the house, leasing the car, climbing the salary ladder, trusting th

Why the GoFundMe for Eric Dane’s daughters has fans deeply divided over money an...

When I saw that a GoFundMe had been launched to support Eric Dane’s daughters after news of his death, my first though was if this was following the recent direction from James Van Der Beek’s fundraiser. But then I noticed one distinction, Eric’s wife did not set this up, his friends did. They set it up for his daughters. Yet the confusion on if it was necessary or not still lingered with me.
Not because his daughters don’t deserve compassion or that people are donating. But because the intersection of grie

Dunlap Police Department warns of bitcoin scam - WDEF

Dunlap Police Department
DUNLAP, Tenn. — The Dunlap Police Department (DPD) is warning locals about a bitcoin scam.
They say they had a report of a Bitcoin scam of individuals pretending to be a deputy from the Hamilton County Sheriff Office.
They are reminding locals that they will never ask for Cash App money or Bitcoin.
They share a local business has a bitcoin transfer machine and that these are not ATMs. These machines are not currently illegal, but are used to exchange your money into cryptocurrency.

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Investor Dan Tapiero says AI agents won't wire money through JPMorgan

Bitcoin’s (BTC) sharp pullback from $125,000 to near $60,000 has rattled investors who expected a routine correction, not a 50% drawdown.
Speaking with The Wolf of All Streets and TheStreet Roundtable host Scott Melker, 50T Holdings founder Dan Tapiero said the decline was deeper than anticipated but not thesis-breaking.
“We thought we were going to get a 20%-30% correction from $125,000 down to $100,000 or $90,000. That seemed okay,” Tapiero said. “This pullback has been a little more than I would have anticipated.”
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Bitcoin Historical Data Offers Clues On Potential Market Reversal - Details

Bitcoin is hovering near key liquidity zones after a week of downward momentum, and traders are now eyeing untapped areas...
Over the past week, the Bitcoin price kept on putting in consecutive lows, with barely any hopes in sight for...
Michael Saylor’s latest message is blunt and direct: “Go Bitcoin today — the money won’t fix itself.” He’s pressing an...

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Commanders named top landing spot for Eagles' star defender

There's no doubt the Washington Commanders must add significant resources to their defense this offseason. The good news is that Washington has plenty of money to spend. If you asked any Washington fan, ****** yst, or even one of the Commanders' coaches, they'd likely tell you how badly the team needs a dominant pass rusher.
The same could be said last offseason, too, but GM Adam Peters largely ignored the position until signing future Hall of Famer Von Miller just before training camp. The Commanders didn't sign Miller, expecting

MicroStrategy executive Michael Saylor warns that the greatest risk to Bitcoin is ambitious opportunists advocating protocol changes.
The remark comes just as Coinbase and the Ethereum network make moves to address one of Bitcoin’s most existential long-term threats: quantum computing.
The MicroStrategy co-founder framed protocol ossification as Bitcoin’s primary defense. According to Michael Saylor, internal attempts to “improve” the network pose a greater danger than external technological threats.
This remark highlights Bitcoin’s role as neutral digital money amid debates like the BIP-11

Though former New England Patriots tight end Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski may delight fans with his silly antics, he’s anything but when it comes to managing his money.
The former player recently revealed that he never spent a cent of his NFL salary, using income from off-the-field activities to pay his bills. But the “Gronk” isn’t the only NFL athlete to invest his money wisely and buck the trend of well-paid athletes who later fall on financial hard times despite their astronomical paychecks.
Gronkowski’s teammate Tom Brady, former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, and current Philadelphia Eagles

While President Donald Trump has said that Americans should see $2,000 checks for the government in mid 2026, it might depend on Congress.
On Dec. 21, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said that tariff dividend checks will need congressional approval.
“Congress is going to have to send those money to those peoples," Hassett said on CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” "This would have to be money that would be an appropriation."
However, he voiced optimism over the plan.
"But the thing we can say is that since July, we've had a lot of positive news about the economy,

The U.S. may have a secret weapon against rising electricity prices

Imagine a restaurant open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that always maintains a full staff. With the exception of weekend nights and the lunch rush, the restaurant will be empty a lot of the time. But the restaurant’s owner is paying to keep it open all the time - spending money on staffing and rent even when the number of customers is low.
That’s the reality of the U.S. electricity grid. It is built to handle “peak demand” - moments of high electricity usage that often happen in the height of summer or in the frigid cold

BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes thinks 2026-2027 will see the "meat of money printing" which will be beneficial to Bitcoin (BTC).
During a recent interview with CoinDesk, Hayes talked in detail about the upcoming U.S. midterm election in November 2026 and its impact on Bitcoin's price.
Hayes argued the midterm election will see the Republicans printing money and handing out "goodies" to gain votes as their odds of winning the House are around 50% on Polymarket.
Related: **** yst rules out 'nuclear' dollar printing but Bitcoin still not safe
In fact, both Democrats and Repu

At a former GE Lighting facility in Ravenna, Ohio, a warehouse now houses a growing bitcoin mine. Operated by Rubber City Data, the facility runs more than 500 specialized servers that process bitcoin transactions around the clock, according to Crain's Cleveland Business.
Rubber City Data owner Marc Behar is a former U.S. Air Force linguist who entered the world of bitcoin as a true believer in the technology. In 2018, he converted nearly all of his savings into cryptocurrency and later funded the Ravenna operation with his own money alongside investments from friends and family.
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Gifting cryptocurrency to a family member has likely grown in popularity thanks to easier ways to buy and sell major cryptos like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH).
Here's a look back at how much a gift of cryptocurrency for Christmas in 2024 would be worth today and whether your family members are hoping to find gifts like Bitcoin in their stocking or under the Christmas tree instead of traditional gifts like toys, clothes, gift cards and money.
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Prominent American investor Ray Dalio is sharpening his long-held skepticism on Bitcoin’s role in the global system, arguing that despite its scarcity and appeal as money, it remains ill-suited to sit on central bank balance sheets.
In a recent interview with entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, Dalio framed Bitcoin as money in spirit, then drew a clear line on who he expects to treat it as reserve grade.
“Bitcoin is limited in supply and its perception of money. It is a form of money,” he said, while describing a set of hurdles that he believes keep central banks at arm’s length.
Dalio said Bitcoin

Arthur Hayes just laid out his Bitcoin roadmap for the next three months — and it ends at $200,000.
The angel investor and Maelstrom fund CIO published a new essay on Friday, arguing that the Federal Reserve is printing money through a new programme, dubbed Reserve Management Purchases.
And once investors realise its effects resemble those of quantitative easing, Bitcoin will explode higher.
“As the market equates RMP to QE, Bitcoin will quickly retake $124,000 and punch quickly towards $200,000,” Hayes wrote.
His timeline is auspicious — Bitcoin should rally hard in the first three months

Scammers drained $700,000 from NYC grandma's accounts. Now she's suing the banks.

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The fraud started in August 2023 as fear dressed up as urgency. Pop-up warnings began flashing across 86-year-old Nina Mortellito’s computer screen, claiming her bank accounts had been hacked. What followed was a months-long tale of manipulation that ultimately drained her of $700,000 — her entire life savings.
According to a lawsuit filed against Merrill Lynch in Manhattan Supreme Court, the Upper East Side re

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These days, gauging the health of the economy is almost like trying to figure out how Schrödinger's cat is doing.
Depending on who you talk to, the economy might be on the upswing or trending downward: It’s showing promise but also headed for collapse.
Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here's how
Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake — here’s what

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