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Berkshire Hathaway profit doubles, fueled by a near $13 billion investment gain

Berkshire Hathaway booked a near $13 billion gain on investments in the latest quarter, and has put $32 billion of its cash pile to work.

Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/alex-svanevik-interview.jpg" alt="Bitcoin will never fall below $60K again: Nansen founder" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto is growing up thanks to trading in real world assets, and Bitcoin will never dip below $60K again, says Nansen founder founder Alex Svanevik.</p>

How can we minimize taxes in retirement with a $2.3 million nest egg — while buying homes in Florida and New England?

Timing is everything when balancing retirement distributions and moving across state lines.

Here’s why Wendy’s is losing the burger wars

Wendy’s new CEO is embarking on a turnaround initiative, while acknowledging that issues around food quality and service have turned customers away.

SpaceX’s Nvidia deal could be bad news for neoclouds like CoreWeave and Nebius, analysts say

Nvidia could bump SpaceX to “the front of the line” when it comes to its limited supply of chips, according to Bernstein.

Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-imf-and-blockchain-cbdc.png" alt="Domestic stablecoins could boost demand for dollar-backed tokens: IMF" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>IMF first deputy managing director Dan Katz says users may favor digital dollars for their liquidity, network effects and cross-border acceptance.</p>

US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-the-aftermath-of-bybit-ftx-consequences-of-cryptos-ongoing-regulatory-process.png" alt="US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack " class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations.</p>

Trump is trying to fire Lisa Cook again. He still wants to stack the Fed with his allies.

Two months after he was blocked by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has resumed his effort to oust Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as part of an effort to stack the central bank’s board with more allies.

The smart way to invest in gold right now as the dollar slips

Also in Weekend Reads: Kevin O’Leary’s investing strategy, a 9% dividend paired with lower stock-market risk and advice from the Moneyist.

Donald Trump’s media company to terminate Crypto.com deal

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-tmtg-wallet.jpg" alt="Donald Trump’s media company to terminate Crypto.com deal" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The president’s company will unwind an agreement with Crypto.com to create a multibillion-dollar CRO treasury and reportedly not integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social.</p>

Palantir’s stock stages best week since 2024 — showing it’s no longer an ‘AI loser’

Booming demand for Palantir’s AI solutions is restoring confidence in the company.

Two reasons why Nvidia’s stock saw its biggest weekly surge in more than a year

The chip maker recorded its largest-ever weekly increase in market capitalization.

US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/hi-crypto-users-in-iran-sanctions2.jpg" alt="US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions 2 Iran-linked crypto exchanges" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The US government sanctioned an individual and two crypto exchanges it said facilitated money laundering for a combined $5 million in digital assets linked to Iran.</p>

Some of the urgency is gone for a Fed rate hike in September after a soft jobs report

The chances of a hike remain, with upcoming inflation reports a key focus for Fed officials.

The size of the American workforce has fallen by over 1 million people in the past year. Here’s what’s going on.

The share of Americans who are working or looking for a job hasn’t been this low since the pandemic, according to a July jobs report full of gut punches.

Here’s when Elon Musk’s Starlink internet is worth the steep monthly price — and $350 startup cost

Starlink versus fiber, cable and 5G: The smart spender’s guide to 2026 internet options.

I’m an unemployed software developer who is skeptical of AI. Can I still find a job in tech?

“I was approached by one company who wants to use AI to dispatch ambulances.”

If target date funds aren’t risky enough, Americans could miss out on retirement savings — especially as they live longer

The popular default investments may need to be more aggressive in order to fund decades of retirement.

Circle expands USDC to OKX ecosystem with X Layer launch

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/token-for-ads-polymarket-usdc.png" alt="Circle expands USDC to OKX ecosystem with X Layer launch" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems.</p>

Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report

<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://s3-images.ctmedia.io/media/article-covers/sam-bankman-fried-portrait-uk.png" alt="Reform UK chair calls for probe into SBF-linked donation: Report" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>As the chairman of the Reform UK calls for an investigation into a FTX-linked political donation, the party’s leader prepares to face voters amid his own crypto-related scandal. </p>