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The 15 best back-to-school deals for college students

Believe it or not, summer break is winding down and it’s almost time to head back to school. It’s sad, I know, but look at the bright side: retailers like Amazon are using the occasion as an excuse to launch yet another sale. We’re not complaining, mainly because the deals encompass a wide range of […]

White Celebs We Loved, But Turns Out They Didn’t Love Us Back

From Hulk Hogan to Mel Gibson to Paula Deen, we're looking at beloved celebs who have gone public with racist statements towards Black people.

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Microsoft becomes the second $4 trillion company

Microsoft’s stock price has risen so much today that it has passed a $4 trillion market valuation for the first time in its 50-year history. The software maker is the second company to be valued at $4 trillion, after Nvidia reached a market cap of over $4 trillion earlier this month. Microsoft has reached this […]

Microsoft's FY 2025 report excludes the names of rivals, breaking from a common industry practice; its last report designated 25+ companies as competitors (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Microsoft's FY 2025 report excludes the names of rivals, breaking from a common industry practice; its last report designated 25+ companies as competitors  —  Microsoft has abandoned a decades-long tradition of calling out the names of its rivals in regulatory documents.

Tether reports a record $4.9B net profit in Q2, says it held nearly $9B in BTC at the end of Q2, and remains "among the largest holders of US government debt" (RT Watson/The Block)

RT Watson / The Block:
Tether reports a record $4.9B net profit in Q2, says it held nearly $9B in BTC at the end of Q2, and remains “among the largest holders of US government debt”  —  - Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer, said it registered a net profit of $4.9 billion, setting a new quarterly record.