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Before D.C.’s Verizon center became the Capital One arena, it was the home for Chris Olsen’s first concert experience. “My mom took me to the Monster Ball when I was 10,” he says. “I knew what it was going to be. She was a little shocked and was like, ‘I don’t know if I should...

Public Keys is a weekly roundup from Decrypt that tracks the key publicly traded crypto companies. This week: Circle toes the IPO line with a Coinbase partnership debuff, MicroStrategy could be a 3 percenter soon, Bakkt is back in trouble, and Decrypt reporter Matt Di Salvo explains why experts say midsize Bitcoin miners might need...

Despite some cannabis industry hopefuls suggesting that a President Donald Trump administration could swoop in and save the day, zero progress has been made on the rescheduling process in the past 90 days.The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) attorneys submitted a joint status report on April 10 to John J. Mulrooney, the agency’s chief administrative law...

Following announcements of layoffs, a Starbucks store is shown in Encinitas, California, U.S., February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mike BlakeMike Blake | ReutersRestaurant stocks fell in morning trading Monday, fueled by investors’ fears that a recession is coming.U.S. stocks have tumbled for three consecutive days after President Donald Trump shocked the markets with high tariffs on goods imported from key trading partners. While analysts do not expect the tariffs to hit most restaurant companies directly, the inflation that is expected to follow would put pressure on consumers’ wallets and could lead to an economic downturn.”We view the direct cost impact of tariffs…

BEIJING — JPMorgan has called the bottom in the Chinese consumer slump, and the firm says now it’s time to buy. Chinese consumers have been reluctant to spend since the Covid-19 pandemic. Retail sales rose by just 3.5% last year , less than half the average of 9.7% in the years 2015 to 2019. But on March 26, JPMorgan’s China equity strategists upgraded consumer discretionary stocks to overweight from neutral. While tariffs and tensions with the U.S. may dent sentiment, the strategists expect Beijing may ramp up consumer stimulus following high-level policy calls to do so. In the meantime, “our…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum continues to disappoint investors as its decline deepens, sparking growing fears of further selling pressure across the market. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has failed to hold key support levels, and analysts are increasingly warning of a…

The Delaware House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill meant to fix an issue with the state’s marijuana legalization law that led FBI to reject its request to create a fingerprint background check system for would-be cannabis industry workers. On the same day that Gov. Matt Meyer (D) criticized the FBI over its decision,...

Beloved members of our global psychedelic community, dear friends from Latin America, welcome to the 2025 Psychedelic Culture Conference. It is an immense honor to stand before you today as we embark on this critical gathering of minds, bodies, experiences, and visions. Over the next two days, we will engage in deep and transformative discussions...

Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid system will succeed Neo Beta, which debuted in August. Like its predecessors, the Neo Gamma is a prototype designed for testing in the home environment. Images of the robot show it performing a number of household tasks like making coffee, doing the laundry, and vacuuming. 1X says the bipedal robot is set to step outside the lab, with limited in-home testing, though the company is quick to add that the Gamma is a long way from commercial scaling and deployment. Image Credits:1X Neo Gamma represents…

Demons move in waves over cliffs slick with rain, cultists chanting in perfect circles, pentagrams glowing beneath their feet. Small medieval villages are demolished in the wake of hell’s minions pouring forth from their dimension and into the next. But where there are demons, there is the Doom Slayer — a figure clad in instantly...