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Alaska is America’s worst state for business in 2025
From the first discovery in Prudhoe Bay in 1968, Alaskans have had a love-hate relationship with oil.On one hand, it allowed Alaska to abolish its state income tax, fund most government operations and provide every Alaskan with a…
EU lowers price cap for Russian crude under new sanctions package
Aerial view of a ship at sea.Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty ImagesThe European Union has reached an agreement on a new sanctions package against Russia, which includes a lower price cap for Moscow's crude oil barrels.Within a…
Telegram’s crypto wallet goes live to its 87 million U.S. users
Telegram users in the U.S. can now send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency directly inside the app — no downloads, extensions, or separate logins required.TON Wallet is built into Telegram's interface and is beginning its U.S. rollout…
AI startups raised $104 billion in first half, exits different story
In this photo illustration, Claude AI logo is seen on a smartphone and Anthropic logo on a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesOpenAI and…
Block’s stock pops on addition to S&P 500
The logo for the U.S. tech firm Block is displayed and reflected in numerous digital screens in London, England, on March 3, 2023.Leon Neal | Getty ImagesBlock shares jumped 7% on Monday after S&P Global said the company will join…
10 things going the right way for stocks as another tariff deadline looms
Conventional wisdom holds that as we get closer and closer to the coming deadline for tariff resolution, the market will become more treacherous, especially for highly valued stocks. I don't know who writes these stories. I always check…
Chevron completes Hess acquisition after defeating Exxon in dispute over
Chevron has completed its $53 billion acquisition of Hess, after prevailing against Exxon Mobil in a legal dispute over offshore oil assets in the South American nation of Guyana.The ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce is a…
Block shares soar 10% on entry into S&P 500
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., listens during the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on Friday, June 4, 2021.Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBlock shares jumped…
Trump targets solar, wind with tighter permitting in another blow to
Doug Burgum, U.S. Secretary of the Interior speaks during the Pennsylvania Energy And Innovation Summit 2025 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025David A. Grogan | CNBC Solar and wind projects that need federal…
10 U.S. state power grids best positioned for AI data center boom
Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024.Danielle DeVries | CNBCIf there is one thing the U.S. needs to lead the artificial intelligence revolution, it's electricity. Insane…