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When it comes to the stock market, there have been a lot of "worsts" in 2022, but investors are looking to safe haven assets to mitigate risk.

Investors turning to ‘safe haven’ assets like gold, cryptocurrency amid volatility

Billionaire Elon Musk will buy Twitter in a cash deal valued at $44 billion, the social media company announced Monday afternoon.

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s ‘best and final’ offer to buy

You've probably seen advice suggesting now is the time to ask for a raise, and it appears a lot of people have taken that advice.

Survey: Wages rise at 70% of US companies, most pass on costs

They came on like a storm, but are NFTs already over? Here are five signs the NFT hype is already crashing in this week's Five For Friday.

Are NFTs already over? 5 reasons the market is cooling

Twitter's board of directors voted to take a poison pill to try to prevent Elon Musk from a hostile takeover, but it's not the only group to do so.

Twitter popped a poison pill. Here are 3 other companies that did, too.

After Elon Musk made a bid to buy Twitter, the company's board of directors indicated it'd rather swallow a poison pill than let Musk take over.

What’s a poison pill and why is Twitter biting down?

With renters leaving big cities for greener pastures, here are the most popular destinations for those escaping high housing costs.

Renters are flocking to these 5 cities as housing costs skyrocket

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is all in on Twitter, offering roughly $43 billion to buy out the public company and take it private.

Elon Musk bear hugs Twitter with $43 billion buyout bid

Forty years ago, the United States was just emerging from "The Great Inflation," when the annual rate peaked near 15% and led to interest rate hikes.

As inflation hits 21st century high, is now anything like ‘The Great Inflation’?

Consumer prices in March climbed to a new 4-decade high of 8.5%, according to an inflation report economists described as "nasty" and "ugly.

8.5% inflation sets new 40-year high. But here’s the good news.

With property prices on planet Earth just out of this world, some priced-out investors might be looking for otherworldly real estate in the metaverse.

Why buy land in a virtual world? Inside the metaverse real estate frenzy

By refusing Twitter's board seat, Elon Musk will not be beholden to its restrictions and can acquire as much Twitter stock as he wants.

Elon Musk will not join Twitter’s board. Now what?

Harvard just accepted a record-low 3.2% of applicants for the class of 2026. But these five jobs are even more competitive than that.

5 things harder than getting into Harvard

JetBlue is trying to break up pending nuptials between fellow low-fare airlines Frontier and Spirit, offering to buy Spirit for $3.6 billion.

JetBlue makes unsolicited proposal to buy Spirit, threatening Frontier merger

Twitter is giving Elon Musk a board seat after the world's richest man became Twitter's largest shareholder, buying a 9.2% stake in the company.

Twitter gives Elon Musk board seat. Is an edit button next?

The country is missing its pocket change, driven largely by a push for cashless transactions during the pandemic.

Spare some change? Businesses are desperate for your coins

From coach salaries to gambling to broadcasting rights, the money behind March Madness will surprise even the biggest ballers.

5 mind-blowing money figures behind March Madness

In one of the biggest attacks in the cryptosphere to date, thieves stole $600 million in cryptocurrency from a blockchain bridge via Axie Infinity.

Cryptocurrency thieves nab $600 million in blockchain attack linked to Axie Infinity

There's a saying making the rounds these days in Russian oligarch sanction news: "Freezing is easy, seizing is hard."

From private jets to super yachts: The hunt for 5 Russian oligarch ‘toys’

With a billion-dollar industry up for grabs, ultra-fast delivery wars are breaking out on city streets, but U.S. companies have yet to deliver profits.

Hunger games: Ultra-fast delivery startups race to be last one standing

It's been nearly a month since Russia's stock market abruptly shut down over the country's invasion of Ukraine and a massive stock sell-off.

Russia to resume stock trading after record closure over Ukraine invasion

Tesla finally cut the ribbon on its Germany-based gigafactory, with Elon Musk presenting 30 customers with the first European-made Teslas.

Tesla opens new German factory as Musk teases ‘master plan’

The China Eastern flight lost contact around 2:15 p.m. while flying around 30,000 feet. Minutes later, the Boeing plane took a deep dive before crashing.

Boeing 737 plane crashes in southern China with 132 on board

Russia claims it made $117 million in debt payments due this week. But credit rating agencies are skeptical the country can stay in good standing.

Can Russia keep paying its debts and avoid default? It’s complicated.