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ENTERTAINMENT
NYC Starbucks locations to shutter amid coffee giant’s ongoing nation-wide closures, hundreds of layoffs
Trouble is brewing for the country’s most famous coffee brand, as Starbucks announced it will lay off 900 workers and close down shops across the country, including dozens in NYC, some of which are unionized. REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ Delgado/File Photo Trouble is brewing for the country’s most famous coffee brand, as Starbucks announced it will lay off 900 workers and close…
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LIFESTYLE
Stepping Into The Spinnaverse
If you live in Brooklyn, chances are good you’ve heard of DJ Spinna, who has been a musical force in New York going back to at least the mid-1990s. However, if you asked a randomly selected panel of five locals why they’d heard of DJ Spinna, you might just get five very different versions of his claim(s) to fame. The…
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REAL ESTATE
Domino Square’s waterfront ice skating rink reopens in November
After a successful debut last year, Williamsburg’s first waterfront ice skating rink at Domino Park will return this winter. Two Trees Management announced Monday that the 7,000-square-foot rink will open on November 10, offering New Yorkers the chance to skate with scenic views of the skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge through February 22, 2026. The rink’s popular DJ nights, holiday-themed…
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CRYPTO
Pavel Durov Declines To Censor Moldova Election Content on Telegram
Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov claimed that French intelligence services asked him to censor content related to the election in Moldova in 2024 in exchange for saying “good things” to the judge overseeing his trial, which he declined to do. Durov said the messaging platform initially took down some posts that “clearly” violated Telegram’s terms of service, but declined to remove…
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FINANCE
Trump’s new executive order could dramatically change your retirement account — why you need to be careful now
New rules are expanding what Americans can hold in their 401(k)s and other tax-advantaged retirement accounts. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump has opened the door for certain “alternative assets” — like private credit, private equity, and even cryptocurrencies — to be included in their portfolios. [1] Proponents say this shift “democratizes” access to investment opportunities traditionally reserved…
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ECONOMY
The Emergence of Tokenized Investment Funds and Their Use Cases
Pablo Azar, Francesca Carapella, JP Perez-Sangimino, Nathan Swem, and Alexandros P. Vardoulakis A blockchain is a distributed database where independent computers across the world maintain identical copies of a transaction record, updating it only when the network reaches consensus on new transactions—making the history transparent and extraordinarily difficult to alter. Historically, bonds have traded almost entirely in over-the-counter (OTC) markets, while equities…
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MARKET
‘I haven’t filed taxes in 20 years’: I’m 55 and about to get laid off. I’ve $1 million in crypto. Am I in big trouble?
“I have $800,000 split across two 401(k) plans and a $69,000 lump-sum pension.” Source link
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MONEY
How To Launch Your Clothing Brand Side Hustle on Etsy With Zero Upfront Costs
Have you ever thought of starting your own clothing brand but felt held back by the cost? Maybe you thought you needed thousands of dollars to invest in inventory, rent a space, or buy equipment before you could make extra income in this way. With print-on-demand platforms like Printify and Printful, and a marketplace like… Have you ever thought of…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Trump Signs off on TikTok Deal as China Weighs Details
Is this news? Look, I don’t even know at this stage. What I do know is that the White House has today published a press release which declares that U.S. President Donald Trump has “saved TikTok” while protecting U.S. national security, based on Trump signing a new executive order that approves the sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based consortium, which…
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GADGET
Apple is reportedly nearing production for its M5 MacBooks
The latest Apple silicon is about to hit the assembly lines, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the latest Power On newsletter, Gurman said that Apple “is nearing mass production of its next MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and two new Mac monitors.” Gurman added that these upgraded products are scheduled for release sometime between the end of this year and…
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