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He added, “I think it would make sense to integrate payments into Twitter so that it’s easy to send money back and forth, and fiat currency as well as crypto — essentially, whatever somebody would find useful. So my goal would be to maximize the usefulness of the service — the more useful it is,

Data: Google Trends; Map: Jacque Schrag and Will Chase/Axios Search interest in gas prices has risen steeply in the U.S. as the national average hit an unprecedented $5 per gallon on June 11, new Google Trends data shows. Driving the news: "Gas prices

With the switch of a Federal Bureau of Investigation crime reporting system last year, nearly 40% of law enforcement agencies nationwide failed to submit data to the agency, including New York and Los Angeles.

The U.S. Federal Reserve's big interest rate hike on Wednesday -- and the expectation of more to come -- is aimed at bringing down 40-year high inflation topping 8% on an annual basis in recent months.

The Fed hiked its key interest rate by the most since 1994 to fight inflation. It forecast more big increases that will impact rates for consumers.

The Federal Open Market Committee released its decision on interest rates Wednesday, with markets expecting a three-quarter point hike.

Retail sales unexpectedly dropped in May as consumers -- confronted with the hottest inflation since 1981 -- pulled back on spending.

First identified by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), this system has two Earth-sized planets around a small M-dwarf star, named HD 260655.

Did China stumble with strange signals coming from exoplanets?

Another U.S. refinery is planning to close by 2024 and maybe earlier, joining six others that have already shuttered. The Houston refinery, which is operated by LyondellBasell industries, is slated to close at the end of 2023 due to the financial burden of upgrading its infrastructure and to

Markets face another half-point rate hike this week and the prospect of sharper increases ahead when the Federal Reserve concludes its two-day policy-setting meeting Wednesday.

Oops, Joe Biden's plans go awry again...

Food prices and export bans have been on the rise. Rice, a staple food in much of Asia, could be next, industry watchers say.

Inflation has hit a 41-year-high after climbing to 8.6% in June compared to 8.3% in the previous month as compared to the same time period in the previous year.

A new bill would set a higher threshold for what slot winnings need to be reported to the IRS (which Caesars, MGM, and others should love). Should you bet on it passing?

The golden arches and Big Mac may have gone, but Russians saw McDonald's restaurants reopen on Sunday under new branding and ownership.

PayPal has announced that its users will now be able to transfer their money from PayPal accounts to other wallets and exchanges. This new measure is a response to the growing demand from its customers to open up to the potential of bitcoin. Since Bitcoin

American Express and Abra are launching a new credit card that will allow shoppers to earn cryptocurrency rewards "tradable across over 100 different cryptocurrencies" without annual or foreign transaction fees. American Express and Abra Launching

The card, developed in partnership with crypto wealth manager Abra, will transact in U.S. dollars and offer crypto back on any purchase category and amount. The rollout is expected later this year.

President Joe Biden is preparing to finalize a first-of-its-kind deal with Spain to resettle refugees from the Western Hemisphere that continue to flood into the U.S., a Wednesday evening report revealed.