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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Tesla's Bitcoin Bet Pays Off in Q3 2025

Tesla made a cool $80 million from its Bitcoin stash in the third quarter of 2025. This profit came just from Bitcoin's price going up, not from selling any of it. Tesla still has about 11, 509 BTC, worth around $1. 31 billion as of September 30. That's up from $1. 23 billion in the second quarter.

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Job Growth Hits a Wall: What's Going On?

The job market is in a funk. It's not growing much, and it's not shrinking either. This hasn't happened since the Great Recession in 2009. Back then, the Black Eyed Peas were topping the charts, and Bitcoin was worth almost nothing. A recent report shows that job growth in the U. S. has been slow.

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Big Money Moves: BlackRock's Bold Steps into Digital Investing

BlackRock is diving headfirst into the world of digital investments. They're cooking up new tech to turn all sorts of assets—like houses, stocks, and bonds—into digital tokens. This isn't just a small project; it's a big deal. Larry Fink, the big boss at BlackRock, spilled the beans on CNBC. He sai

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Ubisoft's Big Changes: What's Happening with the Gaming Giant?

Ubisoft is making some serious changes. Two of its studios, Massive Entertainment and RedLynx, are going through big shifts. Massive, known for games like The Division and upcoming titles like Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, is offering some employees a chance to leave voluntaril

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Job Shifts in the Gaming World: What's Happening?

The job market is feeling the heat, and it's not just about the weather. People are getting nervous about their jobs, and it's showing in how they spend money. Experts say that if layoffs keep happening, people might start saving more and spending less. In 2025, a lot of jobs are expected to disapp

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Local Leaders Tee Off for a Good Cause

Last month, the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 22nd Annual Golf Outing at Blackberry Oaks Golf Course. This event brought together local business leaders for a day of golf and networking. The outing featured a variety of fun activities, including mulligans, yardsticks, and on-course g

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Applied Materials: Big Changes Ahead

Applied Materials, a major player in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, is making some big moves. They plan to let go of 4% of their workforce. This means around 1, 400 people will lose their jobs. The company expects to spend between $160 million and $180 million on these layoffs,

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

Somerville's Big Bet on a Mystery Lab

Somerville is making a bold move to attract a big company. The city is thinking about giving up to $18 million in tax breaks. This is for a company that wants to move into a huge lab building. The building is already built and has 500, 000 square feet of space. This deal is called a TIF agreement.

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

From Finance to AI: A Young Entrepreneur's Journey

Raymond Zhao, a 23-year-old entrepreneur, has taken a bold step away from the finance world and into the exciting realm of artificial intelligence. His story begins with a dream to work at Goldman Sachs, a prestigious investment bank. He moved from Australia to the UK to study mathematics and statis

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Oct 24 2025BUSINESS

South Korea and the U. S. Talk Big Money

South Korea and the United States are in talks about a huge investment deal. The focus is on how to structure a $350 billion investment pledge from South Korea. This is different from earlier talks about a currency swap. The finance minister of South Korea, Koo Yun Cheol, said that the U. S. Treasu

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