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Total margin debt has nearly doubled since March 2000. See full story.

Bitcoin pizza day? Laszlo Hanyecz spent $ 3.8 billion on pizzas in the summer of 2010 using the novel crypto

It’s Bitcoin Pizza day in the crypto community! About 11 years ago on May 22, Laszlo Hanyecz, one of the early adopters of the newfangled cryptocurrency that had just been coded into existence, purchased a pair of pizza pies using 10,000 bitcoins from Papa Johns. See full story.

Why the future for Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple and other pricey growth stocks isn’t so bright

Earnings growth won’t be robust enough to justify current stock prices, new research suggests. See full story.

Apple v. Epic: Tim Cook offers strong defense of App Store

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook offered a strong defense of the App Store in federal court early Friday to rebuff Epic Games Inc.’s claims that the digital platform is a monopoly. See full story.

We want to leave cold Midwest states for ‘warmer and drier climes’ and affordable health care on $ 44,000 a year — so where should we retire?

The curveball: their adult children are in Omaha, Neb., and Tucson. See full story.

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Couples say ‘I do’ to Zoom weddings and smaller ceremonies, cutting the cost — and stress — of wedding planning See full story.