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Florida Ticket Wins $800 Million Mega Millions Jackpot
A single Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida won an $800 million jackpot, the largest U.S. lottery prize awarded in 2026.
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A single Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida won an $800 million jackpot, the largest U.S. lottery prize awarded in 2026.
Berkshire Hathaway's cash holdings climbed to a record $397 billion as Warren Buffett continues waiting for more attractive investment opportunities.
NVIDIA co-founder Curtis Priem sold his entire stake for about $50 million by 2006—a holding that would be worth roughly $600 billion today.
Warren Buffett has called passing on Amazon's 1997 IPO one of the biggest mistakes of his career, with a hypothetical $1 million investment now worth billions.
Robinhood now allows AI agents to trade stocks and make purchases through dedicated user-funded accounts.
Bill Gates might have been worth up to $1.5 trillion today if he had held onto his Microsoft shares instead of diversifying in 2014.
The wealth gap in U.S. markets is accelerating as the top 10% now hold 88% of stocks, driven by decades of compounding and unequal participation.
The SEC releases a retail-focused bulletin explaining crypto custody options, key risks, and practical steps to protect wallets, keys, and seed phrases.
MrBeast is launching a fintech platform offering banking, investing, crypto and financial tools for his global audience.
Bank of America now advises clients that up to 4% of a portfolio may be allocated to Bitcoin and other crypto assets.
A damaged USB drive holding $4 million in bitcoin was restored through advanced data recovery and password reconstruction.
A Facebook mural artist’s $60,000 stock payment from 2005 is now worth about $200 million.