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Bitcoin has come a long way from being a questionable unit of transaction for illicit uses to near-mainstream acceptance. It hasn't been a cakewalk for the digital currency. Satoshi Nakamoto, widely recognized as the founder of bitcoin, mailed the white paper "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer...

Video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) has a hit on its hands: the company's "Red Dead Redemption 2" has raked in $725 million in sales in just three days.  What Happened Rockstar Games, a unit of Take-Two Interactive, said in a Tuesday ...

100 Thieves, a top esports company, has announced the completion of a Series A funding round, according to Forbes. What Happened The Series A funding round for 100 Thieves — one of the fastest-growing brands in the esports industry — now has $25 million in funding after the...

In the world of gaming, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)’s "Call of Duty" franchise has attracted over 100 million players since 2017. Eighteen games have been released in the series since its inaugural shooter release in 2003; "Call of Duty" had ...

Cryptocurrencies have been turning in a forgettable performance so far this year, with bitcoin — the most widely traded crypto — losing a whopping 56 percent year-to-date after a stellar performance in 2017. The digital currency universe is seeing a solid uptrend Monday...

Corporate earnings have been on a roll: S&P 500 earnings are set to grow 19.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, marking the third-highest quarterly earnings growth since the first quarter of 2011, according to the weekly Earnings Insight report by Factset.  Given the...

Just days ahead of the full legalization of cannabis in Canada, the Canadian arm of retail giant Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) confirmed it looked into selling cannabis products in its stores. What Happened Canadians may be able to purchase cannabis at some point in the future at Walmart stores, although...

Editor's note: This story has been edited to reflect an update by Forbes to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's philanthropy ranking that removed him from the list of the least generous billionaires.  For the first time, the Forbes 400 list includes a generosity ranking. The philanthropy rating...

According to Forbes’ annual ranking of the wealthiest Americans, there is a new No. 1 for the first time since 1994. This year, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder and CEO Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates’ 24-year run as the richest person in the United States. Gates’ No....

In the last year, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos pocketed $78.5 billion — just enough change to top all-time charts of U.S. wealth. Now valued at $160 billion, Bezos overcame Bill Gates ($97 billion) to become the nation’s wealthiest billionaire. Gates was one year short...