Trump meme coin surges to nearly $11B in value on Inauguration Day

Trump meme coin surges to nearly B in value on Inauguration Day

Donald Trump’s newly launched cryptocurrency surged on Monday to more than $10 billion in market value as billions poured into trading just hours before the president-elect takes the oath of office. The meteoric rise in the digital currency’s value coincided with Bitcoin hitting a record high — the latest indication that cryptocurrency investors are bullish … Read more

Investors Panic as Trump Coin Nosedives by Over 40% After Launch of Melania Coin

Investors Panic as Trump Coin Nosedives by Over 40% After Launch of Melania Coin

The $TRUMP Coin launched by Donald Trump on Friday surged over 1000% to over £60 ($74) per token on Sunday before nosediving to as low as £26 ($32) when Melania Trump announced the rollout of her own official $MELANIA meme coin. The incoming First Lady posted on X, formerly Twitter: “The Official Melania Meme is … Read more

Why mega-merger mania is coming to the fore in the mining industry

Why mega-merger mania is coming to the fore in the mining industry

The Rio Tinto Group logo atop Central Park tower, which houses the company’s offices, in Perth, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The mining sector appears poised for a frantic year of dealmaking, following market speculation over a potential tie-up between industry giants Rio Tinto and Glencore. It comes … Read more

Trump speaks with Apple CEO Tim Cook, teases US investment

Trump speaks with Apple CEO Tim Cook, teases US investment

President-elect Trump on the eve of his inauguration says he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook and teased a potential move by the world’s most valuable company. “I spoke with Tim Cook of Apple. He said they’re going to make a massive investment in the United States because of our big election win,” he said … Read more

South Africa, you’re NOT alone in battling ‘Janu-worry in 2025’

South Africa, you’re NOT alone in battling ‘Janu-worry in 2025’

If you’re struggling with Janu-worry in 2025, don’t worry, you’re not alone. In a rare calendar event, the average gap between the last payday in December 2024 and January is nearly 50 days! Meaning you’ve had to make your salary last nearly double the length of time it usually does. Which is certainly no easy … Read more

TikTok’s brief shutdown blasted as likely ‘deliberate PR stunt’ to create ‘sense of panic’

TikTok’s brief shutdown blasted as likely ‘deliberate PR stunt’ to create ‘sense of panic’

TikTok’s decision to shut the app down for barely 12 hours – only to restore access to the China-owned app on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump chimed in – appeared to be a PR stunt meant to stoke a public outcry, policy experts told The Post. “TikTok’s early shutdown either came down to corporate incompetence … Read more

How To Buy Trump Coin: Surges Over 1000% To Become 14th Largest Crypto in Record Time

How To Buy Trump Coin: Surges Over 1000% To Become 14th Largest Crypto in Record Time

The $TRUMP coin launched by President-elect Donald Trump on Friday has soared by over 1000% to hover above £59.95 ($73) per token at 4:10 p.m. ET, Sunday, just a day before he assumes Office. The token’s fully diluted value (FDV) market capitalisation was £59.95 billion ($73 billion). Trump reportedly launched the $TRUMP meme coin on … Read more

Steak ‘n Shake to cook fries in beef tallow: ‘Authentic way’

Steak ‘n Shake to cook fries in beef tallow: ‘Authentic way’

Fast-food chain Steak ‘n Shake announced on Thursday that it will be cooking its shoestring fries in 100% beef tallow by the end of Feb. 2025.  “Our fries will now be cooked in an authentic way, 100% beef tallow, in order to achieve the highest quality and best taste,” Chris Ward, chief supply chain officer for Steak ‘n … Read more

TikTok goes dark for 170M US users as app mentions Trump will work on solution

TikTok goes dark for 170M US users as app mentions Trump will work on solution

TikTok has gone down — for now. The popular video-sharing app, used by 170 million Americans, went dark late Saturday after TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company announced that they will make their services “temporarily unavailable.” Shortly before 11 p.m., US users were greeted with a message that said: “Sorry TikTok isn’t available right now” and the site … Read more

Trump says he ‘most likely’ will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban

Trump says he ‘most likely’ will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban

By HALELUYA HADERO The clock is ticking toward a U.S. ban on TikTok, but users seeking clarity on what that will mean did not get much Saturday from the company that runs the popular video-sharing platform or the tech giants that offer the TikTok app in their digital marketplaces. However, President-elect Donald Trump said in … Read more