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The grant from the Federal Transit Administration will allow the CTA to buy up to 300 new electric train cars.

Bitcoin's price has recently bounced back from a local bottom, sparking renewed optimism among investors and traders. As the leading cryptocurrency targets the $30,000 level once again, market participants are left wonde...

Investors are turning to these cash-equivalent investments, some of which are yielding 5% or more. But it pays to have a strategy beyond fear.

The mean fee to conduct a transaction on the Bitcoin network just shot to its highest level in nearly two years, as per data presented by crypto on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. On Friday, the average transaction fee c...

E-commerce spending appears to have held up better than expected to start the year, and that could help PayPal when it posts earnings Monday afternoon.

After 69 years, A-Z Rentals in Elgin is closing. Owner Phil Stumme says he's ready to retire as he sees the rental business changing and was unable to find anyone who wanted to buy it.

Efforts to transition to trade in national currencies in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can no longer be stopped, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. During a meeting with his colleagues in ...

A New Jersey woman was flown from Philadelphia to Jamaica instead of to Jacksonville, Florida, after Frontier Airlines' departure mix-up.

Insider's Phil Rosen interviews a blockchain executive on the state of the economy and his bitcoin forecast.

The Governor signed into law a bill that gives his board the chance to void real-estate development agreements signed by Disney in the last three months.

The trio of museum-quality Teslas could sell for a fortune, but it isn't clear if they can drive after sitting for so long.

Binance is under investigation by the US Justice Department over potential breaches of sanctions involving Russia. The probe is centered on whether Binance or its executives violated any sanctions related to Russia's inv...

The monarchy is spending more than in decades. A real-estate play is picking up the tab.

The Florida governor denounced Fox News' move to fire Tucker Carlson, saying it was "terrible" that the company let him go.

The bombings began after Yevgeny Prigozhin announced plans to withdraw Wagner Group mercenaries from the region, blaming Vladimir Putin for their deaths.

Lancetfish have washed up in Oregon and California, where a video from 2021 showed the fish flapping its fanged jaw and writhing wildly on the beach.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned of “highly uncertain and adverse” economic consequences if the U.S. defaults on its debt obligations. "No one should assume that the Fed can protect the economy from ...

New York bill targets cryptocurrency fraud that until now has faced little federal and state regulation      

The redevelopment plans are part of a city effort to bring more housing, at least 30% of it affordable, to the Loop

The government of Kazakhstan has collected over $7 million in taxes this and last year from enterprises mining cryptocurrency in the country. The news comes amid growing regulatory pressure that is limiting the industry'...

Dunkin' has a new perk brewing for members of its rewards program. Rewards members can fuel up with a free cup of coffee every Monday in May.      

Warren Buffett and right-hand man Charlie Munger are scheduled to answer roughly 60 questions from the public during the company's annual meeting.