Maryland gaming industry delivers $1.589 billion to state programs in fiscal year 2025
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Lottery, casinos, sportsbooks, and daily fantasy sports operators contributed a combined $1.589 billion to state programs and services during Fiscal Year 2025, according to new figures released…
Warren Buffett Announces Massive $11 Billion Purchase, Largest Deal In Years
Warren Buffett Announces Massive $11 Billion Purchase, Largest Deal In Years Harry Wilmerding on March 21, 2022 Warren Buffet announced a massive $11 billion acquisition Monday, the largest deal in roughly five…
Google To Buy Cybersecurity Firm For $5.4 Billion
Google To Buy Cybersecurity Firm For $5.4 Billion Harry Wilmerding on March 8, 2022 Google announced Tuesday it was purchasing a cybersecurity leader for $5.4 billion in an effort to boost the…
Founder of Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Charged in $2 Billion BitConnect Ponzi Scheme
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Daniel C. Silva, Mark W. Pletcher, Lisa Sanniti, and Carl Brooker NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – February 25, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A federal grand jury returned an indictment…
Wall Street Giant Swallows Up 12,000 More Apartments For $5.8 Billion
Blackstone Inc. bought out Preferred Apartment Communities and the 12,000 apartments it owned in the Southeast for $5.8 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Blackstone is one the world’s largest commercial…
Biden Administration Rolls Out $3 Billion EV Battery Program
The Biden administration will invest nearly $3 billion to fund domestic battery manufacturing projects in the coming months, the Department of Energy announced Friday. The federal government issued two notices of intent,…
ICE Homeland Security Investigations partners in investigation leading to 2 arrests for alleged conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) contributed to an investigation resulting in the arrest of two individuals this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to…
Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency
WASHINGTON – Two individuals were arrested this morning in Manhattan for an alleged conspiracy to launder cryptocurrency that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex,…
Scutari touts $3 billion debt payment
From the desk of Senate President Nick Scutari Trenton – Senate President Nick Scutari issued the following statement welcoming the state savings produced by the “New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund” that…
Sarlo says New Jersey plan to pay down $3 billion in debt a critical investment into pension system
From the desk of Paul Sarlo Trenton – Senate Budget Chair Paul Sarlo today said Treasury’s plan to pay down $3 billion in high-interest debt underscores the importance of the Legislature’s insistence on…
After Giving China $1.2 Billion for COVID-19 at home tests, Biden Touts New “Made in America” Policy
UPPER MARLBORO, MD – Just weeks after the Biden Administration promised at home COVID-19 testing kits for every American, then buying $1.2 billion worth of masks from China, President Joe Biden is…
Facebook Parent Company To Lose $200 Billion In Market Value After Dropping A Whopping 20%
Ailan Evans on February 3, 2022 Facebook parent company Meta is on pace to lose roughly $200 billion in market value as shares plummeted early Thursday. The company’s shares dropped as much…
Despite rising costs, Americans will still eat 1.2 billion chicken wings during Superbowl weekend
Football fans might be surprised at the matchup, but one thing is not surprising: America’s love for chicken wings. This is never more apparent than on Super Bowl weekend, when wings are…
Fact Check: Trending meme highlights link between Neil Young, Pfizer, Vaccine Misinformation and the company that paid him $1 billion for his music
Musician and songwriter Neil Young recently asked Spotify to remove his music catalog because conservative shock jock Joe Rogan hurt his feelings with “vaccine misinformation”. You might ask yourself, why does an…
Microsoft To Buy Activision For Almost $70 Billion
Microsoft agreed to purchase video game giant Activision Blizzard for almost $70 billion, its largest acquisition in company history, multiple sources reported. Microsoft announced Tuesday that it agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard…
Energy Department Burned Through Nearly $1 Billion On Failed Projects Intended To Cut Carbon Emissions
The Department of Energy (DOE) invested $1.1 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, many of which were unsuccessful or canceled, over the last decade, according to a federal watchdog report.…
Tech Billionaire Elon Musk Unloads Another $1 Billion In Company Stock
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk sold another roughly $1 billion in Tesla shares, nearing his apparent target of selling 10% of his stake in the electric car company. Musk sold 934,090 shares,…
Biggest Natural Disasters Cost World $170 Billion In 2021: REPORT
The world’s most devastating climate catastrophes of 2021 racked up about $170 billion in insured losses, according to a report from the disaster relief group Christian Aid published Monday. The estimate was…
Criminals Stole Almost $100 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Payments, Secret Service Says
The U.S. Secret Service announced Tuesday that criminals used fraudulent COVID-19 relief applications and other means to steal nearly $100 billion in pandemic benefits. “The Secret Service currently has more than 900…
Elon Musk Unloads Almost $1 Billion In Tesla Shares, Totaling Nearly $10 Billion This Month
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold nearly $1 billion shares of stock in his company after unloading almost $10 billion in November, CNBC reported. Musk, the richest man in the world, according to…
Amazon Slapped With Massive $1.3 Billion Fine For Anti-Competitive Practices
An Italian regulator hit Amazon with a massive fine Thursday over alleged anti-competitive business practices. The Italian Competition Authority issued the $1.3 billion penalty after the results of its investigation into Amazon…