Jodie Kelley, Electronic Transactions Association CEO, discusses the hit to Bitcoin and explains how the Justice Department was able to recover much of the ransom paid out during the Colonial Pipeline hack. FOX Business

Do you know anyone that’s worked with Sir Elton John or Elon Musk, sent people down to see the wreck of the Titanic on the sea bed or closed museums in Florence for a private dinner party and then had Andrea Bocelli serenade them while they eat their pasta – well, you do now. Quoted…

Roger Bootle, chairman at Capital Economics, discusses his concerns about inflation and climate change. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.” Bloomberg Markets and Finance

The legendary investor has been on a quest to give away more than 99% of his wealth and he’s already donated more than $42 billion. FORBES TV

#EIDL#PPP#Stimulus The U.S. Small Business Administration launched the Community Navigator Pilot Program, a $100 million grant program enacted through the American Rescue Plan Act, which will provide counseling, networking and the assistance needed during this time of economic recovery to the nation’s smallest businesses. The program will target small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as…

President Biden formally proposed a $6 trillion budget for the next fiscal year, a level of spending that’s nearly 50% higher than before the pandemic. Steve Forbes on why this proposed spending binge deserves more discussion and debate and on how, if passed, investors will be in for a shock, as stocks will crash, and…

Kudlow’ host calls the president’s proposed tax plan ‘insanity. The new Biden’s capital Gains tax is ” an assault on the middle class!” Fox Business

Demand for lumber has skyrocketed during the pandemic, sending prices to all-time highs. This video explains what’s driving the lumber boom, who’s profiting, and why those growing the trees aren’t reaping the benefits. Illustration: Liz Ornitz/WSJ Wall Street Journal

The surge in cryptocurrency shows no sign of abating, with a total market cap now exceeding the world’s two most valuable companies, Apple and Saudi Aramco. But the shape of the crypto market is changing rapidly, with bitcoin potentially dropping below 50% of the value of all coins for the first time in three years.…