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Silicon Valley Bank was flying high, but when public confidence started to crack, the bank collapsed in a matter of hours.

A woman bought a $4 thrift-store painting on a whim — only to discover it was a long-lost work by famed American illustrator N.C. Wyeth that later sold at auction for nearly $200,000.

Starting a small business feels exciting until reality rear-ends you at a stoplight. You’ve got the leash clips, the loyal clients, the dream van that smells like treats and upholstery cleaner. Then one crash later, your van’s totaled, and you realize you forgot one thing: insurance. Here’s what happens next—and how to fix it before it buries your business.

Tech giants like Meta, Google, and Amazon are pouring billions of dollars into nuclear power in a bid to power the future of our digital world.

When crypto prices soared to record highs, many saw it as the golden ticket to wealth. Online forums overflowed with overnight success stories, and social media made every token look like the next big thing. Then the crash came, and it left people staring at debts far larger than their screens. Now, a curious question lingers: if someone willingly bought in and lost everything, could they hold themselves legally accountable? Here’s a closer look at how the law views self-inflicted financial disasters.

The success story of Crocs footwear comes from a simple manufacturing process and a smart marketing strategy.

In its heyday, Sears was America’s largest retailer. But after years of terrible business decisions, the Sears success story unravelled.

Nobody expects a tiny piece of metal to hold secrets that outlast entire lifetimes, yet some coins carry histories that feel almost unbelievable. They are artifacts with attitudes and wild pasts that rewrote their own worth.

Father Jamie MacLeod’s £400 antiques-shop painting hung quietly on a retreat-house wall for years. It looked like a simple old portrait—pleasant, a little mysterious, but nothing remarkable. Then one casual visit to Antiques Roadshow turned that quiet purchase into one of the show’s most extraordinary discoveries.

Many people panic over rising interest rates, but there some ways that you can make high interest rates work in your favor.

Countries dependent on crude oil revenues are stepping up their green energy investment not just because of obligations, but out of necessity.

It sat forgotten for decades, passed from hand to hand as mere decoration. Then a scrap dealer bought it for melt value—unaware he’d just revived a masterpiece crafted for the Tsar himself.