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Drinking hot water, eating warm congee and dressing in red to pray for good luck are daily rituals shared by social media users across the globe who have embraced a new lifestyle trend, declaring: ...

Gold has been considered a store of value for thousands of years. In 2026, it’s been trading more like a meme stock than a safe haven. Investors often flock to gold when crises hit, inflation spikes ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics opening ceremony live updates from Milano Cortina. The broadcast coverage of the 2026 Milano Cortino Winter Olympics continues on Friday, Feb. 6 with NBC airing a number ...

NBC and Peacock to Lead NBCU’s Coverage of the XXV Winter Olympic Games from Northern Italy STAMFORD, Conn. – January 22, 2026 – The biggest Winter Olympics ever will have more ways for viewers to ...

Fox News Channel (FNC) has been America’s No. 1 cable news option for 24 consecutive years after dominating January, commanding nearly 60% of the cable news share across both total day and primetime.

Moltbot founder Peter Steinberger publicly denied any involvement with meme coins, warning that all tokens using his name or project branding are scams. The controversy followed a forced rebrand from ...

What began as a dramatic short squeeze in early 2021 has evolved into a persistent force in equity markets. Retail participation in U.S. equities has risen to nearly 20% of average daily trading ...

A clip of a ‘Nihilistic Penguin’ walking away from his colony toward certain death in the distant mountains has gone viral—where did the footage come from, and what does the meme mean? A viral clip of ...