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Glen Powell Credits ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Star Chris Pratt with Ushering in a New Kind of Leading Man

Everything’s currently coming up Glen Powell—but as far as he’s concerned, he’s standing on the backs of actors before him. In GQ’s latest cover story, the Running Man actor talked a lot about the stars who helped him breakout, even indirectly. Chief among them, according to Powell at least, is Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in the first Guardians in the Galaxy. It can be easy to forget, but the transformation from Andy to Peter Quill was a big deal back in the 2010s, and Powell credits Powell with a

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Here’s Why Crypto Set the Market on Fire Yesterday

Cryptocurrency markets skyrocketed into new territory Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled that interest rate reductions could be imminent, pushing the Dow to its first 800-point plus gain this year. That ended the Dow’s longest streak without a new high since Dec. 4, 2024, according to Dow Jones Market Data, and signaled a major surge of optimism at the prospect of some economic policy relief. Cryptos were major stars of that rally. Ethereum (ETH) climbed over 15% to reac

Ether notches first new record since 2021 after Powell speech teasing rate cuts

The second-largest cryptocurrency surged 15% late Friday, rising as high as $4,885.00 and surpassing its November 2021 record of $4,866.01. The price of ether smashed through its 2021 record on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming rate cuts and investors returned to risk-on mode. The moves came during Powell's annual address from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. "With policy in restrictive territory, the baseline outlook and the shifting balance of risks may warrant adjust

Ether surges, trading close to its record again after Powell speech teasing rate cuts

The second-largest cryptocurrency was last higher by 12% at $4,738.91, according to Coin Metrics. Last week, ether nearly touched its 2021 all-time high of $4,866.01, before falling as low as the $4,000 level this Tuesday. The price of ether rebounded to near-record levels on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted at upcoming rate cuts and investors returned to risk-on mode. The moves came during Powell's annual address from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. "With policy in restrictive t

Trump Appears to Go TACO on Rumors He’ll Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Reports leaked Wednesday that President Donald Trump was getting ready to fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell. The news caused markets to dip, but TACO, the popular Wall Street acronym that stands for Trump Always Chickens Out, appears to be the dish of the day, as the president denied he was going to fire Powell while speaking to reporters in the White House. “He should have cut interest rates a long time ago. Europe has cut ’em 10 times in the short period of time, and we