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The post Why Are “Retail Choice” Electricity Markets More Expensive? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. CEDAR CREEK, TEXAS – the Bastrop Energy Center Power Plant is seen on December 30, 2024 in Cedar Creek, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Getty Images Deregulation for American electricity markets was supposed to usher in cheap electricity for consumers. It has not. Far and away, utility customers in regulated electricity markets are paying less for power. The most recent tally for 2024 shows overcharges ranging up to $480 per residential account. In aggregate, Americans in retail choice markets paid almost $4 billion in overcharges to receive the same electrons that everyone else receives. In “Caveat Emptor: America’s $48 Billion Competitive Retail Electricity Bust,” author Laurel Peltier, using data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, shows cost differentials in service areas where consumers can choose to buy from a chosen retailer or from the incumbent, pr

The post Indiana Pacers Waive Center Micah Potter, Gain Financial Flexibility appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – APRIL 07: Micah Potter #11 of the Indiana Pacers celebrates after making a shot in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on April 07, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Pacers plan to waive center Micah Potter, creating an open roster spot and financial flexibility. After signing wing Kelly Oubre using the Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception, the Pacers became hard capped at the first salary cap apron, meaning there is no circumstance in which their total team salary can exceed $209.015 million during the 2026-27 campaign. But after the Oubre addition, the Pacers total roster cost plus incentives sat at $207.13 million, meaning they could fit in less than $2 million more of team salary. Earlier on Wednesday, Indiana agreed to terms with vete

The post Bad Bunny Beats Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Record With 9 Emmy Nominations appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 08: Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Getty Images Before Bad Bunny took the stage at Levi’s Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, prominent Republicans had already denounced the NFL’s decision to book him. President Trump weighed in with, “I never heard of him. I don’t know who he is.” Turning Point USA staged a competing broadcast called “The All-American Halftime Show.” The FCC received over 2,000 complaints about the performance, criticising the choreography and Bad Bunny’s lyrics. On Wednesday morning, the Television Academy awarded Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio with nine Emmy nominations — more than any Super Bowl halftime show in history. The record was previously held by Lady Ga

The post Dodgers Prospect Josue De Paula Seeks Second All-Star Futures Game MVP appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. ATLANTA: Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula reacts after hitting a three-run home run during the 2025 All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park on July 12, 2025. He won the Larry Doby Award as the game’s MVP. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Getty Images Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Josue De Paula is seeking to go where no baseball player has gone before: winning a second MVP Award in the All-Star Futures Game. De Paula won the Larry Doby Award after hitting a go-ahead three-run home run in the 2025 contest in Atlanta. The award is named after the Baseball Hall of Famer who became the first black player in American League history in 1947. “It meant a lot,” De Paula told Mark Feinsand of MLB.com last July. “I was overtaken by emotions, especially doing it in front of my dad. That’s something that doesn’t happen very often. “I just wanted to go up there, see ball,

The post Meta’s Market Value Passes Tesla’s—But Both Stocks Are Still Tanking appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Meta edged past Tesla in market value Wednesday—not because Meta’s stock rose, but because Tesla’s fell harder—setting up Meta’s earnings report later this month as a test of whether the tech giant’s big spending on artificial intelligence is paying off. Meta shares topped Tesla’s market value by more than $50 million. Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images Key Facts Meta’s total market value crossed above Tesla’s on Wednesday, with Meta shares trading at $605.16 as of 1:25 p.m. EDT—giving the company a market value of over $1.5 trillion. Meta shares were down 1.7% on the day even as the milestone was reached, while Tesla’s stock slid over 2.3%, handing Meta the lead in market value by default rather than through any gain of its own. Meta has traded between $520.26 and $796.25 since last July and is now roughly around the middle of that range, well below the

The post Michael Jackson Returns To No. 1 — And Leads Multiple Charts appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Michael Jackson commands multiple albums charts in the U.K. with two different projects, as both The Essential and the Michael soundtrack rule. American Pop singer Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) performs on stage at Madison Square Garden during the ‘Bad Tour,’ New York, New York, March 5, 1988. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) Getty Images Michael Jackson has been referred to as one of the bestselling musicians – and by some estimates, perhaps the bestselling artist – of all time. Sales are not nearly as important in today’s music economy as they were when the King of Pop got his start, as these days, millions of music lovers all around the planet choose to consume their music via platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, iHeartRadio and dozens of others. Some legacy acts have never quite found an audience on these websites, but Jackson certainly has, and his fates on stream

The post Tina Turner Charts A New Bestselling Album Years After Her Passing appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Tina Turner’s Wildest Dreams returns to one chart in the U.K. and debuts on another decades after its initial release following an anniversary reissue. American R&B and Pop singer Tina Turner performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 12, 1987. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Getty Images Tina Turner enjoyed a recording career that spanned more than three decades. She got her start as one half of Ike & Tina, and eventually, she broke out and made a name for herself, reaching greater heights on her own than she had with her one-time spouse. Though she was not always on top of the charts, Turner continued to record music until 1999, when she dropped Twenty Four Seven, her tenth and final solo collection. The singer’s prior album, Wildest Dreams, was recently reissued to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary. The new edition came

The post World Cup Brands Battle Hydration Own Goals And Scoring With Stories appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Story telling is in but hydration breaks have left fans cold. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Getty Images The 2026 FIFA World Cup has become a battle between brands as retailers and food and beverage companies, have offered up a masterclass in what modern sports marketing should look like…and what doesn’t play well. The biggest winners have been brands that understand soccer fans don’t just consume matches anymore but content, memes, social media and shared experiences. The losers are those that have mistaken sponsorship for engagement or, worse still, become associated with the tournament’s growing commercialization, anathema to many European fans especially. No issue better illustrates that tension than FIFA’s controversial hydration breaks. Touted as a player welfare measure amid concerns over summer temperatures, the mandatory three-minute stoppages have instead