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Will the real inventor of Bitcoin please stand up?
Nov 2, 2024, 8:51 PM
Why are still no closer to unmasking the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto?
TGI Fridays Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Nov 2, 2024, 7:45 PM
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Saturday but said its restaurants would remain open while it works on a “restructuring process.”
James Ledbetter, Media Critic and Business Journalist, Dies at 60
Nov 2, 2024, 5:58 PM
He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book about how the startup magazine The Industry Standard fizzled.
Once the most powerful woman in television, the founder of Springboard has spent the past 20 years identifying and funding female-led start-ups.
Berkshire Continues Retreat From Stocks
Nov 2, 2024, 10:29 AM
The conglomerate reported on Saturday that it had cut its holdings in Apple and Bank of America and increased its cash to a record high in the third quarter.
Berkshire Hathaway's cash fortress tops $300 billion as Buffett sells more stock, freezes buybacks
Nov 2, 2024, 9:12 AM
The Omaha-based conglomerate saw its cash fortress swell to a record $325.2 billion by the end of September.
A Whisperer to the Stars on the Middle East Conflict
Nov 2, 2024, 5:00 AM
Many in Hollywood have struggled to navigate how to talk about their support for Israel on social media. Some of them have turned to Hen Mazzig for advice.
Washington faces a giant tax debate in 2025. How Kamala Harris or Donald Trump would navigate it.
Nov 2, 2024, 9:06 AM
Whichever candidate prevails this November will immediately become the loudest voice in a fierce tax debate set to consume Washington in 2025.
In Pro Sports, as in the U.S., Political Support Is Divided
Nov 2, 2024, 9:00 AM
A pro-Harris video from LeBron James. A pro-Trump hat on Nick Bosa. With Election Day near, more have been showing their preference.
Warren Buffett continued to sell down his Apple stake, cutting about a quarter in the third period
Nov 2, 2024, 8:38 AM
The Oracle of Omaha downsized Apple — his biggest equity holding — for a fourth quarter in a row.
Mortgage rates below 6%? Not anytime soon.
Nov 2, 2024, 8:00 AM
Mortgage rates have risen due to new economic data and pre-election fears, and are in for another volatile few weeks.
Fears of Civil Unrest Stalk the Markets
Nov 2, 2024, 8:00 AM
Wall Street advisers say investors are increasingly anxious about the possibility of election-related violence.
Chart of the Week: Robinhood's earnings showed investors' love affair with options is growing
Nov 2, 2024, 7:28 AM
Robinhood's lastest quarterly results showed that the company's revenue from options trading has continued to balloon as retail investors — or traders — embrace the derivative.
Trump Is Betting Big on Musk’s Swing-State Moonshot
Nov 2, 2024, 5:06 AM
The candidate is leaning on an unusual canvassing effort funded by Elon Musk. If successful, it could usher in a new era when billionaires dominate ground campaigns.
It’s Time to Shop for Medicare, and 2025 Brings Big Changes
Nov 2, 2024, 5:02 AM
A bumper crop of revisions, including a stronger drug benefit, means the plan you enrolled in for 2024 may not be the best fit next year.