The basic inequity in the tax system is hard to swallow

Tesla, GameStop, and the power of ‘meme stocks’

“Who controls the memes, controls the Universe” — Elon Musk (June 26, 2020) Eons ago, when I was interviewing for a job at another financial publication, I could tell the precise moment everything went off the rails. All was going well—until my last interview when a wizened editor showed up and asked me a question […]

Bitcoin bulls and bears: Tech execs discuss what’s in store for cryptocurrency

Seeing the U.S. already fall behind China in the race to 5G, Brad Garlinghouse is worried another hotly contested technological battle is headed in the same direction: the race to cryptocurrency preeminence. As the CEO of Ripple––a software company focused on solving cross-border payment inefficiencies using blockchain technology––Garlinghouse is frustrated with what he believes to […]

Monster earnings from Apple and Facebook lift global stocks

Futures are heading higher, looking to snap a two-day losing streak. Read More