When Ray Dalio, the multibillionaire founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, announced his retirement in October, both he and the firm he founded more than four decades […]
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Back to news homeThe Blurred Lines Between Goldman C.E.O.’s Day Job and His D.J. Gig
Once Mr. Solomon and Mr. Mestel settled on Whitney Houston, Mr. Mestel convinced Pat Houston, the sister-in-law of the deceased singer who is the executor of her estate, to sign […]
She’s Building a Little Jewish Magazine on Big Ideas
Judaism was woven into the fabric of everyday household conversations. But sometimes her family’s faith was tinged with fear. Ms. Angel’s grandmother, a Greek Jew, was a Holocaust survivor who […]
Chamath Palihapitiya, The ‘SPAC King,’ Is Over It
To prevent them from influencing investors, companies going public through I.P.O.s are largely barred from making projections. But SPACs have no such restrictions because the Securities and Exchange Commission treats […]
Hans Niemann Is the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat?
For years, its subscriber base and profits rose gradually and steadily. Then the pandemic struck.“You could track it by country,” said Mr. Allebest. “India locked down, registrations from India went […]
YouTube Stars Rhett and Link Think This Is Their Moment
“We had a wardrobe room and a prop room, and people were going, ‘Does anyone want this?’” Mr. Hecox recalled.Brian Flanagan, Mythical’s chief operating officer, says the company’s business model […]
Caroline Ellison Was a Little-Known Crypto Trader. Then FTX Collapsed.
When his cryptocurrency exchange started teetering in early November, Sam Bankman-Fried went on Twitter to calm everyone down. FTX was fine, he insisted. Nothing to worry about. Joining him in […]
Elon Musk Seems to Answer to No One. Except for a Judge in Delaware.
Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, the chief judge of Delaware’s Chancery Court, gave Mr. Musk until Friday to acquire Twitter. She is also the judge in at least one other case […]
‘Miles Walked, Miles Driven’: This Year’s College Essays About Money
Each year, we seek out college application essays about money, work or social class. Here are five from writers who are now undergraduates. Read More
Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Return to Center Stage. Their Own.
After a six-year hiatus, the Clinton Global Initiative returned to New York City this week, bringing together leaders from the worlds of nonprofit, government and business, with a few celebrities […]