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AI Woodstock

March 18, 2024 | The most important stock in markets is hosting the year's most important conference. That’s right, Nvidia’s annual conference on artificial intelligence — which Bank of America analysts frankly called “AI Woodstock” — commenced today.

Serendipity

March 17, 2024 | Sure, you can chalk up a business’s success to big plans, brilliant ideas, and excellent execution—usually, those go a long way. But much of business (and life) comes down to serendipity—essentially, being in the right place at the right time.

Cybercrime Is Booming

March 16, 2024 | Cybercrime losses have tripled since 2020. Let’s get to all the charts and insights in 2 minutes to read.

Sorry, Realtors

March 15, 2024 | The second-order effects of economic changes are never as obvious as they seem. Take interest rates, for example. Surely, higher rates, boosting mortgage costs, would suppress homebuyer demand, resulting in lower housing prices, right?

Rockets & Feathers

March 14, 2024 | We can’t prove that profits drive prices and vice versa. There are many factors at play. However, consider a rockets and feathers analogy that Goldman economists created.

Left Behind

March 13, 2024 | While the Western world has hiked interest rates in response to a pandemic-era inflation burst, the planet’s third-biggest economy has seemingly missed the memo, keeping interest rates extremely low — Japanese government bonds maturing in 10 years pay meager yields just shy of 0.8%.

It Isn’t Just Big Tech

March 12, 2024 | Against popular belief, this market isn’t just about a few wonderful mega-cap companies. A broad group of companies has fueled the recent climb to record highs, even as monster companies like Apple and Tesla have sunk this year.

Place Your Bets

March 11, 2024 | You can bet on almost anything in markets if you're clever enough. Typically, people think of this in two basic ways — you can bet on stocks, bonds, gold, bitcoin, etc., to go higher or lower in price.

The Sound of Music

March 10, 2024 | Thanks to AI, the music world has been democratized like never before. But it also reignited debates around originality, artistry, and intellectual property.

An Incredible Moment

October 25, 2024 | Hedge fund icon Paul Tudor Jones didn’t mince words this week in a wide-ranging conversation with CNBC, saying the U.S. must inflate and outgrow its debt burden.

The Family Office

October 23, 2024 | There’s a new career track on the block. Business schools are racing to launch family office programs as the sector booms.

The Basic Advantage

October 21, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig argues that being a disciplined, independent investor has never been harder. We think he has a point. Benjamin Graham wrote, “The investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself.”

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