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AI Tipping Point

February 22, 2024 | “The most important stock on planet Earth,” that’s what Wall Street has to say about Nvidia, which keeps going up.

Shadow Insider Trading

February 21, 2024 | What happened when a biotech executive bought options on another drug company’s stock, earning $120,000? The SEC came knock, knock, knockin’.

February 20, 2024 | Yes, your home reno is very impressive and ambitious, but it pales in comparison to what’s going on in Saudi Arabia. Big things are happening in the kingdom whose Crown Prince has committed to turning the Middle East into “the new Europe.”

International Bestseller

February 18, 2024 | The great American author Stephen King rejected himself. King had written his first story, ‘Carrie,’ but threw it in the trash because he felt it was inadequate. The next day, his wife pulled the story draft out of the trash.

Chocolate Block

February 17, 2024 | A heartwarming story out of the nation’s capital: After her father was diagnosed with cancer, a young woman began collecting and donating books for kids undergoing their own cancer treatments.

Share the Wealth

February 16, 2024 | Private equity (PE) doesn’t exactly have a stellar reputation for treating employees well. Instead, buyout deals usually spur strict cost-cutting and layoffs, providing strong returns for investors in PE funds.

Finance 101

February 15, 2024 | Baylor University is a private, Christian university about 95 miles south of Dallas, with strong athletic programs. But now, it’s getting known for its stellar endowment performance.

Bond Rally Goes Poof

February 14, 2024 | And just like that, they’re gone. No, that’s not a Valentine’s Day musing about the one who got away. Rather, we’re talking about bond market gains since investors got hooked on the prospect of rate cuts in 2024 amid the Fed’s December meeting.