Ideas Farm: Should you bet against the business press?

EDITORIAL Climate change and state investments

Financial hacks can be late to the party How reliably late they are is hard to gauge Lots of idea-generating content… A fortnight ago, The Economist ran a cover story under the headline ‘Crypto’s Downfall’. To many onlookers, the timing and rationale for the provocatively titled piece made perfect sense. With the implosion of the … Read more

REVOLT y Target continúan apoyando a los emprendedores negros con la segunda temporada de ‘Bet on Black’

REVOLT y Target continuan apoyando a los emprendedores negros con

Cada episodio presenta a los empresarios negros más brillantes de la actualidad que presentan sus ideas comerciales impulsadas por una misión para tener la oportunidad de asegurar más $500,000 en financiación LOS ANGELES, 20 de octubre de 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Plataforma multimedia líder de propiedad negra REVUELTA anunció hoy el estreno de la segunda temporada … Read more

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor once lost $6 billion in a day. His big bet on Bitcoin might sink him once and for all

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor once lost 6 billion in a

It was the early hours before MicroStrategy’s IPO in 1998, but founder Michael Saylor wasn’t assuaging big investors or running through projections, or even putting champagne on ice. Ensconced in a $10,000-a-night three-story rooftop suite at Manhattan’s Palace Hotel, he found his attention captured by something else entirely: the suite’s private elevator. He was so … Read more

Highflying Tiger Global Humbled by Unraveling of Giant Tech Bet

Highflying Tiger Global Humbled by Unraveling of Giant Tech Bet

Tiger Global Management rode the tech boom like no other investment firm. It was funding more startups than any other U.S. investor when the market peaked last year, and had tens of billions of dollars from pensions, endowments and rich clients riding on some of Silicon Valley’s hottest stocks. With tech values plunging, the New … Read more