The best trade in the market might be following everything Elon Musk touches
Happy Friday! Ever wondered what goes on at those massive real-estate conferences for people looking to grow (or start) their real-estate empire? B-17 spent a day at one, and the biggest takeaway had nothing to do with the actual housing market. In today’s big story, forget the Trump trade. The biggest returns might be on…
I was adopted as a child by an American family. They still can’t pronounce my name correctly.
The author was adopted as a child and goes by her pre-adoption name as an adult. My brother sat across from me at a family dinner, sounding out the first syllable of my name. “It’s a hard ‘I’,” I reminded him, “not an ‘A’ a hard ‘I’ like ‘mirror’ as in, Mir-ella.” He laughed a…
4 things a financial planner tells clients who want to buy a home right now but can’t afford it
With mortgage rates as high as they are, renting can be a smarter move. While we wait for mortgage interest rates to go down, it feels like buying a house is more expensive than ever. Is there anything you can do if you want to buy, but simply can’t afford it right now? As a…
Ukraine is launching a new drone supply model to slash delivery times to troops
Ukrainian soldiers in Donetsk Oblast, February 2025. Ukraine is launching a new drone supply model that aims to reduce delivery times to troops from months to weeks. Rustem Umerov, the Ukrainian defense minister, announced the new system in a Facebook post on Thursday after meeting with representatives from Ukrainian drone manufacturers. The new model is…
Stock of the day: UnitedHealth drops 13% on report DOJ is investigating Medicare billing practices
The move: UnitedHealth Group stock tumbled as much as 13% to $438.50, exceeding the lows reached in December following Luigi Mangione’s alleged murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson. The chart: Why: The sell-off was sparked by a report from The Wall Street Journal that said the Justice Department launched an investigation into the company’s Medicare…
Meme stock icon Ryan Cohen reportedly has a $1 billion bet on Chinese tech giant Alibaba
Ryan Cohen made $68 billion selling his stake in Bed Bath & Beyond in 2022, tanking the retailer’s stock price. Ryan Cohen, the GameStop CEO and Chewy founder, has reportedly grown a large stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Cohen, whose leadership of meme stock favorite GameStop has made him an icon among retail traders,…
I gave up my career at 55 to move to a cabin in Finland with my best friend. I get why locals are so happy — now I am, too.
Sue Loraine left her career behind in the UK to move to a cabin in Finland. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sue Loraine, a 58-year-old UK citizen in Finland. It’s been edited for length and clarity. After decades in a range of different careers, followed by many years as a therapist,…
If Elon Musk’s X threatened a big ad company with government interference, that’s not OK
After Elon Musk bought Twitter, advertisers fled. Since then, he’s renamed it X and put Linda Yaccarino in charge of getting them back. Here’s a 100% hypothetical scenario: Say a Big Tech CEO calls up a big ad agency and tells them it’d be a good idea to spend more money with his company. Because…
Meta takes aim at the black market for Instagram accounts and services in 2 new lawsuits
Meta is cracking down on the buying and selling of Instagram accounts and “unauthorized” account reinstatement services. In two separate lawsuits this week, the company took aim at people it alleged had violated its terms by offering these kinds of services. It’s the first time Meta has taken this type of legal action in the…
