AOC says she’s worth less than $500,000 after kickback claims — and seems to get kudos from Trump fans in response
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says her congressional salary is her only income. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she’s worth less than $500,000, prompting a mixture of disbelief, criticism, and begrudging respect from commenters on X. The New York congresswoman, often called AOC, discussed her personal wealth after an X user claimed she was worth tens of millions…
A legendary short-seller says speculation in markets is nearing historic extremes
The biggest risk facing markets in the coming months is likely something that nobody knows of yet, according to short-seller Jim Chanos. Things are starting to look like 2021 all over again in markets, according to Jim Chanos. The famed short-seller said he believes the market is approaching speculative extremes last seen during the pandemic…
Amazon earnings live updates: Wall Street watching for cloud demand, advertising strength
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Amazon will report fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the closing bell. Analysts are upbeat about the firm’s year-end performance. Strong holiday demand and ad-revenue growth are among the positive drivers. The earnings-release time is shortly after 4 p.m. ET, and its conference call with analysts will start around 5 p.m. Amazon’s…
Meet Paula Hurd, the philanthropist dating Bill Gates who got a shoutout in his new book
Bill Gates and Paula Hurd made their red carpet debut at the 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony. Bill Gates has confirmed he’s seeing someone after his divorce four years ago. The Microsoft cofounder, who was previously married to Melinda French Gates for 27 years until 2021, said on “The Today Show” on Tuesday that he’s “lucky…
Meet Bob Steel, the Perella investment banker and former Treasury undersecretary who is advising Larry Fink on his alternative investment buying spree
Robert Steel Robert Steel has had the kind of career most people on Wall Street only dream about. He spent 30 years at powerhouse investment bank Goldman Sachs, where he rose to partner before “retiring” in 2004. In 2006, he became undersecretary of the US Treasury under President George W. Bush and helped prepare the…
Tech’s hot new buzzword. Move over, “disruptors.” Everyone wants to be seen as “high agency” now.
They used to call themselves “self-starters.” Then it was “disruptors.” Now everyone in the tech set has a new self-description of choice: “high agency.” Over the past year, high agency has become the aspirational character trait of Silicon Valley. Early last year, the analytics site Brandwatch found there was a 500% jump in mentions of…
How Trump’s plans for federal workers and spending could derail Washington’s office recovery
Thunderstorm clouds roll over the US Capitol. The Washington, DC, office market had been showing signs of recovery from the one-two punch of a decade-long contraction by the federal government and the aftershocks of the pandemic. Now, the Trump administration’s plans to cull the federal workforce and slash government spending have cast uncertainty over that…
Belle Gibson built a wellness empire on the lie that she had cancer. After she got caught, her story took an even stranger turn.
Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson in “Apple Cider Vinegar.” In the early 2010s, Belle Gibson built a wellness empire on a lie. The influencer established a platform in the early days of Instagram, creating a nutrition app called The Whole Pantry that eventually led to a cookbook of the same name. She amassed more than…
Y Combinator’s Spring 2025 application deadline is approaching. Here’s what the startup accelerator is looking for in AI ideas — from AI agents to data centers.
Y Combinator’s three-month program culminates with Demo Day. The deadline to apply for Y Combinator’s Spring 2025 batch is February 11 — and the program this time around is going all-in on AI applications, calling for founders with ideas on AI agents, better ways to handle GPU overload and AI-enabled security. The famed accelerator each…
